The airport has two parallel runways with a length of 4,000 m (13,123 ft) each, in addition to taxiways parallel to the runways and a cross taxiway to connect the two runways. A distance of 2,146 m (7,041 ft) separates the two runways to facilitate simultaneous take-off and landing operations. Space has been set aside for the construction of a third parallel runway.
Aspect | Details |
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Runways | 2 |
Runway length | 4,000 m (13,123 ft) |
Runway width | 60 m (197 ft) |
Runway shoulders | 7.5 m (25 ft) x 2 |
Runway paved blast pads | 120 m (394 ft) x 2 |
Taxiway width | 23 m (75 ft) |
Taxiway shoulders | 11 m (36 ft) x 2 |
Cross taxiway width | 30 m (98 ft) |
Cross taxiway shoulders | 12 m (39 ft) x 2 |
Large-sized aircraft stands | 15 + 8 royal terminal |
Medium-sized aircraft stands | 5 |
Small-sized aircraft stands | 10 |
Cargo aircraft stands | 3 (Large) |
General aviation stands | 14 |
Helipads | 2 (1 General aviation + 1 Royal terminal) |
A road for ground support equipment (GSE) runs along the western side of the central terminal. It is designed to allow GSE to have access to aircraft and also to facilitate the movement of baggage vehicles from aircraft to baggage areas.
Control tower
The control tower stands 85.5 m (281 ft) high, equivalent to the height of a 30-story building. The height allows visibility of all parts of the airport operations area. Its total floor area is 7,960 m2(85,700 sq ft), and it contains the following three main sections:
Operator of the Control: Saudi Air Navigation Services (https://www.sans.com.sa/English)
Airlines
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