Pilot Training & Simulation Systems installations at King Khalid International Airport (RUH)

Simulation spans Level-D Full Flight Simulators for type-rating and recurrent training, Flight Training Devices, cockpit procedure trainers, CBT and LMS platforms, tactical mission simulators for fighter and rotary pilots, and distributed synthetic battlespaces that connect live, virtual and constructive training (LVC). Buyers are airlines (for FFS on their fleet types), dedicated flight academies, and defence customers procuring mission-representative training for F-16, Typhoon, Apache, Chinook and UAS platforms. Realism, fidelity and regulatory approval (EASA, GCAA, GACA) define the market.

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.