Saudia· Callsign SVA596

SV596 Flight Status: Medina to Dubai

Saudia between Medina and Dubai: 1,580 km east, medium-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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MED
Medina
Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport
1,580 km · 982 mi
Non-stop
DXB
Dubai
Dubai International Airport
Aircraft
Not yet observed
fills in once we log the airframe
Distance
1,580 km
853 nautical miles
Heading
84°
tracks east
Clock change
+1 h
on arrival
Length rank
#222
of 267 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.

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SV596 at a glance

  • The trip: 1,580 km (982 miles) from Medina to Dubai, flying east.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 1 hour forward on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the right (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.

SV596 route overview: MED to DXB

SV596 distance and great-circle path

SV596 covers 1,580 km, or 982 miles. That makes it a medium-haul flight, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Of the 267 routes we track, it ranks 222 by distance.

Medina to Dubai is 1,580 km (982 miles) on an initial heading of 84°, which is broadly east. Watches move 1 hour forward between the two gates. It links Saudi Arabia with United Arab Emirates.

Our guide explains how the MED-DXB route appears on a tracker map.

What to know about SV596

  • Time change: you land 1 hour ahead of the time you left.

What we know about SV596

What flying MED to DXB takes

It is a medium-haul sector, long enough for a full meal service, short enough for narrowbodies. Saudia needs a narrowbody on the longer variants, or a widebody where demand justifies it: at this distance the choice is usually about seat count rather than range. In daylight the sun sits on the right (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign SVA596 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 4 days between 2026-09-20 and 2026-09-23. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

SV596 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 4 observations of SV596 across 4 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-09-23. Those records contain 4 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was MED-DXB (4 records).

The median recorded visibility was 77 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-09-23 MED → DXB 06:59 UTC 08:31 UTC 1h 32m
2026-09-22 MED → DXB 06:48 UTC 08:00 UTC 1h 12m
2026-09-21 MED → DXB 07:00 UTC 08:14 UTC 1h 14m
2026-09-20 MED → DXB 06:37 UTC 07:56 UTC 1h 19m

“First/last tracked” are when SV596 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on SV596

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

MED Prince Mohammad Bin Abdulaziz Airport Medina, Saudi Arabia · live radar → DXB Dubai International Airport Dubai, United Arab Emirates · live radar →

Guides relevant to SV596

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

How airlines plan routes This medium-haul sector shows how aircraft size and local demand shape a network. Airline alliances explained Saudia belongs to SkyTeam, which affects connections and codeshares. The world's busiest airports DXB is a high-volume gateway where hub structure shapes the flight.

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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SV596 frequently asked questions

How long is the SV596 flight?

Medina to Dubai is 1,580 km (982 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates SV596?

Typically a .

Does SV596 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track SV596 live?

Yes. Whenever SV596 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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