King Khalid International Airport

King Khalid International Airport (KKIA), designed by architectural practice Hellmuth, Obata & Kassabaum,{{Cite book |last=Kultermann |first=Udo |title=Contemporary Architecture in the Arab States: Renaissance of a Region |publisher=McGraw-Hill |year=1999 |isbn=9780070368316 |pages=144–145}} was opened by HRH King Fahd on 16 November 1983, and opened for scheduled flights on 5 December of the same year. Until then, what is now Riyadh Air Base served commercial flights to and from Riyadh. Increased international and local air transport requirements for Riyadh made the change necessary. Riyadh Air Base, which is much closer to the city center, is operated by the Royal Saudi Air Force.

This airport was an alternative landing site for NASA's Space Shuttle.{{cite web |first=John |last=Pike |date=20 July 2011 |title=Space Shuttle Emergency Landing Sites |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/facility/sts-els.htm |publisher=Globalsecurity.org}}

On 12 March 2023, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, formally announced the establishment of Riyadh Air. Riyadh Air will use the airport as a hub.{{cite news |date=12 March 2023 |title=Saudi Arabia launches new national airline |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/saudi-arabia-launches-new-national-airline-2023-03-12/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230803031450/https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/saudi-arabia-launches-new-national-airline-2023-03-12/ |archive-date=3 August 2023 |work=Reuters}}

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There are five main passenger terminals at the airport, four of them were built when the airport started operation in 1983, and Terminal 5 was opened in 2016.

• Terminal 1 was used for all international flights (except those operated by Saudia and Middle East Airlines, which are SkyTeam members and Flynas), though it is temporarily closed for renovations and might be used by Riyadh Air.
• Terminal 2 was used for all international flights by SkyTeam members, including Saudia and Flynas, though now it is used for all international flights (except those operated by Saudia and Middle East Airlines, which are SkyTeam members and Flynas).
• Terminal 3 has been reopened following its re-development; it hosted shuttle flight to Doha during the World Cup,{{Cite news |date=9 November 2022 |title=Riyadh airport's Terminal 3 to host Doha Flights |work=Saudia Airlines |url=https://www.saudia.com/Pages/before-flying/travel-information/announcements-and-travel-updates/RUH-New-Terminals-T3-and-T4?sc_lang=en&sc_country=SA |access-date=30 November 2022}} though now it hosts Flynas, Flyadeal, Qatar Airways, Pakistan International Airlines and all SkyTeam members (except Saudia).
• Terminal 4 has been redeveloped and is now operational. It currently hosts Saudia's international flights.
• Terminal 5 is the newest terminal which opened in 2016, which is now used by Saudia and Flynas for domestic flights.

Terminal 1 to 4 were built when the airport was opened in November 1983. They are connected to each other by means of three linking buildings, each {{convert|168|m|ftin}} long. Each terminal is triangular in plan, with a base area of {{convert|47500|m2}}. The complex includes a modern VIPs terminal plus restaurants, cafeterias, airlines offices, government departments, hotels and rent-a-car companies counters, banks, first aid clinics and commercial shops.

Terminal 5 is a {{convert|106500|m2}} rectangular building which can serve 16 narrow-body or 8 wide-body aircraft. Operated by Irish airport operator Dublin Airport Authority, it is Saudi's first privately run airport terminal and can handle 12 million passengers per year.{{Cite news |date=17 May 2016 |title=Riyadh airport's Terminal 5 to be operational partly on Sunday |work=Saudi Gazette |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/saudi-arabia/riyadh-airports-terminal5-operational-partly-sunday/ |access-date=17 December 2016}}

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Heads of state and other high-ranking VIP visitors to the kingdom are greeted in the Royal Pavilion. The Royal Pavilion has open spaces, garden areas, and fountains. A ceremonial hall {{convert|12.5|m|ftin}} wide and {{convert|390|m|ftin}} long connects it to the mosque. The design and geometry of the building are similar to those of the other terminals architecturally and in the aesthetic respect. Arriving guests can use either air bridges or escalators to enter the building from the aircraft parking area. The ceremonial area on the airside has space for special receptions involving honor guards and bands. Like the passenger terminals, the Royal Pavilion has a triangular plan, with a roof composed of 33 arched sections rising to a high point {{convert|30|m|ftin}} above the ground level. Glass walls and windows illuminate the interior of the building.{{Cite web |last=Ledford |first=Karen |date=2018-09-18 |title=King Khalid International Airport – Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |url=https://www.flashtechnology.com/king-khalid-international-airport-riyadh-saudi-arabia/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Flash Technology |language=en-US}}

A general aviation complex has been constructed north of runway number 1 for use by private aircraft and is reached by a special access road which runs north from the airport access highway. The general aviation facility includes a passenger terminal, aircraft parking and maintenance facilities, taxiways and parking for visitors, tenants and staff. In addition to privately owned aircraft, this facility accommodates Saudia's special flight services group. It is also home to Alsalam Aircraft Company, Ltd. Programmed Depot Maintenance (PDM) on Royal Saudi Air Force aircraft is performed at the uniquely designed facility.{{Cite web |title=SAUDIA PRIVATE AVIATION (SPA) {{!}} Riyadh/King Khaled Intl {{!}} AC-U-KWIK |url=https://acukwik.com/FBO-Listing/OERK/SAUDIA-PRIVATE-AVIATION-SPA |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=acukwik.com}}

In July 2014, German construction company Hochtief won the bid for the airport expansion which aims at increasing its capacity from 15 million to 25 million and includes construction of a new fifth terminal.{{cite web |date=23 July 2014 |title=Hochtief wins $2.9bn Riyadh airport expansion |url=http://www.globalconstructionreview.com/news/hochtief-wins-29bn-riyadh-airport-expansion7554433/ |access-date=7 April 2016 |publisher=Global Construction View}} The contract was valued at €1.3 billion and will be carried out by Hochtief with a 55% stake, along with Indian engineering company Shapoorji Pallonji Mideast and Saudi Arabian construction company Nahdat Al Emaar. Construction is expected to be completed by May 2019.{{cite web |last=Webb |first=Alex |date=30 June 2015 |title=Hochtief-Led Group Seals $1.5 Billion Riyadh Airport Contract |url=https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-06-30/hochtief-led-group-seals-1-5-billion-riyadh-airport-contract |access-date=7 April 2016 |publisher=Bloomberg News}} Terminal 4 is expected to be equipped with required facilities. KKIA has not witnessed any development since its establishment in 1983.

King Salman International Airport is a proposed new airport to be built over King Khalid International Airport. The new airport will have no fewer than six parallel runways and capacity for up to 200 million passengers annually.

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The Royal Mosque is set within a plaza in a central position in the airport. KKIA was the first airport in Saudi Arabia to be built to then-contemporary engineering standards and the mosque was at the time of its construction the most modern mosque in the world, notable for its use of advances in construction and engineering to create a modern complex in a vernacular Arabic style, and for its programme of integral art, at that time the largest in the world,{{Cite journal |last=Schmertz |first=Mildred F. |date=March 1984 |title=The King Khaled International Airport Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |journal=Architectural Record |pages=112–125}} marrying traditional Islamic decorative elements{{Cite book |title=Middle East Economic Digest |publisher=Middle East Economic Digest Limited |year=1983 |volume=27 |issue=40–52}} with, and interpreted through, the work of contemporary artists.{{Cite book |last=Sinclair |first=Susan |title=Bibliography of Art and Architecture in the Islamic World: Supplements to the Index Islamicus |publisher=Brill |year=2012 |isbn=9789004170582}}{{Cite book |last=Moor |first=Andrew |title=Le vitrail dans l'architecture contemporaine |publisher=Éditions Herscher |year=1990 |isbn=2-7335-0183-6 |location=Italy |pages=44; 77 |language=fr |trans-title=Contemporary Stained Glass}} Hexagonal in plan, and enclosing an area of over {{Cvt|60000|sqft}}, its scale, location and design make it the most dominant building in the passenger complex.{{Cite book |title=Geodex Structural Information Service |publisher=W. Norup |year=1984}} The mosque can accommodate 5,000 worshippers inside,{{Cite book |last=Obata |first=Gyo |title=HOK作品集 |publisher=A+U Publishing Company |year=1990 |isbn=9784900211322 |editor-last=Nakamura |editor-first=Toshio |page=11}} with capacity for an additional 4,000 in the surrounding plaza. The mosque's dome, {{convert|33|m|ftin}} in diameter and internally clad in polished bronze,{{cite web |title=Royal Mosque, King Khalid International Airport |url=http://www.brianclarke.co.uk/work/works/item/140/5 |access-date=11 June 2020 |website=Brian Clarke Studio}} is internally separated from the lower roof of the building by a seven-foot clerestory ring of stained-glass windows, by artist Brian Clarke, below which runs a calligraphic mosaic band designed by Iranian-Armenian painter Edman Ayvazyan. The hand-cut glass and marble mosaic, measuring {{convert|250|m2}} and fabricated with Clarke's assistance, was the largest in the world at the time.{{Cite book |last=Hutt |first=Anthony |title=Arab Architecture: Past and Present |publisher=Centre for Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies, University of Durham |others=Royal Institute of British Architects, Arab-British Chamber of Commerce |year=1983 |location=University of Durham |page=1983}} The dome's apex, at {{convert|40|m|ftin}} above the arrivals level roadway, is higher than all the other structures in the passenger complex with the exception of the control tower and minaret. At the time of its construction, the programme of decorative and integral art{{Cite journal |last=J. |first=Graham |title=A modern statement in Islamic art |journal=Arts & the Islamic World |volume=2 i |pages=17–20}} for the mosque constituted one of the largest single art projects of the period. In the northeast corner of the mosque plaza, a minaret rises {{convert|39|m|ftin}} above the plaza level. A spiral stairway inside the minaret provides access to loudspeakers that broadcast the prayer calls five times daily. There are {{convert|5030|m2}} of floor space on the main floor of the mosque and another {{convert|765|m2}} on the mezzanine floor. A Koranic library off of the main mosque floor has {{convert|50|m2}} of user space and the same amount for storage space. The library, private offices and lavatories are located along the southeast on the southwest walls.

In 1982, through the Vesti Corporation, the British architectural artist Brian Clarke was commissioned to conceive of a scheme of stained glass artworks for the interior of the Royal Mosque. Clarke made a study of Islamic ornament at the Quran schools in Fez and Tangiers for six weeks, and produced a series of abstract designs that engaged with historical pan-Islamic decorative tradition. Completed in 1982 and containing {{convert|2000|m2}} of stained glass, the Royal Mosque was considered to be the largest and technically most advanced stained glass project of the modern period, requiring the full staff of 4 stained glass factories and 150 craftsmen, taking a year to fabricate.{{Cite book |last1=Clarke |first1=Brian |title=Brian Clarke: Projects |last2=Foster |first2=Norman |last3=Frantz |first3=Susanne K. |publisher=Art Data/Tony Shafrazi Gallery |year=1998 |isbn=1891475134 |location=New York |chapter=Personal Story of a Gothic Modernist}} The technical demands of the designs required the revival of certain traditional manufacturing techniques, the development of new ones to accommodate the programme of ornate geometric leading, and the deployment of modern technologies and materials, including screenprinting{{Cite book |last=Moor |first=Andrew |title=Contemporary Stained Glass: A Guide to the Potential of Modern Stained Glass in Architecture |publisher=Mitchell Beazley |year=1994 |isbn=9781857324372 |edition=3 |location=United Kingdom}} and the acid-etching of float glass.

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Centrally located in the passenger terminal complex, between the Royal Pavilion and the mosque is the air traffic control tower standing at {{convert|81|m|ftin}} high. Twr Freq. 118.6E & 118.8W. GND 121.6. CD 121.8. Riyadh Dept. 120.0 Riyadh Approach 126.0

There are 19 separate floor levels in the tower, including the operations area at the base of the tower and a total of {{convert|1230|m2}} of floor space. Six of the 19 floors are considered main floors. These include the operational level at the base of the tower, two equipment floors, an observation floor, a service floor and the cab floor at the top of the tower from which the air traffic controllers overlook the entire airport. The operations floor houses the radar control center for the airport as well as conference rooms, offices and a training area. The two equipment level contain mechanical and electrical equipment and cables, and the service floor contains a kitchen, lounge and lavatories for personnel on duty in the cab. The cab itself contains controller operating positions and electronic and communications equipment. The tower is supplied with two sources of standby power should the regular source of power be interrupted. One source is the standby power supply at the central power plant – three diesel engine generators. In addition, a 300-kilowatt diesel engine located in the tower itself can provide a secondary source of emergency power. The tower is outfitted with the most advanced electronic radar systems and data processing equipment available.{{Cite web |date=2022-07-05 |title=New control centre opens at Saudi Arabia's King Khalid Airport |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/news/new-control-centre-opens-king-khalid-airport/ |access-date=2024-05-18 |website=Airport Technology |language=en-US}}

{{Airport destination list

| Aegean Airlines | Athens

| Air Arabia | Alexandria, Assiut, Cairo, Sharjah

| Airblue | Islamabad, Lahore

| Air Cairo | Assiut, Cairo, Giza,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221129-smdec22spx|title=AIR CAIRO BEGINS GIZA SPHINX INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IN DEC 2022|website=aeroroutes.com|date=29 November 2022}} Sohag{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240827-smnw24hmb | title=Air Cairo NW24 Sohag Network Expansion }}
Seasonal: Sharm El Sheikh{{cite web|title=AIR CAIRO NS23 EMBRAER E190 NETWORK – 12MAR23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230313-sme90|website=aeroroutes.com|date=13 March 2023}}

| Air China | Beijing–Capital{{cite web |title=Chinese Carriers Continue Saudi Arabia Network Add with Air China Riyadh From May 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240329-cans24ruh

|website=Aeroroutes |access-date=29 March 2024}}

| Air France | Paris–Charles de Gaulle{{cite web |title=Air France Resumes Riyadh Service in NS25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250313-afns25ruh|website=aeroroutes.com|date=13 March 2025}}

| Air India | Delhi, Mumbai

| Air India Express | Hyderabad, Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode,{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/ArenaJet/status/1745713687271440453|title=Air India Express to launch flights from Hyderabad to Riyadh from February 2|work=JetArena|accessdate=12 January 2024}} Thiruvananthapuram{{cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/travel/travel-news/2024/08/05/air-india-express-flight-thiruvananthapuram-riyadh-saudi-arabia.html|title=Air India Express resumes direct flights from Thiruvananthapuram to Riyadh|work=onmanorama|accessdate=5 August 2024}}

| AirSial | Islamabad,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240906-pfnw24ruh|title=AirSial Adds Islamabad – Riyadh From late-Oct 2024|publisher=Aeroroutes|access-date=6 September 2024}} Lahore{{cite web |title=AirSial Adds Lahore – Riyadh From April 2025 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250416-pfns25ruh |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=16 April 2025}}

| AJet | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen{{cite web |last=Liu |first=Jim |title=Turkish Airlines confirms AnadoluJet network transition from late-March 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/288734/turkish-airlines-confirms-anadolujet-network-transition-from-late-march-2020/ |access-date=14 January 2020 |website=Routesonline}}

| Akasa Air | Mumbai{{cite web|title=Akasa Air Schedules Riyadh Launch|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240531-qpjun24ruh|access-date=31 May 2024|website=Aeroroutes}}

| Ariana Afghan Airlines | Kabul

| Azerbaijan Airlines | Baku{{cite news |title=Azerbaijan Airlines Expands Saudi Arabia Network in Sep 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230727-j2sep23sa |access-date=30 July 2023 |work=AeroRoutes |date=27 July 2023 |language=en-CA}}

| Badr Airlines | Port Sudan

| BeOnd | Malé{{cite web|url=https://onemileatatime.com/news/beond-airlines/|title=Beond, New All-Business Class Maldivian carrier to start operations from November 2023 and releases first routes|website = One Mile at a Time|date=11 October 2023 |access-date=12 October 2023}}

| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Dhaka

| British Airways | London–Heathrow

| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong{{cite web |title=Cathay Pacific Resumes Riyadh Service From Oct 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240604-cxnw24ruh |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=4 June 2024}}

| China Eastern Airlines | Shanghai–Pudong{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240405-muapr24ruh|title=China Eastern moves Riyadh Launch to Late-April 2024|website=Aeroroutes|date=5 April 2024|access-date=5 April 2024}}

| China Southern Airlines | Beijing–Daxing,{{cite web |title=China Southern Adds Beijing – Riyadh From April 2024 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240207-czns24ruh |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=7 February 2024}} Shenzhen{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240325-czjun24ruh|title=China Southern Continues Saudi Arabia Expansion in June 2024|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=25 March 2024|accessdate=25 March 2024}}

| Egyptair | Alexandria, Cairo

| Emirates | Dubai–International

| Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa

| Etihad Airways | Abu Dhabi

| FitsAir | Colombo–Bandaranaike{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=FitsAir April 2025 Network Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250310-8dns25 |website=aeroroutes.com |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=11 March 2025 |date=11 March 2025}}

| Flyadeal | Abha, Amman–Queen Alia, Arar,{{cite web |title=flyadeal April 2025 Domestic Network Additions |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250416-f3apr25ruh |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=16 April 2025}} Bahrain, Baku, Batumi, Cairo,{{Cite web|url=https://www.zawya.com/en/business/flyadeal-launches-its-third-international-destination-from-riyadh-to-cairo-eu05b799|title=flyadeal launches its third international destination from Riyadh to Cairo|website=www.zawya.com}} Dammam, Dubai–Al Maktoum,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240618-f3jun24dwc |title=FLYADEAL ADDS RIYADH – DUBAI AL MAKTOUM FROM LATE-JUNE 2024 |website=AeroRoutes|access-date=19 June 2024}} Dubai–International, Gurayat, Ha'il, Istanbul, Jeddah, Jizan, Karachi,{{cite web|title=Flyadeal Plans Karachi mid-1Q25 Launch|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241230-f31q25khi|website=Aeroroutes|access-date=30 December 2024}} Kuwait City,{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/276411/flyadeal-launches-gizan-service-from-late-dec-2017/|title=flyadeal launches Gizan service from late-Dec 2017|website=Routes}} Medina,{{cite web |date=6 June 2018 |title=Flyadeal receives 8th leased A320 |url=http://www.arabnews.com/node/1316526/corporate-news |access-date=23 October 2018 |website=arabnews.com}} Muscat, Najran, Sharm El Sheikh, Tabuk,{{Cite news |date=2018-04-17 |title=flyadeal flying daily to Tabuk from May 3 |language=en-GB |work=Saudigazette |url=http://saudigazette.com.sa/article/532918/BUSINESS/flyadeal-flying-daily-to-Tabuk-from-May-3 |access-date=2018-04-20}} Ta'if, Tbilisi
Seasonal: Antalya, Bodrum, Larnaca,{{cite web | url=https://www.timesaerospace.aero/news/air-transport/saudia-and-flyadeal-launch-25-new-destinations-in-2023 | title=Saudia and flyadeal launch 25 new destinations in 2023 | Times Aerospace }} Sarajevo,{{cite web|title=FLYADEAL NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 15MAY23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230516-f3ns23|date=16 May 2023|website=aeroroutes.com}} Trabzon

| Flydubai | Dubai–International

|Fly Jinnah | Islamabad,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250210-9pns25intl |title=FLYJINNAH NS25 MIDDLE EAST NETWORK ADDITIONS |publisher=Aeroroutes|date=10 February 2025}} Lahore

| Flynas | Abha, Addis Ababa,{{Cite web|url=https://aviationweek.com/air-transport/airports-networks/flynas-fly-addis-ababa-two-saudi-points|title=Flynas To Fly To Addis Ababa From Two Saudi Points | Aviation Week Network|website=aviationweek.com|accessdate=10 December 2023}} Al Baha, Alexandria, Al Jawf, Al Ula, Amman–Queen Alia, Arar,{{cite web |last=Liu |first=Jim |title=flynas Domestic network additions from late-August 2020 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/293328/flynas-domestic-network-additions-from-late-august-2020/ |access-date=25 August 2020 |website=Routesonline}} Assiut, Baghdad, Bahrain, Baku, Beirut,{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/273889/flynas-plans-beirut-service-from-nov-2017/|title=flynas plans Beirut service from Nov 2017|website=Routes}} Bisha, Bodrum,{{cite web |url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220622-xyjul22bjv | title=FLYNAS ADDS RIYADH – BODRUM SERVICE FROM LATE-JULY 2022|publisher=AeroRoutes | access-date=22 June 2022}} Cairo, Damascus (resumes 5 June 2025),{{cite web | title=Saudi Arabia’s flynas announces first direct flight to Syria | url=https://english.alarabiya.net/amp/business/aviation-and-transport/2025/05/29/saudi-arabia-s-flynas-announces-first-direct-flight-to-syria-}} Dammam, Delhi,{{Cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/284330/flynas-schedules-delhi-launch-in-july-2019/|title=flynas schedules Delhi launch in July 2019|website=Routes}} Doha,{{Cite web|url=https://arab.news/526f9|title=flynas: 6 daily flights to Doha from Riyadh, Jeddah from Nov. 20|date=27 October 2022|website=Arab News}} Dubai–Al Maktoum,{{cite web|url= https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240522-xysep23ae|title=Flynas resumes 5 UAE routes in 2024}} Dubai–International, Entebbe,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241104-xy1q25ebb|title=Flynas Adds Riyadh – Entebbe Service In 1Q25|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=4 November 2024|accessdate=4 November 2024}} Gassim, Giza,{{cite press release|url=https://www.zawya.com/en/press-release/companies-news/flynas-operates-weekly-direct-flights-to-sphinx-international-airport-in-egypt-from-riyadh-and-jeddah-d9kt35yq?amp=1|title=Flynas operates weekly direct flights to Sphinx International Airport in Egypt from Riyadh and Jeddah|work=Zawya|date=26 May 2023|access-date=26 May 2023|language=en}} Gurayat, Ha'il, Hatay{{cn|date=February 2024}}, Hyderabad,{{cite web |title=flynas files additional new service from June 2018 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/278767/flynas-files-additional-new-service-from-june-2018/?highlight=hyderabad |access-date=2018-06-16 |publisher=Routesonline}} Islamabad, Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen, Jeddah, Jizan, Karachi, Kozhikode,{{cite web |title=Flynas Flight Schedule |url=https://www.flynas.com/en/booking-flynas/flight-schedule |access-date=2019-09-09 |publisher=flynas.com}} Kuwait City, Lahore, Lucknow,{{cite web |last=Liu |first=Jim |title=flynas W19 network expansion |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286340/flynas-w19-network-expansion/ |access-date=13 September 2019 |website=Routesonline}} Medina, Moscow–Vnukovo, Mumbai, Muscat, Najran, Sharm El Sheikh, Sohag,{{Cite web|url=https://www.linkedin.com/posts/dr-anurag-jain-anuragkjain-yahoo-com-b85a_and-we-have-another-new-destination-sohag-activity-6978229285673152512-3cKT|title=Dr. Anurag Jain on LinkedIn: And, we have another new destination - Sohag! We will connect it thrice…|website=www.linkedin.com}} Tabuk, Ta'if, Tashkent,{{Cite web|url=https://www.flynas.com/en|title=Low fare flights across the MENA, Europe and Asia | flynas|website=flynas.com}} Tbilisi, Tirana, Trabzon
Seasonal: Abu Dhabi,{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=flynas Resumes Riyadh – Abu Dhabi in 2Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250306-xy2q25ruhauh |website=aeroroutes.com |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=6 March 2025 |date=6 March 2025}} Antalya,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/221226-xyns23intl|title=Flynas NS23 International Network Additions – 25DEC22|website=AeroRoutes|accessdate=10 December 2023}} El Alamein,{{cite web | title=Saudi's Flynas Launches Flight from Riyadh to Egypt's El-Alamein | url=https://scenetraveller.com/News/Saudi-s-Flynas-Launches-Flight-from-Riyadh-to-Egypt-s-El-Alamein | website=Scene Traveller | date=10 July 2024}} Geneva (begins 24 June 2025),{{cite web |title=flynas Expands Seasonal European Service in 3Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250414-xy3q25eu |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=14 April 2025}} Hurghada,{{cite web |last=Liu |first=Jim |date=26 February 2020 |title=flynas S20 Network Expansion |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/289864/flynas-s20-network-expansion/ |publisher=Routesonline}} Istanbul,{{cite web|url= https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230711-xyaug23ruhist|title= FLYNAS RESUMES RIYADH – ISTANBUL SERVICE IN 3Q23|publisher=Aeroroutes}} Kraków (begins 27 June 2025), Milan–Malpensa (begins 26 June 2025),{{cite web |url=https://italiavola.com/2025/04/14/flynas-atterra-a-milano-malpensa/ |title=flynas atterra a Milano Malpensa |date=14 April 2025 |website=italiavola.com |language=Italian |trans-title=flynas lands in Malpensa}} Mykonos,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Prague,{{cite web |date=February 2022 |title=Aerolinka Flynas nahrála linku Praha – Rijád do systému |url=https://flyondrej.eu/zpravy/flynas-nova-linka-praha-rijad-2/ |access-date=1 February 2022 |publisher=flyondrej.eu}} Rize–Artvin (begins 23 June 2025), Salalah, Salzburg,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Santorini,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Sarajevo,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Tivat,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Vienna,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Yerevan{{cn|date=April 2025}}

| Gulf Air | Bahrain

| Himalaya Airlines | Kathmandu

| IndiGo | Delhi, Hyderabad,{{cite web|title=Schedule–Riyadh to Hyderabad|url=https://www.goindigo.in/bookings/flight-select.html|website=IndiGo|access-date=10 August 2023}} Kochi, Mumbai{{cite web |last=Liu |first=Jim |title=IndiGo adds Mumbai – Riyadh from Oct 2019 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286323/indigo-adds-mumbai-riyadh-from-oct-2019/ |access-date=12 September 2019 |website=Routesonline}}{{cite web |title=IndiGo Middle East Network expansion in Oct 2019 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/286107/indigo-middle-east-network-expansion-in-oct-2019/ |access-date=30 August 2019 |website=Airlineroute}}

| Iraqi Airways | Seasonal: Baghdad{{cn|date=April 2025}}

| ITA Airways | Rome–Fiumicino{{cite web |last=Machado |first=João |date=11 October 2023 |title=ITA Airways announces seven new destinations for Summer 2024 |website=Aviaci Online - Últimas noticias de aviación de Argentina, Latinoamérica y el mundo |language=English |url=https://www.aviacionline.com/2023/10/ita-airways-announces-seven-new-destinations-for-summer-2024/ |access-date=11 October 2023 }}

| Jazeera Airways | Kuwait City

| Kam Air | Kabul{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230502-rqapr23intl|title=KAM AIR LATE-APRIL 2023 INTERNATIONAL NETWORK EXPANSION|publisher=Aeroroutes}}

| KLM | Amsterdam{{cite web |date=21 July 2020 |title=KLM adjusts flight schedule to Gulf States and adds Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) as new destination |url=https://news.klm.com/klm-adjusts-flight-schedule-to-gulf-states-and-adds-riyadh-saudi-arabia-as-new-destination/ |website=KLM Press Release |quote=Adding Riyadh as a new destination will strengthen KLM's network in the Middle East and help keep it robust.}}{{cite web |last=Liu |first=Jim |title=KLM NW20 Intercontinental network as of 15OCT20 |url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/294410/klm-nw20-intercontinental-network-as-of-15oct20/ |access-date=16 October 2020 |website=Routesonline}}

| Kuwait Airways | Kuwait City

| LOT Polish Airlines | Warsaw–Chopin{{cite web|url=https://newsroom.aviator.aero/lot-polish-airlines-launching-flights-to-saudi-arabia|title=LOT Polish Airlines Launching Flights To Saudi Arabia|date=6 December 2023 }}

| Lufthansa | Frankfurt{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240827-lhsep24sa | title=Lufthansa Modifies Saudi Arabia Service from mid-Sep 2024 }}

| Middle East Airlines | Beirut

| Nepal Airlines | Kathmandu

| Nesma Airlines | Cairo
Seasonal: Sohag{{cite web|title=NESMA AIRLINES ADDS SOHAG – RIYADH SERVICE FROM MAY 2023|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230517-nemay23ruh|website=Aeroroutes|date=17 May 2023}}

| Nile Air | Cairo

| Oman Air | Muscat

| {{nowrap|Pakistan International Airlines}} | Islamabad, Lahore, Multan, Peshawar, Sialkot{{cite web |date=4 May 2016 |title=Pakistan International Increases Saudi Arabia Flights from late-April 2016 |url=http://airlineroute.net/2016/05/04/pk-jedruh-apr16/ |website=Routesonline}}

| Pegasus Airlines | Istanbul–Sabiha Gökçen
Seasonal: Trabzon{{cite web|title=PEGASUS NS23 NETWORK ADDITIONS – 16APR23|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230418-pcns23|website=aeroroutes.com|date=18 April 2023}}

| Philippine Airlines | Manila

| Qatar Airways | Doha{{cite web |date=9 January 2021 |title=Qatar and Saudi Arabia to resume direct flights |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/gulf-qatar-saudi-airways/qatar-airways-to-resume-flights-to-saudi-arabia-from-monday-idUSL8N2JK0GM |work=Reuters}}

| Royal Air Maroc | Casablanca

| Royal Jordanian | Amman–Queen Alia{{cite web | url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/231227-rjfy24e2 | title=Royal Jordanian 2024 Embraer E190/195-E2 Network Overview – 24DEC23 }}

| SalamAir | Muscat{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/283696/salam-air-outlines-further-network-expansion-in-s19/ |title=Salam Air outlines further network expansion in S19 | Routes |publisher=Routesonline.com |accessdate=2022-05-07}}

| Saudia | Abha, Abu Dhabi, Addis Ababa, Al Baha, Alexandria, Al Jawf, Al Ula, Al Wajh, Amman–Queen Alia, Arar, Bahrain, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi,{{cite web |date=28 February 2022 |title=Saudia marks launch of direct flights to Thailand |url=https://www.arabnews.com/node/2033271/business-economy |publisher=Arab News}} Barcelona,{{cite web|url=https://airlinegeeks.com/2022/08/07/saudia-set-to-operate-year-round-barcelona-flights/ |title=Saudia set to launch year-round Barcelona flights |publisher=Airline Geeks |date=2022-08-07 |accessdate=2022-08-11}} Beijing–Daxing,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230515-svaug23pkx|title=Saudia Schedules August Beijing Launch|website=Aeroroutes|date=15 May 2023}} Beirut, Bisha, Cairo, Casablanca, Dammam, Dawadmi, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha,{{Cite tweet |number=1347924839705812992 |user=Saudi_Airlines |title=سافر مع #الخطوط_السعودية من #جدة و... |date=9 January 2021}} Dubai–International, Frankfurt, Gassim, Geneva, Guangzhou, Gurayat, Ha'il, Islamabad, Istanbul, Jeddah, Jizan, Karachi, Kochi, Kozhikode,{{cite web |title=Saudia Intends to Resumes Riyadh – Kozhikode Service in NW24 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/241022-svnw24ccj |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=22 October 2024}} Kuwait City, Lahore, London–Heathrow, Lucknow, Madrid, Male, Manila, Mauritius, Medina, Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, Najran, Neom Bay,{{cite web |date=2 July 2019 |title=Neom Bay, Saudi Arabia opens to commercial traffic |url=https://www.ch-aviation.com/portal/news/79392-neom-bay-saudi-arabia-opens-to-commercial-traffic |website=ch-aviation.com}} New York–JFK, Paris–Charles de Gaulle, Peshawar, Phuket,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240826-svnw24hkt|title=Saudia Schedules Phuket Dec 2024 Debut|website=AeroRoutes|date=26 August 2024}} Qaisumah, Rafha, Red Sea,{{cite web |title=Saudia Inaugurates Red Sea International Airport Service in late-Sep 2023 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230927-svsep23rsi |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=27 September 2023}} Rome–Fiumicino, Sharm El Sheikh, Sharurah, Tabuk, Ta'if, Turaif, Wadi al-Dawasir, Washington–Dulles, Yanbu, Zürich{{Cite news|url=https://aviation.direct/saudia-nimmt-riad-zuerich-auf|title=Saudia nimmt Riad-Zürich auf|trans-title=Saudia accepts Riyadh-Zürich|publisher=Aviation Direct|language=German|date=11 June 2022}}
Seasonal: Amsterdam,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Antalya (begins 16 June 2025),{{cite web |title=Saudia NS25 Preliminary Network Expansion |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250203-svns25int |website=Aeroroutes |access-date=3 February 2025}} Athens,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Barcelona,{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/240130-svns24eu|title=Saudia NS24 Europe Service Changes - 29JAN24|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=29 January 2024|accessdate=31 January 2024}} Batumi,{{cn|date=April 2025}} El Alamein (begins 19 June 2025), Izmir, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta (resumes 15 July 2025), Larnaca (resumes 17 June 2025), Makassar,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Málaga,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Milan–Malpensa,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Mykonos,{{cite web |title=SAUDIA launches new direct service to Greek Mykonos in July |url=https://www.aviationbusinessme.com/airlines/saudia-new-route-mykonos-greece |website=Aviation Business |access-date=10 December 2023 |date=18 April 2022}} Nice,{{Cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/220515-sv3q22nce?rq=Saudia%20|title=Saudia Relaunches Nice|website=Aeroroutes}} Salalah,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Surabaya,{{cn|date=April 2025}} Venice (begins 15 June 2025), Vienna{{cite web|url=https://www.routesonline.com/news/38/airlineroute/288652/saudia-resumes-riyadh-vienna-seasonal-service-in-s20/ |title=Saudia resumes Riyadh – Vienna seasonal service in S20 | Routes |publisher=Routesonline.com |date= |accessdate=2022-05-07}}

| Serene Air | Peshawar{{cite web|url=https://aeroroutes.com/eng/220713-erjul22ruh|title=SERENE AIR PLANS PESHAWAR – RIYADH LATE-JULY 2022 LAUNCH|publisher=Aeroroutes|access-date=13 July 2022}}

| SriLankan Airlines | Colombo–Bandaranaike

| Syrian Air | Damascus

| Tarco Aviation | Port Sudan

| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul

|US-Bangla Airlines | Dhaka{{cite web |last1=Liu |first1=Jim |title=US-Bangla Airlines Adds Dhaka – Riyadh in 2Q25 |url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/250307-bsns25ruh |website=aeroroutes.com |publisher=Aeroroutes |access-date=7 March 2025 |date=7 March 2025}}

|Virgin Atlantic | London–Heathrow{{cite web|url=https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2024/09/02/virgin-atlantic-to-launch-flights-to-riyadh/|title=Virgin Atlantic to launch flights to Riyadh|publisher=businesstraveller|access-date=2 September 2024}}

| Yemenia | Aden

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| Aerotranscargo{{cite web|title=Flight History of ER-BAM (Aerotranscargo–F5/ATG)-20 September 2023|url=https://flightaware.com/live/flight/ERBAM/history|website=FlightAware}}{{cite web|title=Flight History of ER-BBC (Aerotranscargo–F5/ATG)-20 September 2023|url=https://www.flightaware.com/live/flight/ERBBC/history|website=FlightAware}} | Dubai–Al Maktoum, Fujairah, Hahn, Hong Kong, Sharjah

| Atlas Air{{cite web|title=Atlas Air Schedule|url=http://jumpseat.atlasair.com/travel/schedule.asp|website=Atlas Air|access-date=22 December 2023}} | Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Delhi, Hahn, Hong Kong, Zaragoza

| Cargolux{{cn|date=April 2024}} | Hanoi, Luxembourg

| Cathay Cargo{{cite web |title=Cathay Pacific Launches Freighter Service to Riyadh |url=https://news.cathaypacific.com/cathay-pacific-launches-freighter-service-to-riyadh |access-date=2021-01-04 |website=news.cathaypacific.com |language=en-HK}} | Dubai–Al Maktoum, Hong Kong

| Central Airlines{{cite news|title=UAS Supports Central Airlines Inaugural Flight to Riyadh|url=https://www.uas.aero/uas-supports-central-airlines-inaugural-flight-to-riyadh/|work=UAS–International Trip Support|date=10 May 2022|access-date=21 August 2023|language=en}} | Shenzhen

| {{nowrap|China Southern Airlines{{cn|date=April 2024}}}} | Guangzhou

| {{nowrap|DHL International Aviation ME{{cn|date=April 2024}}}} | Bahrain

| Ethiopian Cargo{{cn|date=April 2024}} | Addis Ababa, Kuwait City, Zaragoza

| Lufthansa Cargo{{cite web|url=https://www.aeroroutes.com/eng/230815-lhcnw23tpe|title=Lufthansa Cargo Adds Taipei Service From Nov 2023|publisher=AeroRoutes|date=15 August 2023}} | Frankfurt, Sharjah, Taipei–Taoyuan

| My Freighter | Tashkent

| Qatar Airways Cargo{{cite web|url=https://www.stattimes.com/air-cargo/qatar-airways-cargo-launches-freighters-to-riyadh-1346916|title=Qatar Airways Cargo launches freighters to Riyadh|work=The Stat Trade Times|date=2 November 2022|accessdate=2 November 2022}} | Doha

|{{nowrap|Saudia Cargo{{cite web |title=Sauda Cargo network |url=https://www.saudiacargo.com/NETWORK-FLEET/NETWORK.aspx |access-date=1 February 2022 |archive-date=1 February 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220201070905/https://www.saudiacargo.com/NETWORK-FLEET/NETWORK.aspx |url-status=dead }}}} | Addis Ababa, Amsterdam, Bangalore, Brussels, Dammam, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hong Kong, Houston–Intercontinental, Hyderabad, Jeddah, Lagos, Milan–Malpensa, Mumbai, Nairobi, New York–JFK, Shanghai–Pudong, Sharjah

| Turkish Cargo{{Cite web|url=http://wwwdownload.thy.com/kargo/pdf/winter2012_2013.pdf|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20130604104217/http://wwwdownload.thy.com/kargo/pdf/winter2012_2013.pdf|url-status=dead|title=Turkish Airlines Cargo Winter Schedule|archivedate=4 June 2013}} |Istanbul, Mumbai

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The airport is served by Line 4 of the Riyadh Metro, with the line opening on 1 December 2024.{{cite web |title=Riyadh Metro welcomes passengers as first phase launches |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2024/12/01/riyadh-metro-welcomes-passengers-as-first-launching-phase-goes-into-effect-riyadh-metro-we |website=Alarabiya News |publisher=Alarabiya News |access-date=8 December 2024}} The metro system helps passengers reach the city center quickly and comfortably, and the stations serving the airport include Airport T1–2, Airport T3–4 and Airport T5.

{{Main|King Salman International Airport}}

The airport will undergo a mass expansion by 2030, by increasing its area to 57 km². (22 sq.mi.), consisting of three to four large passenger terminals, from two runways to six runways among other facilities and amenities. It will be able to handle 120 million passengers per year after 2030, and 185 million passengers per year by 2050. This expansion will include the airport among the world's largest airports.{{cite web |title=Saudi Arabia plans one of the world's biggest airports |url=https://edition.cnn.com/travel/article/saudi-arabia-airport-riyadh/index.html |publisher=CNN |date=2 December 2022 |access-date=10 January 2023}}{{cite web |title=Crown Prince launches master plan for Riyadh's King Salman International Airport |url=https://english.alarabiya.net/News/saudi-arabia/2022/11/28/-Crown-Prince-launches-masterplan-for-the-King-Salman-International-Airport- |website=Al Arabiya |date=28 November 2022 |access-date=10 January 2023}}

• On 27 July 2010 at 11:38 local time, Lufthansa Cargo Flight 8460, an MD-11 registered D-ALCQ, crashed upon landing at the airport and was damaged beyond repair in the ensuing fire. The pilot in command and the first officer – the only two persons on board – were injured.{{Cite news |date=27 July 2010 |title=UPDATE 2-Lufthansa cargo plane crashes at Saudi airport |work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE66Q10Z20100727 |access-date=27 July 2010}}{{Cite news |date=27 March 2010 |title= Lufthansa cargo plane crashes at Riyadh airport |publisher=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-10772817 |access-date=27 July 2010}}{{cite web |date=27 July 2010 |title=Flight 8460 at the Aviation Safety Network |url=http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20100727-0 |publisher=Aviation-safety.net}}

• List of airports in Saudi Arabia
• List of things named after Saudi kings
• Saudia
• King Abdulaziz International Airport
• List of the busiest airports in the Middle East

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