Prince Fahd bin Abdullah (photo), President GACA, revealed this as he inspected the progress of work at the King Khaled International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said the Arab News report.
About 50% of work on the new terminal has been completed and its will handle about 12 million passengers annually, it said.
The airport’s passenger handling capacity will rise to about 36 million annually, three times more than the current capacity, it added.
GACA is the national institution of Saudi Arabia in charge of aviation and related matters and is headquartered in central Jeddah.
GACA is the operator of four international and 23 domestic airports within the Kingdom, including:
International Airports:
- King Abdul-Aziz International Airport (abbreviated KAIA) in Jeddah
- King Khalid International Airport (abbreviated KKIA) in Riyadh
- King Fahd International Airport (abbreviated KFIA) in Dammam
- Prince Mohammad Bin Abdul-Aziz Airport in Medina
Domestic Airports:
- Dawadmi Domestic Airport
- Prince Nayef bin Abdul-Aziz Regional Airport
- Jizan Regional Airport
- Turaif Domestic Airport
- Ha'il Regional Airport
- Bisha Domestic Airport
