Saudi Arabia — aviation overview

Airports, airlines, and popular routes for Saudi Arabia (SA).

Saudi Arabia has 28 airports operating 955 routes in our weekly dataset, with 10 airlines on record connecting to 8+ countries.

Quick facts

Airports
28
Scheduled routes
955
Top airlines
10
Outbound countries
8+
Most-competitive route
DMM → CAI · 10 carriers

Top airports in Saudi Arabia

# Airport IATA Routes  
1 Jeddah JED 275 routes Departures →
2 Riyadh RUH 233 routes Departures →
3 Dammam DMM 149 routes Departures →
4 Madinah MED 106 routes Departures →
5 Abha AHB 24 routes Departures →
6 Gassim ELQ 22 routes Departures →
7 Tabuk TUU 20 routes Departures →
8 Jazan GIZ 16 routes Departures →
9 Taif TIF 15 routes Departures →
10 Hail HAS 11 routes Departures →

Top airlines based in Saudi Arabia

# Airline IATA Routes  
1 Saudia SV 223 routes Network →
2 Flynas XY 181 routes Network →
3 Flyadeal F3 96 routes Network →
4 Jazeera Airways J9 37 routes Network →
5 Pakistan International Airlines PK 27 routes Network →
6 Air Cairo SM 24 routes Network →
7 IndiGo 6E 18 routes Network →
8 flydubai FZ 18 routes Network →
9 Kuwait Airways KU 18 routes Network →
10 Air Algerie AH 17 routes Network →

Most-competitive routes from Saudi Arabia

Most-served international destinations

Where Saudi Arabia flies to

Frequently asked questions

How many airports are in Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia has 28 airports in our dataset.

How many non-stop routes originate in Saudi Arabia?

Saudi Arabia has 955 routes departing from its airports in our weekly dataset.

Which airlines operate most routes from Saudi Arabia?

Top operators by route count: Saudia, Flynas, Flyadeal, Jazeera Airways, Pakistan International Airlines.

Which is the busiest airport in Saudi Arabia?

By scheduled-route count, Jeddah (JED) is the busiest airport in Saudi Arabia with 275 routes departing.

What is the most-connected international destination from Saudi Arabia?

Cairo (CAI), Egypt sees the most competition with 12 carriers serving it from Saudi Arabia.

Which countries do Saudi Arabia-based airlines fly to most?

Top outbound countries: Egypt (111 routes), Pakistan (81 routes), India (73 routes), United Arab Emirates (52 routes), Turkiye (50 routes).

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