King Khalid International Airport RUH / OERK
Riyadh, Riyadh Region · Saudi Arabia · Riyadh Airports Company (RAC) — subsidiary of Matarat Holding Company, the state-owned GACA affiliate that took over Saudi Arabia's airport privatization program; RAC was established 2015 and began operating the airport 1 July 2016
40.8Mpax · 2025
H24International · customs & immigrationJet A-1
ICAO / IATAOERK / RUH
OperatorRiyadh Airports Company (RAC) — subsidiary of Matarat Holding Company, the state-owned GACA affiliate that took over Saudi Arabia's airport privatization program; RAC was established 2015 and began operating the airport 1 July 2016
Coordinates24.9576°N, 46.6988°E
Elevation2,049 ft · 625 m
Time zoneAST (UTC+3, no DST)
Passengers / yr40,800,000 (2025)
CustomsYes
Border controlYes
SchengenNo
FuelJet A-1
Bonded—
AIP referenceOERK — AIP Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (GACA), AD 2.OERK Riyadh / King Khalid International
Operating hoursH24 — no curfew; Low Visibility Procedures may apply during dust storms/haze, most frequent in spring (Mar-May)
TerminalsFive passenger terminals — T1-T4 opened with the airport in 1983, plus Terminal 5 (opened 2016) for domestic flights — with roughly 40 gates/aerobridges combined, plus a separate Royal Terminal for the Saudi royal family, government officials and state guests
Runways (2)
- 15L/33R · 4,205 m / 13,796 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt · ILS ILS CAT I both ends (IRK 110.30 MHz on RWY 15L / IRX 110.30 MHz on RWY 33R)
- 15R/33L · 4,205 m / 13,796 ft · 60 m wide · Asphalt
Airport contact
Saudi Arabia's second-busiest airport (40.8m passengers in 2025, behind Jeddah's King Abdulaziz International) and the main hub for flynas, flyadeal, Riyadh Air and Saudia's Riyadh network; rose 11 places to 24th worldwide in the 2025 Skytrax rankings. King Salman International Airport, a new mega-hub targeting 100m passengers/year by 2030, is under construction around the existing King Khalid site and is intended to eventually succeed it.
Services
Available
On request / PPR
Seasonal / ageing
Unconfirmed / not listed
Ground handling
Available · 2 providers
Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS)
Main third-party ramp and passenger-terminal handler at King Khalid International; holds Riyadh Air's SAR 1.5bn (~$400m) ground-handling contract covering all Riyadh Air domestic and international flights, running Sept 2024 for 4.5 years with a 2-year extension option; Riyadh is one of SGS's four main stations (with Jeddah, Dammam, Medina) across its 28-airport Saudi network.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Swissport International AG
Passenger services, ramp handling and executive-aviation/fuelling support at RUH; Swissport's own network page confirms it has served airlines at King Khalid International since 2016, one of its Saudi Arabia stations (with Jeddah, Dammam, Medina, and others). Customers have included Royal Jordanian (2023 multi-airport award) and Air France-KLM (expanded 2021 contract).
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft fuel
Available · 2 providers
Saudi Aramco (RUH Fuel Farm)
Sole product supplier of Jet A-1 to King Khalid International via the airport's Aramco-operated fuel farm and hydrant system (over 400 hydrants, 45 contact stands per contractor project records); distinct from the into-plane agent (Alshams Energy Aviation) that carries out the actual aircraft refuelling.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Alshams Energy Aviation
Into-plane (ITP) fuelling agent at King Khalid International since 1998; Riyadh (RUH) is explicitly listed among the company's own "Aviation Hubs" alongside Jeddah and Medina. Company states it was the largest ITP operator for five consecutive years at RUH, holding the exclusive Saudia-domestic ITP contract until 2019 and since expanding to international, private, royal and cargo flights via the airport's hydrant system. Contact info confirmed against the company's own site.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
De-icing
Not listed
Part-145 line maintenance
Not listed
Part-145 base maintenance
Unconfirmed
SAMI Alsalam Aerospace Industries
Confirmed based at King Khalid International's Industrial Zone (per Centre for Aviation's MRO profile), operating its own hangar facilities on-field; the company (now more commonly branded Alsalam Aerospace Industries under SAMI) is documented performing Royal Saudi Air Force F-15, E-3 AWACS and C-130 depot-level maintenance there — applicability to commercial-carrier heavy checks was not confirmed, so status stays unconfirmed.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Component shops & overhaul
Not listed
Flight catering
Available
Catrion (formerly Saudi Airlines Catering Company)
Current, not just historical: CATRION announced (Tadawul disclosure, Oct 2025) renewal of its King Khalid International Airport building lease for a 10-year term valued at SAR 178.2mn, explicitly "to provide its services and operations at King Khalid International Airport"; separately also signed a catering contract with Aviation Services Co. (Riyadh Air) on 8 Jan 2025. Rebranded from Saudi Airlines Catering Company to Catrion in Oct 2023. Upgraded from "unconfirmed" to "available" — the original draft understated current evidence.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aircraft cleaning
Available · 2 providers
Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS)
Cabin grooming, deep cleaning/sterilization and turnaround cleaning plus toilet/water servicing, offered network-wide including its Riyadh main station.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Jet Aviation Riyadh
Interior deep cleaning and exterior wash/turnaround assistance offered as part of its Riyadh FBO service line.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Ground support equipment
Available
Universal Aviation Saudi Arabia
Company states it runs its own "Universal-operated GSE" fleet at OERK for tighter ground-support coordination and response, per its own Riyadh location page.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Cargo handling
Available · 5 providers
Saudi Ground Services Company (SGS)
Ramp-side loading/unloading of baggage and cargo as part of standard turnaround handling for its airline customers at RUH; distinct from the dedicated cargo-terminal operators (SATS, Saudia Cargo, SAL) also present at the airport.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Swissport International AG
Air cargo handling listed among Swissport's standard RUH service lines alongside passenger and ramp services.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
SATS Saudi Arabia
Operates a 60,000 sqm airfreight terminal in KKIA's Cargo Village under a 25-year cargo-terminal concession won Jan 2020 (its second in Saudi Arabia after Jeddah), with dedicated zones for pharmaceuticals, e-commerce, live animals, valuables and dangerous goods; signed a strategic partnership (Aug 2025) with Riyadh Air for cargo-hub handling and hub-management systems at the airport.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Saudia Cargo
CORRECTED: Saudia Cargo is confirmed to self-handle its own freighter (747-400F/777F) and belly-cargo operations for the Saudia Group, and announced a King Khalid International cargo-terminal project in 2018 targeting 2022 completion. However, SATS Saudi Arabia independently and verifiably won a 25-year concession for KKIA's cargo terminal in Jan 2020 (its "second cargo operation" in Saudi Arabia), with construction of that SATS-branded terminal completing around 2022 — the same building the 2018 Saudia Cargo announcement may have referred to. No current, independent source confirms Saudia Cargo operates a separate physical terminal at RUH distinct from the SATS-run facility; downgraded from "available" pending clarification.
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SAL (Saudi Airlines Logistics)
Independent Saudia-Group logistics arm (launched Dec 2019) holding a GACAR 151 licence from GACA qualifying it to provide ground-handling services at King Khalid International's cargo station (confirmed via SAL's own press release and its Saudi Exchange IPO prospectus); signed a yearly-renewable ground-handling and air-cargo agreement with Singapore Airlines at RUH, announced 25 June 2026 (confirmed via Saudi Exchange disclosure, Air Cargo News, and SAL's own site).
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Aviation security
Not listed
Passenger & crew transport
Available · 2 providers
UCAS
Airside crew and passenger ground transportation plus hotel shuttle arrangement, listed among UCAS's OERK services.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Jet Aviation Riyadh
Ground transportation for passengers/crew arranged as part of the FBO's standard service package.
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Flight support
Available · 4 providers
UCAS
OERK/RUH-specific handling-agent desk offering landing permits and slot arrangement, flight-plan filing, weather/NOTAM briefings, CAA/airport-charge settlement and customs/immigration coordination, per the company's dedicated Riyadh service page.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Jet Aviation Riyadh
FBO at King Khalid International since 1983, redesigned for a Q1 2020 reopening; passenger/baggage handling, immigration and customs clearance, hotel and catering coordination, and aircraft refuelling; IS-BAH Stage 2 registered and holds a GACA Part 125 Operator's Certificate for based aircraft, confirmed on the company's own Riyadh location page.
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Universal Aviation Saudi Arabia
Premium private-aviation FBO/GA terminal at OERK with VIP lounge access and fast-track CIQ, part of Universal Aviation's first Middle East expansion (Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam); listed live on the company's current Saudi Arabia locations page with a named Country Manager (Hayel Altashkandi).
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Saudia Private Aviation (SPA)
Listed as an FBO/business-aviation handler at King Khalid International in both AC-U-KWIK's and Aviapages' OERK directories, named alongside ARABASCO, Jet Aviation and NAS-ExecuJet as one of the airport's main business-aviation ground handlers; no independent company site confirmed, so marked unconfirmed despite two consistent third-party directory listings.
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Verified 4 weeks ago · unconfirmed source
Hotel & travel
Not listed
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