Passenger traffic at Saudi airports rise to 94M in 9M 2024

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The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said that Saudi Arabia’s airports received 94 million passengers in the first nine months of 2024, a rise of 15% year-on-year (YoY).

GACA said the number of flights increased by 10% YoY, while the volume of air freight rose by 52% YoY.

Passenger Traffic in Saudi Airports (9M 2024)
	9M 2024	YoY Change
No. of Passengers (mln)	94	+15%
No. of flights (‘000)	671	+10%
Air freight (‘000 tons)	974	+2%

According to GACA, King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) reported an increase in passengers to 35.6 million and flights to 216,000, with a growth of 13% and 11%, respectively. King Khalid International Airport came in second place with nearly 27.6 million passengers and 202,400 flights, as shown in the following table:

No. of Passengers and Flights in Saudi Airports (9M 2024)
Airports		9M 2024	YoY Change
KAIA	Passengers (mln)	35.6	13%
KAIA	Flights (‘000)	216	11%
King Khalid International Airport	Passengers (mln)	27.6	18%
King Khalid International Airport	Flights (‘000)	202.4	15 %
King Fahd International Airport,	Passengers (mln)	9.5	16%
King Fahd International Airport,	Flights (‘000)	77.5	13%
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport	Passengers (mln)	8	17%
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport	Flights (‘000)	54.8	17%
Other	Passengers (mln)	13.6	14%
Other	Flights (‘000)	120.5	6%

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