Nonstop flight route between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Austin, Minnesota, United States:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Austin Municipal Airport (AUM), Austin, Minnesota, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,049 miles (or 11,345 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between King Khalid International Airport and Austin Municipal Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between King Khalid International Airport and Austin Municipal Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUH / OERK |
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Location: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
GPS Coordinates: | 24°57'28"N by 46°41'56"E |
Area Served: | Riyadh |
Operator/Owner: | The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2049 feet (625 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RUH |
More Information: | RUH Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | AUM / KAUM |
Airport Name: | Austin Municipal Airport |
Location: | Austin, Minnesota, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 43°39'45"N by 92°55'58"W |
Area Served: | Austin, MN |
Operator/Owner: | City of Austin |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 1234 feet (376 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from AUM |
More Information: | AUM Maps & Info |
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- A general aviation complex has been constructed north of runway number 1 for use by private aircraft and is reached by a special access road which runs north from the airport access highway.
- There is a total of 1,196 metres of the walkways, which are actually wide conveyor belts which operate at floor level and move at a speed of close to 1 metre per second.
- Two large three-level garages have been constructed directly in front of the passenger terminals, one on either side of the airport mosque.
- King Khalid International Airport handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.
- King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
- In addition to being known as "King Khalid International Airport", another name for RUH is "مطار الملك خالد الدولي".
- This airport was constructed to meet the increasing international and local air transport requirements for Riyadh.
- The closest airport to King Khalid International Airport (RUH) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is located 166 miles (266 kilometers) WSW of RUH.
- There are 19 separate floor levels in the tower, including the operations area at the base of the tower and a total of 1,230 square metres of floor space.
- The 1703rd ARW was composed mainly of KC-135 Stratotankers and used the north western firehouse as its headquarters of air operations.
- The furthest airport from King Khalid International Airport (RUH) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is nearly antipodal to King Khalid International Airport (meaning King Khalid International Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Totegegie Airport), and is located 12,273 miles (19,752 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
Facts about Austin Municipal Airport (AUM):
- The closest airport to Austin Municipal Airport (AUM) is Albert Lea Municipal Airport (AEL), which is located 22 miles (35 kilometers) W of AUM.
- The furthest airport from Austin Municipal Airport (AUM) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 10,795 miles (17,372 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Austin Municipal Airport (AUM) currently has only 1 runway.