# Distance from Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport (NCG) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 13,290 km · estimated flight time 17h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 13,290 km / 8,258 mi / 7,176 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 17h
- **Heading**: 27° (north northeast)
- **Return heading**: 335° (north northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mexico) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: North America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +9h (When it's 03:33 in Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport, it's 12:33 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,801 ft (RUH is lower than NCG)

## Airports

### [Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport (NCG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ncg-nuevo-casas-grandes-airport/1ef266df-612e-61f4-9fe7-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport, Mexico
- ICAO: MMCG
- Timezone: America/Chihuahua
- Coordinates: 30.400000, -107.880000
- Elevation: 4,850 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 03:33 in Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport, it's 12:33 in Riyadh.
With a 9-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Nuevo Casas Grandes Airport (NCG)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ncg-nuevo-casas-grandes-airport/1ef266df-612e-61f4-9fe7-06bb2780ed98)
- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
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