Updated:
January 23, 2026
Saudi Arabia
Asia
Riyadh Airport (RUH)
Riyadh King Khaled International Airport averages 372 flights per day to 84 destinations, with 12 domestic and 72 international routes. A total of 52 airlines operate at RUH, led by Saudi Arabian Airlines. This airport provides direct service to 36 countries across four continents, with a route network dominated by domestic flights and the United Arab Emirates as its largest international market. The longest nonstop route from Riyadh connects to Washington, with a typical flight time of 13 hrs 45 mins.
- Destinations
- 84 (12 domestic · 72 international)
- Flights per day
- 372 (172 domestic · 202 international)
- Busiest Route
- Jeddah (71/day)
- Longest Direct Flight
- Washington 13 hrs 45 mins
- Shortest Flight
- Dawadmi 1 hr 30 mins
- Top Airline
- Saudi Arabian Airlines (49 routes)
- Top Country
- Saudi Arabia (172 flights/day)
- Longest Runway
- 13,855 ft / 4,223 m
Weather in Riyadh
84 Destinations from Riyadh Airport (RUH)
This week, 84 active routes depart from Riyadh International Airport. The busiest route connects Riyadh with Jeddah and is operated by 3 airlines. The longest nonstop flight is to Washington, and the shortest flight is to Dawadmi.
All Destinations
| Flights | Destination | Route | Airlines |
|---|---|---|---|
| 71 | Jeddah |
RUH → JED
2 hrs 20 mins |
flyadeal, flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines3 |
| 35 | Dubai |
RUH → DXB
2 hrs 10 mins |
Emirates, flyadeal, flydubai, flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines5 |
| 26 | Cairo |
RUH → CAI
3 hrs 5 mins |
Air Arabia Egypt, Air Cairo, EgyptAir, flyadeal, flynas, Nesma Airlines, Nile Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines8 |
| 24 | Ad Dammam |
RUH → DMM
1 hr 40 mins |
flyadeal, flynas, KLM, Lufthansa, Saudi Arabian Airlines5 |
| 24 | Abha |
RUH → AHB
2 hrs 10 mins |
flyadeal, flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines3 |
| 19 | Medina |
RUH → MED
2 hrs 5 mins |
flyadeal, flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines3 |
| 16 | Jazan |
RUH → GIZ
2 hrs 20 mins |
flyadeal, flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines3 |
| 12 | Doha |
RUH → DOH
2 hrs 10 mins |
flynas, Qatar Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines3 |
| 10 | Amman |
RUH → AMM
2 hrs 35 mins |
flyadeal, flynas, Royal Jordanian, Saudi Arabian Airlines4 |
| 9 | Kuwait City |
RUH → KWI
1 hr 50 mins |
flynas, Jazeera Airways, Kuwait Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines4 |
| 9 | Manama |
RUH → BAH
1 hr 50 mins |
flynas, Gulf Air, Saudi Arabian Airlines3 |
| 7 | Abu Dhabi |
RUH → AUH
2 hrs 20 mins |
Etihad Airways, flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines3 |
| 7 | London |
RUH → LHR
6 hrs 30 mins |
British Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Virgin Atlantic3 |
| 6 | Al-Jawf |
RUH → AJF
2 hrs 10 mins |
flyadeal, flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines3 |
| 5 | Islamabad |
RUH → ISB
4 hrs 25 mins |
Air Sial, Airblue, flyadeal, flynas, Pakistan International Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines6 |
| 5 | Arar |
RUH → RAE
2 hrs 10 mins |
flyadeal, Saudi Arabian Airlines2 |
| 5 | Muscat |
RUH → MCT
2 hrs 35 mins |
Oman Air, SalamAir2 |
| 5 | Jebel Ali |
RUH → DWC
2 hrs 15 mins |
flyadeal, flynas2 |
| 4 | Istanbul (IST) |
RUH → IST
4 hrs 10 mins |
flyadeal, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Turkish Airlines3 |
| 3 | Istanbul (SAW) |
RUH → SAW
4 hrs 15 mins |
AJet, flynas, Pegasus3 |
| 3 | Dhaka |
RUH → DAC
6 hrs 15 mins |
Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, US-Bangla Airlines3 |
| 3 | New Delhi |
RUH → DEL
4 hrs 15 mins |
Air India, flynas, IndiGo, Saudi Arabian Airlines4 |
| 3 | Lahore |
RUH → LHE
4 hrs 15 mins |
Airblue, flyadeal, flynas, Pakistan International Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Air Sial6 |
| 3 | Damascus |
RUH → DAM
2 hrs 40 mins |
flyadeal, flynas2 |
| 3 | Mumbai |
RUH → BOM
4 hrs 15 mins |
Air India, IndiGo, flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Starlight Airline5 |
| 2 | Al Qaysumah |
RUH → AQI
1 hr 40 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 2 | Addis Ababa |
RUH → ADD
3 hrs 45 mins |
Ethiopian Airlines, flynas2 |
| 2 | Hyderabad |
RUH → HYD
4 hrs 40 mins |
flynas, IndiGo2 |
| 2 | Rome |
RUH → FCO
4 hrs 30 mins |
ITA Airways, Saudi Arabian Airlines2 |
| 2 | Sharjah |
RUH → SHJ
2 hrs 15 mins |
Air Arabia1 |
| 2 | Al Ula |
RUH → ULH
2 hrs 25 mins |
flynas, Saudi Arabian Airlines2 |
| 2 | Beirut |
RUH → BEY
2 hrs 40 mins |
Middle East Airlines1 |
| 2 | Karachi |
RUH → KHI
3 hrs 40 mins |
flyadeal, flynas, Pakistan International Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines4 |
| 2 | Manila |
RUH → MNL
9 hrs 25 mins |
Philippine Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines2 |
| 2 | Alexandria |
RUH → HBE
3 hrs 10 mins |
Air Arabia Egypt, EgyptAir, Saudi Arabian Airlines3 |
| 2 | Baku |
RUH → GYD
3 hrs 20 mins |
AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines, flynas2 |
| 2 | Calicut |
RUH → CCJ
4 hrs 40 mins |
Air India Express, flynas2 |
| 2 | Frankfurt-am-Main |
RUH → FRA
5 hrs 30 mins |
Lufthansa, Saudi Arabian Airlines2 |
| 2 | Paris |
RUH → CDG
6 hrs 30 mins |
Air France, Saudi Arabian Airlines2 |
| 2 | Tbilisi |
RUH → TBS
3 hrs 10 mins |
flynas1 |
| 1 | Giza |
RUH → SPX
3 hrs 15 mins |
flynas1 |
| 1 | Lucknow |
RUH → LKO
4 hrs 40 mins |
Air India Express, flynas2 |
| 1 | Bangalore |
RUH → BLR
5 hrs |
Air India Express, IndiGo2 |
| 1 | Neom Bay Airport | RUH → — | Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 1 | Hanak |
RUH → RSI
2 hrs 15 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 1 | Hong Kong |
RUH → HKG
9 hrs 50 mins |
Cathay Pacific1 |
| 1 | Assiut |
RUH → ATZ
3 hrs |
Air Cairo, flynas2 |
| 1 | Guangzhou |
RUH → CAN
8 hrs 40 mins |
China Southern Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines2 |
| 1 | Rafha |
RUH → RAH
1 hr 55 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 1 | Shanghai |
RUH → PVG
9 hrs |
China Eastern Airlines1 |
| 6/week | Moscow (SVO) |
RUH → SVO
5 hrs 10 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Bangkok (BKK) |
RUH → BKK
7 hrs 35 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Beijing (PEK) |
RUH → PEK
8 hrs |
Air China1 |
| 5/week | Kampala |
RUH → EBB
4 hrs 50 mins |
flynas1 |
| 5/week | Kochi |
RUH → COK
5 hrs 15 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 5/week | Moscow (VKO) |
RUH → VKO
4 hrs 55 mins |
flynas1 |
| 5/week | Peshawar |
RUH → PEW
4 hrs 15 mins |
flyadeal, Saudi Arabian Airlines2 |
| 5/week | Zurich |
RUH → ZRH
5 hrs 25 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Casablanca |
RUH → CMN
7 hrs 25 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Sharm el Sheikh |
RUH → SSH
2 hrs 40 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 4/week | Shenzhen |
RUH → SZX
8 hrs 35 mins |
China Southern Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Athens |
RUH → ATH
3 hrs 25 mins |
Aegean Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Bangkok (DMK) |
RUH → DMK
7 hrs 45 mins |
Thai AirAsia X1 |
| 3/week | Beijing (PKX) |
RUH → PKX
9 hrs 15 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Geneva |
RUH → GVA
6 hrs |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Kannur |
RUH → CNN
4 hrs 40 mins |
Air India Express1 |
| 3/week | Malé |
RUH → MLE
5 hrs 10 mins |
ZanAir1 |
| 3/week | Munich |
RUH → MUC
5 hrs 20 mins |
Lufthansa1 |
| 3/week | Nairobi |
RUH → NBO
4 hrs 35 mins |
flynas1 |
| 3/week | New York |
RUH → JFK
11 hrs 35 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Port Sudan |
RUH → PZU
2 hrs 5 mins |
Euroairlines1 |
| 3/week | Sialkot |
RUH → SKT
4 hrs 25 mins |
flyadeal1 |
| 3/week | Trivandrum |
RUH → TRV
5 hrs 10 mins |
Air India Express1 |
| 3/week | Vienna |
RUH → VIE
5 hrs 10 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Colombo | RUH → — | SriLankan Airlines1 |
| 3/week | Kozhikode | RUH → — | Air India Express, flynas2 |
| 2/week | Dawadmi |
RUH → DWD
1 hr 30 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Kabul |
RUH → KBL
4 hrs |
Kam Air1 |
| 2/week | Phuket |
RUH → HKT
8 hrs |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 2/week | Washington |
RUH → IAD
13 hrs 45 mins |
Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Entebbe | RUH → — | flynas1 |
| 1/week | Tabuk | RUH → — | Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Taif | RUH → — | Saudi Arabian Airlines1 |
| 1/week | Warsaw | RUH → — | LOT - Polish Airlines1 |
Route and destination data updated weekly ()
Airlines
Riyadh International Airport is served by 52 airlines, with Saudi Arabian Airlines in the lead at 29% of routes. The top three carriers together cover 60% of routes. 38 carriers operate only one route each. A total of 51 airlines operate international routes, compared with 5 serving domestic routes. Saudi Arabian Airlines is operating the longest nonstop flight, connecting to Washington with a flight time of 13 hrs 45 mins.
- Saudi Arabian Airlines49 routes
- flynas35 routes
- flyadeal18 routes
- Air India Express6 routes
- IndiGo4 routes
- Lufthansa3 routes
- Pakistan International Airlines3 routes
- Air Arabia Egypt2 routes
- Air Cairo2 routes
- EgyptAir2 routes
- Air Sial2 routes
- Airblue2 routes
- Air India2 routes
- China Southern Airlines2 routes
- Emirates1 route
- flydubai1 route
- Nesma Airlines1 route
- Nile Air1 route
- KLM1 route
- Qatar Airways1 route
- Royal Jordanian1 route
- Jazeera Airways1 route
- Kuwait Airways1 route
- Gulf Air1 route
- Etihad Airways1 route
- British Airways1 route
- Virgin Atlantic1 route
- Oman Air1 route
- SalamAir1 route
- Turkish Airlines1 route
- AJet1 route
- Pegasus1 route
- Biman Bangladesh Airlines1 route
- US-Bangla Airlines1 route
- Starlight Airline1 route
- Ethiopian Airlines1 route
- ITA Airways1 route
- Air Arabia1 route
- Middle East Airlines1 route
- Philippine Airlines1 route
- AZAL Azerbaijan Airlines1 route
- Air France1 route
- Cathay Pacific1 route
- China Eastern Airlines1 route
- Air China1 route
- Aegean Airlines1 route
- Thai AirAsia X1 route
- ZanAir1 route
- Euroairlines1 route
- SriLankan Airlines1 route
- Kam Air1 route
- LOT - Polish Airlines1 route
Riyadh International Airport provides direct service to 36 countries across four continents. The route network is 14% domestic and 86% international, with Dubai, United Arab Emirates serving as the primary international destination.
- Saudi Arabia172/day
- United Arab Emirates48/day
- Egypt31/day
- India14/day
- Qatar12/day
- Pakistan11/day
- Jordan10/day
- Kuwait9/day
- Bahrain9/day
- Turkey8/day
- United Kingdom7/day
- Oman5/day
- China4/day
- Bangladesh3/day
- Syria3/day
- Ethiopia2/day
- Italy2/day
- Lebanon2/day
- Philippines2/day
- Germany2/day
- Azerbaijan2/day
- France2/day
- Georgia2/day
- Russia2/day
- Thailand1/day
- Hong Kong SAR China1/day
- Switzerland1/day
- United States5/week
- Uganda5/week
- Morocco4/week
- Greece3/week
- Maldives3/week
- Kenya3/week
- Sudan3/week
- Austria3/week
- Afghanistan2/week
Global Rankings of Riyadh Airport (RUH)
This snapshot shows how Riyadh Airport (RUH) ranks globally across multiple operational and network dimensions. Rankings reflect relative position worldwide across destination breadth, flight volume, scheduling density, and long-haul reach.
Destinations
Measures how broadly the airport connects distinct endpoints across its route network.
- #185 – Total Destination Count (Network breadth)
- #525 – Domestic Destination Count
- #103 – International Destination Count
Flights & Scheduling
Reflects flight volume and how intensively runway infrastructure is scheduled.
- #67 – Total Flight Count (Operational intensity)
- #90 – Domestic Flight Count
- #41 – International Flight Count
- #56 – Flights per Runway (Scheduling density)
Distance & Reach
Highlights long-haul connectivity and how distance is distributed across flights and runways.
- #79 – Total Distance Flown (Global reach)
- #359 – Distance per Flight (Route profile)
- #75 – Distance per Runway (Long-haul leverage)
4 Runways at Riyadh Airport (RUH)
Runways:
| Name | Length | Width | Surface |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15R | 13,855 ft · 4,223 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
| 33L | 13,855 ft · 4,223 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
| 15L | 13,842 ft · 4,219 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
| 33R | 13,842 ft · 4,219 m | 197 ft · 60 m | Asphalt |
The runways at this airport are long enough to accomodate all aircraft.