The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said that Saudi Arabia’s airports received 62 million passengers in the first half of 2024, a rise of 17% year-on-year (YoY).
In a statement today, July 11, GACA said the number of flights increased by 12% to 446,000, with the volume of air freight rising by 41% YoY to 606,000 tons in the same period.
Passenger Traffic in Saudi Airports (H1 2024) | ||
H1 2024 | YoY Change | |
No. of Passengers (mln) | 62 | 17 % |
No. Of flights (‘000) | 446 | 12 % |
Air freight (‘000 tons) | 606 | 41 % |
The following table shows the number of flights and passengers since 2019:
Number of flights and passengers since 2019 | ||
Year | Flights (‘000) | No. Of Passengers (mln) |
2019 | 750 | 103 |
2020 | 347 | 37 |
2021 | 497 | 49 |
2022 | 701 | 88 |
2023 | 815 | 112 |
H1 2024 | 446 | 62 |
According to GACA, King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) reported an increase in the number of passengers and flights, with the passenger growth rate reaching 16%, totaling 24 million passengers. The number of flights stood at 148,000 in the first half of 2024. King Khalid International Airport came in the second place with a 21% growth rate and 17.7 million passengers.
The number of passengers at the two airports accounted for 41% of the total passengers in the Kingdom, while the number of flights accounted for 63% of the total flights, as shown in the following table:
No. of Passengers and Flights in Saudi Airports (H1 2024) | |||
| H1 2024 | YoY Change | |
KAIA | Passengers (mln) | 24.0 | 16 % |
Flights (‘000) | 148.0 | 13 % | |
King Khalid International Airport | Passengers (mln) | 17.7 | 21 % |
Flights (‘000) | 132.0 | 15 % | |
King Fahd International Airport, | Passengers (mln) | 6.0 | 15 % |
Flights (‘000) | 45.0 | 15 % | |
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport | Passengers (mln) | 5.6 | 20 % |
Flights (‘000) | 39.0 | 22 % | |
Other | Passengers (mln) | 8.8 | 16 % |
Flights (‘000) | 83.0 | 11 % |