Nonstop flight route between Beru, Kiribati and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
Departure Airport:
(1°21'16"S by 176°0'25"E)
Arrival Airport:
(24°57'28"N by 46°41'56"E)
Distance from BEZ to RUH:
8,688.01 miles (13,981.96 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Beru Island Airport (BEZ), Beru, Kiribati and King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,688 miles (or 13,982 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 Beru Island Airport and King Khalid International 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 Beru Island Airport and King Khalid International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BEZ / NGBR |
| Airport Name: | Beru Island Airport |
| Location: | Beru, Kiribati |
| GPS Coordinates: | 1°21'16"S by 176°0'25"E |
| Area Served: | Beru Island |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| View all routes: | Routes from BEZ |
| More Information: | BEZ Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | RUH / OERK |
| Airport Names: |
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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 |
Facts about Beru Island Airport (BEZ):
- The closest airport to Beru Island Airport (BEZ) is Arorae Island Airport (AIS), which is located 103 miles (166 kilometers) SSE of BEZ.
- The furthest airport from Beru Island Airport (BEZ) is Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ), which is nearly antipodal to Beru Island Airport (meaning Beru Island Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport), and is located 12,167 miles (19,581 kilometers) away in Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- This airport consists of 4 passenger terminals with eight aero-bridges each, a mosque, covered and uncovered car parking for 11,600 vehicles, a Royal Terminal, a central control tower, and two parallel runways, which are each 4,260 metres long.
- 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.
- Heads of state and other high-ranking VIP visitors to the Kingdom are greeted in the Royal Pavilion.
- In addition to being known as "King Khalid International Airport", another name for RUH is "مطار الملك خالد الدولي".
- King Khalid International Airport handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.
- In addition, during the 1990–1991 Gulf War, the airport was the home to 205 General Evacuation Hospital RAMC of the British Army, who were accommodated at the nearby Singles Compound.
- The closest airport to King Khalid International Airport (RUH) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is located 166 miles (266 kilometers) WSW of RUH.
- King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
- 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.
- The design of KKIA Mosque is one of the most distinct landmarks in the airport by virtue of its Islamic architecture.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 103.01 miles (165.77 km) SSE | Arorae Island Airport (AIS) | Arorae Island, Kiribati |     |
| 2 | 195.32 miles (314.34 km) WNW | Aranuka Airport (AAK) | Aranuka, Kiribati | |
| 3 | 197.27 miles (317.47 km) NW | Abemama Atoll Airport (AEA) | Abemama Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 4 | 273.49 miles (440.13 km) NW | Bonriki International Airport (TRW) | Tarawa, Kiribati | |
| 5 | 299.02 miles (481.23 km) NW | Abaiang Atoll Airport (ABF) | Abaiang, Kiribati | |
| 6 | 301.98 miles (485.99 km) NW | Marakei Airport (MZK) | Marakei, Kiribati | |
| 7 | 378.00 miles (608.33 km) NW | Butaritari Atoll Airport (BBG) | Butaritari Atoll, Kiribati | |
| 8 | 541.82 miles (871.97 km) SSE | Funafuti International Airport (FUN) | Funafuti, Tuvalu | |
| 9 | 581.45 miles (935.75 km) NNW | Enejit Airport (EJT) | Enejit, Marshall Islands | |
| 10 | 592.65 miles (953.78 km) NNW | Mili Airport (MIJ) | Mili Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 11 | 630.31 miles (1,014.38 km) W | Nauru International Airport (INU) | Yaren, Nauru | |
| 12 | 648.07 miles (1,042.97 km) NW | Ebon Airport (EBO) | Ebon Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 13 | 650.72 miles (1,047.23 km) NNW | Tinak Airport (TIC) | Tinak, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 14 | 657.18 miles (1,057.62 km) NNW | Ine Airport (IMI) | Ine, Arno Atoll, Marshall Islands | |
| 15 | 667.08 miles (1,073.55 km) NNW | Marshall Islands International Airport (MAJ) | Majuro, Marshall Islands | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,166.83 miles (19,580.57 km) N | Félix Houphouët-Boigny International Airport (ABJ) | Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 2 | 12,150.60 miles (19,554.44 km) N | Aboisso Airport (ABO) | Aboisso, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 3 | 12,149.16 miles (19,552.13 km) NNE | Sassandra Airport (ZSS) | Sassandra, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 4 | 12,148.23 miles (19,550.63 km) NNW | Takoradi Airport (TKD) | Sekondi-Takoradi, Ghana | |
| 5 | 12,116.09 miles (19,498.91 km) NNE | Divo Airport (DIV) | Divo, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 6 | 12,106.68 miles (19,483.76 km) NE | Cape Palmas Airport (CPA) | Cape Palmas, Liberia | |
| 7 | 12,081.07 miles (19,442.55 km) NNE | Gagnoa Airport (GGN) | Gagnoa, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 8 | 12,068.10 miles (19,421.68 km) N | Dimbokro Airport (DIM) | Dimbokro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 9 | 12,054.42 miles (19,399.66 km) NE | Sasstown Airport (SAZ) | Sasstown, Liberia | |
| 10 | 12,042.09 miles (19,379.82 km) NW | Kotoka International Airport Accra Air Force Station (ACC) | Accra, Ghana | |
| 11 | 12,041.95 miles (19,379.58 km) NNE | Yamoussoukro Airport (ASK) | Yamoussoukro, Côte d'Ivoire | |
| 12 | 12,031.18 miles (19,362.25 km) NNW | Kumasi Airport (KMS) | Kumasi, Ghana | |
| 13 | 12,024.03 miles (19,350.75 km) NNE | Daloa Airport (DJO) | Daloa, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) | |
| 14 | 12,006.23 miles (19,322.10 km) NNW | Sunyani Airport (NYI) | Sunyani, Ghana | |
| 15 | 12,004.46 miles (19,319.25 km) NE | Tchien Airport (THC) | Tchien, Liberia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 165.57 miles (266.46 km) WSW | Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD) | Dawadmi, Saudi Arabia | |
| 2 | 175.75 miles (282.84 km) E | Al-Ahsa International Airport (HOF) | Hofuf, Saudi Arabia | |
| 3 | 204.53 miles (329.16 km) WNW | Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport (ELQ) | Buraidah, Saudi Arabia | |
| 4 | 219.41 miles (353.11 km) ENE | King Fahd International Airport (DMM) | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | |
| 5 | 233.33 miles (375.50 km) ENE | King Abdulaziz Air Base (DHA) | Dhahran, Saudi Arabia | |
| 6 | 236.02 miles (379.83 km) N | Qaisumah Domestic Airport (AQI) | Qaisumah, Hafar Al-Batin, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia | |
| 7 | 261.38 miles (420.64 km) ENE | Bahrain International Airport (BAH) | Al Muharraq, Bahrain | |
| 8 | 289.15 miles (465.34 km) E | Al-Udeid Air Base (IUD) | Doha, Qatar | |
| 9 | 305.29 miles (491.31 km) NNE | Kuwait International Airport (KWI) | Kuwait City, Kuwait | |
| 10 | 307.88 miles (495.48 km) E | Hamad International Airport (DOH) | Doha, Qatar | |
| 11 | 354.83 miles (571.04 km) WNW | Ha'il Regional Airport (HAS) | Ha'il, Saudi Arabia | |
| 12 | 355.12 miles (571.51 km) E | Dalma Airport (ZDY) | Dalma (island), United Arab Emirates | |
| 13 | 375.12 miles (603.70 km) NE | Bushehr Airport (BUZ) | Bushehr, Iran | |
| 14 | 385.22 miles (619.95 km) NNE | Abadan International Airport (ABD) | Abadan, Iran | |
| 15 | 390.77 miles (628.88 km) N | Basrah International AirportBasrah Airport (BSR) | Basrah, Iraq | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,273.25 miles (19,751.84 km) SE | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,994.21 miles (19,302.76 km) SE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,918.38 miles (19,180.73 km) SSE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,911.36 miles (19,169.43 km) SE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 5 | 11,753.31 miles (18,915.07 km) SE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,637.27 miles (18,728.33 km) SE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,582.05 miles (18,639.46 km) SE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,553.34 miles (18,593.25 km) SE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,491.34 miles (18,493.47 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,428.98 miles (18,393.12 km) SE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 11,368.99 miles (18,296.57 km) SE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 11,344.02 miles (18,256.38 km) SE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 11,334.36 miles (18,240.85 km) SE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 11,324.82 miles (18,225.48 km) SE | Ahe Airport (AHE) | Ahe, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 11,322.27 miles (18,221.37 km) SSE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |