Nonstop flight route between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Almeirim, Pará, Brazil:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Serra do Areão Airport (MEU), Almeirim, Pará, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,827 miles (or 10,987 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 Serra do Areão 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 Serra do Areão 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 |
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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: | MEU / SBMD |
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Location: | Almeirim, Pará, Brazil |
GPS Coordinates: | 0°53'22"S by 52°36'7"W |
Area Served: | Monte Dourado (Almeirim) |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 677 feet (206 meters) |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from MEU |
More Information: | MEU Maps & Info |
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- King Khalid International Airport handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.
- 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.
- KKIA has more than 500,000 square metres of landscaping.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
- 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.
Facts about Serra do Areão Airport (MEU):
- The furthest airport from Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) is Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA) (MDC), which is nearly antipodal to Serra do Areão Airport (meaning Serra do Areão Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Sam Ratulangi International Airport (SRA)), and is located 12,260 miles (19,731 kilometers) away in Manado, Indonesia.
- In addition to being known as "Serra do Areão Airport", another name for MEU is "Aeroporto da Serra do Areão".
- Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) currently has only 1 runway.
- The closest airport to Serra do Areão Airport (MEU) is Macapá-Alberto Alcolumbre International Airport (MCP), which is located 124 miles (200 kilometers) ENE of MEU.
- Because of Serra do Areão Airport's relatively low elevation of 677 feet, planes can take off or land at Serra do Areão 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.