King Khalid International Airport OERK / RUH
Riyadh's hub, 35 minutes north of the King Abdullah Financial District, with a dedicated private-aviation terminal and rapidly expanding FBO capacity under Vision 2030. Landing permits require sponsor letters and lead time; peak demand around Future Investment Initiative (October) and Riyadh Season. High-elevation, hot-day performance planning needed.
13,796 ft
Longest runway
35 min
Drive to Riyadh
3
FBOs / handlers
2,049 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 35 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
- Website
- www.kkia.sa
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Saudia Private Aviation
- Jet Aviation Riyadh
- Jetex Riyadh
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 13,796 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Everything in our database can operate here.