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King Khaled International airport in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
King Khaled International airport is located near Riyadh, with Banbān at 8mi↑, Riyadh (Riyad / Riyāḍ / ar-riyāḍ) at 19mi↑, Al Fayşalīyah at 22mi↑, Al Khālidīyah at 23mi↑, Qaşr al Quraynah at 38mi↑, shokhaib at 42mi↑,→ See also Northernmost airports in Saudi Arabia and Southernmost airports in Saudi Arabia
→ See also airports in Saudi Arabia
aerial view of King Khaled International airport
Airport code
- ICAO code : OERK
- IATA code : RUH
- Local code : -
Elevation : 625 m = 2051ft
→ See also Highest airports in Saudi Arabia and Lowest airports in Saudi Arabia
Runways
- runway 15L/33R : 4205m = 13796ft
- runway 15R/33L : 4205m = 13796ft
→ See also Airports with Longest runways in Saudi Arabia
Coming to King Khaled International airport
Hotels : book on Hotels.com Booking Expedia
Taxi : book on Taxi Booking
Rent a car : book on Rentalcars
By train : book on Trip.com
By plane :
- King Khaled International airport at 0mi : book on Iberia
- Riyadh Air Base airport at 17mi : book on Trip.com
- Prince Sultan Air Base airport at 83mi : book on Trip.com
weather : sky clear at Banbān
82 ↗ 106°F
wind ↑ 4mph
Saturday : high heat alert with 106°F at Banbān
Saturday : high heat alert with 104°F at Banbān
Aviation weather for King Khaled International airport OERK RUH
METAR for King Khaled International airport OERK RUH
OERK 041000Z 25005KT CAVOK 42/M04 Q1006 NOSIG
Decoded METAR for King Khaled International airport OERK RUH
METAR issued by OERK on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 10:00 UTC, Warning : this METAR is out of date, issued 8 days and 202 hours and -11480 minutes ago.
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
The temperature is 42°C = 108°F, dew point is -4°C = 25°F. The air is extremely dry : relative air humidity is 6 %.
QNH is 1006hPa = 29.71inHg
Wind 9km/h = 5kt, direction is 250°.
Sky clear.
No significant change forecasted in next 2 hours
TAF for King Khaled International airport OERK RUH
OERK 040500Z 0406/0512 36010KT CAVOK BECMG 0420/0422 VRB03KT BECMG 0506/0508 02014KT
Decoded TAF for King Khaled International airport OERK RUH
TAF issued by OERK on Thursday, September 4, 2025 at 05:00 UTC Warning : this TAF is out of date, issued 8 days and 15 hours and 40 minutes. weather forecast for 30 hours, weather forecast updated every 6 hours.
from Thursday, September 4, 2025 à 06:00 heure TU to Thursday, September 4, 2025 à 20:00 heure UTC
0406/0512 36010KT CAVOK
CAVOK = Ceiling And Visibility OK, visibility is more than 10 km, no clouds below 5000 ft or below the minimum sector altitude. No cumulonimbus or budding cumulus, regardless of their altitude and no Significant Weather
wind 10kt = 19km/h, direction is 360°
Visibility is greater than 10km = greater than 6mi.
becoming from Thursday, September 4, 2025 à 22:00 heure TU to Friday, September 5, 2025 à 06:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0420/0422 VRB03KT
wind 3kt = 6km/h, direction is °
becoming from Friday, September 5, 2025 à 08:00 heure TU to Friday, September 5, 2025 à 12:00 heure UTC
BECMG 0506/0508 02014KT
wind 14kt = 26km/h, direction is 20°
VAC for King Khaled International airport OERK RUH
The Visual Approach Chart (VAC Visual Approach Chart) is provided without any guarantee of its timeliness. The pilot is the only person responsible for the verification of its validity before using it operationally to prepare a flight or to use it during its navigation.
NOTAM for King Khaled International airport
Around King Khaled International airport in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
near
- Hotels in Banbān
- Station de montagne Saint-Moritz at 2510mi↑
- Station de montagne Davos Klosters at 2520mi↑
- Station de montagne Arosa Lenzerheide at 2529mi↑
- Station de montagne Laax at 2545mi↑
- Station de montagne La Colmiane at 2572mi↑
- Station de montagne Isola 2000 at 2578mi↑
- Station de montagne Gréolières-les-Neiges at 2579mi↑
- Station de montagne Beuil les Launes at 2584mi↑
- Station de montagne Aletsch Arena at 2586mi↑
- Station de montagne Saas Fee at 2586mi↑
- Station de montagne Valberg at 2586mi↑
- Station de montagne Auron at 2589mi↑
- for King Khaled International airport at 0mi↑
- for Residential airport at 4mi↑
- for Riyah Equestrian Club (2x) airport at 5mi↑
nearest airports to King Khaled International airport in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
- Residential heliport ( SA-0052) at 4mi↑
- Riyah Equestrian Club (2x) heliport ( SA-0051) at 5mi↑
- KAPSARC heliport ( SA-0061) at 6mi↑
- Private heliport ( SA-0073) at 7mi↑
- Princess Nora bint Abdulrahman University heliport ( SA-0060) at 8mi↑
- Helipad (2x) heliport ( SA-0072) at 9mi↑
- Military heliport ( SA-0071) at 12mi↑
- Military heliport ( SA-0062) at 13mi↑
- Military heliport ( SA-0065) at 13mi↑
- Prisons (2x) heliport ( SA-0063) at 14mi↑
→ See also Former airports in Saudi Arabia
Data sources
- Infos générales : AVWX, France FFPLUM
- METAR : AVWX
- TAF : AVWX
- Météo générale : Openweathermap et AVWX
- NOTAM : FAA
- VAC : France DGAC/SIA, Espagne ENAIRE, Belgique SKEYES
- Aerial maps : Google Maps, Microsoft Bing ou OpenStreetMap