Wind Cones & Illuminated Wind-Direction Indicators installations at King Fahd International Airport (DMM)

Wind-direction indicators that give pilots and tower a continuous read of surface wind near the threshold and on helipads: primary and supplementary windsocks, internally and externally illuminated wind cones, frangible cone-and-mast assemblies, and self-contained solar/LED units for remote or unlit sites. These are sized, coloured and sited to ICAO Annex 14 and FAA AC 150/5345-27 part numbers (truncated-cone geometry, minimum response speed, obstruction-light integration) and form a distinct, dedicated product class with its own specialist suppliers rather than a line item of the AGL fixture catalogue. Buyers specify by cone length, lit vs unlit, mains vs solar, frangibility and corrosion rating for coastal and desert sites.

Covering 776 square kilometres, DMM is the largest airport site in the world by land area — an absurdly oversized template that includes its own Aramco terminal and Royal pavilion. For years it punched below its weight; now it is catching up, with 13.2 million passengers in 2024 and a new masterplan announced in 2023 to lift capacity to 40 mppa. Riyadh Air and a buoyant Eastern Province economy are reshaping the traffic curve.