# Distance from Velasquez (PYA) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 12,789 km · estimated flight time 16h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,789 km / 7,947 mi / 6,906 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 16h
- **Heading**: 59° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 290° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Colombia) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: South America → Asia
- **Time difference**: +8h (When it's 19:08 in Velasquez, it's 03:08 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,483 ft (RUH is higher than PYA)

## Airports

### [Velasquez Airport (PYA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pya-velasquez-velasquez-airport/1ef266df-b661-6e50-8e8f-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Velasquez, Colombia
- ICAO: SKVL
- Timezone: America/Bogota
- Coordinates: 5.940000, -74.460000
- Elevation: 566 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 19:08 in Velasquez, it's 03:08 in Riyadh.
With a 8-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Velasquez Airport (PYA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/pya-velasquez-velasquez-airport/1ef266df-b661-6e50-8e8f-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)