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Direct flights from Kannur (CNN) to Riyadh (RUH): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 3,360 km, an estimated 4 hours 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Kannur and Riyadh. Updated 17 August 2026 at 12:33 UTC.
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3,360 km · ~4h 48m est.
Tracking · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
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Weekly departures3x1 direct airline on the leg
Current nonstop fares
CNN → RUH · one way · economy · 1 adult
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How the Kannur to Riyadh route actually runs
Pro Flight Search tracks every published board update for nonstop CNN to RUH flights: 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. Fares link straight to the operating airline with no markups.
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CNN to RUH questions
How long is the flight from CNN to RUH?
Great-circle distance is 3,360 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 267–318 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does CNN–RUH fly?
Air India Express runs the route with about 3 flights a week (sun, mon, thu). 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 CNN 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.
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