# Distance from Novy Urengoy (NUX) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 5,025 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,025 km / 3,122 mi / 2,713 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 219° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 17° (north northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Russia) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Europe → Asia
- **Time difference**: -2h (When it's 23:39 in Novy Urengoy, it's 21:39 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,839 ft (RUH is higher than NUX)

## Airports

### [Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nux-novy-urengoy-novy-urengoy-airport/1ef266df-ea47-6954-95e2-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Novy Urengoy, Russia
- ICAO: USMU
- Timezone: Asia/Yekaterinburg
- Coordinates: 66.070000, 76.520000
- Elevation: 210 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 23:39 in Novy Urengoy, it's 21:39 in Riyadh.

## Related

- [Novy Urengoy Airport (NUX)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/nux-novy-urengoy-novy-urengoy-airport/1ef266df-ea47-6954-95e2-06bb2780ed98)
- [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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