# Distance from Hopetoun Airport (HTU) to Riyadh (RUH)

> 12,076 km · estimated flight time 15h · Ultra-long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 12,076 km / 7,504 mi / 6,520 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 15h
- **Heading**: 288° (west northwest)
- **Return heading**: 122° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Ultra-long-haul
- **Type**: International (Australia) → Saudi Arabia
- **Intercontinental**: Oceania → Asia
- **Time difference**: -7h (When it's 11:14 in Hopetoun Airport, it's 04:14 in Riyadh)
- **Elevation difference**: 1,793 ft (RUH is higher than HTU)

## Airports

### [Hopetoun Airport (HTU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/htu-hopetoun-airport/1ef266e0-0e2f-64fc-ac3a-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Hopetoun Airport, Australia
- ICAO: YHPN
- Timezone: Australia/Melbourne
- Coordinates: -35.720000, 142.360000
- Elevation: 256 ft

### [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://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

## 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 11:14 in Hopetoun Airport, it's 04:14 in Riyadh.
With a 7-hour time difference, expect significant jet lag.

## Related

- [Hopetoun Airport (HTU)](https://flightduration.online/airport/htu-hopetoun-airport/1ef266e0-0e2f-64fc-ac3a-06bb2780ed98)
- [King Khaled International Airport (RUH)](https://flightduration.online/airport/ruh-riyadh-king-khaled-international-airport/1ef266df-79cb-6f68-8fc1-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)