Nonstop flight route between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Riyadh, Saudi Arabia:
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM), Rotterdam, Netherlands and King Khalid International Airport (RUH), Riyadh, Saudi Arabia would travel a Great Circle distance of 2,886 miles (or 4,645 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 Rotterdam The Hague 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 Rotterdam The Hague 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: | RTM / EHRD |
Airport Name: | Rotterdam The Hague Airport |
Location: | Rotterdam, Netherlands |
GPS Coordinates: | 51°57'24"N by 4°26'13"E |
Area Served: | Rotterdam and The Hague |
Operator/Owner: | Schiphol Group |
Airport Type: | Public/Military/State |
# of Runways: | 1 |
View all routes: | Routes from RTM |
More Information: | RTM 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 |
# of Runways: | 2 |
View all routes: | Routes from RUH |
More Information: | RUH Maps & Info |
Facts about Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM):
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport handled 159,014 passengers last year.
- Because of Rotterdam The Hague Airport's relatively low elevation of -14 feet, planes can take off or land at Rotterdam The Hague 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.
- Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) currently has only 1 runway.
- The furthest airport from Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) is Chatham Islands (CHT), which is located 11,872 miles (19,107 kilometers) away in Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand.
- The route with the longest continual service, to London Heathrow and operated by KLM Cityhopper, was suspended in 2008.
- The closest airport to Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTM) is Valkenburg Naval Air Base (LID), which is located only 15 miles (23 kilometers) N of RTM.
Facts about King Khalid International Airport (RUH):
- The closest airport to King Khalid International Airport (RUH) is Dawadmi Domestic Airport (DWD), which is located 166 miles (266 kilometers) WSW of RUH.
- In the northeast corner of the mosque plaza, a minaret rises 39 metres above the plaza level.
- King Khalid International Airport (RUH) has 2 runways.
- The families of the airport workers are still living in K.K.I.A Housing Facility.
- In addition to being known as "King Khalid International Airport", another name for RUH is "مطار الملك خالد الدولي".
- There are 19 separate floor levels in the tower, including the operations area at the base of the tower and a total of 1,230 square metres of floor space.
- 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.
- 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 handled 13,919,000 passengers last year.