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:
Compliance with Departure Times
Category
Airport
Current Month
Previous Month
Int’l Airports (>15 mln passengers annually)
King Khalid International (Riyadh)
89%
89%
King Abdulaziz International (Jeddah)
84%
89%
Int’l Airports (5-15 mln passengers annually)
King Fahd International (Dammam)
87%
88%
Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Madinah)
81%
86%
Int’l Airports (2-5 mln passengers annually)
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Tabuk)
94%
91%
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Jizan)
92%
91%
Abha International Airport
92%
88%
Int’l Airports (<2 mln passengers annually)
AlUla International Airport
97%
96%
Neom Bay International Airport
96%
95%
Prince Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Yanbu
94%
91%
Al Qaisumah International Airport
93%
84%
Arar International Airport
92%
90%
Hail International Airport
91%
91%
Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport Qassim)
90%
92%
Najran International Airport
89%
85%
Al-Ahsa International Airport
89%
84%
Al Jouf International Airport
88%
93%
Taif International Airport
88%
88%
Domestic Airports
King Saud bin Abdulaziz Airport (Al-Baha)
100%
91%
Tarif Airport
100%
97%
Bisha
96%
92%
Wadi Al-Dawasir Airport
95%
93%
Sharurah Airport
89%
93%
Rafha Airport
88%
77%
Al-Dawadmi Airport
88%
89%
Al-Qurayyat
86%
81%
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.
National Carriers’ Compliance to Arrival/Departure Times
Carrier
Arrivals
Departures
Current Month
Previous Month
Current Month
Previous Month
Saudia
92%
90%
91%
90%
flynas
89%
89%
90%
91%
Flyadeal
92%
90%
93%
92%
The report showed that the Riyadh-Tabuk route topped domestic routes in terms of compliance at 97%.
Compliance of Top five Domestic Routes*
Route
Departure Compliance in Current Month
Departure Compliance in Previous Month
Tabuk to Riyadh
97%
91%
Riyadh to Tabuk
96%
94%
Jeddah to Jizan
96%
94%
Tabuk to Jeddah
95%
92%
Jeddah to Abha
94%
95%
Internationally, the Jeddah-Abu Dhabi route topped with a 94% compliance rate, followed by the Riyadh-Dubai route (94%).
Compliance of Top Five International Routes*
Route
Compliance of Departure Flights
Current Month
Previous Month
Jeddah to Abu Dhabi
94%
97%
Riyadh to Dubai
94%
93%
Dammam to Dubai
93%
92%
Riyadh to Amman
93%
95%
Jeddah to Dubai
93%
96%
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).
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:
Compliance with Departure Times
Category
Airport
Current Month
Previous Month
Int’l Airports (>15 mln passengers annually)
King Khalid International (Riyadh)
89%
89%
King Abdulaziz International (Jeddah)
84%
89%
Int’l Airports (5-15 mln passengers annually)
King Fahd International (Dammam)
87%
88%
Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Madinah)
81%
86%
Int’l Airports (2-5 mln passengers annually)
Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Tabuk)
94%
91%
King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Jizan)
92%
91%
Abha International Airport
92%
88%
Int’l Airports (<2 mln passengers annually)
AlUla International Airport
97%
96%
Neom Bay International Airport
96%
95%
Prince Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Yanbu
94%
91%
Al Qaisumah International Airport
93%
84%
Arar International Airport
92%
90%
Hail International Airport
91%
91%
Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport Qassim)
90%
92%
Najran International Airport
89%
85%
Al-Ahsa International Airport
89%
84%
Al Jouf International Airport
88%
93%
Taif International Airport
88%
88%
Domestic Airports
King Saud bin Abdulaziz Airport (Al-Baha)
100%
91%
Tarif Airport
100%
97%
Bisha
96%
92%
Wadi Al-Dawasir Airport
95%
93%
Sharurah Airport
89%
93%
Rafha Airport
88%
77%
Al-Dawadmi Airport
88%
89%
Al-Qurayyat
86%
81%
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.
National Carriers’ Compliance to Arrival/Departure Times
Carrier
Arrivals
Departures
Current Month
Previous Month
Current Month
Previous Month
Saudia
92%
90%
91%
90%
flynas
89%
89%
90%
91%
Flyadeal
92%
90%
93%
92%
The report showed that the Riyadh-Tabuk route topped domestic routes in terms of compliance at 97%.
Compliance of Top five Domestic Routes*
Route
Departure Compliance in Current Month
Departure Compliance in Previous Month
Tabuk to Riyadh
97%
91%
Riyadh to Tabuk
96%
94%
Jeddah to Jizan
96%
94%
Tabuk to Jeddah
95%
92%
Jeddah to Abha
94%
95%
Internationally, the Jeddah-Abu Dhabi route topped with a 94% compliance rate, followed by the Riyadh-Dubai route (94%).
Compliance of Top Five International Routes*
Route
Compliance of Departure Flights
Current Month
Previous Month
Jeddah to Abu Dhabi
94%
97%
Riyadh to Dubai
94%
93%
Dammam to Dubai
93%
92%
Riyadh to Amman
93%
95%
Jeddah to Dubai
93%
96%
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).
