Airport guide
King Khaled International AirportIATA code RUH
King Khaled International Airport (RUH/OERK) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in Asia. The airfield connects travelers with essential regional transit routes and operating carrier options.
- Serves
- Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Codes
- RUH · OERK
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
- Region
- Asia
King Khaled International Airport (RUH/OERK) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Riyadh, Saudi Arabia in Asia. Operating on Asia/Riyadh local time at coordinates 24.960°, 46.700°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Travelers navigating King Khaled International Airport (RUH) are encouraged to confirm terminal layouts, ground transport connections into Riyadh, and flight schedules with their operating carrier prior to travel.
King Khaled International Airport details
- IATA code
- RUH
- ICAO code
- OERK
- City
- Riyadh
- Country
- Saudi Arabia
- Region
- Asia
- Time zone
- Asia/Riyadh
- Coordinates
- 24.958°, 46.699°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 4 Sept 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against King Khaled International Airport’s own pages.
RUH airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 625 m (2,049 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Opened
- 16 November 1983
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — date of official opening
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Dawadmi Domestic Airport DWD · 266 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at RUH
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, all lit. Longest 15L/33R: 4,205 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15L/33R | 4,205 m13,796 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 15R/33L | 4,205 m13,796 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from RUH
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from RUH in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from RUH to 64 destinations in 31 countries, on 17 airlines.
Airlines named on the fares
- SVSaudia19 destinations
- XYFlynas15 destinations
- F3flyadeal9 destinations
- RXRiyadh Air6 destinations
- IXAir India Express2 destinations
- PKPIA2 destinations
- A3Aegean Airlines1 destination
- G9Air Arabia1 destination
- SMAir Cairo1 destination
- J4Badr Airlines1 destination
- BABritish Airways1 destination
- MUChina Eastern1 destination
- 9PFlyJinnah1 destination
- LHLufthansa1 destination
- NENesma Airlines1 destination
- ULSriLankan Airlines1 destination
- MFXiamen Airlines1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- Saudi Arabia (14)
- Abha, Al Bahah, Al Qurayyat, Al Ula, Arar, Bisha, Jazan, Jeddah, Medina, Najran, Qaisumah, Taif, Wadi Ad Dawasir, Yanbu
- India (7)
- Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Lucknow, Mumbai, New Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram
- Pakistan (6)
- Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Sialkot
- Egypt (5)
- Alexandria, Asyut, Cairo, Sharm el Sheikh, Sohag
- United Arab Emirates (3)
- Abu Dhabi, Dubai, Sharjah
- China (2)
- Guangzhou, Shanghai
- Switzerland (2)
- Geneva, Zurich
- Thailand (2)
- Bangkok, Phuket
- Azerbaijan (1)
- Baku
- Bahrain (1)
- Manama
- Bangladesh (1)
- Dhaka
- Ethiopia (1)
- Addis Ababa
- France (1)
- Paris
- Georgia (1)
- Tbilisi
- Germany (1)
- Frankfurt
- Greece (1)
- Athens
- Indonesia (1)
- Jakarta
- Italy (1)
- Rome
- Japan (1)
- Tokyo
- Kuwait (1)
- Kuwait City
- Maldives (1)
- Male
- Morocco (1)
- Casablanca
- Netherlands (1)
- Amsterdam
- Philippines (1)
- Manila
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Russia (1)
- Moscow
- Sri Lanka (1)
- Colombo
- Sudan (1)
- Khartoum
- Turkiye (1)
- Trabzon
- United Kingdom (1)
- London
- United States (1)
- New York
Check schedules with the airline or King Khaled International Airport before you book.
Routes from RUH
Originfacts does not track any routes from RUH yet, so no route records are listed here. Destinations with nonstop fares are listed under Airlines and destinations above. Check current schedules with the airlines or the airport’s own site.
Airlines with a hub at RUH
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names RUH, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where RUH is
34 km north
King Khaled International Airport lies 34 km north of Riyadh city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at RUH
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Riyadh, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against King Khaled International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:kkia.sa (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at RUH, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 24.96°, 46.70° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: July (average high 44°C). Coolest: January (21°C high, 8°C low). Wettest: January (14 mm); driest: September (0 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 21°C | 8°C | 14 mm | |
| Feb | 24°C | 9°C | 5 mm | |
| Mar | 29°C | 14°C | 9 mm | |
| Apr | 34°C | 19°C | 12 mm | |
| May | 40°C | 24°C | 2 mm | |
| Jun | 43°C | 27°C | 0 mm | |
| Jul | 44°C | 29°C | 0 mm | |
| Aug | 44°C | 28°C | 0 mm | |
| Sep | 41°C | 26°C | 0 mm | |
| Oct | 35°C | 21°C | 1 mm | |
| Nov | 28°C | 15°C | 7 mm | |
| Dec | 23°C | 10°C | 9 mm |
Airports near Riyadh
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- DawadmiDawadmi AirportDWD266 km
- HofufAl-Ahsa AirportHOF283 km
- GassimPrince Nayef bin Abdulaziz Regional AirportELQ330 km
- DammamKing Fahd International AirportDMM353 km
- QaisumahQaisumah AirportAQI379 km
- BahrainBahrain International AirportBAH420 km
- DohaHamad International AirportDOH491 km
- KuwaitKuwait International AirportKWI492 km
- Wadi Ad DawasirWadi Ad Dawasir AirportWAE519 km
King Khaled International Airport: common questions
Where is King Khaled International Airport?
King Khaled International Airport serves Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 24.958°, 46.699°.
What are the airport codes for King Khaled International Airport?
The IATA code is RUH and the ICAO code is OERK.
What time zone is RUH in?
King Khaled International Airport is in the Asia/Riyadh time zone.
What is the official website of King Khaled International Airport?
The airport’s official website is kkia.sa. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
How many runways does King Khaled International Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at RUH: 15L/33R (4,205 m (13,796 ft), asphalt); 15R/33L (4,205 m (13,796 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from RUH?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from RUH to 64 destinations in 31 countries, the most in Saudi Arabia (14), India (7) and Pakistan (6). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did King Khaled International Airport open?
Wikidata gives 16 November 1983 as its official opening date.
Which airlines have a hub at RUH?
Wikidata lists RUH as a hub of Al Anwa Aviation, Alpha Star Aviation, Riyadh Air and Saudia.
How far is RUH from Riyadh city centre?
King Khaled International Airport is about 34 km north of Riyadh city centre in a straight line, calculated from coordinates. The distance by road is longer.
What is the weather like at RUH through the year?
NASA POWER averages for 2016–2025 put the warmest month at July (average high 44°C, low 29°C) and the coolest at January (21°C / 8°C); January is the wettest (14 mm) and September the driest (0 mm).
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from King Khaled International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record4 Sept 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q47157 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)