Nonstop flight route between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil:

About this route:

A direct, nonstop flight between King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF), Mossoro, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,000 miles (or 9,656 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 Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado 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 Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!

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Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):

• 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.
• 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.
• KKIA has more than 500,000 square metres of landscaping.
• Heads of state and other high-ranking VIP visitors to the Kingdom are greeted in the Royal Pavilion.
• In addition to being known as "King Khalid International Airport", another name for RUH is "مطار الملك خالد الدولي".
• King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
• The elevators, escalators and moving walkways all have the latest safety equipment installed.
• 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.

Facts about Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF):

• In addition to being known as "Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport", another name for MVF is "Aeroporto Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado".
• The closest airport to Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) is Pinto Martins – Fortaleza International Airport (FOR), which is located 127 miles (204 kilometers) NW of MVF.
• The furthest airport from Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) is Falalop Airfield (ULI), which is nearly antipodal to Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (meaning Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Falalop Airfield), and is located 12,051 miles (19,393 kilometers) away in Falalop Island, Yap, Federated States of Micronesia.
• The airport is presently dedicated to general aviation.
• Because of Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport's relatively low elevation of 77 feet, planes can take off or land at Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado 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.
• Gov. Dix-Sept Rosado Airport (MVF) currently has only 1 runway.