Informational Guide to King Khalid International Airport (RUH) - Non Official

CZ5008 China Southern Airlines - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about China Southern Airlines flight CZ5008, which currently operates between the airports of Riyadh - Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (Airport Code RUH) and Shenzhen - Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (Airport Code SZX).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Sunday, January 18, 2026.

CZ5008 On Time performance:
85
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

CZ5008 China Southern Airlines to Shenzhen

En Route - Delayed
Delay: 15 minutes
Flight Status for Sunday January 18, 2026

Airline information

China Southern Airlines
China Southern Airlines
Equipment: Airbus A330-300

Departure

Riyadh (RUH)
January 18, 2026
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport
Departed at:
00:54
Terminal:
1
Gate:
108
Scheduled Departure Time: 00:30

Arrival

Shenzhen (SZX)
January 18, 2026
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Estimated Arrival Time:
13:55
Terminal:
3
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 13:40
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight CZ5008?
The flight CZ5008 is scheduled to flight on Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight CZ5008?
The distance between the two airports is 6762 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight CZ5008?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 08:10 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 07:42 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Riyadh: 2026-01-18 04:02:59
Current Time in Shenzhen: 2026-01-18 09:02:59

Alternative Flights

China Southern Airlines is the only airline operating the route from Riyadh to Shenzhen.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from October 18, 2025 to January 15, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 39
On Time: 33 ( 85 % )
Moderate Delay: 4 ( 10 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 6 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from July 17, 2025 to January 15, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from January 04, 2025 to December 31, 2025. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Last Past Flights CZ5008

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Friday
16 January
20:28
Riyadh (RUH)
08:45
Shenzhen (SZX)
07h 17min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
14 January
00:38
Riyadh (RUH)
13:06
Shenzhen (SZX)
07h 28min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Sunday
11 January
00:42
Riyadh (RUH)
13:35
Shenzhen (SZX)
07h 53min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Friday
09 January
20:22
Riyadh (RUH)
08:59
Shenzhen (SZX)
07h 37min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Wednesday
07 January
00:33
Riyadh (RUH)
13:11
Shenzhen (SZX)
07h 38min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Sunday
04 January
00:30
Riyadh (RUH)
13:07
Shenzhen (SZX)
07h 37min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Friday
02 January
21:28
Riyadh (RUH)
09:45
Shenzhen (SZX)
07h 17min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - Delayed
Wednesday
31 December
00:37
Riyadh (RUH)
12:58
Shenzhen (SZX)
07h 21min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Sunday
28 December
00:38
Riyadh (RUH)
12:53
Shenzhen (SZX)
07h 15min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time
Friday
26 December
20:37
Riyadh (RUH)
08:49
Shenzhen (SZX)
07h 12min
Airbus A330-30
Airbus A330-30
Landed - On-time