RUH → MEDRiyadh to Medina

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Direct flights from Riyadh (RUH) to Medina (MED): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 0% of the last 45 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. 45 of the 45 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 708 km, an estimated 1 hour 24 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Riyadh and Medina. Updated 25 October 2026 at 19:33 UTC.

RUH Riyadh tracking
MED Medina tracking
708 km · ~1h 24m est.
dep bank 06:30–23:557x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
0% on time

of the last 45 operated RUH → MED flights arrived within 15 minutes

45 of 45 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~1h 24mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled100.0%recent route rate · 45 of 45

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 ArabianSV0% on time

Flights SV1459 06:30 Mo Th Fr Sa Su · SV1461 13:25 daily · SV1471 16:55 Tu We Th Sa · SV1465 19:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-25F3235cancelledCNX
10-25SV1457cancelledCNX
10-25SV1459cancelledCNX
10-25SV1461cancelledCNX
10-25SV1463cancelledCNX
10-25SV1465cancelledCNX
10-25SV1467cancelledCNX
10-25SV1469cancelledCNX
10-25SV1471cancelledCNX
10-25XY788cancelledCNX
10-25XY93cancelledCNX
10-25XY95cancelledCNX
10-25XY97cancelledCNX
10-25XY99cancelledCNX
10-24F3223cancelledCNX
10-24F3225cancelledCNX
10-24F3231cancelledCNX
10-24F3235cancelledCNX
10-24XY788cancelledCNX
10-24XY93cancelledCNX
10-24XY95cancelledCNX
10-24XY97cancelledCNX
10-24XY99cancelledCNX
10-23F3223cancelledCNX
10-23F3225cancelledCNX
10-23F3231cancelledCNX
10-23F3235cancelledCNX
10-23SV1469cancelledCNX
10-23XY788cancelledCNX
10-23XY93cancelledCNX
10-23XY95cancelledCNX
10-23XY97cancelledCNX
10-23XY99cancelledCNX
10-22F3223cancelledCNX
10-22F3225cancelledCNX
10-22F3231cancelledCNX
10-22F3235cancelledCNX
10-22SV1469cancelledCNX
10-22XY788cancelledCNX
10-22XY93cancelledCNX

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
RUHRiyadh tracking 🌤 clear · ESE 4 kt Full RUH delay board →
MEDMedina tracking Full MED delay board →

How the Riyadh to Medina route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RUH to MED 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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How we measure this →

RUH to MED questions

Morning or evening flight on RUH–MED?

Operators schedule morning departures around 06:30 and evening departures around 19:00 from RUH. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MED delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from RUH to MED?

Great-circle distance is 708 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 80–91 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RUH–MED fly?

Saudi Arabian runs the route with about 28 flights a week (daily). 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 RUH and arrival-side delay at MED, 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.