# King Khalid International Airport (RUH / OERK)

**King Khalid International Airport** (IATA: RUH, ICAO: OERK) is a large airport in Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia. It opened on 16 Nov 1983. It has 2 runways; the longest is 4,205 m (13,796 ft). In 2021 it handled 18.9 million passengers.

Web page: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk

## At a glance

- IATA / ICAO: RUH / OERK
- Type: Large airport
- Serves: Riyadh, Riyadh Region, Saudi Arabia
- Opened: 16 Nov 1983
- Elevation: 625 m / 2,049 ft
- Coordinates: 24.9576, 46.6988
- Runways: 2
- Longest runway: 4,205 m / 13,796 ft
- Passengers: 18,933,989 (2021)
- Time zone: UTC+3 · Asia/Riyadh
- Website: https://kkia.sa
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Khalid_International_Airport (45 languages)
- Wikidata: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q47157
- Weather station: OERK · WMO 40437
- Ident: OERK

## Timeline

- 16 Nov 1983: King Khalid International Airport opens.
- 27 Jul 2010: Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8460. No deaths.

## Runways

| Ident | Length | Width | Surface | True headings | Lighted |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 15R/33L | 4,205 m / 13,796 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 150° / 330° | yes |
| 15L/33R | 4,205 m / 13,796 ft | 60 m / 197 ft | Asphalt | 150° / 330° | yes |

## Passengers per year

| Year | Passengers | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 2010 | 13,616,000 | Wikidata |
| 2011 | 14,901,374 | Wikidata |
| 2012 | 17,069,000 | Wikidata |
| 2013 | 18,585,000 | Wikidata |
| 2014 | 20,352,305 | Wikidata |
| 2015 | 22,738,167 | Wikidata |
| 2016 | 23,777,773 | Wikidata |
| 2017 | 26,378,792 | Wikidata |
| 2018 | 28,126,631 | Wikidata |
| 2019 | 29,084,238 | Wikidata |
| 2020 | 11,403,801 | Wikidata |
| 2021 | 18,933,989 | Wikidata |

## Routes

123 destinations in 46 countries. From the airport's Wikipedia article.

### Year-round (103)

- [DWD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedm.md) Dawadmi Domestic Airport · Saudi Arabia · 266 km / 165 mi · Saudia
- [ELQ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegs.md) Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 329 km / 204 mi · Saudia
- [DMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oedf.md) King Fahd International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 353 km / 219 mi · Saudia
- [AQI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oepa.md) Qaisumah–Hafar Al-Batin International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 380 km / 236 mi · Saudia
- [BAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/obbi.md) Bahrain International Airport · Bahrain · 421 km / 262 mi · Gulf Air, Saudia
- [KWI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/okkk.md) Kuwait International Airport · Kuwait · 491 km / 305 mi · flyadeal, Kuwait Airways
- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 495 km / 308 mi · Flynas, Qatar Airways, Saudia
- [WAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oewd.md) Wadi Al Dawasir Domestic Airport · Saudi Arabia · 518 km / 322 mi · Saudia
- [HAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oehl.md) Hail International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 571 km / 355 mi · Saudia
- [RAH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerf.md) Rafha Domestic Airport · Saudi Arabia · 608 km / 378 mi · Saudia
- [BHH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oebh.md) Bisha Airport · Saudi Arabia · 694 km / 431 mi · Saudia
- [MED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oema.md) Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 708 km / 440 mi · flyadeal
- [ABT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeba.md) King Saud Bin Abdulaziz (Al Baha) Airport · Saudi Arabia · 734 km / 456 mi · Saudia
- [TIF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oetf.md) Taif International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 738 km / 459 mi · Saudia
- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 805 km / 500 mi · Etihad Airways, Saudia
- [SHW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oesh.md) Sharurah Domestic Airport · Saudi Arabia · 834 km / 518 mi · Saudia
- [AJF](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oesk.md) Al-Jawf International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 844 km / 524 mi · Saudia
- [EAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeng.md) Najran Domestic Airport · Saudi Arabia · 850 km / 528 mi · Saudia
- [JED](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oejn.md) King Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 852 km / 529 mi · Riyadh Air, Saudia
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 853 km / 530 mi · Flynas, flyadeal
- [AHB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeab.md) Abha International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 856 km / 532 mi · Saudia
- [RAE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerr.md) Arar Domestic Airport · Saudi Arabia · 858 km / 533 mi · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia
- [DXB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdb.md) Dubai International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 874 km / 543 mi · flydubai, Riyadh Air, Emirates, Saudia
- [ULH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeao.md) Al-Ula International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 876 km / 544 mi · Saudia
- [YNB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeyn.md) Prince Abdulmohsen Bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 878 km / 546 mi · Saudia
- [SHJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omsj.md) Sharjah International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 888 km / 552 mi · Air Arabia
- [RSI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rsi.md) Red Sea International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 969 km / 602 mi · Saudia
- [GIZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegn.md) Jizan Regional Airport / King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport · Saudi Arabia · 992 km / 616 mi · Saudia
- [TUU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oetb.md) Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,070 km / 665 mi · flyadeal, Saudia
- [TUI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oetr.md) Turaif Domestic Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,080 km / 671 mi · Saudia
- [PZU](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hspn.md) Port Sudan New International Airport · Sudan · 1,151 km / 715 mi · Sudan Airways
- [URY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oegt.md) Gurayat Domestic Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,169 km / 726 mi · flyadeal, Saudia
- [NUM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oenn.md) Neom Bay Airport · Saudi Arabia · 1,182 km / 734 mi · Saudia
- [MCT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ooms.md) Muscat International Airport · Oman · 1,184 km / 736 mi · SalamAir, Oman Air
- [AQJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojaq.md) King Hussein International Airport · Jordan · 1,264 km / 785 mi · Royal Jordanian
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 1,269 km / 789 mi · Saudia
- [AMM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ojai.md) Queen Alia International Airport · Jordan · 1,289 km / 801 mi · Saudia, Royal Jordanian
- [DAM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osdi.md) Damascus International Airport · Syria · 1,363 km / 847 mi · Flynas, flyadeal
- [BEY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/olba.md) Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport · Lebanon · 1,465 km / 910 mi · Flynas
- [HMB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesg.md) Suhaj International Airport · Egypt · 1,506 km / 936 mi · Air Cairo, Flynas
- [ALP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/osap.md) Aleppo International Airport · Syria · 1,541 km / 958 mi · Flynas
- [ATZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heat.md) Asyut International Airport · Egypt · 1,584 km / 984 mi · Flynas
- [HTY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltda.md) Hatay Airport · Türkiye · 1,610 km / 1,000 mi · Flynas
- [CAI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heca.md) Cairo International Airport · Egypt · 1,612 km / 1,002 mi · Riyadh Air, flyadeal, EgyptAir, Air Arabia, Saudia
- [SPX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesx.md) Sphinx International Airport · Egypt · 1,658 km / 1,030 mi · Air Cairo, Flynas
- [GYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ubbb.md) Heydar Aliyev International Airport · Azerbaijan · 1,753 km / 1,089 mi · Azerbaijan Airlines
- [HBE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heba.md) Alexandria International Airport · Egypt · 1,795 km / 1,115 mi · EgyptAir, Air Arabia, Saudia
- [ADD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/haab.md) Addis Ababa Bole International Airport · Ethiopia · 1,964 km / 1,220 mi · Flynas, Ethiopian Airlines
- [KHI](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opkc.md) Jinnah International Airport · Pakistan · 2,061 km / 1,281 mi · flyadeal
- [AER](https://dromopedia.com/airports/urss.md) Sochi International Airport · Russia · 2,146 km / 1,333 mi · Azimuth
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 2,262 km / 1,406 mi · Flynas
- [SAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfj.md) Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport · Türkiye · 2,394 km / 1,488 mi · Pegasus Airlines, AJet
- [KBL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oakb.md) Kabul International Airport · Afghanistan · 2,414 km / 1,500 mi · Kam Air
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,458 km / 1,527 mi · Turkish Airlines, Saudia
- [ATH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgav.md) Athens Eleftherios Venizelos International Airport · Greece · 2,585 km / 1,606 mi · Saudia
- [PEW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opps.md) Bacha Khan International Airport · Pakistan · 2,595 km / 1,612 mi · flyadeal, Serene Air
- [ISB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opis.md) Islamabad International Airport · Pakistan · 2,699 km / 1,677 mi · Fly Jinnah, Riyadh Air, flyadeal, AirSial
- [TAS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uttt.md) Tashkent International Airport · Uzbekistan · 2,761 km / 1,716 mi · Flynas
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 2,770 km / 1,721 mi · IndiGo, Akasa Air, Riyadh Air, Saudia
- [LHE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opla.md) Allama Iqbal International Airport · Pakistan · 2,802 km / 1,741 mi · Riyadh Air, flyadeal, AirSial
- [SKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/opst.md) Sialkot International Airport · Pakistan · 2,816 km / 1,750 mi · flyadeal
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 3,036 km / 1,886 mi · Flynas, Saudia
- [EBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/huen.md) Entebbe International Airport · Uganda · 3,166 km / 1,967 mi · Flynas
- [HYD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vohs.md) Rajiv Gandhi International Airport · India · 3,393 km / 2,108 mi · IndiGo, Flynas, flyadeal
- [LKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vilk.md) Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport · India · 3,417 km / 2,123 mi · Flynas, Air India Express
- [CCJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vocl.md) Calicut International Airport · India · 3,442 km / 2,139 mi · Akasa Air, Flynas, Air India Express, Saudia
- [VKO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuww.md) Vnukovo International Airport · Russia · 3,492 km / 2,170 mi · Flynas
- [BLR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vobl.md) Kempegowda International Airport Bengaluru · India · 3,500 km / 2,175 mi · IndiGo, Air India Express
- [SVO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/uuee.md) Sheremetyevo International Airport · Russia · 3,531 km / 2,194 mi · Saudia
- [COK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/voci.md) Cochin International Airport · India · 3,540 km / 2,200 mi · Akasa Air, Flynas, Saudia
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 3,671 km / 2,281 mi · ITA Airways, Saudia
- [MLE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vrmm.md) Velana International Airport · Maldives · 3,681 km / 2,287 mi · BeOnd, Saudia
- [TRV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/votv.md) Thiruvananthapuram International Airport · India · 3,688 km / 2,292 mi · Air India Express
- [WAW](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epwa.md) Warsaw Chopin Airport · Poland · 3,721 km / 2,312 mi · LOT Polish Airlines
- [MUC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddm.md) Munich Airport · Germany · 3,999 km / 2,485 mi · Saudia, Lufthansa
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 4,085 km / 2,538 mi · Riyadh Air
- [ZRH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lszh.md) Zürich Airport · Switzerland · 4,174 km / 2,594 mi · Saudia
- [FRA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eddf.md) Frankfurt Main Airport · Germany · 4,293 km / 2,668 mi · Saudia, Lufthansa
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 4,298 km / 2,671 mi · Saudia
- [DAC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vghs.md) Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport · Bangladesh · 4,408 km / 2,739 mi · Riyadh Air, US-Bangla Airlines
- [AMS](https://dromopedia.com/airports/eham.md) Amsterdam Airport Schiphol · Netherlands · 4,641 km / 2,884 mi · KLM
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 4,650 km / 2,889 mi · Air France, Saudia
- [MAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemd.md) Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport · Spain · 4,935 km / 3,066 mi · Riyadh Air
- [LHR](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egll.md) London Heathrow Airport · United Kingdom · 4,940 km / 3,070 mi · Riyadh Air, Saudia
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 4,999 km / 3,106 mi · Riyadh Air
- [MAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/egcc.md) Manchester Airport · United Kingdom · 5,123 km / 3,183 mi · Riyadh Air
- [CMN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/gmmn.md) Mohammed V International Airport · Morocco · 5,295 km / 3,290 mi · Saudia
- [DMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbd.md) Don Mueang International Airport · Thailand · 5,748 km / 3,572 mi · Thai AirAsia X
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 5,772 km / 3,587 mi · Riyadh Air, Saudia
- [HKT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtsp.md) Phuket International Airport · Thailand · 5,773 km / 3,587 mi · Saudia
- [KUL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wmkk.md) Kuala Lumpur International Airport · Malaysia · 6,377 km / 3,962 mi · Riyadh Air
- [PKX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbad.md) Beijing Daxing International Airport · China · 6,591 km / 4,095 mi · Saudia
- [PEK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zbaa.md) Beijing Capital International Airport · China · 6,597 km / 4,099 mi · Air China
- [SIN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wsss.md) Singapore Changi Airport · Singapore · 6,674 km / 4,147 mi · Singapore Airlines
- [CAN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zggg.md) Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport · China · 6,686 km / 4,154 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 6,760 km / 4,200 mi · China Southern Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 6,782 km / 4,214 mi · Cathay Pacific
- [PVG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zspd.md) Shanghai Pudong International Airport · China · 7,262 km / 4,512 mi · China Eastern Airlines
- [MNL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rpll.md) Ninoy Aquino International Airport · Philippines · 7,778 km / 4,833 mi · Riyadh Air, Saudia, Cebu Pacific
- [NRT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/rjaa.md) Narita International Airport · Japan · 8,729 km / 5,424 mi · Saudia
- [JFK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kjfk.md) John F. Kennedy International Airport · United States · 10,480 km / 6,512 mi · Saudia
- [IAD](https://dromopedia.com/airports/kiad.md) Washington Dulles International Airport · United States · 10,842 km / 6,737 mi · Saudia
- [ATL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/katl.md) Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport · United States · 11,701 km / 7,271 mi · Delta Air Lines

### Seasonal (26)

- [AUH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omaa.md) Zayed International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 805 km / 500 mi · Flynas
- [SLL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oosa.md) Salalah International Airport · Oman · 1,167 km / 725 mi · Flynas
- [SSH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hesh.md) Sharm El Sheikh International Airport · Egypt · 1,269 km / 789 mi · Air Cairo
- [HRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hegn.md) Hurghada International Airport · Egypt · 1,311 km / 815 mi · Flynas
- [LCA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lclk.md) Larnaca International Airport · Cyprus · 1,672 km / 1,039 mi · flyadeal, Saudia
- [RZV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfo.md) Rize–Artvin Airport · Türkiye · 1,883 km / 1,170 mi · Flynas
- [TZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltcg.md) Trabzon International Airport · Türkiye · 1,895 km / 1,177 mi · Pegasus Airlines, flyadeal
- [DBB](https://dromopedia.com/airports/heal.md) El Alamein International Airport · Egypt · 1,907 km / 1,185 mi · Flynas, Saudia
- [AYT](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltai.md) Antalya International Airport · Türkiye · 2,010 km / 1,249 mi · Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia
- [BJV](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfe.md) Milas Bodrum International Airport · Türkiye · 2,262 km / 1,406 mi · flyadeal
- [JMK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lgmk.md) Mykonos Island National Airport · Greece · 2,450 km / 1,522 mi · Saudia
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,458 km / 1,527 mi · Flynas
- [NBO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/hkjk.md) Jomo Kenyatta International Airport · Kenya · 3,106 km / 1,930 mi · Flynas
- [SJJ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lqsa.md) Sarajevo International Airport · Bosnia & Herzegovina · 3,314 km / 2,059 mi · flyadeal
- [KRK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/epkk.md) Kraków John Paul II International Airport · Poland · 3,626 km / 2,253 mi · Flynas
- [FCO](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lirf.md) Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport · Italy · 3,671 km / 2,281 mi · Flynas
- [VIE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/loww.md) Vienna International Airport · Austria · 3,681 km / 2,287 mi · Saudia
- [VCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lipz.md) Venice Marco Polo Airport · Italy · 3,820 km / 2,374 mi · Saudia
- [PRG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lkpr.md) Václav Havel Airport Prague · Czechia · 3,943 km / 2,450 mi · Flynas, flyadeal
- [BGY](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lime.md) Il Caravaggio International Airport · Italy · 4,015 km / 2,495 mi · flyadeal
- [MXP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/limc.md) Milan Malpensa International Airport · Italy · 4,085 km / 2,538 mi · Saudia
- [NCE](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfmn.md) Nice-Côte d'Azur Airport · France · 4,126 km / 2,564 mi · Saudia
- [GVA](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lsgg.md) Geneva International Airport · Switzerland · 4,298 km / 2,671 mi · Flynas
- [BCN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lebl.md) Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport · Spain · 4,475 km / 2,781 mi · Saudia
- [AGP](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lemg.md) Málaga-Costa del Sol Airport · Spain · 4,999 km / 3,106 mi · Saudia
- [CGK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/wiii.md) Soekarno-Hatta International Airport · Indonesia · 7,342 km / 4,562 mi · Saudia

### Cargo (11)

- [DOH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/othh.md) Hamad International Airport · Qatar · 495 km / 308 mi · Qatar Airways
- [DWC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/omdw.md) Al Maktoum International Airport · United Arab Emirates · 853 km / 530 mi · Cathay Pacific
- [IST](https://dromopedia.com/airports/ltfm.md) İstanbul Airport · Türkiye · 2,458 km / 1,527 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [BOM](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vabb.md) Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport · India · 2,770 km / 1,721 mi · Turkish Airlines
- [DEL](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vidp.md) Indira Gandhi International Airport · India · 3,036 km / 1,886 mi · Atlas Air
- [HHN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/edfh.md) Frankfurt-Hahn Airport · Germany · 4,373 km / 2,717 mi · Atlas Air
- [CDG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lfpg.md) Charles de Gaulle International Airport · France · 4,650 km / 2,889 mi · FedEx Express
- [ZAZ](https://dromopedia.com/airports/lezg.md) Zaragoza Airport · Spain · 4,738 km / 2,944 mi · Atlas Air
- [BKK](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vtbs.md) Suvarnabhumi Airport · Thailand · 5,772 km / 3,587 mi · Atlas Air
- [SZX](https://dromopedia.com/airports/zgsz.md) Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport · China · 6,760 km / 4,200 mi · Central Airlines
- [HKG](https://dromopedia.com/airports/vhhh.md) Hong Kong International Airport · Hong Kong SAR China · 6,782 km / 4,214 mi · Cathay Pacific, Atlas Air

## Airlines

The figure is how many destinations each airline flies from RUH, as the routes above have them. Hubs from Wikidata.

### Hub airlines (5)

- SV [Saudia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/saudia) · 66
- XY [Flynas](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flynas) · 32
- RX [Riyadh Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/riyadh-air) · 15
- [Al Anwa Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/al-anwa-aviation)
- STT [Alpha Star Aviation](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/alpha-star-aviation)

### Passenger (42)

- F3 [flyadeal](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flyadeal) · 21
- IX [Air India Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-india-express) · 4
- G9 [Air Arabia](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-arabia) · 3
- SM [Air Cairo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-cairo) · 3
- QP [Akasa Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/akasa-air) · 3
- 6E [IndiGo](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/indigo) · 3
- PF [AirSial](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/airsial) · 2
- CX [Cathay Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cathay-pacific) · 2
- CZ [China Southern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-southern-airlines) · 2
- MS [EgyptAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/egyptair) · 2
- LH [Lufthansa](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lufthansa) · 2
- PC [Pegasus Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/pegasus-airlines) · 2
- RJ [Royal Jordanian](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/royal-jordanian) · 2
- TK [Turkish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/turkish-airlines) · 2
- CA [Air China](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-china) · 1
- AF [Air France](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/air-france) · 1
- TK [AJet](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ajet) · 1
- J2 [Azerbaijan Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azerbaijan-airlines) · 1
- A4 [Azimuth](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/azimuth) · 1
- [BeOnd](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/beond) · 1
- 5J [Cebu Pacific](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/cebu-pacific) · 1
- MU [China Eastern Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/china-eastern-airlines) · 1
- DL [Delta Air Lines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/delta-air-lines) · 1
- EK [Emirates](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/emirates) · 1
- ET [Ethiopian Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ethiopian-airlines) · 1
- EY [Etihad Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/etihad-airways) · 1
- 9P [Fly Jinnah](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fly-jinnah) · 1
- FZ [flydubai](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/flydubai) · 1
- GF [Gulf Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/gulf-air) · 1
- AZ [ITA Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/ita-airways) · 1
- RQ [Kam Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kam-air) · 1
- KL [KLM](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/klm) · 1
- KU [Kuwait Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/kuwait-airways) · 1
- LO [LOT Polish Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/lot-polish-airlines) · 1
- WY [Oman Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/oman-air) · 1
- QR [Qatar Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/qatar-airways) · 1
- OV [SalamAir](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/salamair) · 1
- ER [Serene Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/serene-air) · 1
- SQ [Singapore Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/singapore-airlines) · 1
- SD [Sudan Airways](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/sudan-airways) · 1
- XJ [Thai AirAsia X](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/thai-airasia-x) · 1
- BS [US-Bangla Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/us-bangla-airlines) · 1

### Cargo (3)

- 5Y [Atlas Air](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/atlas-air) · 5
- [Central Airlines](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/central-airlines-q5060303) · 1
- FX [FedEx Express](https://dromopedia.com/airlines/fedex-express) · 1

## Rankings

Ranked among 48,075 open airports; = marks a shared place.

| Measure | Value | World | Region | Country |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Passengers | 18.9M (2021) | #122 of 3,974 | #5 in Middle East | #1 in SA |
| Longest runway | 4,205 m / 13,796 ft | #53 of 29,858 | #14 in Middle East | #2 in SA |
| Elevation | 625 m / 2,049 ft | =8,674 of 43,403 | #179 in Middle East | #29 in SA |
| Age | Opened 1983 | =8,556 of 15,079 | =73 in Middle East | =18 in SA |
| Runways | 2 | =715 of 29,978 | =13 in Middle East | =2 in SA |

## Radio frequencies

| Type | Description | MHz |
| --- | --- | --- |
| APP | RIYADH APP | 120.000 |
| ATIS | ATIS | 127.150 |
| Ctrl |  | 126.000 |
| GND | GND | 121.600 |
| TWR | TWR | 118.600 |

## Nearby airports

- [OETH](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oeth.md) Thumamah Airport · 29 km / 18 mi
- [OE53](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oe53.md) King Abdul Aziz Military Academy Airport · 31 km / 19 mi
- [SA-0058](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa-0058.md) Military Airport · 40 km / 25 mi
- [SA-0057](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa-0057.md) Khashm Alan Air Base · 44 km / 27 mi
- [OESN](https://dromopedia.com/airports/sa-0094.md) King Salman Air Base · 55 km / 34 mi
- [OEPC](https://dromopedia.com/airports/oepc.md) Pump Station 3 Airport · 83 km / 52 mi

## In collections

- [Longest runways](https://dromopedia.com/collections/longest-runways) #53
- [Most connected](https://dromopedia.com/collections/most-connected) #92

## Sources

- [NOAA Aviation Weather Center](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): Weather data: NOAA Aviation Weather Center (Public Domain (US Government))
- [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/): Airport data from OurAirports (Public Domain)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org): Structured data from Wikidata (CC0 1.0)
- [Wikipedia: “King Khalid International Airport”](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=King_Khalid_International_Airport&oldid=1376689501), revision of 25 Sep 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
- [timezone-boundary-builder](https://github.com/evansiroky/timezone-boundary-builder): Time zone boundaries © OpenStreetMap contributors, timezone-boundary-builder (ODbL 1.0)
- Every figure with its source: https://dromopedia.com/airports/oerk/data