Saudi Arabia's General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has issued its monthly report on Saudi airports' and airlines' adherence to flight schedules for July 2025, based on whether a flight departed or arrived within less than 15 minutes of its scheduled time.
The report gives travelers a clear view of the level of airlines' and airports' adherence to flight schedules, with the aim of improving the services provided to travelers, raising their level and enhancing the passenger experience, according to a post by the General Authority of Civil Aviation.
The report for July 2025 showed that King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan, NEOM Bay International Airport and King Saud bin Abdulaziz Airport in Al-Baha took the top positions in the report.
The airports were divided into five categories. First place in the category of international airports with more than 15 million passengers annually went to King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, with an on-time rate of 84%.
In the second category, for international airports with 5 to 15 million passengers annually, King Fahd International Airport in Dammam took first place with 84%.
In the third category, for international airports with 2 to 5 million passengers annually, King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Jazan took first place with an on-time rate of 91%.
Meanwhile, NEOM Bay International Airport took first place in the fourth category, for international airports with fewer than two million passengers annually, with an on-time rate of 98%, and King Saud bin Abdulaziz Airport in Al-Baha took first place in the fifth category, for domestic airports, with 98%.
At the airline level, Saudia achieved an on-time rate of 89% for arrivals and 87% for departures, flynas achieved 84% for arrivals and 86% for departures, and flyadeal achieved 87% for arrivals and 90% for departures.
The report highlighted the most prominent domestic and international air routes: the Tabuk–Riyadh and Jazan–Riyadh routes recorded an on-time rate of 96% in domestic air traffic, while the Jeddah–Doha route ranked first among international routes with an on-time rate of 95%.
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