# Distance from Riyadh (RUH) to Buchanan (UCN)

> 6,349 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 6,349 km / 3,945 mi / 3,428 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 259° (west)
- **Return heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Liberia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 01:05 in Riyadh, it's 22:05 in Buchanan)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,008 ft (UCN 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

### [Buchanan Airport (UCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucn-buchanan-buchanan-airport/1ef266de-e81a-64c0-a5c6-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Buchanan, Liberia
- ICAO: GLBU
- Timezone: Africa/Monrovia
- Coordinates: 5.170000, -9.280000
- Elevation: 41 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 01:05 in Riyadh, it's 22:05 in Buchanan.
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)
- [Buchanan Airport (UCN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ucn-buchanan-buchanan-airport/1ef266de-e81a-64c0-a5c6-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)