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 113 airports in our network and ranked them. Durations are a published geometric estimate — not a schedule.
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The single longest route in this study is Riyadh to Auckland (AKL) — New Zealand: 14,953 km great-circle, about 18h 11m of estimated flying.
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The 20 farthest destinations in the network
And the 5 shortest hops (for contrast)
Methodology (every figure reproducible)
- Inputs: src/data/travel/airports.json (113 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.
FAQs
What is the farthest destination from Riyadh on your map?
Auckland (AKL): 14,953 km great-circle distance, roughly 18h 11m of flying under our model (850 km/h cruise + 35 min taxi/climb allowance).
Which network airport is closest to Riyadh?
Qassim (ELQ): just 329 km, about 0h 58m.
How is the displayed duration computed?
Pure geometry: haversine distance between the two airports' coordinates from our airports.json, then duration = (km ÷ 850 km/h) × 60 + 35 minutes. No schedules, no external sources — the same formula as the site's flight-time calculators.
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