King Fahd International Airport is world's largest airport in terms of area covered by it. This airport is located at a distance of 20 km from Dammam.The Saudi Arabian kingdom holds three major airports in the world King Fahd International Airport , King Abdul Aziz International Airport, King Khalid International Airport. King Fahd International Airport covers an area of 780 square kilometers which is also cited to be bigger than Saudi Arabia's adjacent country Bahrain. The airport was opened for air traffic in 1999. This airport is operated under General authority of civil aviation of Saudi Arabia.The airport largely serves the entire Eastern region of Saudi Arabia.

King Fahd International Airport is the 3rd major cargo hub for Saudi Arabian Airlines. This airport largely incorporates the elegant Islamic Motifs of Saudi Arabia. Bechtel was the prime designer for planning of the engineering works in this project. This airport is also the major gateway to enter Al Khobar. The airport comprises of 2 parallel runways and the terminal constitutes of 6 storey building. The airport serves around 2.5 million travelers each year. Major airlines like Emirates, Qatar Airways, SriLankan Airlines, Gulf Air, Lufthansa, Saudi Arabian Airlines,Garuda Indonesia and few more provides regular services to this airport.

The mosque at the airport is placed exactly in the center of the structure of the airport which is designed magnificently.The interiors as well as exteriors of the airport reflects the excellence of Arabic architecture.This airport has an issue with its location which is quite far from the down town.Civilians as well as travelers find it quite difficult to reach the airport due to inconvenience for reaching the city. King Fahd International Airport is still one of the most preferred airport for international air traffic.