{"id":179606,"date":"2025-02-25T08:30:17","date_gmt":"2025-02-24T22:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/doha-dubai-jeddah-middle-east-top-3-airports-compare\/"},"modified":"2025-02-25T08:30:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T22:30:17","slug":"doha-dubai-jeddah-how-do-the-middle-easts-top-3-airports-compare","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vibewire.com.au\/?p=179606","title":{"rendered":"Doha, Dubai, Jeddah: How Do The Middle East&#8217;s Top 3 Airports Compare?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The three busiest airports in the             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"32947\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/middle-east\/\"  >Middle East<\/a><\/span> are             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"266080\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/doha-hamad-international-airport\/\"  >Doha Hamad International Airport<\/a><\/span> in Doha, Qatar;             <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\" data-id=\"265010\"style=\";  ;\" class=\"display-card-hyperlink display-card-hyperlink-no-vignette\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/tag\/dubai-international-airport\/\"  ><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static0.simpleflyingimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/dxb_logo-1.png?fit=contain&#038;h=22&#038;w=22\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>Dubai International Airport<\/a><\/span> in the UAE; and King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Dubai is the busiest airport in the region while Jeddah and Doha have switched places, with Jeddah now coming in second and Doha third when measured by seat capacity. In early 2025,         <span class=\"display-card-hyperlink-article\" data-id=\"2038612\"><a href=\"https:\/\/simpleflying.com\/dubai-international-overtakes-atlanta-top-airport-early-2025\/\" >Dubai overtook Atlanta to become the busiest airport in the world<\/a><\/span>. 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