Houthi ballistic missile and cruise missile attack on King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh · 11 October 2026
General / Coalition: Air defense intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport
عام / التحالف: الدفاع الجوي اعترض ودمر صاروخًا طوافًا (كروز) في محيط مطار الملك خالد الدولي (machine translation)
- Date
- 11 October 2026 · 30 Rabi' al-Thani 1448 AH
- Place
- King Khalid International Airport, Riyadh
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Projectile, Cruise missile, Ballistic missile, Drone
- Outcome
- Struck target
- Killed / injured
- 1 killed · 11 injured
- Victims
- Pakistani: 1 killed; Nationality not stated: 10 injured; Sudanese: 1 injured
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Officially confirmed
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Sources (523 reports in all)
- General / Coalition: Attack with an unidentified projectile on Passenger Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airportعام / التحالف: اعتداء بمقذوف مجهول على صالة المسافرين رقم 4 بمطار الملك خالد الدولي (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 30 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH, corresponding to 11 October 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Major General Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that an attack with an unidentified projectile targeted Traveler Hall No. 4 at King… Airport”
- General / Coalition: Air defense intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airportعام / التحالف: الدفاع الجوي اعترض ودمر صاروخًا طوافًا (كروز) في محيط مطار الملك خالد الدولي (machine translation)
“Riyadh, 30 Rabi al-Thani 1448 AH, corresponding to 11 October 2026 AD, SPA: The official spokesman for the Coalition forces "Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen," Major General Staff Turki al-Maliki, stated that the air defense intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the vicinity of King… Airport”
- Coalition: Unidentified Projectile Strikes Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport
“Riyadh, October 11, 2026, SPA -- Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki stated that Terminal 4 at King Khalid International Airport was struck by an…”
- Coalition: Air Defense Intercepts and Destroys Cruise Missile in Vicinity of King Khalid International Airport
“Riyadh, October 11, 2026, SPA -- Official Spokesperson of the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen Major General Turki Al-Malki stated that the air defense intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the vicinity…”
- GACA: Attack Targets King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh
“Riyadh, October 11, 2026, SPA -- The General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) announced that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh was targeted by another attack on the afternoon of Sunday, October 11, 2026.…”
- GACA Issues Follow-up Statement on Attack on King Khalid International Airport
“Riyadh, October 12, 2026, SPA -- In a follow-up statement on the attack on King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh on the afternoon of Sunday, October 11, the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) reported that…”
- Coalition: Air defense intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport.التحالف : الدفاع الجوي اعترض ودمر صاروخ طواف (كروز) في محيط مطار الملك خالد الدولي. (machine translation)
“Coalition: Air defense intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport.”
- Victims of the Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport.ضحايا الاعتداءات الحوثية على مطار الملك خالد الدولي. (machine translation)
“Victims of the Houthi attacks on King Khalid International Airport. https://t.co/TVsE15aA3p”
- Coalition: Destruction of a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airportالتحالف: تدمير صاروخ كروز في محيط مطار الملك خالد الدولي (machine translation)
- Breaking: Coalition: Air defense intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport#عاجل | التحالف: الدفاع الجوي اعترض ودمر صاروخ طواف (كروز) في محيط مطار الملك خالد الدولي (machine translation)
“Breaking: Coalition: Air defense intercepted and destroyed a cruise missile in the vicinity of King Khalid International Airport https://t.co/a6d1qAoqPd”
- Pakistani national killed, 11 injured in latest Riyadh airport attack
“- A fire broke out at the airport after an unidentified projectile struck Terminal 4: Coalition Forces - Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport in the Eastern Province was also attacked on Sunday RIYADH: A Pakistani…”
- An injured man from the Houthi attack on King Khalid Airport reassures the Health Minister about his condition, and describes the details of the incident in Terminal 4 via Al-Ekhbariya correspondent Sulaiman Al-Jabrمصاب جراء الاعتداء الحوثي على مطار الملك خالد يطمئن وزير الصحة على حالته، ويصف تفاصيل الحادثة في صالة رقم 4 عبر مراسل الإخبارية سليمان الجبر (machine translation)
“An injured person from the Houthi attack on King Khalid Airport is reassured by the Minister of Health about his condition, and he describes the details of the incident in Hall No. 4 via Al-Ekhbariya correspondent Sulaiman Al-Jabr https://t.co/v2Xi5czEuF https://t.co/8fvDIfK0GH”
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