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Direct flights from Shenzhen (SZX) to Riyadh (RUH): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,761 km, an estimated 9 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Shenzhen and Riyadh. Updated 29 October 2026 at 14:48 UTC.
SZX
Shenzhen
smooth · +11
RUH
Riyadh
tracking
6,761 km · ~9h 10m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
84 / 100
route health from live SZX and RUH delay boards
0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Flight time~9h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual 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
Conditions are tightest at RUH: a 32% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +-5 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Shenzhen to Riyadh route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SZX 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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SZX to RUH questions
Is SZX–RUH running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at SZX is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SZX to RUH?
Great-circle distance is 6,761 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 507–610 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SZX–RUH fly?
Saudi Arabian Airlines runs the route with about 4 flights a week (wed, thu, fri, 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 SZX 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.
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