{"id":11431,"date":"2022-12-06T23:31:41","date_gmt":"2022-12-06T21:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=11431"},"modified":"2022-12-06T23:31:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-06T21:31:43","slug":"saudi-arabia-plans-one-of-the-worlds-largest-airports-with-six-runways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/?p=11431","title":{"rendered":"Saudi Arabia: Plans one of the world&#8217;s largest airports with six runways"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Saudi Arabia has big plans in its attempt to establish itself as a tourist destination. In fact, he is designing one of the largest airports in the world. The King Salman International Airport, to be built in the capital Riyadh, will have at least six parallel runways, allowing 185 million passengers a year by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"575\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-57-1024x575.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11433\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-57-1024x575.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-57-300x168.png 300w, https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-57-768x431.png 768w, https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-57-1536x862.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-57.png 1644w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Built on top of the current King Khalid International Airport, the new airport will cover 22 square miles and is to be designed by renowned architecture firm Foster + Partners.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-58-1024x546.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11434\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-58-1024x546.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-58-300x160.png 300w, https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-58-768x409.png 768w, https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-58-1536x819.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.liberalglobe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/image-58.png 1651w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In fact, Saudi Arabia is already home to the largest airport in the world. This is King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, 250 miles northeast of Riyadh.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new airport will include more than 4.5 square miles of retail, leisure and residential facilities, as well as logistics space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The airport aims to handle 120 million passengers a year by 2030, before its passenger traffic grows by 50% over the next two decades. It is also planned to handle 3.5 million tons of cargo annually by 2050.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Saudi Arabia is spending huge sums of money to create new cities and tourist attractions,\u201d as part of its shift to tourism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Saudi Arabia has big plans in its attempt to establish itself as a tourist destination. 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