Nonstop flight route between Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Thanh Hoa, Vietnam:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia and Tho Xuan Airport (THD), Thanh Hoa, Vietnam would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,742 miles (or 6,021 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 Tho Xuan 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 Tho Xuan 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: | THD / |
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Location: | Thanh Hoa, Vietnam |
GPS Coordinates: | 19°54'6"N by 105°28'4"E |
Operator/Owner: | Vietnam People's Air Force |
Airport Type: | Military, planned for civilian use in 2013 |
View all routes: | Routes from THD |
More Information: | THD Maps & Info |
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- A general aviation complex has been constructed north of runway number 1 for use by private aircraft and is reached by a special access road which runs north from the airport access highway.
- 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 closest airport to King Khalid International Airport (RUH) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is located 166 miles (266 kilometers) WSW of RUH.
- 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.
- There is a total of 1,196 metres of the walkways, which are actually wide conveyor belts which operate at floor level and move at a speed of close to 1 metre per second.
- 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.
- The terminals are connected to each other by means of three linking buildings, These buildings are 168 metres long.
- Two large three-level garages have been constructed directly in front of the passenger terminals, one on either side of the airport mosque.
Facts about Tho Xuan Airport (THD):
- The closest airport to Tho Xuan Airport (THD) is Vinh Airport (VII), which is located 82 miles (131 kilometers) S of THD.
- The furthest airport from Tho Xuan Airport (THD) is Ilo Airport (ILQ), which is nearly antipodal to Tho Xuan Airport (meaning Tho Xuan Airport is almost on the exact opposite side of the Earth from Ilo Airport), and is located 12,178 miles (19,599 kilometers) away in Ilo, Moquegua Region, Peru.
- In addition to being known as "Tho Xuan Airport", other names for THD include "THD[1]" and "VV01[verification needed]".