NIA253

Flight

Status

Completed (landing presumed)

Arrival confirmed via

Inferred (no confirmation)

Departure

Cairo International Airport (CAI) — Cairo, Egypt

Departed

2026-09-26 22:00 UTC (first seen)

Arrival

Riyadh Air Base (XXN) — Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Distance flown

1362 km

Straight-line distance

1626 km

Approach distance

7 km

Aircraft

Registration

SU-BQL

Type

Airbus A321

Seats

204 total (8 Business, 196 Economy)

Altitude & speed

Max altitude

33,000 ft

Max ground speed

518 kt

Tracked

1h 33m · 1,362 km

Altitude (ft, max 33,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 518)

Altitude (ft, max 33,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 518)

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