Saudi Arabian AirlinesSV
Flights SV947 varies Tu Th Su
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Direct flights from Riyadh (RUH) to Nairobi (NBO): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 311 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,106 km, an estimated 4 hours 29 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Riyadh and Nairobi. Updated 25 October 2026 at 07:48 UTC.
RUH
Riyadh
tracking
NBO
Nairobi
smooth · +9
3,106 km · ~4h 29m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
75 / 100
route health from live RUH and NBO delay boards
Median arrival delay is +311 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+311 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~4h 29mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomes10-22SV947arrived+311
10-20SV947arrived+0
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Current conditions put the pressure at NBO: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +5 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Riyadh to Nairobi route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RUH to NBO 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 NBO questions
Is RUH–NBO running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at NBO is the weaker end, route health score 75/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from RUH to NBO?
Great-circle distance is 3,106 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 249–296 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does RUH–NBO fly?
Saudi Arabian Airlines runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, tue, thu). 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 NBO, 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.
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