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GACA issues April report on airport, airline punctuality

The General Authority for Civil Aviation (GACA) released its monthly report on the punctuality of Saudi airports and national carriers for April 2025. The report measures performance based on departures and arrivals occurring within 15 minutes of the scheduled time and complements GACA's other monthly assessments of service quality at airports and airlines. Among international airports with more than 15 million passengers annually, Riyadh's King Khalid International Airport ranked first with a 90% compliance rate. In the category of international airports with five to 15 million passengers annually, Dammam's King Fahd International Airport topped with 87% compliance. As for international airports with two to five million passengers per year, Abha International Airport led with a 91% compliance rate. NEOM Bay International Airport took first place in the fourth category of international airports with less than two million passengers annually, with a 95% compliance rate. Meanwhile, for domestic airports, Tarif Airport led with 100% compliance. The following table breaks down the on-time departure performance of Saudi airports in April 2025: Compliance with Departure Times Category Airport Current Month Previous Month Int'l Airports (>15 mln passengers annually) King Khalid International (Riyadh) 90% 93% King Abdulaziz International (Jeddah) 78% 84% Int'l Airports (5-15 mln passengers annually) King Fahd International (Dammam) 87% 93% Prince Mohammed bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Madinah) 72% 85% Int'l Airports (2-5 mln passengers annually) Abha International Airport 91% 95% King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Jizan) 90% 95% Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz International Airport (Tabuk) 83% 90% Int'l Airports (<2 mln passengers annually) Neom Bay International Airport 95% 95% Al-Ahsa International Airport 93% 84% Hail International Airport 92% 94% Najran International Airport 90% 92% Arar International Airport 90% 94% AlUla International Airport 89% 97% Al Qaisumah International Airport 87% 88% Prince Naif bin Abdulaziz International Airport Qassim) 86% 92% Al Jouf International Airport 84% 88% Taif International Airport 82% 88% Prince Abdulmohsen bin Abdulaziz International Airport in Yanbu 74% 81% Domestic Airports Tarif Airport 100% 100% Wadi Al-Dawasir Airport 100% 92% King Saud bin Abdulaziz Airport (Al-Baha) 99% 100% Bisha Airport 94% 88% Al-Qurayyat Airport 83% 93% Al-Dawadmi Airport 75% 100% Sharurah Airport 75% 96% Rafha Airport 73% 97% Saudi Airlines (Saudia) topped national carriers in terms of compliance to arrival and departure flights, with 89%. Meanwhile, flynas came in second with 86% for compliance to arrivals and 91% for departures. National Carriers' Compliance to Arrival/Departure Times Carrier Arrivals Departures Current Month Previous Month Current Month Previous Month Saudia 89% 95% 89% 94% flynas 86% 91% 91% 91% Flyadeal 87% 91% 91% 94% The report showed that the Riyadh-Abha route, Riyadh-Tabuk route, and Riyadh-Dammam route topped domestic routes in terms of compliance at 96%. Compliance of Top five Domestic Routes* Route Departure Compliance in Current Month Departure Compliance in Previous Month Riyadh to Abha 96% 98% Riyadh to Tabuk 96% 98% Riyadh to Dammam 96% 95% Jizan to Riyadh 95% 95% Riyadh to Jizan 95% 97% *Selected from the 20 busiest routes. Internationally, the Riyadh-Amman route topped with a 97% compliance rate, followed by the Riyadh-Dubai route (94%). Compliance of Top Five International Routes* Route Compliance of Departure Flights Current Month Previous Month Riyadh to Amman 97% 99% Riyadh to Bahrain 94% 96% Jeddah to Amman 94% 92% Riyadh to Dubai 93% 98% Riyadh to Kuwait 92% 93% *Selected from the 20 busiest routes. GACA indicated that cancelled flights are excluded when calculating the compliance rate. The actual time is calculated when the aircraft starts moving (push back from the stand) and when it stops moving (on stand with brakes on).