# Distance from Riyadh (RUH) to Wadi Halfa (WHF)

> 1,588 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,588 km / 987 mi / 857 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 260° (west)
- **Return heading**: 74° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Sudan
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 20:31 in Riyadh, it's 19:31 in Wadi Halfa)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,088 ft (WHF 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

### [Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/whf-wadi-halfa-wadi-halfa-airport/1ef266de-ee48-6a22-aea4-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Wadi Halfa, Sudan
- ICAO: HSSW
- Timezone: Africa/Khartoum
- Coordinates: 21.800000, 31.520000
- Elevation: 961 ft

## Route notes

This is a medium-haul route that may be operated by either narrow-body or wide-body aircraft depending on demand. Passengers can expect a meal service on most carriers.

Time-zone information: When it's 20:31 in Riyadh, it's 19:31 in Wadi Halfa.

## Related

- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Wadi Halfa Airport (WHF)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/whf-wadi-halfa-wadi-halfa-airport/1ef266de-ee48-6a22-aea4-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)