Red Sea International Airport — Hanak, Saudi Arabia

Among the newest airports anywhere in the Middle East, RSI opened in the early 2020s to serve the Red Sea Project, a massive luxury tourism development along Saudi Arabia's northwestern coastline. The airport forms part of Saudi Arabia's broader Vision 2030 strategy to diversify the kingdom's economy away from oil by building a tourism sector on a stretch of coast previously known mainly for coral reefs, volcanic landscapes, and largely undeveloped islands. RSI was purpose-built to fly high-end visitors directly into a chain of resorts run by international hospitality brands, bypassing the longer overland transfers that once made the region impractical for short leisure trips. Its terminal design draws on desert and coastal motifs meant to signal the project's environmental ambitions, including claims of renewable energy use across the development. As the resorts open in phases, RSI's passenger volumes are expected to climb steadily in the years ahead.