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Airport IT & Operations Systems installations at King Khalid International Airport (RUH)

تركيبات أنظمة تقنية المعلومات والتشغيل في المطارات في مطار الملك خالد الدولي

This category covers the software and IT backbone of an airport: Airport Operational Databases, Resource Management Systems, Flight Information Display, Common-Use Passenger Processing (CUPPS) and Self-Service (CUSS) platforms, biometric single-token journeys, A-CDM total airport management, and the underlying networks, data centres and cybersecurity. It ties the airline DCS, the BHS, ATC, customs, immigration and retail into one operational picture. Airports procure it as a 10-year programme, not a one-off box, with heavy local-cloud and sovereignty requirements in the GCC.

A sprawling 1980s-era masterplan set in desert pink sandstone, RUH was designed by HOK when Riyadh was still a secondary capital. Four decades later, the city has outgrown it. Terminals 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 now share the load as traffic hit 37.2 million in 2024, and new carrier Riyadh Air prepares to launch before the airport itself is eclipsed by King Salman International just across town.

16 named installations
16 suppliers
Open capex: $1.5bn
Deployment evidence

Who supplies airport it & operations systems at RUH

Suppliers with cited installations at King Khalid International Airport. Year and scope are sourced from supplier reference lists, press releases and project bulletins where available.

ADB SAFEGATE
BE
King Khalid International Airport
Airfield lighting and A-SMGCS market leader.
Amadeus IT Group — Airport IT
ES
King Khalid International Airport
From GDS to total airport experience.
Axis Communications
SE
King Khalid International Airport
IP cameras and edge analytics for airport surveillance.
Collins Aerospace — ARINC Airports
US
King Khalid International Airport
vMUSE, AirVue and ARINC Vision Suite for global hubs.
Honeywell — Airport Systems
US
King Khalid International Airport
From airfield lighting to building management under one brand.
Indra Sistemas
ES
King Khalid International Airport
Total airport operations from tower to terminal.
L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions
US
King Khalid International Airport
Full-motion sims, flight-data and ATM integration.
Rockwell Automation
US
King Khalid International Airport
Logix PLC controls behind the baggage hall.
Siemens Logistics
DE
King Khalid International Airport
Baggage handling that scales with mega-hubs.
SITA
BE
King Khalid International Airport
The airline industry's own IT co-operative.
Smiths Detection
GB
King Khalid International Airport
CT hold-baggage and cabin screening at scale.
Thales Digital Identity & Security
FR
King Khalid International Airport
Sealed identity for the border, gate and kiosk.
Thales Group
FR
King Khalid International Airport
ATM, avionics and cyber across the Gulf's aviation estate.
TravelSky Technology Limited
CN
King Khalid International Airport
China's airline and airport IT champion goes Gulf.
Vanderlande
NL
King Khalid International Airport
Global baggage leader, now consolidated with Siemens Logistics.
Vision-Box
PT
King Khalid International Airport
Seamless biometric passenger journeys.
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