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JED to ASA: distance & flight time
Jeddah (King Abdulaziz International Airport) → Assab (Assab International Airport)
638 mi
1,026 km · 554 nm
1h 51m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
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Flight time details
638 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 51m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- JED — King Abdulaziz International Airport · Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
- ASA — Assab International Airport · Assab, Eritrea
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near JED
- TIF · Ta’if Regional Airport90 mi away
Near ASA
- OBC · Obock Airport87 mi away
- TDJ · Tadjoura Airport91 mi away
- TAI · Ta'izz International Airport109 mi away
- JIB · Djibouti-Ambouli Airport111 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is JED from ASA?
The flight distance from Jeddah (JED) to Assab (ASA) is 638 miles (1,026 km, 554 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from JED to ASA?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 51m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from JED to ASA?
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