# Distance from Riyadh (RUH) to Mururoa Atoll (UOA)

> 19,347 km · estimated flight time 24h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 19,347 km / 12,021 mi / 10,446 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 24h
- **Heading**: 60° (east northeast)
- **Return heading**: 302° (west northwest)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → French Polynesia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Oceania
- **Time difference**: -13h (When it's 09:19 in Riyadh, it's 20:19 in Mururoa Atoll)
- **Elevation difference**: 2,042 ft (UOA 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

### [Mururoa Atoll Airport (UOA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uoa-mururoa-atoll-mururoa-atoll-airport/1ef266df-73e7-6552-a198-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Mururoa Atoll, French Polynesia
- ICAO: NTTX
- Timezone: Pacific/Tahiti
- Coordinates: -21.870000, -138.920000
- Elevation: 7 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 09:19 in Riyadh, it's 20:19 in Mururoa Atoll.
With a 13-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)
- [Mururoa Atoll Airport (UOA)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/uoa-mururoa-atoll-mururoa-atoll-airport/1ef266df-73e7-6552-a198-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)