Location
Najd Plateau · ~30 km northwest of Riyadh centre · ICAO Code 4F · 6 parallel N-S runways · 57 km² · target 185 M pax/year by 2050
KSIA Riyadh · Vision 2030
King Salman International Airport · regional urban membrane
Najd Plateau · ~30 km northwest of Riyadh centre · ICAO Code 4F · 6 parallel N-S runways · 57 km² · target 185 M pax/year by 2050
Saudi extreme climate: summer 45-50 °C · seasonal sandstorms (haboob) · humidity 5-15 % · occasional flash floods. Monitored via NCM Arabia.
Riyadh Metro line 6 (under construction) · SPTC bus · taxi · 60,000-space parking. Catchment area 500 km radius.
KKIA (legacy Riyadh) · KFIA Dammam · KAIA Jeddah · TBQ Tabuk. Cross-TMA ATC coordination.
Hajj season (peak pax × 3) · Riyadh Season · Formula 1 · Vision 2030 milestones. Predictable passenger-flow impact.
Civil defense · hospitals < 25 km · military air base · ARFF on-site under GACA SR.