- King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh,placed second with 27.9 million passengers
JEDDAH: Last year was a record for flights and passengers at the Kingdom鈥檚 airports, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported citing official statistics.
The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) said on Saturday that there were 99.86 million passengers and 771,828 flights in 2018 compared to 92.42 million passengers and 741,923 flight for 2017, a growth rate of 8 percent for passengers and 4.1 percent for flights.
The number of flights at international airports was 741,893, transporting 97.3 million passengers, while there were 29,935 flights and 2.6 million passengers at domestic airports.
King Abdul Aziz International Airport in Jeddah recorded the highest footfall with 35.8 million passengers.
King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, placed second with 27.9 million passengers.
The UAE topped the destination list for international passenger traffic.
GACA is developing airport facilities and infrastructure to meet the objectives of the Kingdom鈥檚 Vision 2030 reform plan, and raise its contribution to the Saudi economy and gross domestic product.