Yemen and the Red Sea
GACA: King Fahd International Airport in Dammam targeted on evening of 11 October
- Location
- King Fahd International Airport, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (airport ±8 km; exact impact unpublished)
- Actors
- Saudi Arabia · Houthis
- Importance
- Standard
Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) said King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was targeted in an attack on the evening of Sunday 11 October 2026, with damage assessments and safety inspections underway. Clash Report and SpectreMonitor relayed the GACA confirmation. Yahya Saree's 11 October statement had claimed a strike on the same airport among four Saudi-depth operations. This is distinct from the 10 October coalition report of a ballistic missile near the airport (evt_7ac6d6c0). No public casualty count for the 11 October evening attack appeared in these relays.
Verification: unverified
Evidence: GACA confirms King Fahd International Airport in Dammam targeted this evening; damage assessments underway, GACA: King Fahd International Airport in Dammam targeted in an attack Sunday evening 11 October, YAF claims include King Fahd International Airport in Dammam among four operations
GACA confirms targeting; Houthi attribution from Yahya Saree claim of the same day; no independent impact pin.
- GACA confirms King Fahd International Airport in Dammam targeted this evening; damage assessments underwaySpectreMonitor · Social post · supports · Published 11 Oct 2026, 18:33 UTC · Retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC
- GACA: King Fahd International Airport in Dammam targeted in an attack Sunday evening 11 Octoberclashreport · Social post · supports · Published 11 Oct 2026, 18:37 UTC · Retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC
- YAF claims include King Fahd International Airport in Dammam among four operationsMayadeenEnglish · Social post · supports · Published 11 Oct 2026, 17:02 UTC · Retrieved 11 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC
Classification
Military · Missile strike · Unknown · Atomic
Tags: dammam · gaca · houthi_claim · king_fahd_airport
Participants
- Saudi Arabia · Affected · Evidence: GACA confirms King Fahd International Airport in Dammam targeted this evening; damage assessments underway · King Fahd International Airport, Dammam.
- Houthis · Initiator · Evidence: YAF claims include King Fahd International Airport in Dammam among four operations · Yahya Saree claimed a strike on KFIA Dammam in the same 24h statement.
Location methodology
King Fahd International Airport, Dammam, Saudi Arabia (airport ±8 km; exact impact unpublished) · within 8 km · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: GACA confirms King Fahd International Airport in Dammam targeted this evening; damage assessments underway, GACA: King Fahd International Airport in Dammam targeted in an attack Sunday evening 11 October
Claims
- GACA said King Fahd International Airport in Dammam was targeted on the evening of 11 October 2026, with damage assessments underway. · Attributed to Saudi GACA via SpectreMonitor/clashreport · Confidence: Probable · Evidence: GACA confirms King Fahd International Airport in Dammam targeted this evening; damage assessments underway, GACA: King Fahd International Airport in Dammam targeted in an attack Sunday evening 11 October
- Yahya Saree claimed Yemeni forces struck King Fahd International Airport in Dammam among four operations over about 24 hours. · Attributed to Yahya Saree / YAF via Al Mayadeen · Confidence: Estimated · Evidence: YAF claims include King Fahd International Airport in Dammam among four operations
Review and provenance
Revision 1 · First published 11 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC · Current revision 11 Oct 2026, 19:51 UTC · Change: Initial