Saudi Arabia · Jeddah Airports Company (under GACA)
King Abdulaziz International Airport
JED · OEJN
Open capex
$12bn
Jeddah is the gateway to Makkah — and few airports carry such spiritual and logistical weight in a single footprint. Its Hajj Terminal, a Skidmore Owings & Merrill marvel of tented fibreglass, has moved pilgrims for four decades while the new Terminal 1 by HOK now handles Saudia's widebody flows. 2024 traffic climbed to 49.1 million as the Kingdom chases a goal of 150 million pilgrims and tourists a year by 2030.
Current expansion
Master-plan review to lift capacity to 114 mppa by 2030, Hajj terminal modernisation and new cargo village alongside privatisation preparation.
49.1m
Pax per year
0.4m
Cargo tonnes/yr
3
Runways
3
Terminals
Hub airlines at JED
Saudia
flyadeal
flynas
Suppliers installed at JED
18 listed
baggage handling
Siemens Logistics
Baggage handling that scales with mega-hubs.
Constance, Germany
baggage handling
Vanderlande
Global baggage leader, now consolidated with Siemens Logistics.
Veghel, Netherlands
ground support
TLD Group
The world's largest ground support equipment OEM.
Sorigny, France
ground support
JBT AeroTech
Jetways, deicers and ramp equipment under one roof.
Ogden, Utah, USA
ground support
Mallaghan
Northern Irish specialist in passenger steps, catering and belt loaders.
Dungannon, Northern Ireland
security screening
Smiths Detection
CT hold-baggage and cabin screening at scale.
Watford, United Kingdom
security screening
Leidos Security Enterprise Solutions
ClearScan CT and ProVision body scanners.
Reston, Virginia, USA
security screening
Rapiscan Systems
CT, EDS and cargo screening across the GCC.
Hawthorne, California, USA
security screening
Nuctech Company
Chinese alternative in CT and cargo screening.
Beijing, China
airport it
SITA
The airline industry's own IT co-operative.
Geneva, Switzerland
airport it
Amadeus IT Group — Airport IT
From GDS to total airport experience.
Madrid, Spain
airport it
Collins Aerospace — ARINC Airport Systems
ARINC passenger processing and MUSE common-use.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
runway lighting
ADB SAFEGATE
Airfield lighting and A-SMGCS market leader.
Zaventem, Belgium
runway lighting
Honeywell — Airport Systems
From airfield lighting to building management under one brand.
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
defence avionics
Leonardo
Italian defence prime with deep Gulf relationships.
Rome, Italy
defence avionics
Thales Group
ATM, avionics and cyber across the Gulf's aviation estate.
Paris-La Défense, France
fire safety
Rosenbauer International
Austrian ARFF trucks standard at GCC airports.
Leonding, Austria
catering equipment
Diethelm Keller Aviation (DEKA Gategroup suppliers)
Airline catering services and kitchen infrastructure.
Zurich, Switzerland