Saudia· Callsign SVA1020 ·Daily

SV1020 from Riyadh to Jeddah, tracked live

The domestic air bridge between the capital and Jeddah runs many times daily and often uses widebodies.

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RUH
Riyadh
King Khalid International Airport
08:00 UTC+3
1h 55m
852 km · 529 mi
Non-stop
JED
Jeddah
King Abdulaziz International Airport
09:55 UTC+3
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A321
typical equipment
Distance
852 km
460 nautical miles
Heading
246°
tracks south-west
Clock change
0 h
same time zone
Block speed
444 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
14%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#392
of 439 tracked routes

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The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

SV1020 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near 08:00 at RUH. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

SV1020 at a glance

  • The trip: 852 km (529 miles) from Riyadh to Jeddah, flying south-west.
  • How long: 1h 55m gate to gate. That is about 444 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: no change, both cities share a clock.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A321. This route uses about 14% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of RUH in early morning, into JED in mid-morning.

SV1020 route overview: RUH to JED

SV1020 distance and great-circle path

SV1020 covers 852 km, or 529 miles. That makes it a short-haul flight, a single-aisle hop where turnaround time matters more than range. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 392 by distance.

The plane leaves Riyadh heading south-west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the RUH-JED route appears on a tracker map.

Why SV1020 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 1.9 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 444 km/h. An Airbus A321 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See what really moves flight times.

Can the Airbus A321 comfortably fly SV1020?

Not at all. At roughly 14% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A321. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A321.

What to know about SV1020

  • Time change: none. Both cities keep the same clock, so arrival time reads exactly as you expect.

SV1020 activity in the past 7 days

No stored observation has been recorded in this seven-day window. The published schedule and route above remain reference data, not evidence that the flight operated.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
No tracked activity recorded yet for the past 7 days. Activity is logged every time this flight appears on the live map.

“First/last tracked” are when SV1020 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on SV1020

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Saudia and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

RUH King Khalid International Airport Riyadh, Saudi Arabia · live radar →
JED King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah, Saudi Arabia · live radar →
A321 Airbus A321 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does SV1020 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A321-200, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown852 km
AircraftAirbus A321
Fuel burn rate3.61 kg per km
Fuel burned3,076 kg
CO2, whole flight9.7 tonnes
Seats, typical layout185
Passengers carried154 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger63 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 63 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy163 seats, 135 flown
52 kg CO2 per seat
Business22 seats, 18 flown
151 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, SV1020 emits what 162 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 371 km, or 1,803 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at a 0 km sector, the only published sector for this type, applied to this route's 852 km unadjusted. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put SV1020 against another flight.

Guides relevant to SV1020

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Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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SV1020 frequently asked questions

How long is the SV1020 flight?

Riyadh to Jeddah is 852 km (529 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 1.9 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates SV1020?

Typically an Airbus A321 (full specifications), using roughly 14% of that type's published range.

Does SV1020 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 08:00 local from RUH. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track SV1020 live?

Yes. Whenever SV1020 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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