# Distance from Riyadh (RUH) to Spartanburg (SPA)

> 11,439 km · estimated flight time 14h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 11,439 km / 7,108 mi / 6,177 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 14h
- **Heading**: 319° (northwest)
- **Return heading**: 47° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → United States
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → North America
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 10:30 in Riyadh, it's 03:30 in Spartanburg)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,247 ft (SPA 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

### [Spartanburg Downtown Memorial/Simpson Field (SPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spa-spartanburg-spartanburg-downtown-memorialsimpson-field/1ef266df-393f-668e-99b1-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Spartanburg, United States
- ICAO: KSPA
- Timezone: America/New_York
- Coordinates: 34.920000, -81.960000
- Elevation: 802 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 10:30 in Riyadh, it's 03:30 in Spartanburg.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Spartanburg Downtown Memorial/Simpson Field (SPA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/spa-spartanburg-spartanburg-downtown-memorialsimpson-field/1ef266df-393f-668e-99b1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)