Nonstop flight route between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Addington Field (EKX), Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States would travel a Great Circle distance of 7,129 miles (or 11,472 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 Addington Field, 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 Addington Field. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

Departure Airport Information:

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Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):

• Additional passenger conveniences in the terminal complex include 80 elevators and escalators.
• King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
• King Khalid International Airport handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.
• 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.
• This airport was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle.
• The closest airport to King Khalid International Airport (RUH) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is located 166 miles (266 kilometers) WSW of RUH.
• In addition to being known as "King Khalid International Airport", another name for RUH is "مطار الملك خالد الدولي".
• The new expansion plan for Riyadh's King Khaled International Airport aims at increasing its capacity from 12 million to 35 million.

Facts about Addington Field (EKX):

• Parachuting/Skydiving operations are regularly conducted at Addington Field, inbound aircraft are advised to be cautious and listen to all traffic advisories.
• In addition to being known as "Addington Field", another name for EKX is "Elizabethtown Regional Airport".
• The furthest airport from Addington Field (EKX) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,233 miles (18,078 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
• Because of Addington Field's relatively low elevation of 775 feet, planes can take off or land at Addington Field at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
• Inbound or outbound pilots should call 270-723-3587 or stop by hangar 2 and ask about the days operations if they are concerned or just interested in jumping and/or parachute rigging services for their emergency pilot rigs.
• Parachuting over Skydive Kentucky drop zone
• Addington Field (EKX) currently has only 1 runway.
• The closest airport to Addington Field (EKX) is Godman Army Airfield (FTK), which is located only 15 miles (25 kilometers) N of EKX.