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Direct flights from Riyadh (RUH) to Malé (MLE): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The nonstop covers 3,681 km, an estimated 5 hours 13 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Riyadh and Malé. Updated 12 September 2026 at 07:33 UTC.
delay history for RUH → MLE is still building
The week
scheduled departures · origin local timeEach mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Who flies it
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How the Riyadh to Malé route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop RUH to MLE 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Riyadh (RUH) to Malé (MLE) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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RUH to MLE questions
How long is the flight from RUH to MLE?
Great-circle distance is 3,681 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 290–346 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does RUH–MLE fly?
Flynas 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 MLE, 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.