Saudi Arabia inaugurates the New Arar Airport in the Northern Region

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The airport is designed to be environmentally friendly, and to handle over a million passengers a year
 
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, represented by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) and the Emirate of the Northern Borders region, inaugurated the new Arar airport, which has served the region with its cities and small towns since 1981. In recent years, the airport has seen an increase in the number of passengers traveling from and to the region, making it necessary to renovate the airport to accommodate more than one million passengers a year. The airport is designed to be environmentally friendly based on the latest international techniques.
 
Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the entire world, the inauguration of the new Arar airport project reflects the strength of the Saudi economy, and at the same time confirms GACA's keenness to significantly contribute to the realization of the Kingdom's Vision 2030 goals. GACA places great importance on airports and their development in all the regions, which goes in line with Saudi Arabia's objectives to achieve sustainable development of the national economy, and for the Kingdom's airports to represent a global logistics platform linking the three continents, and a hub for transport and air freight.
 
The inauguration of the new Arar airport comes as part of a series of construction and development projects which are being implemented by GACA. It aims to increase the efficiency of the aviation sector, maximize its revenues and improve the services provided to the kingdom's citizens, residents, tourists and guests. GACA began the implementation of Arar airport development project on June 26, 2014, and it performed the operation trial on December 12, 2019, with a total cost of SR383 million.
 
It is worth mentioning that the Saudi civil aviation sector is witnessing a growth led by GACA, taking into account the economic, tourism, investment and service dimensions. GACA is keen to accommodate the ever-increasing number of passengers by raising the level of services, increasing the flow of movement, paying attention to the environmental dimension, as well as achieving integration with all the airport's functions and ground services.
 
GACA implemented the project in compliance with the highest international standards for airports to meet the growing demand for air travel by the region's residents and tourists, elevate the level and quality of the services provided to the airport's customers, and provide a smooth flow of passengers in departure and arrival based on highly efficient standards and practices.
 
Furthermore, the airport met the requirements of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and the Air Transport Association (IATA). Therefore, the airport was designed to be environmentally friendly while at the same time fulfills the requirements of all ground functions and services. The airport's external design forms the letter "Ain" in the Arabic alphabet, which symbolizes the first letter of the city's name.
 
Arar airport has been serving the region's cities and small towns since 1981, with an increase in the number of passengers in recent years. In 2019, more than 344.580 passengers used the airport during the trial operation. The new airport can accommodate more than one million passengers a year, with an air traffic capacity of 10,000 flights a year. The airport contains 12 check-in counters, and 6 travel gates that can accommodate 4 planes at one time.
 
The new Arar airport will meet the increasing demand for air travel in the Northern Borders region. 
GACA completed the airport project in accordance with the highest international standards to raise the level of services provided to travelers, and improve their experiences with fully integrated facilities and modern technology. This will ensure a smooth flow of passengers during departure and arrival.
 
The new airport contains 6 buildings, with the main terminal building covering an area of 14,999 square meters and it can accommodate 900 travelers at one time. The royal terminal building covers an area of 1800 square meters. Furthermore, there is a fire and rescue building that covers an area of 3,200 square meters, along with an airport management building. This In addition to the main electricity station building, cooling towers building, gate buildings, aircraft parking bays, and a sewage treatment plant.