📋 Tender Overview
Scope of Work:
Construction of King Salman International Airport.
Description:
The 57sq.km. airport will be one of the largest in the world, with six runways, and will include the terminals already present in Riyadh’s existing airport, King Khalid International Airport (RUH). The project is in line with Saudi Arabia’s vision to transform Riyadh into one of the top 10 cities in the world, and to support the city’s population growth to 15-20 million people by 2030, with the airport catering to 120 million travellers by 2030 and 185 million travellers by 2050.
The airport is expected to contribute SAR 27 billion ($7.2 billion) annually to the kingdom’s non-oil GDP and create 103,000 direct and indirect jobs, that there will be 12sqkm of airport support facilities, residential and recreational facilities, retail outlets and other logistics real estate. It will become an aerotropolis, but the culture of the city of Riyadh and Saudi Arabia will be taken into consideration in its design, while also being powered by renewable energy.
Previous Events:
November 2022-Foster + Partners has won a competition to design the masterplan for King Salman International Airport.
November 2022-Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince, has unveiled the masterplan for a new airport, King Salman International Airport, to boost Riyadh’s position as a global logistics hub, stimulate transport, trade and tourism and act as a bridge linking east to west.
