King Khalid International Airport

The King Khalid International Airport {{airport codes|RUH|OERK}} (Arabic: ???? ????? ???? ?????? or Matar el malik khalid ad dowali) is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.It was the largest airport in the world by ground area (225 km) until King Fahd International Airport was completed in 1999, becoming the largest airport in the world. This area houses all the airport main facilities and installations including the terminals, mosque, the control tower and two parallel runways each 4200 meters long. It is the gateway to the capital of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and its heartland, is the national air transport center. It has been constructed to meet the increasing international and local air transport requirements for Riyadh region.

Air Traffic Control Tower

Centrally located in the passenger terminal complex, between the Royal Pavilion and the

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mosque is the air traffic control tower. At 81 meters high, it is one of the tallest

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control towers in the world.

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There are 19 separate floor levels in the tower, including the operations area at the base

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of the tower and a total of 1,230 square meters of floor space. Six of the 19 floors are

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considered main floors. These include the operational level at the base of the tower, two

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equipment floors, an observation floor, a service floor and the cab floor at the top of the

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tower from which the air traffic controllers overlook the entire airport.

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The operations floor houses the radar control center for the airport as well as conference

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rooms, offices and a training area.

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The two equipment level contain mechanical and electrical equipment and cables, and the

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service floor contains a kitchen, lounge and lavatories for personnel on duty in the cab.

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The cab itself contains controller operating positions and electronic and communications

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equipment. The tower is supplied with two sources of standby power should the regular

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source of power be interrupted. Once source is the standby power supply at the central

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power plant ? three diesel engine generators. In addition, a 300 kilowatt diesel engine

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located in the tower itself can provide a secondary source of emergency power. The tower

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has been outfitted with the most advanced electronic radar systems and data processing

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equipment.

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