Nonstop flight route between Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Bradford Regional Airport (BFD), Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States and King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 6,653 miles (or 10,707 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 Bradford Regional Airport and King Khalid International 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 Bradford Regional Airport and King Khalid International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
IATA / ICAO Codes: | BFD / KBFD |
Airport Name: | Bradford Regional Airport |
Location: | Bradford, Pennsylvania, United States |
GPS Coordinates: | 41°48'11"N by 78°38'24"W |
Area Served: | Bradford, Pennsylvania |
Operator/Owner: | Bradford Regional Airport Authority |
Airport Type: | Public |
Elevation: | 2143 feet (653 meters) |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from BFD |
More Information: | BFD Maps & Info |
Arrival 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 |
Facts about Bradford Regional Airport (BFD):
- Its first airline flights were United DC-3s in 1948.
- The furthest airport from Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is Margaret River Airport (MGV), which is located 11,513 miles (18,528 kilometers) away in Margaret River, Western Australia, Australia.
- Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) has 2 runways.
- The closest airport to Bradford Regional Airport (BFD) is St. Marys Municipal Airport (STQ), which is located 28 miles (45 kilometers) SSE of BFD.
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.
- This airport was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle.
- King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
- 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".
- 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.
- 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.