# Distance from Nouakchott (NKC) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 6,471 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,471 km / 4,021 mi / 3,494 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 277° (west)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Mauritania) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Africa → Asia
- **Time difference**: +3h (When it's 01:17 in Nouakchott, it's 04:17 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,036 ft (RUH is higher than NKC)

## Airports

### [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Nouakchott, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNN
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 18.100000, -15.950000
- Elevation: 13 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 01:17 in Nouakchott, it's 04:17 in Riyadh.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Nouakchott International Airport (NKC)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nkc-nouakchott-nouakchott-international-airport/1ef266de-e94a-6c0a-b941-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)