NP261

For travellers

Terminal Terminal 1

Scheduled 29 Aug 14:00 · Departed 29 Aug 16:54 · +174 min

Board status: Departed

Airborne since 29 Aug 17:01 (ADS-B)

Board data from cairo, updated 50130 min ago; times local to each airport.

Status

Completed

Departure

Cairo International Airport (CAI) — Cairo, Egypt

Scheduled departure

2026-08-29 11:00 UTC

Departed

2026-08-29 14:01 UTC

Arrival

Kuwait International Airport (KWI) — Kuwait City, Kuwait (scheduled)

Distance flown

640 km

Straight-line distance

1602 km

Registration

Type

Airbus A321

Seats

204 total (8 Business, 196 Economy)

Max altitude

33,000 ft

Max ground speed

499 kt

Tracked

49m · 683 km

Altitude (ft, max 33,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 499)

Altitude (ft, max 33,000)

Ground speed (kt, max 499)

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.

Nile Air (NIA)

Latest flights

Departed	Flight	Route	Reg	Aircraft	Status	Distance
2026-08-29 14:01 UTC	NIA261	CAI → KWI Cairo → Kuwait City	SU-BQL	Airbus A321	Completed	~1632 km est. (640 km recorded)
2026-08-28 11:30 UTC	NIA261	CAI → KWI Cairo → Kuwait City	SU-BQL	Airbus A321	Completed	~1676 km est. (576 km recorded)
2026-08-26 11:24 UTC	NIA261	CAI → KWI Cairo → Kuwait City	SU-BQC	Airbus A320 233	Completed	~1695 km est. (669 km recorded)
2026-08-21 17:18 UTC	NIA261	CAI → KWI Cairo → Kuwait City	SU-BQC	Airbus A320 233	Completed	~1808 km est. (782 km recorded)
2026-08-19 12:36 UTC	NIA261	CAI → KWI Cairo → Kuwait City	SU-BQC	Airbus A320 233	Completed	~4424 km est. (2985 km recorded)