# Distance from Riyadh (RUH) to Yangambi (YAN)

> 3,596 km · estimated flight time 5h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 3,596 km / 2,235 mi / 1,942 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 5h
- **Heading**: 225° (southwest)
- **Return heading**: 40° (northeast)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → DR Congo
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -1h (When it's 00:32 in Riyadh, it's 23:32 in Yangambi)
- **Elevation difference**: 671 ft (YAN 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

### [Yangambi Airport (YAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yan-yangambi-yangambi-airport/1ef266de-e3da-60fe-bc77-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Yangambi, DR Congo
- ICAO: FZIR
- Timezone: Africa/Lubumbashi
- Coordinates: 0.780000, 24.470000
- Elevation: 1,378 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 00:32 in Riyadh, it's 23:32 in Yangambi.

## Related

- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yangambi Airport (YAN)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/yan-yangambi-yangambi-airport/1ef266de-e3da-60fe-bc77-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)