King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah is the principal arrival point for pilgrims traveling to Mecca for Hajj and Umrah, which gives it a traffic pattern no other major airport has: an enormous, concentrated surge tied to the Islamic calendar. The current schedule feed lists 212 airports in 62 countries connected to Jeddah.
Its original Hajj Terminal — a vast tented roof of fiberglass cones designed to shelter waiting pilgrims — won the Aga Khan Award for Architecture in 1983.
King Abdulaziz International Airport is the 36th busiest airport in the world — it handled 53,400,000 passengers in 2025, according to ACI World's annual ranking.
The most frequently served routes for King Abdulaziz International Airport connect to Riyadh (RUH), Cairo (CAI) and Doha (DOH).
The longest connected route for King Abdulaziz International Airport reaches Los Angeles (LAX). This non-stop flight covers a distance of 8,320 miles (13,390 km).