Kingdom’s Airports Experiencing Quantum Leap 

The logistics sector in the Kingdom’s airports is witnessing qualitative leaps and rapid development, benefiting from the objectives set for the sector in the civil aviation strategy emanating from the national strategy for transport and logistics. The strategy aims to enable air freight and double its capacity.

The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has undertaken several initiatives that contribute to developing the air freight system in the Kingdom and liberalizing its services to give the logistics sector the necessary flexibility to increase its capacity to 4.5 million tons of goods by the year 2030.
The logistics industry is a mainstay in the growth of countries’ economies, enhancing their economic diversification and enabling the rest of the other sectors. GACA has worked in accordance with the latest international methods and technologies to develop and build a modern airport system that provides the best services and improves the quality of services provided to beneficiaries in the air freight sector. The aim is to enhance the position of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to become a distinct logistics platform between the three continents, promoting sustainable development and a major contribution to achieving the Kingdom’s Vision 2030, according to SPA.
The Kingdom’s airports recorded a growth in air cargo traffic during the current year compared to the previous year 2020, where the total air cargo until the end of December of 2021 amounted to more than 653,000 tons.
The civil aviation sector is working to contribute to supporting the field of air freight and enabling the logistic sector in the Kingdom, through many projects that have contributed to improving the infrastructure of the sector in Saudi airports. This is evidence by the model cargo village at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, which is an advanced logistics platform, whose capacity is estimated at 500,000 tons.

The goal is to reach 1,600,000 tons annually at the time of full operation, on an area of 350,000 square meters, which contributes to strengthening the strategic location of the city of Riyadh as a leading provider of logistics services.