GACA issues June report on airports, airlines on-time performance

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The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) released its monthly report on the on-time performance of Saudi airports and national carriers for June 2025.

The report, which gauges performance based on departures/arrivals that occur within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, complements other GACA monthly reports that evaluate airports and airlines' service quality performance.

Among international airports with more than 15 million passengers annually, Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport ranked first with an 89% 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, Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Tabuk led with a 95% compliance rate.

AlUla International Airport took first place in the fourth category of international airports with less than two million passengers annually, with a 97% compliance rate. Meanwhile, for domestic airports, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz Airport led with 100% compliance.

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

Saudi Airlines (Saudia) topped national carriers in terms of compliance to arrival and departure flights, with 92% and 91%, respectively. Meanwhile, flynas came in second for compliance with 89% to arrivals and 90% to departures.

The report showed that the Riyadh-Tabuk route topped domestic routes in terms of compliance at 97%.

Internationally, the Jeddah-Abu Dhabi route topped with a 94% compliance rate, followed by the Riyadh-Dubai route (94%).

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).