The King Khalid International Airport was started in the year 1983. Located at a distance of 35 km in the northern region of Riyadh, with the total land area of around 225 sq km, the King Khalid International Airport is a work of art of contemporary structural design, combining conventional Arab plan with the needs of 
competence, as well as including the entire necessary Islamic nature of the empire. It is festooned with the excellent works of several Saudi artists. The airport has 4 terminals as well as, from the time of its inauguration; it had the capability to manage around 7.5 million travelers every year. Through the year 2000, its capability was extra 8.3 million travelers every year.
The airdrome comprises of the terminals, the control tower, mosque as well as 2 parallel runways, all 4,200 m long. The airport was been built to meet the needs of growing local as well as international air transportation for the region of Riyadh.
The airport is also an optional landing place for the Space Shuttle of NASA.
Transfer between the Terminals
The four different terminals are the entire housed inside the same construction, linked by connecting buildings. Travelators attach the Domestic as well as International terminals.
Driving Directions
Most important streets to the airdrome are Al-Takhassousi Road, King Fahd Road, as well as the East Interstate Highway.
Car Parking
Two huge 3 floor garages are positioned straight in opposite region of the traveler terminals, one on each face of the mosque at the airport, with aptitude for more than 11,000 automobiles; they are linked to the terminals as well as to the mosque by means of perambulator walkways.
Car Hire
A number of local car rental companies, to name few plus Avis as well as Budget, function at the airdrome. The booths of these companies are located within the airport lobby.
Please take a not that females are not permitted to drive on the entire public roadways in Saudi Arabia.
Public Transport
Taxi
The only modes for the public transportation obtainable to/from the airdrome are taxis are required to be paid in advance before the start of the journey. You will get the airport authorized taxis all through the day; look out for the airport logo on the taxis. The time required to reach the center of the city from the airport is approximately 30 mins. According to the law, all taxis should compulsorily have a meter plus passengers should ensure this previous to setting off.
Information and Help Desks
Each and every terminal has a procedures office, which offers traveler information; moreover the staffs are mostly bilingual. They speak the local language as well as English.
Airport Facilities
Money and communications
Two banks which operate throughout the day as well as a post office function inside Terminal 2 plus there are many ATMs, being placed within Terminals 2 as well as 3.
Eating and drinking
A number of restaurants, as well as snack bars plus cafes are available all over the airport, throughout the day within both International as well as domestic terminals. Here you will find no bars as alcohol is against the law in the entire region of Saudi Arabia.
Shopping
At the airport you will come across many shops, which includes a duty-free shop too.
Luggage
At the airport trolleys are offered for the transportation of luggage.
Other facilities
A first aid centre is available throughout the day, where as a mosque is also placed at the airport.
Conference and Business Facilities
Business services, which includes 5 banquet as well as meeting rooms for maximum 250 people in addition to audiovisual apparatus, are offered at the Sahara Airport
Facilities for Disabled Travelers
Services for the disabled passengers consist of disabled toilets, escalators, lifts, travelators as well as specifically modified telephones. Spaces for car parking are kept reserved for the disabled travelers. Passengers who need wheelchairs as well as individual support should demand from their individual airline previous to journey.
Hotels
Sahara Airport Hotel is positioned on the grounds of the airport. It proffers almost 248 rooms as well as a number of restaurants. Hotels located in the region of downtown Riyadh consist of the Radisson SAS Hotel Riyadh (previously the Hyatt Regency Riyadh), the Holiday Inn Riyadh, the Riyadh Marriott Hotel, the Riyadh Inter Continental Hotel, the Four Seasons Riyadh as well as the Sheraton Riyadh Hotel and Towers. Each and every major hotel has workers appointed at the airport plus several hotels present courtesy transport to/from the airdrome.
