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Direct flights from Jeddah (JED) to Banda Aceh (BTJ): 2 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 144 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 2 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,303 km, an estimated 8 hours 35 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Jeddah and Banda Aceh. Updated 7 September 2026 at 20:37 UTC.
JED
Jeddah
busy · +17
BTJ
Banda Aceh
tracking
6,303 km · ~8h 35m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 2x weekly · nonstop
78 / 100
route health from live JED and BTJ delay boards
Median arrival delay is +144 min. 0 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+144 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~8h 35mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures2x1 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 Jeddah to Banda Aceh route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JED to BTJ 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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JED to BTJ questions
Is JED–BTJ running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. The departure side at JED is the weaker end, route health score 78/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from JED to BTJ?
Great-circle distance is 6,303 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 475–570 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does JED–BTJ fly?
Garuda Indonesia runs the route with about 2 flights a week (sat–sun). 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 JED and arrival-side delay at BTJ, 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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