RUH → ADDRiyadh to Addis Ababa

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Direct flights from Riyadh (RUH) to Addis Ababa (ADD): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 2 airlines. The nonstop covers 1,964 km, an estimated 3 hours 1 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Riyadh and Addis Ababa. Updated 30 October 2026 at 03:33 UTC.

Today, RUH → ADD

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 00:25 XY347flynas Sched 00:25Departure not confirmed by the board ADD 03:55scheduled
  2. 03:40 ET413Ethiopian Sched 03:40Departure not confirmed by the board ADD 07:05scheduled

Checked RUH board 06:33 · ADD board 06:33

RUH Riyadh tracking
ADD Addis Ababa tracking
1,964 km · ~3h 01m est.
dep bank 00:55–03:4014x weekly
Tracking · 2 airlines · 14x weekly · nonstop
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delay history for RUH → ADD is still building

Flight time~3h 01mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x2 direct airlines on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Ethiopian AirlinesFlynas

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
Ethiopian AirlinesET

Flights ET413 03:40 daily

FlynasXY

Flights XY347 00:55 daily

Airports right now

live boards
RUHRiyadh tracking ⛅ clear · SSE 2 kt Full RUH delay board →
ADDAddis Ababa tracking 🌤 few clouds · NW 2 kt Full ADD delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at ADD: a 18% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-2 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Riyadh to Addis Ababa route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RUH to ADD 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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RUH to ADD questions

Morning or evening flight on RUH–ADD?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:55 from RUH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the ADD delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RUH to ADD?

Great-circle distance is 1,964 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 169–198 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RUH–ADD fly?

2 carriers operate this route, around 14 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.

What does the route health score measure?

A blend of departure-side delay at RUH and arrival-side delay at ADD, 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.