SaudiaSV
Flights SV179 13:40 Mo Fr
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Direct flights from Qassim (ELQ) to Frankfurt am Main (FRA): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 13 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,991 km, an estimated 5 hours 37 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Qassim and Frankfurt am Main. Updated 2 November 2026 at 21:35 UTC.
Today, ELQ → FRA
Mon 2 Nov · local times- · SV179Saudia Departed Landed 13:05 −35
Checked FRA board 22:35
ELQ
Qassim
tracking
FRA
Frankfurt am Main
smooth · +0
3,991 km · ~5h 37m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100
route health from live ELQ and FRA delay boards
Median arrival delay is +13 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+13 minacross the last 3 arrivals
Flight time~5h 37mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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Saudia
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 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 Qassim to Frankfurt am Main route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop ELQ to FRA 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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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/ELQ-FRA
ELQ to FRA questions
Is ELQ–FRA 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 ELQ to FRA?
Great-circle distance is 3,991 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 312–372 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does ELQ–FRA fly?
Saudia runs the route with about 2 flights a week (mon, fri). 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 ELQ and arrival-side delay at FRA, 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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