Airport · Saudi Arabia
King Khalid International Airport
A large airport with scheduled flights, serving Riyadh.
- Codes
- RUH · OERK
- Serves
- Riyadh
- 27 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Asia/Riyadh
- Elevation
- 625 m
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,205 m
- From DXB
- 874 km
- 1 hr 45 mins · Estimate
Facts
RUH at a glance
From OurAirports (public domain), with the time zone of the place it serves.
- Codes
- IATA RUHICAO OERK
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Riyadh
- To the city centre
- 27 km in a straight line
- Measured from the centre point of our guide.
- Elevation
- 625 m (2,049 ft)
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,205 m
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
- When to go
- Riyadh, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
RUH from the UAE
From DXBRUH
874 km
1 hr 45 mins · Estimate
From AUHRUH
805 km
1 hr 40 mins · Estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Facts
Practical facts
The currency, plugs and emergency numbers of Saudi Arabia, where the airport is, and its clock right now.
- Local time
- Asia/Riyadh
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Currency
- Saudi Riyal SARToday's indicative rate: SAR 1 ≈ USD 0.267Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type G220 V / 230 V · 60 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 911all emergencies, in Riyadh, Makkah, Madinah and the Eastern Province999police997ambulance998civil defenceOfficial source: Communications, Space & Technology Commission and Saudi Press Agency. Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +966 · On the right
Flights
Flights to or from RUH
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