RUH → MANRiyadh to Manchester

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Direct flights from Riyadh (RUH) to Manchester (MAN): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 239 minutes late. 1 of the 2 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 5,123 km, an estimated 7 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Riyadh and Manchester. Updated 14 October 2026 at 19:33 UTC.

RUH Riyadh tracking
MAN Manchester busy · +17
5,123 km · ~7h 04m est.
departs 01:303x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
78 / 100

route health from live RUH and MAN delay boards

Median arrival delay is +239 min. 1 of 2 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+239 minacross the last 2 operated legs
Flight time~7h 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
Riyadh Air

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
Riyadh AirRX

Flights RX417 01:30 Tu Th Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-13RX417cancelledCNX
10-10RX417arrived+239

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
RUHRiyadh tracking 🌤 clear · ESE 5 kt Full RUH delay board →
MANManchester +17 min busy 🌤 few clouds · WNW 7 kt Full MAN delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at MAN: 50% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +15 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Riyadh to Manchester route actually runs

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

Is RUH–MAN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at MAN 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 RUH to MAN?

Great-circle distance is 5,123 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 392–469 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does RUH–MAN fly?

Riyadh Air 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 RUH and arrival-side delay at MAN, 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.