The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said that passenger traffic at the Kingdom's airports rose 7% year-on-year (YoY) to 66 million passengers in the first half of 2025.
Meanwhile, the number of flights reached about 464,000, up 4% YoY. Air cargo volume declined by 5% to 575,000 tons through the Kingdom's airports during the first half of the current year, as shown in the following table:
Air Traffic Passengers in H1 2025 | |||
Indicator | H1 2024 | H1 2025 | Change |
No. of Passengers (mln) | 62 | 66 | +7% |
No. of Flights (‘000) | 445.8 | 463.8 | +4% |
Air Cargo (‘000 tons) | 606 | 575 | (5%) |
No. of Destinations | 130 | 140 | +8% |
The following table shows the number of passengers and flights since 2019:
Number of passengers and flights since 2019 | ||
Year | Flights (‘000) | Passengers (mln) |
2019 | 750 | 103 |
2020 | 347 | 37 |
2021 | 497 | 49 |
2022 | 701 | 88 |
2023 | 815 | 112 |
2024 | 905 | 128 |