Saudi Arabia · Riyadh Airports Company (under GACA)
King Khalid International Airport
RUH · OERK
Open capex
$1.5bn
A sprawling 1980s-era masterplan set in desert pink sandstone, RUH was designed by HOK when Riyadh was still a secondary capital. Four decades later, the city has outgrown it. Terminals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 now share the load as traffic hit 37.2 million in 2024, and new carrier Riyadh Air prepares to launch before the airport itself is eclipsed by King Salman International just across town.
Current expansion
Bridging capex to boost T1/T2 to 36 mppa, plus T3/T4 refurb — transitional until King Salman International opens.
37.2m
Pax per year
0.2m
Cargo tonnes/yr
2
Runways
5
Terminals
Hub airlines at RUH
Saudia
flynas
Riyadh Air (launching)
Suppliers installed at RUH
19 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
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
jet bridges
TK Elevator — Airport Solutions
Passenger boarding bridges with elevator engineering DNA.
Düsseldorf, Germany
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
pilot training simulation
CAE
World's largest civil aviation training network.
Montréal, Canada
pilot training simulation
L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions
Full-motion sims, flight-data and ATM integration.
Melbourne, Florida, 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