[1] It would be built around the current King Khalid International Airport.

[1] The airport is being designed by British architectural firm Foster + Partners.

To improve socio-economic development and boost tourism in Saudi Arabia, the sector on which the Government of Saudi Arabia has laid a strong emphasis by realising its potential since the last decade, in December 2022, the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Mohammed bin Salman, proposed the plan of building a new airport with the goal of boosting tourism in Saudi Arabia, by expanding the existing King Khalid International Airport, as part of Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030.

[1] It is planned to use renewable energy, and hopes to get a LEED Platinum Certification.

[1] It is being designed by the British architectural firm, Foster + Partners and engineering consultancy, Jacobs, and is planned to have a single concourse area with a loop to connect other terminals, along with multiple entrances and exits.