Airport profile · RUH / OERK
King Khalid International Airport
King Khalid International Airport (RUH / OERK) serves the Riyadh area in Saudi Arabia. This profile brings together identifiers, geographic reference data and the IANA time-zone name, with links to neighbouring airports and practical transfer guides.
Verified reference facts
- IATA / ICAO
- RUH / OERK
- Location
- Riyadh
- Country
- Saudi Arabia · SA
- Time zone
Asia/Riyadh- Latitude / longitude (decimal degrees)
- 24.95760, 46.69880°
- Field elevation
- 2049 ft · ≈ 625 m
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Geography: OurAirports, public domain. Names, codes and coordinates are reference data, not operational navigation information. Time-zone identifiers: IANA conventions.
Before booking a connection
Check the airport code on every flight segment, the terminal and whether baggage is checked through. A change of airport requires a ground journey; a change of terminal can require immigration or security. Minimum connection times depend on the precise itinerary and are not a general recommendation for separate tickets.
Reading the time zone
Asia/Riyadh — Use the IANA identifier with the exact travel date. A fixed UTC offset is not reliable across daylight-saving changes or government decisions. Timetables normally show local times at each airport; compare complete dates as well as hours when crossing midnight or the international date line.
Nearby airports in this reference
Distances are calculated between airport reference coordinates on a sphere of radius 6,371 km, rounded to the nearest kilometre. They are not road distances, flight lengths or evidence of a scheduled service. This selection is limited to airports in our reference.
- DMM King Fahd International Airport≈ 353 km · Compare
- BAH Bahrain International Airport≈ 421 km · Compare
- DOH Hamad International Airport≈ 495 km · Compare
- AUH Zayed International Airport≈ 805 km · Compare
- JED King Abdulaziz International Airport≈ 852 km · Compare
Questions about this topic
What are the codes for King Khalid International Airport?
The IATA code is RUH and the ICAO code is OERK. Booking systems commonly use the three-letter IATA code; operational references commonly use the four-character ICAO code. Always check the code rather than the city name alone.
Which time-zone identifier applies to RUH?
The reference uses Asia/Riyadh. Use date-aware software to determine the offset on the day of travel; this profile does not provide a live airport clock.
Does the nearest airport offer the same flights?
Geographic proximity does not establish equivalent routes, fares, baggage rules or terminal access. Check each airport separately with the airline and include ground transport in the total journey cost.