GACA issues March report on performance of local, international airports

16/04/2022 Argaam


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The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) issued its report about the performance of local and international airports in Saudi Arabia for March 2022.

 

As for the first category of international airports, in which the number of passengers exceeds six million passengers annually, King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh came in first with a commitment rate of 82%, followed by Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport (82%), then King Fahd International Airport in Dammam (64%) and King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah (55%).

 

In the second category of international airports with less than six million passengers annually, Prince Sultan Bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk ranked first with a commitment rate of 100%.

 

As for the third category for domestic airports, Turaif Airport came in first, achieving a score of 100%, outperforming all competing airports in the total average waiting times for the departing and arriving flights.

 

In evaluating the performance of airports, GACA relies on 14 operational criteria, including the waiting times for passengers and the time spent by passengers in baggage handling, in accordance with international best practices.

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