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Starts 12/01/2030 ESTIMATED 63% CONFIDENCEGiven as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…120 million passengers a year by 2030. Estimated date.…"

Start: Dec 1, 203050% CONFIDENCEfrom the source

King Salman International Airport Opens

Six runways and 57 square kilometres of terminal city, designed to handle 120 million passengers a year by 2030. Estimated date.

King Salman International Airport is under construction north of Riyadh next to King Khalid International Airport, part of Vision 2030; the Crown Prince proposed it in late 2022 (master plan unveiled November 2022)^[1][2]
Site about 57 sq km with six parallel runways and multiple terminals; developer is the PIF-owned King Salman International Airport Development Company, estimated investment $30 billion, construction started September 2025, expected opening 2030^[2][3]
Capacity targets differ: Wikipedia says 100 million passengers a year by 2030, while AeroTime and Airport Technology give up to 120 million by 2030 and 185 million by 2050, plus 3.5 million tonnes of cargo by 2050^[1][2][3]
Foster + Partners won the master plan, Jacobs handles infrastructure and runway design, Mace is delivery partner, and Bechtel and Parsons were added in May 2025^[1][2][3]
It aims for LEED Platinum certification and is expected to support about 103,000-150,000 jobs^[1][2][3]

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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Salman_International_Airport
en.wikipedia.org· Posted Sep 11, 2026· Starts Dec 1, 2030 ✓· 49% of score
Given as a target, not a fixed date, per the pin description: "…120 million passengers a year by 2030. Estimated date.…"
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King Salman International Airport, Saudi Arabia
airport-technology.com· Added Sep 14, 2026· 50% of score
Airport Technology confirms King Salman International Airport has an "Expected Opening" of 2030, handling "up to 120 million travellers," matching the pin's stored 2030 date and description.
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World's largest airport is scheduled to operate by 2030
aerotime.aero· Published Mar 4, 2024· 1% of score
Aerotime similarly reports the airport is "expected to open by 2030" with six runways handling 120 million passengers annually, matching the pin's stored date and description.

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