EY553 Abu DhabiAUH · 08:10 RiyadhRUH · 09:00
EY553 by Etihad Airways flies from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Riyadh (RUH) for the Wed, Oct 28 departure.
departs AUH · on schedule
board checked 131m ago · checking again in 45s
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at AUH and RUH are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. For this route and airline, under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastAbu Dhabi to Riyadh with Etihad Airways · Thu 29 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 8.3%0.7× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 2.5%1.6× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Abu Dhabi to Riyadh flights today
same route · Etihad AirwaysIf EY553 is cancelled, these are the other Etihad Airways nonstop flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AUH local time. Most flights posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →
How EY553 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EY553 across the AUH and RUH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Early read — pattern not clear yet. Only 1 completed leg so far: departed +0 min. Not enough to call it.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how EY553 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as AUH and RUH published them.
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