King Khaled International Airport (RUH) currently has nonstop service to 87 destinations on 40 airlines in our latest departure data. The busiest route is to Cairo (CAI), served by 9 carriers, and the largest operator here is Saudia with nonstops to 57 destinations. 63 of its routes are international.
Route data as of June 15, 2026, based on a 7-day departures sample.
63 international routes in this schedule set
Saudi Arabia 23 · Egypt 8 · India 8
18-19/day on 9 airlines
Airbus A320 family · Airbus A330 · Boeing 777
These routes have enough tracked flights or schedule depth for a full guide with duration, distance, airlines, aircraft, and frequency.
Riyadh to Cairo · EG
Dubai · 542 mi · 12-13/day
Islamabad · 1,677 mi · 3-4/day
Mumbai · 1,721 mi · 2-3/day
Lahore · 1,741 mi · 1-2/day
Istanbul · 1,527 mi · 5/day
New Delhi · 1,887 mi · 2-3/day
Alexandria · 1,115 mi · 2-3/day
Ranked by destinations served, then daily frequency.
Ranked by airlines operating the route. Routes with enough tracked data or schedule depth link to full route guides.
King Khaled International Airport (RUH / OERK) is located in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
The IATA code is RUH. The ICAO code is OERK.
The busiest scheduled route from RUH in our current departure data is RUH to CAI (Cairo), with 18-19/day across 9 airlines.
Saudia is the largest operator in our RUH schedule data, serving 57 destinations with 111-112/day.
RUH has 63 international routes and 23 domestic routes in the current schedule set.
40 airlines operate at RUH. Top carriers include Saudia, flynas, flyadeal, Pakistan International, Air Cairo.
RUH has direct flights to 87 destinations including Cairo, Dubai, Islamabad, Mumbai, Lahore.
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