# Distance from Jeddah (JED) to Jimma (JIM)

> 1,578 km · estimated flight time 3h · Medium-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 1,578 km / 980 mi / 852 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 3h
- **Heading**: 190° (south)
- **Return heading**: 9° (north)
- **Classification**: Medium-haul
- **Type**: International (Saudi Arabia) → Ethiopia
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: +0h (When it's 23:05 in Jeddah, it's 23:05 in Jimma)
- **Elevation difference**: 5,452 ft (JIM is higher than JED)

## Airports

### [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- ICAO: OEJN
- Timezone: Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates: 21.680000, 39.160000
- Elevation: 48 ft

### [Jimma Airport (JIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jim-jimma-jimma-airport/1ef266de-ea2f-665c-a366-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jimma, Ethiopia
- ICAO: HAJM
- Timezone: Africa/Addis_Ababa
- Coordinates: 7.670000, 36.820000
- Elevation: 5,500 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.

## Related

- [King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jed-jeddah-king-abdulaziz-international-airport/1ef266df-7987-6e76-bc3c-06bb2780ed98)
- [Jimma Airport (JIM)](https://flightduration.online/airport/jim-jimma-jimma-airport/1ef266de-ea2f-665c-a366-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)