Nonstop flight route between Denver, Colorado, United States and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Denver International Airport (DEN), Denver, Colorado, United States and King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,593 miles (or 12,220 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 Denver International 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 Denver International 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: | DEN / KDEN |
Airport Name: | Denver International Airport |
Location: | Denver, Colorado, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 39°51'42"N by 104°40'23"W |
Area Served: | Denver, Front Range Megalopolis, Northern Colorado, Eastern Colorado |
Operator/Owner: | City & County of Denver Department of Aviation |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 5431 feet (1,655 meters) |
# of Runways: | 6 |
View all routes: | Routes from DEN |
More Information: | DEN 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 Denver International Airport (DEN):
- Denver has traditionally been home to one of the busier airports in the nation because of its location.
- DIA's Art Collection was recently honored by the publishers of USA TODAY, for being of the ten best airports for public art in the United States.
- It was the fifth-busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements with over 635,000 movements in 2010.
- "Mustang" has gotten mixed reviews.
- Denver International Airport (DEN) has 6 runways.
- The furthest airport from Denver International Airport (DEN) is Sir Gaëtan Duval Airport (RRG), which is located 10,877 miles (17,505 kilometers) away in Rodrigues Island, Mauritius.
- Denver International Airport handled 52,556,359 passengers last year.
- On September 25, 1994, the airport hosted a fly-in that drew several hundred general aviation aircraft, providing pilots with a unique opportunity to operate in and out of the new airport, and to wander around on foot looking at the ground-side facilities—including the baggage system, which was still under testing.
- Delays caused by poor planning and repeated design changes due to changing requirements from United Airlines caused Mayor Webb to push opening day back, first to December 1993, then to March 1994.
- Because of Denver International Airport's high elevation of 5,431 feet, planes must typically fly at a faster airspeed in order to takeoff or land at DEN. Combined with a high temperature, this could make DEN a "Hot & High" airport, where the air density is lower than it would otherwise be at sea level.
- The closest airport to Denver International Airport (DEN) is Centennial Airport (APA), which is located 22 miles (36 kilometers) SSW of DEN.
- Other DIA Art Commissions have been awarded to acclaimed artists as Leo Tanguma.
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- Two large three-level garages have been constructed directly in front of the passenger terminals, one on either side of the airport mosque.
- In addition to being known as "King Khalid International Airport", another name for RUH is "مطار الملك خالد الدولي".
- 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.
- 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 handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.
- King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
- The elevators, escalators and moving walkways all have the latest safety equipment installed.
- 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.
- Heads of state and other high-ranking VIP visitors to the Kingdom are greeted in the Royal Pavilion.