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The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) (Arabic: الهيئة العامة للطيران المدني) is the regulator of Saudi Arabia's civil aviation sector. It was established in 1934 as the Civil Aviation Administration ( Arabic : إدارة الطيران المدني ) to oversee the air traffic control of Saudi Arabia.
The winning consortium comprised TAV Airports of Turkey and Saudi Oger Limited and Al Rajhi Holding Group, both of Saudi Arabia. In October 2011, the consortium entered into a contract with the Civil Aviation Authority of Saudi Arabia (GACA) to build and operate the Prince Muhammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Al Madinah Al-Munawarah ...
The airport is located 31 kilometres (19 miles) northwest of downtown Dammam and is named after the former King of Saudi Arabia, Fahd ibn Abdulaziz (1921–2005). The airport serves the entire Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia and is one of the four primary international airports in the kingdom.
In 2016, Dubai Airports started working on the expansion of the Al Maktoum International Airport, from 66,107 to 145,926 sq metres. [ 2 ] In 2017, Dubai Airports started implementing two 3,600 square metres modular data center facilities that bring data availability up to 99.82% (only 95 minutes of maximum annual downtime).
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General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA), which is Saudi Arabia's civil aviation regulator, formally approved the airport's international status in 2011. [6] A GACA study predicted that the airport was expected to grow by 300,000 passengers per annum between 2015 and 2020. [6] Around 300,000 expatriate workers live in the area. [6]
Management of Dubai's airports and cargo gateways have been transferred to Dubai Airports Company, a separate entity from the Department of Civil Aviation. With this restructuring, the scope of the Department of Civil Aviation's activities have been narrowed to aviation regulations and permissions. [ 1 ]
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 ...