Nonstop flight route between Burley, Idaho, United States and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Burley Municipal Airport (BYI), Burley, Idaho, United States and King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,610 miles (or 12,247 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 Burley Municipal 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 Burley Municipal 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: | BYI / KBYI |
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Location: | Burley, Idaho, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 42°32'32"N by 113°46'18"W |
Area Served: | Burley, Idaho |
Operator/Owner: | City of Burley |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 4150 feet (1,265 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BYI |
More Information: | BYI 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 Burley Municipal Airport (BYI):
- In addition to being known as "Burley Municipal Airport", another name for BYI is "Burley J R Jack Simplot Airport".
- The closest airport to Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) is Magic Valley Regional Airport (TWF), which is located 37 miles (59 kilometers) W of BYI.
- Because of Burley Municipal Airport's high elevation of 4,150 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at BYI. Combined with a high temperature, this could make BYI a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The furthest airport from Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,854 miles (17,467 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Burley Municipal Airport (BYI) has 2 runways.
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- The families of the airport workers are still living in K.K.I.A Housing Facility.
- 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".
- 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.
- King Khalid International Airport handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.
- Centrally located in the passenger terminal complex, between the Royal Pavilion and the mosque is the air traffic control tower standing at 81 metres high.
- The closest airport to King Khalid International Airport (RUH) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is located 166 miles (266 kilometers) WSW of RUH.
- This airport was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle.
- The design of KKIA Mosque is one of the most distinct landmarks in the airport by virtue of its Islamic architecture.
- Heads of state and other high-ranking VIP visitors to the Kingdom are greeted in the Royal Pavilion.