As an amusing aside, back in the late 70's an international student from an academy north of Sydney flew solo down to KSA in his Cherokee, landed and taxied around to the threshold of runway 16 (there wasn't a 16L).
Upon lining up for his return to the north, he was instructed to "Turn right heading 190, I say again, right heading 190. Clear for Takeoff".
So he did. He turned right heading 190 and took off……..past the t-vasis boxes and across in front of the International terminal.
