Nonstop flight route between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Kokshetau, Kazakhstan:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Kokshetau Airport (KOV), Kokshetau, Kazakhstan would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,291 miles (or 3,686 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 King Khalid International Airport and Kokshetau Airport, the route shown on this map most likely still appears to be a straight line.
Departure 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 | 
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | KOV / UACK | 
| Airport Name: | Kokshetau Airport | 
| Location: | Kokshetau, Kazakhstan | 
| GPS Coordinates: | 53°19'47"N by 69°35'48"E | 
| Airport Type: | Public/Military | 
| Elevation: | 886 feet (270 meters) | 
| # of Runways: | 1 | 
| View all routes: | Routes from KOV | 
| More Information: | KOV Maps & Info | 
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- In addition to being known as "King Khalid International Airport", another name for RUH is "مطار الملك خالد الدولي".
 - The 1703rd ARW was composed mainly of KC-135 Stratotankers and used the north western firehouse as its headquarters of air operations.
 - King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
 - Additional passenger conveniences in the terminal complex include 80 elevators and escalators.
 - King Khalid International Airport handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.
 - Passengers going from one terminal to another at King Khalid International Airport can utilize moving sidewalks for transportation.
 - 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 new expansion plan for Riyadh's King Khaled International Airport aims at increasing its capacity from 12 million to 35 million.
 - 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.
 
Facts about Kokshetau Airport (KOV):
- The closest airport to Kokshetau Airport (KOV) is Petropavl Airport (PPK), which is located 101 miles (163 kilometers) N of KOV.
 - Kokshetau Airport (KOV) currently has only 1 runway.
 - The furthest airport from Kokshetau Airport (KOV) is Teniente Julio Gallardo Airfield (PNT), which is located 10,858 miles (17,475 kilometers) away in Puerto Natales, Chile.
 - Because of Kokshetau Airport's relatively low elevation of 886 feet, planes can take off or land at Kokshetau Airport 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.
 
