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Data study — computed from our own files

Longest flights from Riyadh

We measured the great-circle distance from King Khalid International Airport (RUH) to every one of the 97 airports in our network and ranked them. Durations are a published geometric estimate — not a schedule.

The 20 farthest destinations in the network

The 20 farthest destinations from Riyadh, descending by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
1Auckland (AKL) — نيوزيلندا14,95318h 11mOpen calculator
2Mexico City (MEX) — Mexico13,84416h 52mOpen calculator
3Los Angeles (LAX) — USA13,27916h 12mOpen calculator
4Buenos Aires (EZE) — الأرجنتين12,88515h 45mOpen calculator
5Sydney (SYD) — Australia12,79515h 38mOpen calculator
6Melbourne (MEL) — Australia12,35015h 7mOpen calculator
7Miami (MIA) — USA11,99914h 42mOpen calculator
8Sao Paulo (GRU) — البرازيل11,38113h 58mOpen calculator
9Chicago (ORD) — USA11,23313h 48mOpen calculator
10Rio de Janeiro (GIG) — البرازيل11,05013h 35mOpen calculator
11Toronto (YYZ) — كندا10,62713h 5mOpen calculator
12New York (JFK) — USA10,48012h 55mOpen calculator
13Montreal (YUL) — كندا10,14312h 31mOpen calculator
14Tokyo (NRT) — Japan8,72910h 51mOpen calculator
15Osaka (KIX) — Japan8,34810h 24mOpen calculator
16Bali (DPS) — Indonesia8,30110h 21mOpen calculator
17Manila (MNL) — الفلبين7,7789h 44mOpen calculator
18Seoul (ICN) — South Korea7,4919h 24mOpen calculator
19Taipei (TPE) — تايوان7,4019h 17mOpen calculator
20Jakarta (CGK) — Indonesia7,3429h 13mOpen calculator

And the 5 shortest hops (for contrast)

The 5 shortest routes from Riyadh by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
92Qassim (ELQ) — Saudi Arabia3290h 58mOpen calculator
93Dammam (DMM) — Saudi Arabia3531hOpen calculator
94Bahrain (BAH) — Bahrain4211h 5mOpen calculator
95Kuwait City (KWI) — Kuwait4911h 10mOpen calculator
96Doha (DOH) — Qatar4951h 10mOpen calculator

Methodology (every figure reproducible)

  • Inputs: src/data/travel/airports.json (97 airports with lat/lng) + the 14 hub list defined in src/lib/airportData.ts (FLIGHT_HUBS_IATA).
  • Distance: haversine formula on a 6371 km-radius earth (src/lib/geo.ts — haversineKm), rounded to the nearest km.
  • Duration: estimateFlightMinutes = (km ÷ 850 km/h) × 60 + a fixed 35-minute taxi/climb allowance. Block-time estimate only — no stops, no delays.
  • Ranking: descending by distance. Calculator links (flight-time-{hub}-to-{iata}) render only when actually present in catalog/generated/travel.json.

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