Business Aviation Middle East Airports Airport Infrastructure & Air Traffic Management

Universal Aviation to operate $20M private-aviation terminal at King Fahd International Airport, Dammam

Universal Aviation, an Evans Aviation company, has been selected by Dammam Airports Company and Saudi authorities to manage a newly inaugurated $20 million general-aviation terminal at King Fahd International Airport in Dammam. The private-jet facility is expected to be operational shortly, expanding FBO capacity in the Eastern Province.

Discovered 2026-02-24T10:17:06.954572-08:00 | 2026-02-24T10:17:06.954572-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

Adds a $20 million FBO at King Fahd, materially increasing business-aviation handling capacity in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province and supporting more private-jet movements at Dammam.
Selection by DACO and GACA reflects regulatory and airport authority backing for expanded private aviation services and follows recent market-access moves such as AirX’s GACA Part 129 approval and Flexjet’s Saudi authorisation.
Aligns with a Gulfwide build-out of FBO and ground-handling capacity, complementing investments like the Gama Aviation FBO at Sharjah and Jetex’s ground-handling approval for Red Sea International.

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