{"id":48196,"date":"2025-04-13T15:16:02","date_gmt":"2025-04-13T12:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/?p=48196"},"modified":"2025-04-13T15:16:02","modified_gmt":"2025-04-13T12:16:02","slug":"riyadh-airport-soars-in-rankings-while-saudi-airports-make-global-waves","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/riyadh\/en\/latest\/riyadh-airport-soars-in-rankings-while-saudi-airports-make-global-waves\/","title":{"rendered":"Riyadh Airport Soars In Rankings While Saudi Airports Make Global Waves"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"769\">Saudi airports are flying high!<\/h2>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"559\" data-end=\"769\">In the 2025 Skytrax World Airport Awards, four major airports across the Kingdom earned top honors\u2014marking another exciting leap for Saudi Arabia\u2019s fast-evolving aviation sector.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"1145\">Riyadh\u2019s King Khalid International Airport made the biggest splash, landing at #24 on the list of the World\u2019s Top 100 Airports<\/h2>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48198 \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151307\/Screen-Shot-1446-10-15-at-3.12.56-PM.png\" alt=\"Riyadh Airport Soars In Rankings While Saudi Airports Make Global Waves\" width=\"552\" height=\"323\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151307\/Screen-Shot-1446-10-15-at-3.12.56-PM.png 2412w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151307\/Screen-Shot-1446-10-15-at-3.12.56-PM-250x146.png 250w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151307\/Screen-Shot-1446-10-15-at-3.12.56-PM-700x409.png 700w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151307\/Screen-Shot-1446-10-15-at-3.12.56-PM-768x449.png 768w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151307\/Screen-Shot-1446-10-15-at-3.12.56-PM-1536x898.png 1536w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151307\/Screen-Shot-1446-10-15-at-3.12.56-PM-2048x1197.png 2048w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151307\/Screen-Shot-1446-10-15-at-3.12.56-PM-120x70.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 552px) 100vw, 552px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"1145\">It also claimed titles for Best Airport Staff in the Middle East, 3rd Best New Terminal Globally, and ranked 4th worldwide in the 30\u201340 million passenger category. It now stands among the top 5 airports in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1147\" data-end=\"1340\">King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah also rose in the ranks, taking 44th place globally, receiving a 4-star Skytrax rating, and earning the #5 spot in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1342\" data-end=\"1624\">In the regional category, Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Madinah shined as the Best Regional Airport in the Middle East, while King Fahd International Airport in Dammam came in 2nd Best Regional Airport and 8th in the Middle East overall.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1959\">These awards reflect the Kingdom\u2019s significant strides in airport development, driven by MATARAT Holding, which manages 27 airports through regional subsidiaries<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-48199 \" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151400\/4160106-973045431.png\" alt=\"Riyadh Airport Soars In Rankings While Saudi Airports Make Global Waves\" width=\"565\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151400\/4160106-973045431.png 670w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151400\/4160106-973045431-250x150.png 250w, https:\/\/cdn.lovin.co\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2025\/04\/13151400\/4160106-973045431-120x72.png 120w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"\" data-start=\"1626\" data-end=\"1959\">Their work supports the Saudi Aviation Strategy, a key pillar of Vision 2030, aiming to transform Saudi Arabia into a leading global logistics and travel hub.<\/p>\n<h2 data-start=\"1961\" data-end=\"2096\">From world-class service to sleek terminals, Saudi airports are showing the world what next-level travel looks like\u2014sky\u2019s the limit!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Saudi airports are flying high! 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