EY551 Abu DhabiAUH · 02:00 RiyadhRUH · 02:55
EY551 by Etihad Airways flies from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Riyadh (RUH).
scheduled from AUH
Where the minutes go
last 7 operations · gate push → arrivalThe bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.
The last 30 days
arrival outcome per operation8 cancelled · 8 operations tracked
The route today
live boardsWeather lens
Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight
Measured, 90-day sampleConditions at AUH and RUH are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.
Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →
Tomorrow on this route
ForecastAbu Dhabi to Riyadh with Etihad Airways · Fri 30 Oct, local date
- Chance a departure is cancelled
- 12%0.9× usual
- Chance a departure leaves 60+ min late
- 2.0%1.4× usual
Forecast: WeatherTomorrow · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · About 2 departures a day on this route with this airline. · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.
When it flies
scheduled departuresEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.
Other Abu Dhabi to Riyadh flights today
same route · Etihad AirwaysIf EY551 is cancelled, these are the other Etihad Airways nonstop flights from Abu Dhabi to Riyadh on the same day, with scheduled departure times in AUH local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →
How EY551 actually runs
Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EY551 across the AUH and RUH boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually departs on time. Based on 7 confirmed departures · 7/7 within 15 min of schedule.
The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how EY551 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.
How this operation is measured
Board log
scheduled → actual, per operationBoard clocks recorded as AUH and RUH published them.
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Pro Flight Search: EY551 Abu Dhabi to Riyadh on-time performance, measured from the AUH and RUH airport boards.
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