NIA253

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Departure · Cairo (CAI)

Terminal Terminal 1

Scheduled 25 Aug 12:00 · Departed 25 Aug 13:57 · +117 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 25 Aug 13:56 (ADS-B)

Board data from cairo, updated 55290 min ago; times local to each airport.

Flight

Status

Completed

Departure

Cairo International Airport (CAI) — Cairo, Egypt

Scheduled departure

2026-08-25 09:00 UTC

Est. departure time

2026-08-25 10:40 UTC (approx.)

Arrival

Riyadh Air Base (XXN) — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Also flies as

NP253

Distance flown

1685 km

Straight-line distance

1626 km

Approach distance

13 km

Aircraft

Registration

SU-BQK

Type

Airbus A320 233

Seats

1 total (1 Economy)

CO2 (EMEP est., total)

45.8 t (431 kg/pax Business, 210 kg/pax Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

35,025 ft

Max ground speed

472 kt

Tracked

2h 8m · 1,672 km

Altitude (ft, max 35,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 472)

Altitude (ft, max 35,025)

Ground speed (kt, max 472)

From the ADS-B positions we received; time since the first fix. A dashed stretch is a gap in reception, bridged by a straight line.

Route map

Airlines

AlMasria Universal Airlines (LMU)

Nile Air (NIA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-10-03 23:58 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQL	Airbus A321	In progress	~1626 km est.
2026-10-02 20:37 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQL	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	~1320 km est. (83 km recorded)
2026-09-26 22:00 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQL	Airbus A321	Completed (landing presumed)	1362 km
2026-09-25 19:47 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQN	Airbus A321	Completed	1674 km
2026-09-19 21:30 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQN	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	~4848 km est. (3249 km recorded)
2026-09-18 20:19 UTC	NIA253	CAI → ? Cairo → ?	SU-BQM	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	395 km
2026-09-12 22:02 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQM	Airbus A320 233	Completed	1686 km
2026-09-11 19:57 UTC	NIA253	CCE → ? New Cairo → ?	SU-BQC	Airbus A320 233	Incomplete (signal lost)	783 km
2026-09-05 21:20 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-SKJ	Airbus A321	Incomplete (signal lost)	~4520 km est. (3101 km recorded)
2026-09-04 20:22 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQK	Airbus A320 233	Completed	1686 km
2026-08-31 16:33 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQM	Airbus A320 233	Completed	1688 km
2026-08-29 22:18 UTC	NIA253	CAI → ? Cairo → ?	SU-BQL	Airbus A321	Completed	611 km
2026-08-28 19:55 UTC	NIA253	CAI → RUH Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQN	Airbus A321	Completed	~1708 km est. (545 km recorded)
2026-08-26 15:55 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQK	Airbus A320 233	Completed	1697 km
2026-08-25 10:56 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQK	Airbus A320 233	Completed	1685 km
2026-08-22 02:43 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQC	Airbus A320 233	Completed	1826 km
2026-08-18 05:24 UTC	NIA253	CAI → XXN Cairo → Riyadh	SU-BQC	Airbus A320 233	Completed	~3071 km est. (1694 km recorded)
2026-08-15 23:10 UTC	NIA253	CAI → ? Cairo → ?	SU-TCI	Boeing 737-400	Completed	597 km