Saudi Arabia - Air transport

Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide

The value for Air transport, registered carrier departures worldwide in Saudi Arabia was 123,340 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 317,209 in 2019 and a minimum value of 25,000 in 1973.

Definition: Registered carrier departures worldwide are domestic takeoffs and takeoffs abroad of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 25,200
1971 26,400
1972 26,000
1973 25,000
1974 29,500
1975 35,500
1976 47,700
1977 64,800
1978 74,500
1979 84,100
1980 94,400
1981 100,400
1982 99,000
1983 101,400
1984 103,700
1985 100,500
1986 95,500
1987 91,000
1988 92,700
1989 89,900
1990 92,700
1991 79,000
1992 95,100
1993 100,000
1994 102,500
1995 98,100
1996 100,700
1997 100,300
1998 101,100
1999 106,900
2000 108,981
2001 107,984
2002 108,598
2003 108,322
2004 113,329
2005 116,280
2006 131,528
2007 150,521
2008 148,335
2009 156,500
2010 177,608
2011 193,536
2012 208,986
2013 216,636
2014 232,908
2015 236,468
2016 256,635
2017 270,924
2018 267,295
2019 317,209
2020 123,340

Air transport, freight (million ton-km)

The value for Air transport, freight (million ton-km) in Saudi Arabia was 649.33 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 2,043.25 in 2019 and a minimum value of 4.50 in 1970.

Definition: Air freight is the volume of freight, express, and diplomatic bags carried on each flight stage (operation of an aircraft from takeoff to its next landing), measured in metric tons times kilometers traveled.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

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Year Value
1970 4.50
1971 11.60
1972 15.10
1973 26.50
1974 35.80
1975 50.10
1976 82.60
1977 105.80
1978 136.50
1979 155.30
1980 165.50
1981 243.10
1982 353.00
1983 424.50
1984 458.80
1985 455.10
1986 437.20
1987 453.20
1988 490.00
1989 604.70
1990 609.60
1991 486.60
1992 679.20
1993 718.30
1994 809.50
1995 894.90
1996 862.80
1997 926.40
1998 934.00
1999 1,000.00
2000 999.56
2001 799.57
2002 862.29
2003 852.45
2004 956.69
2005 1,021.45
2006 1,066.28
2007 1,229.70
2008 1,382.55
2009 1,838.16
2010 1,324.86
2011 1,501.28
2012 1,815.02
2013 1,694.37
2014 1,599.92
2015 826.83
2016 833.99
2017 867.64
2018 1,085.47
2019 2,043.25
2020 649.33

Air transport, passengers carried

The value for Air transport, passengers carried in Saudi Arabia was 26,987,700 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 50 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 46,181,490 in 2019 and a minimum value of 513,600 in 1971.

Definition: Air passengers carried include both domestic and international aircraft passengers of air carriers registered in the country.

Source: International Civil Aviation Organization, Civil Aviation Statistics of the World and ICAO staff estimates.

See also:

Year Value
1970 558,000
1971 513,600
1972 762,000
1973 968,300
1974 1,282,500
1975 1,835,700
1976 3,268,000
1977 4,705,100
1978 6,268,100
1979 7,689,200
1980 9,241,200
1981 9,146,900
1982 10,151,800
1983 10,670,300
1984 11,365,800
1985 10,795,100
1986 9,929,400
1987 10,258,400
1988 9,879,600
1989 9,988,000
1990 10,311,500
1991 9,409,100
1992 11,154,800
1993 11,864,300
1994 12,142,300
1995 11,524,200
1996 11,706,300
1997 11,738,200
1998 11,816,200
1999 12,328,500
2000 12,566,490
2001 12,835,740
2002 13,564,300
2003 13,821,730
2004 14,942,630
2005 15,933,050
2006 16,830,840
2007 17,141,190
2008 16,708,200
2009 17,508,200
2010 20,323,590
2011 23,135,740
2012 26,537,660
2013 28,252,100
2014 32,269,450
2015 33,431,740
2016 35,092,840
2017 37,503,000
2018 39,767,650
2019 46,181,490
2020 26,987,700

Classification

Topic: Infrastructure Indicators

Sub-Topic: Transportation