King Khalid International Airport

We held an airport management contract for Terminal 5 at KKIA in Riyadh to operate the terminal on behalf of Riyadh Airports Company.

There are five operative terminals at King Khalid International Airport (KKIA) together with the Royal Terminal.  Terminal 5, opened in May 2016 with a building area of 106,500 square meters, 17 passenger bridges, four bussing gates, 60 check-in counters and five baggage reclaim belts. In 2023 King Khalid International airport was the second busiest with approximately 32 million passengers passing through it’s terminals.

We developed a customised, passenger-centric operating model for T5 in KKIA based on a strong partnership with Riyadh Airports Company. Along with terminal management, our team have provided Human Resource Consultancy, Talent development & Succession Planning, Concessions Procurement, Air Service Development and Car Parking, Business Continuity and Resilience Planning, ORAT and Asset Management Strategic planning services to our client.

Airport Terminal Overview

Here are some facts about T5 and an overview of our first contract at King Khalid International Airport

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• 14 million pax p.a
• 106,500 m2
• 7 Code C-E MARS Stands
• 1 Code F Stand
• 60 Check In Desks
• 20 Self Service Check In
• 5 Baggage Reclaim Belts
• 2,752 Parking Spaces

Contract Scope

Since 2016 our contract has evolved from managing Terminal 5 to a team of dedicated advisors and consultants who are embedded in Riyadh Airports Company and work across multiple functions such as Operations, Commercial, ORAT, Human Resources, Airline Business Development and Finance. We continue to support our clients in Saudi Arabia to improve socio-economic development and boost tourism and look forward to working with RAC as it enters the next significant step of their airport journey.