King Fahd International Airport DMM / OEDF
Dammam, Eastern Province · Saudi Arabia · Dammam Airports Company (DACO) — subsidiary of Matarat Holding Company (the GACA-established holding company that split Saudi Arabia's civil airports into four regional operating subsidiaries); DACO was created in July 2017 to operate King Fahd International, Al-Ahsa International and Al-Qaisumah/Hafr Al-Batin airports
12.0Mpax · 2024
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAOEDF / DMM
OperatorDammam Airports Company (DACO) — subsidiary of Matarat Holding Company (the GACA-established holding company that split Saudi Arabia's civil airports into four regional operating subsidiaries); DACO was created in July 2017 to operate King Fahd International, Al-Ahsa International and Al-Qaisumah/Hafr Al-Batin airports
Coordinates26.4711°N, 49.7978°E
Elevation72 ft · 22 m
Time zoneAST (UTC+3, no DST)
Passengers / yr12,000,000 (2024)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceOEDF — AIP Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GACA), AD 2.OEDF Dammam / King Fahd International
Operating hoursH24 — no curfew; administration, customs/immigration, health/sanitation, AIS briefing, ATS, fuelling, ground handling and security all operate round the clock per AIP AD 2.3
TerminalsMain Passenger Terminal (327,000 m² across six levels; handles all scheduled domestic/international traffic for Saudia, flynas, flyadeal and foreign carriers), plus two restricted-access facilities not open to the public: the Aramco Terminal (Saudi Aramco Aviation, company-sponsored travel only) and the Royal Terminal (~25,000 m², 4 boarding bridges, reserved for the royal family and state guests)
Runways (2)
- 16L/34R · 4,000 m / 13,123 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT I
- 16R/34L · 4,000 m / 13,123 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT I
Airport contact
Third-busiest airport in Saudi Arabia behind Jeddah and Riyadh, and the principal air gateway for the oil-industry-heavy Eastern Province; base for low-cost carriers flynas and flyadeal alongside Saudia. Passenger traffic reached ~12 million in 2024 (+15% y/y). Frequently cited (Guinness World Records) as the largest airport in the world by land area, ~780 km², though only the Passenger Terminal is open to the public — the Aramco and Royal terminals are restricted-access.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 3 providers
Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS)
Dammam is one of SGS's four main stations (with Riyadh, Jeddah and Medina) in its 28-airport Saudi network, confirmed on saudiags.com's own About Us page; full passenger check-in/boarding, ramp, load-control and traffic-control services for Saudia and 100+ partner airlines/carriers at DMM.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Swissport Saudi Arabia
Swissport has provided airport ground services at King Fahd International Airport (DMM) since 2016 -- one of its first three Saudi stations alongside Riyadh and Jeddah -- confirmed on swissport.com's own Dammam network page and multiple Swissport press releases (e.g. Royal Jordanian 2023, KLM 2018 contract announcements naming DMM).
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Universal Aviation Saudi Arabia
Sole general-aviation ground handling provider at the DMM private terminal per universalaviation.aero -- ramp access, GSE, baggage/belt-loader, lavatory and potable-water servicing, plus a 2,600 sqm GA hangar with dedicated aircraft storage.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Saudia Private Aviation (SPA)
SPA is named alongside Arabasco and Jet Aviation as one of the into-plane jet-fuel suppliers operating at Saudi airports (BlueSky Business Aviation News); AC-U-KWIK and SPA's own FBO listing carry it as the Dammam fuel contact.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Arabian Petroleum Supply Company (APSCO)
APSCO's own Aviation Projects page states verbatim: "King Fahd International Airport (Dammam): Apsco undertaken the modification of hydrant pit valves in compliance with the latest industry standards (EI-1584)" -- confirming both the depot/hydrant operation and the standards work cited in the draft; APSCO is the largest private aviation-fuel supplier in Saudi Arabia, operating 22-32 depots nationwide including Dammam.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Available · 2 providers
Aloula Aviation (formerly Mukamalah Aviation Company)
Line maintenance including scheduled inspections and component replacements from its Dammam/KFIA base, per Aloula Aviation's own service description (mukamalah.com).
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
EgyptAir Maintenance & Engineering
Listed as DMM's line-maintenance provider in the Business Air News King Fahd International Airport handbook page (phone matches exactly); EgyptAir's own Maintenance Control Manual names a dedicated "DMM Line Station -- Dammam, Saudi Arabia", and Egypt's Ministry of Civil Aviation mandatory-report filings list DMM/OEDF among its line stations -- upgraded from unconfirmed given these independent corroborating sources, consistent with EgyptAir's multiple daily CAI-DMM flights.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Part-145 base maintenance
Available
Aloula Aviation (formerly Mukamalah Aviation Company)
Headquartered and hangared at King Fahd International Airport itself (Aramco Aviation Rd, per mukamalah.com/contact-us, matching its LinkedIn and ch-aviation address); in-house MRO performing heavy/base checks, certified July 2024 as a Leonardo Authorized Service Center for AW109/AW139 helicopters, for its own large fleet (company describes "nearly fifty jets" plus helicopters on mukamalah.com) and third-party operators.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available
CATRION Catering Holding Company (formerly Saudi Airlines Catering Company)
Operates a dedicated Dammam Operations Unit at King Fahd International Airport (P.O. Box 327, Dammam 31411), per catrion.com's own Locations page and its CMA prospectus/GlobalData profile; company-wide meal production capacity is now 320,000 meals/day across five catering units including Dammam. The company renamed from Saudi Airlines Catering Company to CATRION in October 2023 -- draft's specific '17,287 sqm / 8,000 meals per day' DMM-only figures could not be independently verified and were removed.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Available
Diamond Jet Detailing
Listed as the aircraft-cleaning provider for King Fahd International Airport in the Business Air News DMM handbook page; a Gulf-based aircraft-detailing company servicing Saudi business-aviation stations including Dammam. Added to replace the draft's unsupported claim that SGS provides cabin cleaning -- SGS's own service pages (saudiags.com/services) list no cleaning line among its core services.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment
Unconfirmed
Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS)
SGS lists "Fleet Solutions" among its core service lines on saudiags.com/services (ground support equipment for ramp ops); DMM-specific GSE fleet details not independently confirmed.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling
Available · 2 providers
Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS)
Cargo Services is one of SGS's seven core, company-wide service lines listed on saudiags.com/services, covering its Dammam station along with the rest of its 28-airport network.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aramex
Google's business listing places an Aramex office/facility physically inside King Fahd International Airport (plus-code address, Dammam 32567); KFIA's own genuine Cargo Village (500,000+ sqm, opened April 2015, confirmed independently by Al Arabiya, TradeArabia and Arabian Business) is a real facility, but a specific Aramex tenancy inside it was not independently confirmed. Note: a similarly named 5,900 sqm Aramex 'Cargo Village' facility opened Nov 2021 is actually at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, not Dammam -- do not conflate the two.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Unconfirmed
Presidency of State Security (Security Aviation)
Saudi Arabia's Presidency of State Security runs airport-security oversight nationally in coordination with GACA (e.g. a joint Nov 2025 GACA/Presidency of State Security airport-security workshop on IoT and cargo-risk monitoring, per gaca.gov.sa); this is a government security force rather than a discrete commercial vendor, and no separate per-airport contractor or contact was identified for DMM specifically.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Passenger & crew transport
Available
Naylam
Luxury chauffeur/airport transfer service with a dedicated King Fahd International Airport (DMM) transfers page on naylam.com; branded "The Official Cabin Crew For Luxury Ground Travel"; also listed under Ground Transport for DMM in the Business Air News handbook with an exactly matching phone number.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Flight support
Available · 2 providers
Universal Aviation Saudi Arabia
GACA granted Universal Aviation an economic license (announced Feb 2026, confirmed via gaca.gov.sa and TradeArabia) to operate and manage the newly inaugurated Private Aviation Terminal at KFIA -- Dammam's only GA terminal, per universalaviation.aero -- with VIP lounges, fast-track CIQ, crew lounges/HOTAC and flight-ops support; Universal Aviation's own site names Abdullah Alasiri as Station Manager, Dammam (also confirmed via his LinkedIn profile).
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Saudia Private Aviation (SPA)
One of SPA's four major Saudi FBOs (with Riyadh, Jeddah and Medina, per backendweb.spa.sa); parking, maintenance coordination and catering arrangement for general aviation aircraft at KFIA -- independently corroborated by Business Air News, FlightBridge and Aviapages handler listings, which all carry the same ••• contact and unified hotline for the Dammam station.
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Verified 3 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
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