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

The airports are assessed according to 14 basic performance measurement criteria. This comes in implementation of the strategic directions aimed at enhancing the services provided to travelers and improving the traveler experience across the Kingdom’s airports.

King Abdulaziz International Airport (KAIA), King Fahd International Airport (KFIA), Abha International Airport, Prince Nayef Bin Abdulaziz Regional Airport in Qassim and Gurayat Domestic Airport secured top positions in the report.

In application of transparency with regards to evaluating the performance of airports, GACA divides airports performance into five categories.

Among international airports with more than 15 million passengers annually, Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport took the first place with a compliance rate of 91%, followed by Riyadh’s King Khalid International Airport with 82%.

In the category of international airports with five to 15 million passengers annually, KFIA led with a compliance rate of 82%. Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport also achieved a compliance rate of 82%. KFIA outperformed Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport in terms of the average waiting time for arrival and departure flights.

Among international airports with two to five million passengers annually, Abha International Airport took the first place with a 91% compliance rate. King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jizan followed with a 82% compliance rate.