Nonstop flight route between Bokondini, Indonesia and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bokondini Airport (BUI), Bokondini, Indonesia and King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,449 miles (or 10,378 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 Bokondini 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 Bokondini 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: | BUI / WAJB |
| Airport Name: | Bokondini Airport |
| Location: | Bokondini, Indonesia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 3°43'0"S by 138°39'0"E |
| Elevation: | 4593 feet (1,400 meters) |
| View all routes: | Routes from BUI |
| More Information: | BUI Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Bokondini Airport (BUI):
- The closest airport to Bokondini Airport (BUI) is Apalapsili Airport (AAS), which is located 47 miles (76 kilometers) ESE of BUI.
- The furthest airport from Bokondini Airport (BUI) is Parnaíba–Prefeito Dr. João Silva Filho International Airport (PHB), which is located 11,979 miles (19,279 kilometers) away in Parnaiba, Piaui, Brazil.
- Because of Bokondini Airport's high elevation of 4,593 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BUI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BUI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- King Khalid International Airport handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.
- The design of KKIA Mosque is one of the most distinct landmarks in the airport by virtue of its Islamic architecture.
- 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 closest airport to King Khalid International Airport (RUH) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is located 166 miles (266 kilometers) WSW of RUH.
- The United States Air Force effectively took over these facilities temporarily from August 1990 through May 1991 as an airbase for aerial refueling tanker operations in support of the Gulf War.
- King Khalid International Airport is located 35 kilometres north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by the architectural firm HOK, and Arabian Bechtel Company Limited served as the Construction Manager on behalf of the Saudi government.
- King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
- The families of the airport workers are still living in K.K.I.A Housing Facility.
- 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.
- 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.
