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.
Commercial Terminals
Terminal 1
This terminal is used for Foreign Airline flights.
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- Air France (Paris)
- bmi (London/Heathrow)
- Cathay Pacific Airways (Hong Kong)
- Emirates (Dubai)
- Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta)
- Gulf Air (Bahrain)
- Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
- Middle East Airlines (Beirut)
- Pakistan International Airlines (Karachi)
- Philippine Airlines (Manila)
- Qatar Airways (Doha)
- Swiss International Air Lines (Zurich)
Terminal 2
This terminal is used by Saudi Arabian Airlines international flights.
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- Saudi Arabian Airlines (Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Alexandria, Algiers, Amman, Asmara, Athens, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beirut, Cairo, Casablanca, Chennai, Cochin, Colombo, Dakar, Damascus, Dhaka, Dubai, Frankfurt, Geneva, Islamabad, Istanbul, Jakarta, Johannesburg, Karachi, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait City, Kuwait, Lahore, London/Heathrow, Los Angeles, Madrid, Malaga, Manila, Milan, Mumbai, Muscat, Doha, Nairobi, New Delhi, New York/JFK, Nice, Orlando, Paris, Rome, Sana?a, Sharjah, Singapore, Tehran, Tunis, Washington/Dulles (via New York/JFK)).
Terminal 3
This Terminal is used by Saudi Arabian Airlines domestic flights.
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- Saudi Arabian Airlines (Abha, AlAhsa, AlBaha, Arar, Bisha, Dammam, Dawadmi, Gassim, Gurayat, Hafr Albatin, Ha'il, Jizan, Jeddah, Jouf , King Khalid Military City, Madinah, Najran, Qaisumah, Rafha, Sharurah, Tabuk, Taif, Turaif, Wadi Ad Dawasir, Wedjh, Yanbu)
Terminal 4
Currently unused (Closed).
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All these terminals are connected to each other by means of three linking buildings, These
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buildings are 168 meters long. Each terminal is triangularly shaped, it has a triangular
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base of 47,500 sq meters area. The complex includes a modern VIPs terminal plus
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restaurants, cafeterias, airlines offices, government departments, hotels and rent-a-car
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companies counters, banks, first aid clinics and commercial shops.
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~ Table of Content ~
| ► | Introduction |
| ► | Air Traffic Control Tower |
| ► | Transportation |
| ► | Commercial Terminals |
| ► | Other Terminals |
| ► | The Mosque |
| ► | Landscaping |
| ► | See also |
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