# Distance from Kulusuk (KUS) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 7,214 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,214 km / 4,483 mi / 3,895 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 333° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Greenland) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +4h (When it's 11:24 in Kulusuk, it's 15:24 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,932 ft (RUH is higher than KUS)

## Airports

### [Kulusuk Airport (KUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kus-kulusuk-kulusuk-airport/1ef266de-9d1e-6fa2-9b83-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Kulusuk, Greenland
- ICAO: BGKK
- Timezone: America/Nuuk
- Coordinates: 65.570000, -37.120000
- Elevation: 117 ft

### [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OERK
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 24.960000, 46.700000
- Elevation: 2,049 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 11:24 in Kulusuk, it's 15:24 in Riyadh.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Kulusuk Airport (KUS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/kus-kulusuk-kulusuk-airport/1ef266de-9d1e-6fa2-9b83-06bb2780ed98)
- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)