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

PA279 Airblue - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Airblue flight PA279, which currently operates between the airports of Riyadh - Riyadh King Khalid International Airport (Airport Code RUH) and Islamabad - Islamabad International Airport (Airport Code ISB).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, October 08, 2025.

PA279 On Time performance:
80
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

PA279 Airblue to Islamabad

This flight is not scheduled for October 16, 2025.

Airline information

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Departure

Riyadh (RUH)
October 08, 2025
Riyadh King Khalid International Airport

Arrival

Islamabad (ISB)
October 08, 2025
Islamabad International Airport
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight PA279?
The flight PA279 is scheduled to flight on Monday, Wednesday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight PA279?
The distance between the two airports is 2700 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight PA279?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 04:25 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 03:43 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: 2025-10-16 08:18:33
Current Time in Islamabad: 2025-10-16 10:18:33

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Riyadh and Islamabad:

Airblue
- Flight Number: PA275. (On Time performance: 62 - Average Delay: 87 minutes)

Flyadeal
- Flight Number: F3651. (On Time performance: 93 - Average Delay: 3 minutes)

Fly Jinnah
- Flight Number: 9P781. (On Time performance: 100 - Average Delay: 14 minutes)

Air Sial
- Flight Number: PF769. (On Time performance: 81 - Average Delay: 26 minutes)
- Flight Number: PF869. (On Time performance: 52 - Average Delay: 127 minutes)

Pakistan International Airlines
- Flight Number: PK754. (On Time performance: 90 - Average Delay: 9 minutes)

Saudia
- Flight Number: SV724. (On Time performance: 78 - Average Delay: 29 minutes)

Flynas
- Flight Number: XY315. (On Time performance: 59 - Average Delay: 16 minutes)

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 September 08, 2025 to October 08, 2025, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 5
On Time: 4 ( 80 % )
Moderate Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Significant Delay: 0 ( 0 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 20 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 20 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Week: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by weekday due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions
Delays analyzed by Month: It is not possible to calculate the On-Time Performance for this flight accurately by month due to insufficient or non-representative data, as doing so could lead to misleading conclusions

Last Past Flights PA279

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Wednesday
08 October
10:30
Riyadh (RUH)
16:55
Islamabad (ISB)
04h 25min
Wednesday
01 October
03:31
Riyadh (RUH)
09:15
Islamabad (ISB)
03h 44min
Airbus A321neo
Airbus A321neo
Landed - Delayed
Monday
29 September
01:35
Riyadh (RUH)
08:00
Islamabad (ISB)
04h 25min
Monday
22 September
05:45
Riyadh (RUH)
12:10
Islamabad (ISB)
04h 25min