GACA issues September report on performance of domestic, international airports

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The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) issued its report about the performance of local and international airports in Saudi Arabia for September 2022.

For international airports, where the number of passengers exceeds 15 million passengers annually, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh came in first with a compliance percentage of 82%, followed by King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah (55%).

In the second category of international airports with passengers number ranged between five and 15 million annually, King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) in Dammam ranked first with a compliance rate of 91%. Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport came second with an 82% compliance rate.

In international airports with two million to five million passengers annually, Abha International Airport took the first place, achieving 100% compliance. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport in Jizan came second with 88%.

Al Jouf International Airport ranked first among international airports with less than one million passengers annually with100% compliance.

For domestic airports, Gurayat Airport came first, achieving a score of 100%, outperforming all competing airports in the total average waiting times for departures and arrivals.

In evaluating the performance of airports, GACA relies on 14 operational criteria, including the waiting times for passengers and the time spent by passengers in baggage handling, in accordance with international best practices.