# Distance from Lizard Island Airport (LZR) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 11,554 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,554 km / 7,179 mi / 6,238 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 293° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 100° (east)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 05:31 in Lizard Island Airport, it's 22:31 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,979 ft (RUH is higher than LZR)

## Airports

### [Lizard Island Airport (LZR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lzr-lizard-island-airport/1ef266e0-11c1-60de-b30b-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Lizard Island Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YLZI
- Timezone: Australia/Brisbane
- Coordinates: -14.670000, 145.450000
- Elevation: 70 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 an ultra-long-haul route, one of the longest in aviation. It requires wide-body aircraft with extended range capability such as the Airbus A350-900ULR or Boeing 777-200LR. Passengers should prepare for an extended flight with multiple meal services.

Time-zone information: When it's 05:31 in Lizard Island Airport, it's 22:31 in Riyadh.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Lizard Island Airport (LZR)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/lzr-lizard-island-airport/1ef266e0-11c1-60de-b30b-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)