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The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) released its monthly report on the punctuality of Saudi airports and national carriers for May 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, Jeddah’s King Abdulaziz International Airport Riyadh's ranked first with a 89% compliance rate.
In the category of international airports with five to 15 million passengers annually, Dammam’s King Fahd International Airport topped with 88% compliance.
As for international airports with two to five million passengers per year, Tabuk’s Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Airport (TUU) led with a 91% compliance rate.
AlUla International Airport took first place in the fourth category of international airports with less than two million passengers annually, with a 96% compliance rate. Meanwhile, for domestic airports, Turaif Airport led with 97% compliance.
The following table breaks down the on-time departure performance of Saudi airports in May 2025:
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Compliance with Departure Times |
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Category |
Airport |
Current Month |
Previous Month |
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Int'l Airports (>15 mln passengers annually) |
King Abdulaziz International Airport (Jeddah) |
89% |
78% |
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King Khalid International Airport (Riyadh) |
89% |
90% |
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Int'l Airports (5-15 mln passengers annually) |
King Fahd International Airport (Dammam) |
88% |
87% |
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Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Medina) |
86% |
72% |
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Int'l Airports (2-5 mln passengers annually) |
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Tabuk) |
91% |
83% |
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King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Jazan) |
91% |
90% |
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Abha International Airport |
88% |
91% |
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Int'l Airports (<2 mln passengers annually) |
AlUla International Airport |
96% |
88% |
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Neom Bay International Airport |
95% |
94% |
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Al-Jouf International Airport |
93% |
84% |
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Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Qassim) |
92% |
86% |
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Prince Abdulmohsin bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Yanbu) |
91% |
74% |
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Hail International Airport |
91% |
92% |
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Arar International Airport |
90% |
90% |
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Taif International Airport |
88% |
82% |
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Najran International Airport |
85% |
90% |
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Al-Qaisumah International Airport |
84% |
87% |
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Al-Ahsa International Airport |
84% |
93% |
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Domestic Airports |
Turaif Airport |
97% |
100% |
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Sharurah Airport |
93% |
75% |
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Wadi Al-Dawasir Airport |
93% |
100% |
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Bisha Airport |
92% |
94% |
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King Saud bin Abdulaziz Airport – Al-Baha |
91% |
99% |
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Al-Dawadmi Airport |
89% |
75% |
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Al-Qurayyat Airport |
81% |
83% |
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Rafha Airport |
77% |
73% |
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Saudi Airlines (Saudia) topped national carriers in terms of compliance to arrival and departure flights, with 90%. Meanwhile, flynas came in second with 89% for compliance to arrivals and 91% for departures.
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National Carriers’ Compliance to Arrival/Departure Times |
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Carrier |
Arrivals |
Departures |
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Current Month |
Previous Month |
Current Month |
Previous Month |
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Saudia |
90% |
89% |
90% |
89% |
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flynas |
89% |
86% |
91% |
91% |
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Flyadeal |
90% |
87% |
92% |
91% |
The report showed that the Jizan-Jeddah route and Jeddah-Abha route topped domestic routes in terms of compliance at 95%.
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Compliance of Top five Domestic Routes* |
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Route |
Departure Compliance in Current Month |
Departure Compliance in Previous Month |
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Jizan to Jeddah |
95% |
86% |
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Jeddah to Abha |
95% |
94% |
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Dammam to Jeddah |
94% |
92% |
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Jeddah to Jizan |
94% |
93% |
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Riyadh to Abha |
94% |
96% |
*Selected from the 20 busiest routes.
Internationally, the Jeddah-Abu Dhabi route topped with a 97% compliance rate, followed by the Jeddah-Dubai route (96%).
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Compliance of Top Five International Routes* |
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Route |
Compliance of Departure Flights |
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Current Month |
Previous Month |
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Jeddah to Abu Dhabi |
97% |
92% |
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Jeddah to Dubai |
96% |
81% |
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Riyadh to Amman |
95% |
97% |
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Riyadh to Abu Dhabi |
94% |
92% |
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Riyadh to Bahrain |
94% |
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).
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