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Saudi\u2019s aviation sector saw a 26% y-o-y jump in passenger numbers to a record 112 mn <\/strong>in 2023<\/strong>, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation\u2019s (GACA) annual report (pdf)<\/a>. The total number of flights grew 16% y-o-y to 815k, the report showed. <\/p>\n

On the human side:<\/strong> Some 421k domestic flights \u2014 both scheduled and non-scheduled \u2014 transported 51mn travelers domestically, while international flights hit 394k with 61 mn passengers, according to the report.<\/p>\n

On the c<\/strong>argo side: <\/strong>Saudi\u2019s airports handled 10k air cargo flights carrying 918k tons of cargo load. KSA\u2019s three largest airports handled 910k of the total load with King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) handling 444k, King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED) handling 360k, and King Fahd International Airport (KFIA) handling 106k.<\/p>\n

That beats pre-pandemic levels: <\/strong>GACA said Saudi\u2019s airports operated 9% more flights last year than they did in 2019, when covid-19 set in. <\/p>\n

Jeddah leads the pack: <\/strong>Jeddah\u2019s King Abdulaziz International Airport topped Saudi airports in the number of flights and passengers volumes in 2023, beating Riyadh\u2019s King Khalid International Airport\u2019s lead in 2022. Jeddah saw 262 flights carrying 43 mn passengers last year, while Riyadh served 239k flights with 31.9 mn passengers on board.<\/p>\n

ICYMI- <\/strong>Jeddah\u2019s airport outperformed peers among all airports serving 15 mn or more passengers per year, data by GACA<\/a> in January showed.<\/p>\n

Three busiest months:<\/strong> GACA said that March, July and December were the busiest at airports last year. Peaks in the summer were driven by tourists and pilgrims for Hajj, accounting for 53% of total international arrivals.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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