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

> 13,184 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,184 km / 8,192 mi / 7,119 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 85° (east)
- **Return heading**: 223° (southwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (FK) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +6h (When it's 02:27 in Mount Pleasant, it's 08:27 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,805 ft (RUH is higher than MPN)

## Airports

### [Mount Pleasant Airport (MPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpn-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-airport/1ef266de-c69c-6adc-ba88-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mount Pleasant, FK
- ICAO: EGYP
- Timezone: Atlantic/Stanley
- Coordinates: -51.820000, -58.450000
- Elevation: 244 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 02:27 in Mount Pleasant, it's 08:27 in Riyadh.
With a 6-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Mount Pleasant Airport (MPN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/mpn-mount-pleasant-mount-pleasant-airport/1ef266de-c69c-6adc-ba88-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)