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The airport includes six passenger terminals, an iconic terminal, private aviation terminal and six runways among other facilities and amenities. The airport covers an area of 57 km 2. (22 sq.mi.), and wants to handle 100 million passengers per year by 2030, and 185 million passengers per year by 2050.
Riyadh Air Base, which is much closer to the city center, is operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force. This airport was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle. [7] On 12 March 2023, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, formally announced the establishment of Riyadh Air. Riyadh Air will use the airport as a hub. [8]
On 20 and 21 July 2022, the first flight tests were carried out at the airport. [5]On 21 September 2023, Saudia launched the first regular service between King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh and Red Sea International, operating twice weekly on Thursdays and Saturdays.
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman announced on Monday plans to transform Riyadh airport into a massive aviation hub with six parallel runways and designed to accommodate up to 120 million ...
Riyadh Airports Company (RAC) (Arabic: شركة مطارات الرياض), or simply Riyadh Airports (Arabic: مطارات الرياض), is a state-owned airport management company and a subsidiary of Matarat Holding that operates and provides aviation related services to the King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Transport in Saudi Arabia is facilitated through a relatively young system of roads, railways and seaways.Most of the network started construction after the discovery of oil in the Eastern Province in 1952, with the notable exception of Highway 40, which was built to connect the capital Riyadh to the economically productive Eastern Province, and later to the Islamic holy city of Mecca and the ...
Airport names shown in bold have scheduled passenger service on commercial airlines. There are total 29 commercial airports across the kingdom and there are 13 international airports, 2 Regional airports and 14 Domestic airports.
The Saudi Civil Aviation Holding Company was established on 13 April 2013, through a decision of the Board of Directors of the General Authority of Civil Aviation.Its establishment was based on the Royal Decree No. (M / 78) dated 20 /11/1429 AH, corresponding to 18 November 2008 issued by King Abdullah, that allows privatization of Saudi Arabia's aviation sector under the General Authority of ...