# Distance from Pleiku (PXU) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 6,492 km · estimated flight time 9h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,492 km / 4,034 mi / 3,505 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 9h
- **Heading**: 291° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 88° (east)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Vietnam) → Saudi Arabia
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 00:39 in Pleiku, it's 20:39 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 385 ft (RUH is lower than PXU)

## Airports

### [Pleiku Airport (PXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pxu-pleiku-pleiku-airport/1ef266df-f647-6b14-9c02-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Pleiku, Vietnam
- ICAO: VVPK
- Timezone: Asia/Ho_Chi_Minh
- Coordinates: 14.000000, 108.020000
- Elevation: 2,434 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 00:39 in Pleiku, it's 20:39 in Riyadh.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Pleiku Airport (PXU)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pxu-pleiku-pleiku-airport/1ef266df-f647-6b14-9c02-06bb2780ed98)
- [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)