# Distance from Riyadh (RUH) to Sao Filipe (SFL)

> 7,448 km · estimated flight time 10h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 7,448 km / 4,628 mi / 4,022 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 10h
- **Heading**: 276° (west)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Cape Verde
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -4h (When it's 08:07 in Riyadh, it's 04:07 in Sao Filipe)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,432 ft (SFL is lower than RUH)

## Airports

### [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

### [Sao Filipe Airport (SFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfl-sao-filipe-sao-filipe-airport/1ef266de-e9be-6b96-9382-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Sao Filipe, Cape Verde
- ICAO: GVSF
- Timezone: Atlantic/Cape_Verde
- Coordinates: 14.880000, -24.480000
- Elevation: 617 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 08:07 in Riyadh, it's 04:07 in Sao Filipe.
The 4-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Sao Filipe Airport (SFL)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/sfl-sao-filipe-sao-filipe-airport/1ef266de-e9be-6b96-9382-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)