Nonstop flight route between Cedar City, Utah, United States and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
Departure Airport:
(37°42'2"N by 113°5'56"W)
Arrival Airport:
(24°57'28"N by 46°41'56"E)
Distance from CDC to RUH:
7,913.22 miles (12,735.06 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC), Cedar City, Utah, United States and King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,913 miles (or 12,735 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 Cedar City Regional 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 Cedar City Regional 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: | CDC / KCDC |
| Airport Name: | Cedar City Regional Airport |
| Location: | Cedar City, Utah, United States |
| GPS Coordinates: | 37°42'2"N by 113°5'56"W |
| Area Served: | Cedar City, Utah |
| Operator/Owner: | Cedar City Corporation |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 5622 feet (1,714 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CDC |
| More Information: | CDC 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 Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC):
- The closest airport to Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) is Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU), which is located 40 miles (64 kilometers) ENE of CDC.
- The airport covers 1,040 acres at an elevation of 5,622 feet.
- Federal Aviation Administration records say the airport had 7,776 passenger boardings in calendar year 2008, 5,486 in 2009 and 5,997 in 2010.
- SkyWest Airlines provided Essential Air Service from 1972 until 2005 when Air Midwest, a subsidiary of Mesa Airlines was awarded the contract.
- Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) has 2 runways.
- Because of Cedar City Regional Airport's high elevation of 5,622 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at CDC. Combined with a high temperature, this could make CDC a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- SkyWest served Cedar City with 19-seat Fairchild Swearingen Metroliners, then 30-seat Embraer EMB-120 Brasilias.
- The furthest airport from Cedar City Regional Airport (CDC) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 11,179 miles (17,991 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- This airport was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle.
- Passengers going from one terminal to another at King Khalid International Airport can utilize moving sidewalks for transportation.
- Heads of state and other high-ranking VIP visitors to the Kingdom are greeted in the Royal Pavilion.
- 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 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.
- Additional passenger conveniences in the terminal complex include 80 elevators and escalators.
- The elevators, escalators and moving walkways all have the latest safety equipment installed.
- King Khalid International Airport handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.
- In addition to being known as "King Khalid International Airport", another name for RUH is "مطار الملك خالد الدولي".
- 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.
- KKIA was the first airport in the Kingdom to install airbridges, to speed up handling and turnaround times.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 39.88 miles (64.18 km) ENE | Panguitch Municipal Airport (PNU) | Panguitch, Utah, United States |     |
| 2 | 50.14 miles (80.69 km) SSW | St. George Municipal Airport (relocated 2011) (SGU) | St. George, Utah, United States | |
| 3 | 52.15 miles (83.92 km) E | Bryce Canyon Airport (BCE) | Bryce Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 4 | 56.95 miles (91.65 km) SSE | Kanab Municipal Airport (KNB) | Kanab, Utah, United States | |
| 5 | 79.77 miles (128.38 km) SW | Mesquite Airport (MFH) | Mesquite, Nevada, United States | |
| 6 | 95.58 miles (153.83 km) NNE | Fillmore Municipal Airport (FIL) | Fillmore, Utah, United States | |
| 7 | 105.32 miles (169.49 km) ESE | Page Municipal Airport (PGA) | Page, Arizona, United States | |
| 8 | 114.40 miles (184.10 km) NE | Salina-Gunnison Airport (SBO) | Salina, Utah, United States | |
| 9 | 120.37 miles (193.72 km) NNE | Delta Municipal Airport (DTA) | Delta, Utah, United States | |
| 10 | 130.98 miles (210.80 km) E | Bullfrog Basin Airport (BFG) | Glen Canyon, Utah, United States | |
| 11 | 131.79 miles (212.09 km) SSE | Grand Canyon National Park Airport (GCN) | Tusayan, Arizona, United States | |
| 12 | 145.00 miles (233.36 km) SW | Nellis Air Force BaseLas Vegas Air Force Base (1948) Las Vegas Army Airfield (1941)[1] McCarren Field (c. 1935)[2] (LSV) | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | |
| 13 | 145.21 miles (233.69 km) NW | Ely Airport (ELY) | Ely, Nevada, United States | |
| 14 | 150.43 miles (242.09 km) S | Grand Canyon Caverns Airport (PGS) | Peach Springs, Arizona, United States | |
| 15 | 151.33 miles (243.53 km) SSE | Valle Airport (VLE) | Grand Canyon, Arizona, United States | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,178.90 miles (17,990.65 km) S | Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG) | Rodrigues Island, Mauritius | |
| 2 | 11,121.82 miles (17,898.79 km) SSE | Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport (MRU) | Plaisance, Mauritius | |
| 3 | 11,113.90 miles (17,886.04 km) SE | Pierrefonds Airport (ZSE) | Saint-Pierre, Réunion | |
| 4 | 11,090.41 miles (17,848.24 km) SSE | Roland Garros Airport (RUN) | St Denis, Réunion, France | |
| 5 | 10,975.91 miles (17,663.98 km) ESE | Tôlanaro Airport (FTU) | Tôlanaro, Madagascar | |
| 6 | 10,855.03 miles (17,469.43 km) ESE | Ampanihy Airport (AMP) | Ampanihy, Madagascar | |
| 7 | 10,847.91 miles (17,457.97 km) SE | Mananjary Airport (MNJ) | Mananjary, Madagascar | |
| 8 | 10,807.68 miles (17,393.23 km) SE | Fianarantsoa Airport (WFI) | Fianarantsoa, Madagascar | |
| 9 | 10,718.49 miles (17,249.69 km) SE | Toamasino Airport (TMM) | Toamasina, Madagascar | |
| 10 | 10,682.79 miles (17,192.24 km) SE | Ivato International Airport (TNR) | Antananarivo, Madagascar | |
| 11 | 10,682.40 miles (17,191.62 km) ESE | Manja Airport (MJA) | Manja, Menabe, Madagascar | |
| 12 | 10,675.44 miles (17,180.41 km) SE | Sainte Marie Airport (SMS) | Île Sainte-Marie, Madagascar | |
| 13 | 10,667.22 miles (17,167.18 km) ESE | Andavadoaka Airport (DVD) | Andavadoaka, Toliara province, Atsimo-Andrefana region, Madagascar | |
| 14 | 10,655.25 miles (17,147.93 km) ESE | Morombe Airport (MXM) | Morombe, Madagascar | |
| 15 | 10,639.25 miles (17,122.17 km) SE | Miandrivazo Airport (ZVA) | Miandrivazo, Madagascar | |
| 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 | |