CAN → RUHGuangzhou to Riyadh

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Direct flights from Guangzhou (CAN) to Riyadh (RUH): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 16 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 6,686 km, an estimated 9 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Guangzhou and Riyadh. Updated 15 September 2026 at 09:13 UTC.

CAN Guangzhou busy · +15
RUH Riyadh tracking
6,686 km · ~9h 04m est.
departs 15:253x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
80 / 100

route health from live CAN and RUH delay boards

Median arrival delay is +16 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+16 minacross the last 1 operated legs
Flight time~9h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Saudi Arabian

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
Saudi ArabianSV

Flights SV885 15:25 Tu Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-12SV885departed+16

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CANGuangzhou +15 min busy 🌤 scattered clouds · NNE 6 kt Full CAN delay board →
RUHRiyadh tracking 🌤 clear · N 7 kt Full RUH delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at RUH: 36% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +-4 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Guangzhou to Riyadh route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CAN to RUH 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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CAN to RUH questions

Is CAN–RUH running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at CAN is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from CAN to RUH?

Great-circle distance is 6,686 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 502–603 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CAN–RUH fly?

Saudi Arabian runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, 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 CAN and arrival-side delay at RUH, 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.