Nonstop flight route between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Cartago, Colombia:
Departure Airport:
(24°57'28"N by 46°41'56"E)
Arrival Airport:
(4°45'29"N by 75°57'20"W)
Distance from RUH to CRC:
8,077.30 miles (12,999.13 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Santa Ana Airport (CRC), Cartago, Colombia would travel a Great Circle distance of 8,077 miles (or 12,999 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 King Khalid International Airport and Santa Ana 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 King Khalid International Airport and Santa Ana Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure 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 |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | CRC / SKGO |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Cartago, Colombia |
| GPS Coordinates: | 4°45'29"N by 75°57'20"W |
| Area Served: | Cartago, Colombia |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 2979 feet (908 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from CRC |
| More Information: | CRC Maps & Info |
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- The terminals are connected to each other by means of three linking buildings, These buildings are 168 metres long.
- In addition to being known as "King Khalid International Airport", another name for RUH is "مطار الملك خالد الدولي".
- 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.
- 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 consists of 4 passenger terminals with eight aero-bridges each, a mosque, covered and uncovered car parking for 11,600 vehicles, a Royal Terminal, a central control tower, and two parallel runways, which are each 4,260 metres long.
- This airport was constructed to meet the increasing international and local air transport requirements for Riyadh.
- 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.
- Additional passenger conveniences in the terminal complex include 80 elevators and escalators.
- King Khalid International Airport handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.
Facts about Santa Ana Airport (CRC):
- In addition to being known as "Santa Ana Airport", another name for CRC is "Aeropuerto Nacional de Santa Ana".
- The furthest airport from Santa Ana Airport (CRC) is Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ), which is nearly antipodal to Santa Ana Airport (meaning Santa Ana Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Gunung Batin Airport), and is located 12,354 miles (19,882 kilometers) away in Astraksetra, Indonesia.
- Santa Ana Airport (CRC) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Santa Ana Airport (CRC) is Matecaña International Airport (PEI), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) ENE of CRC.
| 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 | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 15.36 miles (24.72 km) ENE | Matecaña International Airport (PEI) | Pereira, Colombia | |
| 2 | 24.83 miles (39.97 km) SSE | El Edén Airport International (AXM) | Armenia, Colombia | |
| 3 | 38.81 miles (62.45 km) ENE | La Nubia Airport (MZL) | Manizales, Colombia | |
| 4 | 61.30 miles (98.65 km) ESE | Perales Airport (IBE) | Ibagué, Colombia | |
| 5 | 79.84 miles (128.49 km) NW | El Caraño Airport (UIB) | Quibdó, Colombia | |
| 6 | 80.20 miles (129.06 km) ENE | Mariquita Airport (MQU) | Mariquita, Tolima Department, Colombia | |
| 7 | 86.51 miles (139.23 km) ESE | Santiago Vila Airport (GIR) | Girardot, Colombia | |
| 8 | 88.94 miles (143.14 km) SSW | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport (CLO) | Cali, Colombia | |
| 9 | 96.33 miles (155.03 km) SW | Gerardo Tobar López Airport (BUN) | Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia | |
| 10 | 103.93 miles (167.25 km) NNE | José María Córdova International Airport (MDE) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 11 | 104.06 miles (167.46 km) NNE | Olaya Herrera Airport (EOH) | Medellín, Colombia | |
| 12 | 112.14 miles (180.48 km) NW | Reyes Murillo Airport (NQU) | Nuquí, Colombia | |
| 13 | 124.62 miles (200.55 km) E | El Dorado International Airport (BOG) | Bogotá, Colombia | |
| 14 | 133.02 miles (214.07 km) SSE | Benito Salas Airport (NVA) | Neiva, Colombia | |
| 15 | 140.53 miles (226.17 km) NW | José Celestino Mutis Airport (BSC) | Bahía Solano, Colombia | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12,354.33 miles (19,882.31 km) W | Gunung Batin Airport (AKQ) | Astraksetra, Indonesia | |
| 2 | 12,351.83 miles (19,878.30 km) WSW | Radin Inten II Airport (RIA II) (TKG) | Bandar Lampung, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 3 | 12,303.85 miles (19,801.08 km) ESE | Fatmawati Soekarno Airport (BKS) | Bengkulu, Indonesia | |
| 4 | 12,300.69 miles (19,795.99 km) SSW | Sultan Mahmud Badaruddin II International Airport (SMB II) (PLM) | Palembang, Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 5 | 12,233.84 miles (19,688.41 km) WSW | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport (CGK) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 6 | 12,219.45 miles (19,665.25 km) S | Sultan Thaha Airport (DJB) | Jambi, Indonesia | |
| 7 | 12,215.01 miles (19,658.10 km) WSW | Halim Perdanakusuma Airport (HLP) | Jakarta, Indonesia | |
| 8 | 12,180.57 miles (19,602.68 km) SE | Depati Parbo Airport (KRC) | Kerinci, Indonesia | |
| 9 | 12,152.46 miles (19,557.44 km) WSW | Husein Sastranegara International Airport (HSA) (BDO) | Bandung, Indonesia | |
| 10 | 12,145.63 miles (19,546.45 km) WSW | Buluh Tumbang Airport H.A.S. Hanandjoeddin Airport (TJQ) | Tanjung Pandan, Bangka-Belitung, Indonesia | |
| 11 | 12,098.35 miles (19,470.35 km) WSW | Penggung Airport/Chakrabhuwana Airport (CBN) | Cirebon, Java, Indonesia | |
| 12 | 12,097.21 miles (19,468.53 km) WSW | Cibeureum Airfield (TSY) | Tasikmalaya, West Java, Indonesia | |
| 13 | 12,085.65 miles (19,449.92 km) ESE | Rokot Airport (RKI) | Sipura, Indonesia | |
| 14 | 12,058.99 miles (19,407.01 km) SE | Minangkabau International Airport (MIA) (PDG) | Ketaping, West Sumatra, Indonesia | |
| 15 | 12,042.85 miles (19,381.04 km) S | Raja Haji Fisabilillah International Airport (TNJ) | Tanjung Pinang, Riau Islands, Indonesia | |