Palestine International Airport (Al-Auja)

Table 5- 13 shows the number of pilgrims in Saudi Arabia from each group of countries in
2017 and 2018, and the forecasted number of pilgrims who are expected to visit Al-Quds
after Al-Haj ( 2027 - 2050).

Figure 5 - 19 Total expected number of foreign passengers through 2027-

Total

South and

North

America

African

Countries*

Asian

Countries*

Arab

Year (^) Countries
2017 9,311 54,177 3,360 510 67,358
2018 9,517 57,896 3,816 554 71,783
2027 11,576 105,547 12,023 1,154 130,301
2034 13,481 168,381 29,354 2,044 213,260
(^2042) 16,044 287,153 37,587 3,925 344,709
2050 19,095 489,706 33,257 7,538 549,597

*African and Asian countries excluding Arab countries.

Sample calculation for 2034:

Forecast for Arab Countries using growth rate in Table 5- 12

퐟=퐩(ퟏ+퐢)퐧 = 475,831(ퟏ+ ퟎ.ퟎퟐퟐ)ퟏퟔ= 674,012 Passengers.

Forecast for Asian Countries

퐅=퐏(ퟏ+퐢)퐧 = 1,157,919(ퟏ+ ퟎ.ퟎퟔퟗ)ퟏퟔ= 3,367,608 Passengers.

Forecast for African Countries

퐅=퐏(ퟏ+퐢)퐧 =190,764(ퟏ+ ퟎ.ퟏퟑퟔ)ퟏퟔ= 1,467,405 Passengers.