GACA issues April report on airport, airline punctuality

The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) released its monthly report on the punctuality of Saudi airports and national carriers for April 2025.

The report measures performance based on departures and arrivals occurring within 15 minutes of the scheduled time and complements GACA’s other monthly assessments of service quality at airports and airlines.

Among international airports with more than 15 million passengers annually, Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport ranked first with a 90% compliance rate.

In the category of international airports with five to 15 million passengers annually, Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport topped with 87% compliance.

As for international airports with two to five million passengers per year, Abha International Airport led with a 91% compliance rate.

NEOM Bay International Airport took first place in the fourth category of international airports with less than two million passengers annually, with a 95% compliance rate. Meanwhile, for domestic airports, Tarif Airport led with 100% compliance.

The following table breaks down the on-time departure performance of Saudi airports in April 2025:

Saudi Airlines (Saudia) topped national carriers in terms of compliance to arrival and departure flights, with 89%. Meanwhile, flynas came in second with 86% for compliance to arrivals and 91% for departures.

The report showed that the Riyadh-Abha route, Riyadh-Tabuk route, and Riyadh-Dammam route topped domestic routes in terms of compliance at 96%.

*Selected from the 20 busiest routes.

Internationally, the Riyadh-Amman route topped with a 97% compliance rate, followed by the Riyadh-Dubai route (94%).

*Selected from the 20 busiest routes.

GACA indicated that cancelled flights are excluded when calculating the compliance rate. The actual time is calculated when the aircraft starts moving (push back from the stand) and when it stops moving (on stand with brakes on).