- A percentage of 60% from air passengers will be assumed to use Al-Auja Airport; due
to the possibility of traveling through other airports, such as Jordan's airports, Yasser
Arafat International Airport at Gaza Strip, and Lod Airport.
Table 5 - 15 Number of tourists who will use Al-Auja Airport 2027- 2050
Tourists through Al-Year Total Tourists By Air (87.5%) (^) Auja Airport (60%)
2027 3,490,116 3,053,852 1,832,311
2034 5,423,593 4,745,644 2,847,387
2042 8,976,024 7,854,021 4,712,412
2050 14,855,280 12,998,370 7,799,022
Sample of calculation for 2034:
- Total Tourists = 2,108,837 (1+0.065)^15 = 5,423,593.
- Air passengers = 4,215,884* 0.875 = 4,745,644 passengers.
- Tourists through Al-Auja Airport = 0.60 *4,745,644 = 2,847,387 passengers.
Table 5 - 16 Total forecasted number of foreign passengers through 2027-
pilgrims who will travel through Al-Auja Airport through 2027-2050.
Table 5 - 13Forecasted Number of pilgrims through 2027-
Year Pilgrims Tourists Total Number of Operations*
2027 130,301 1,832,311 1,962,612 3,925,224
2034 213,259 2,847,387 3,060,646 6,121,291
2042 344,709 4,712,412 5,057,121 10,114,242
2050 549,597 7,799,022 8,348,619 16,697,238
- The passengers are doubled to get the number of operations (arrivals and departures).