| King Salman International Airport | |
| Nativename-A: | Arabic: مطار الملك سلمان الدولي |
| Nativename-R: | |
| Image2-Width: | 250 |
| Type: | Public |
| Owner: | The Saudi General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) |
| City-Served: | Riyadh |
| Location: | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
| Hub: | |
| Elevation-F: | 2,049 |
| Elevation-M: | 625 |
| Coordinates: | 24.9578°N 46.6989°W |
| Pushpin Map: | Saudi Arabia#Asia |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of airport in Saudi Arabia |
| Pushpin Label: | King Salman International Airport |
| Pushpin Label Position: | right |
| Metric-Rwy: | y |
| Owner-Oper: | Riyadh Airports Company |
King Salman International Airport is a proposed international airport project, which would serve the capital of Saudi Arabia, Riyadh.[1] It would be built over the current King Khalid International Airport. The airport is being designed by British architectural firm, Foster + Partners.[2]
To improve socio-economic development and boost tourism in Saudi Arabia, the sector on which the Government of Saudi Arabia has laid a strong emphasis by realising its potential since the last decade, in December 2022, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, proposed the plan of building a new airport with the goal of boosting tourism in Saudi Arabia, by expanding the existing King Khalid International Airport, as part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.[1] The airport’s vice president is Ersel Göral.
The plan includes four passenger terminals, six runways among other facilities and amenities. The plan covers an area of 57 km2. (22 sq.mi.), and wants to handle 120 million passengers per year by 2030, and 185 million passengers per year by 2050. It also wants to handle 3.5 million tonnes of cargo per year by 2050.[1] It is planned to use renewable energy, and hopes to get a LEED Platinum Certification.[1] It is being designed by the British architectural firm, Foster + Partners, and is planned to have a single concourse area with a loop to connect other terminals, along with multiple entrances and exits. It is planned to also have a 4.2 sq.mi. area reserved for retail and office space.[3] [2] [1] It wants to be among the world's largest airports.[4]