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Direct flights from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Sochi (AER): 5 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 4 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 2,503 km, an estimated 3 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Abu Dhabi and Sochi. Updated 16 September 2026 at 06:03 UTC.
AUH
Abu Dhabi
smooth · +0
AER
Sochi
tracking
2,503 km · ~3h 43m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 5x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live AUH and AER delay boards
Median arrival delay is +0 min. 1 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+0 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures5x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Abu Dhabi to Sochi route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop AUH to AER flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.
Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure
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AUH to AER questions
Is AUH–AER running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from AUH to AER?
Great-circle distance is 2,503 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 207–245 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does AUH–AER fly?
Etihad Airways runs the route with about 5 flights a week (mon, tue, wed, thu, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at AUH and arrival-side delay at AER, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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