The Common Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) has launched its month-to-month report for August 2025 on the punctuality efficiency of Saudi airports and nationwide carriers.
The report measures compliance with flight schedules primarily based on departures or arrivals inside quarter-hour of scheduled occasions, offering travellers with insights into operational effectivity and supporting the general passenger expertise.
The outcomes highlighted robust efficiency throughout a number of airports.
Saudi airport punctuality
Within the worldwide airports class serving greater than 15m passengers yearly, King Khalid Worldwide Airport in Riyadh achieved an 82 per cent compliance price.
Within the 5 to 15m passengers class, King Fahd Worldwide Airport in Dammam led with 83 per cent, whereas Prince Sultan bin Abdulaziz Worldwide Airport in Tabuk topped the 2 to 5 million passengers class at 85 per cent.
Amongst smaller airports, AlUla Worldwide Airport recorded a powerful 95 per cent compliance price within the below two million passengers class.
Within the home airports section, King Saud bin Abdulaziz Airport in Al-Baha achieved the best rating with 98 per cent compliance.
On the airline degree, efficiency additionally remained robust. Saudia Airways recorded 82 per cent for arrivals and 81 per cent for departures.
Flynas achieved 77 per cent for arrivals and 82 per cent for departures, whereas flyadeal posted one of the best outcomes on this section with 83 per cent for arrivals and 87 per cent for departures.
The GACA report additionally famous punctuality on key home and worldwide routes. The Tabuk–Riyadh home service and the Riyadh–Amman worldwide route every demonstrated a compliance price of 92 per cent in August.
GACA acknowledged that these efforts are aligned with the Kingdom’s Nationwide Aviation Technique, which seeks to strengthen Saudi Arabia’s place as a number one regional aviation hub.
The technique goals to lift operational requirements, enhance effectivity, and improve service high quality for passengers throughout the sector.
