Nonstop flight route between Eliye Springs, Kenya and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between Eliye Springs Airport (EYS), Eliye Springs, Kenya and King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 1,662 miles (or 2,674 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 relatively short distance between Eliye Springs Airport and King Khalid International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.

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Facts about Eliye Springs Airport (EYS):

• Eliye Springs Airport is a small civilian airport, serving the village of Eliye Springs.
• Eliye Springs Airport is located in Eliye Springs, a village in Turkana District, Rift Valley Province in northwestern Kenya, on the western shores of Lake Turkana.
• The closest airport to Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) is Kalokol Airport (KLK), which is located only 20 miles (32 kilometers) NNW of EYS.
• The furthest airport from Eliye Springs Airport (EYS) is Atuona Airport (AUQ), which is located 11,869 miles (19,102 kilometers) away in Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia.

Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):

• 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.
• Additional passenger conveniences in the terminal complex include 80 elevators and escalators.
• In addition to being known as "King Khalid International Airport", another name for RUH is "مطار الملك خالد الدولي".
• A general aviation complex has been constructed north of runway number 1 for use by private aircraft and is reached by a special access road which runs north from the airport access highway.
• Two large three-level garages have been constructed directly in front of the passenger terminals, one on either side of the airport mosque.
• This airport was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle.
• King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
• 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.
• King Khalid International Airport handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.