# Distance from Mount Pleasant (MOP) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 10,923 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 10,923 km / 6,787 mi / 5,898 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 43° (northeast)
- **Return heading**: 327° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (United States) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +7h (When it's 20:27 in Mount Pleasant, it's 03:27 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,294 ft (RUH is higher than MOP)

## Airports

### [Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mop-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2bdd-6f2c-a3dd-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Pleasant, United States
- ICAO: KMOP
- Timezone: America/Detroit
- Coordinates: 43.620000, -84.740000
- Elevation: 755 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 20:27 in Mount Pleasant, it's 03:27 in Riyadh.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Pleasant Municipal Airport (MOP)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mop-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-municipal-airport/1ef266df-2bdd-6f2c-a3dd-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)