# Distance from Riyadh (RUH) to Tambao (TMQ)

> 4,982 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 4,982 km / 3,096 mi / 2,690 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 266° (west)
- **Return heading**: 69° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Burkina Faso
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 19:42 in Riyadh, it's 16:42 in Tambao)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,229 ft (TMQ 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

### [Tambao Airport (TMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmq-tambao-tambao-airport/1ef266de-b6b4-634a-9b73-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Tambao, Burkina Faso
- ICAO: DFEM
- Timezone: Africa/Ouagadougou
- Coordinates: 14.800000, 0.050000
- Elevation: 820 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 19:42 in Riyadh, it's 16:42 in Tambao.
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)
- [Tambao Airport (TMQ)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/tmq-tambao-tambao-airport/1ef266de-b6b4-634a-9b73-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)