GACA issues Sept. airport performance report

16 OCT 2023

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) issued its September report on the performance of domestic and international airports in Saudi Arabia.

This comes in implementation of the strategic directions aimed at enhancing the services provided to travelers and improving the travel experience across the Kingdom’s airports.

King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) in Qassim, and Gurayat Domestic Airport secured top positions in the report.

For transparency in evaluating the performance of airports, GACA divides airport performance into five categories.

In the category of international airports serving more than 15 million passengers annually, Riyadh's KKIA came in first with an 82% compliance rate, followed by Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA) with the same compliance rate as KKIA outperformed KAIA in terms of the average waiting time for arriving and departing flights.

Meanwhile, in the category of international airports serving 5–15 million passengers per year, KFIA led with a compliance rate of 91%, followed by Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Madinah Airport) with a compliance rate of 73%.

Among international airports with two to five million passengers annually, Abha International Airport took first place with a 100% compliance rate. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jizan followed with a 100% compliance rate.

Abha International Airport was ahead of King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport in Jizan in total average waiting times for departure and arrival flights.

In the category of international airports with less than two million passengers, Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport achieved a 100% compliance rate, outperforming peers in terms of total average waiting time for departure and arrival flights.

For domestic airports, Gurayat Domestic Airport topped with a 100% compliance rate, surpassing peers in terms of total average waiting time for departure and arrival flights.