Security Screening installations at King Khalid International Airport (RUH)

Security screening covers the full checkpoint and hold-baggage ecosystem: Standard-3 CT for cabin bags, automated tray-return lanes, full-body millimetre-wave scanners, explosive trace detection, liquid scanners, and cargo-dedicated EDS and EDD canine replacement tech. Procurement is tightly regulated by ICAO Annex 17, ECAC, TSA and local CAA approvals; each machine must be on the current ECAC / TSA qualified list. Airports, GACA, GCAA, QCAA and their PPP operators buy these assets with 8-10 year refresh cycles driven by threat evolution and regulatory re-certification.

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.