BKK → RUHBangkok to Riyadh

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Direct flights from Bangkok (BKK) to Riyadh (RUH): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. 0% of the last 5 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. 5 of the 6 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 5,771 km, an estimated 7 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Bangkok and Riyadh. Updated 9 November 2026 at 15:48 UTC.

BKK Bangkok busy · +15
RUH Riyadh tracking
5,771 km · ~7h 54m est.
departs 15:201x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
0% on time

of the last 5 tracked BKK → RUH flights arrived within 15 minutes

5 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~7h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Saudi Arabian

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Saudi ArabianSV

Flights SV847 15:20 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-09RX854cancelledCNX
11-08SV847cancelledCNX
11-07RX854cancelledCNX
11-07SV847departed+71
11-05RX854cancelledCNX
11-03RX854cancelledCNX

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BKKBangkok +15 min busy 🌤 few clouds · N 6 kt Full BKK delay board →
RUHRiyadh tracking 🌤 scattered clouds · NNE 9 kt Full RUH delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at BKK: a 39% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Bangkok to Riyadh route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BKK to RUH flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search: Bangkok (BKK) to Riyadh (RUH) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/BKK-RUH
How we measure this →

BKK to RUH questions

Is BKK–RUH running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at BKK is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from BKK to RUH?

Great-circle distance is 5,771 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 437–525 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BKK–RUH fly?

Saudi Arabian runs the route with about 1 flight a week (sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at BKK and arrival-side delay at RUH, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.