Saudi Aviation Reaches 103 Million Passengers & 170 Destinations
Passenger traffic rose 9% with flights up 5% between January and September 2025, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation.
Saudi Arabia’s aviation sector recorded 103.1 million passengers and 713,000 flight movements between January and September 2025, with passenger traffic up 9% and flight movements up 5%, according to the General Authority of Civil Aviation. The network now connects to more than 170 destinations worldwide. The figures were shared at the 18th Aviation Program Steering Committee meeting.
Airports handled 866,000 tonnes of air cargo over the same period, including 567,000 tonnes of origin-and-destination freight and 299,000 tons of transit cargo. Saudia Cargo expanded its international network through partnerships with TAM Group, WFS, Cainiao, China Cargo Airlines, and FedEx.
The meeting also reviewed charter and private aviation, with VistaJet becoming the first international private operator authorised to conduct domestic flights within Saudi Arabia, and progress at the Kingdom’s Special Economic Zones, including tenants at the Riyadh Integrated Logistics Zone such as Apple, SHEIN, Lenovo, Bahri, Chalhoub Group, Sapphire, and iHerb.
