Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (IATA: RUH, ICAO: OERK) is located 35 kilometers (22 mi) north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The airport serves the city of Riyadh, the capital of the country. Is the second biggest airport in Saudi Arabia, after Jeddah airport.
There are currently 40 Airlines (approx) that uses Riyadh Airport for scheduled passenger service. These airlines offers a wide range of destinations in all over the world.
The airport is considered as the major air gateway for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This airport was built to handle the increasing local and international air transport requirements for Riyadh. The airport that KKIA replaced, Riyadh Airport, is currently a Royal Saudi Air Force airbase.