# Distance from Riyadh (RUH) to Timbedra (TMD)

> 5,756 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,756 km / 3,577 mi / 3,108 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 271° (west)
- **Return heading**: 71° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Mauritania
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 19:43 in Riyadh, it's 16:43 in Timbedra)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,357 ft (TMD 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

### [Timbedra Airport (TMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmd-timbedra-timbedra-airport/1ef266de-e931-6b06-bd4a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Timbedra, Mauritania
- ICAO: GQNH
- Timezone: Africa/Nouakchott
- Coordinates: 16.230000, -8.170000
- Elevation: 692 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 19:43 in Riyadh, it's 16:43 in Timbedra.
The 3-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)
- [Timbedra Airport (TMD)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmd-timbedra-timbedra-airport/1ef266de-e931-6b06-bd4a-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)