Informational Guide to King Abdulaziz International Airport - KAIA (JED) - Non Official

SM479 Air Cairo - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air Cairo flight SM479, which currently operates between the airports of Luxor - Luxor International Airport (Airport Code LXR) and Jeddah - Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport (Airport Code JED).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

SM479 On Time performance:
69
We have calculated the percentage of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of their scheduled time, or earlier, based on real flight data from the last 3 months. More about punctuality and delays

Flight Status

SM479 Air Cairo from Luxor

This flight is not scheduled for March 18, 2026.

Airline information

Air Cairo
Air Cairo

Departure

Luxor (LXR)
March 17, 2026
Luxor International Airport

Arrival

Jeddah (JED)
March 17, 2026
Jeddah King Abdulaziz International Airport
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight SM479?
The flight SM479 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight SM479?
The distance between the two airports is 794 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight SM479?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 01:40 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 02:01 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
No, each airport is in a different timezone. The times shown above, are presented in the local time of each respective airport.
Current Time in Luxor: 2026-03-19 14:03:35
Current Time in Jeddah: 2026-03-19 15:03:35

Alternative Flights

The following airline serve the same route between Luxor and Jeddah:
Nesma Airlines - Flight Number: NE673.

Punctuality and delays

We have gathered data from recent months and present below an analysis of how timely the flights have been.

In terms of On-Time Performance, by analyzing the flight data from the last three months, spanning from December 16, 2025 to March 15, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 52
On Time: 36 ( 69 % )
Moderate Delay: 8 ( 15 % )
Significant Delay: 1 ( 2 % )
Major Delay: 7 ( 13 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 34 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from September 16, 2025 to March 15, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by day of the week: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per day, and average delay per day.

Delays analyzed by Month: We have gathered available data from last twelve closed months, spanning from March 02, 2025 to February 27, 2026. Next, you can observe the results broken down by month: number of flights analyzed, on-time performance per month, and average delay per month.

Note: We have excluded some months from the graph, since the quantity and quality of the data is not representative enough.

Last Past Flights SM479

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Tuesday
17 March
09:45
Luxor (LXR)
12:25
Jeddah (JED)
01h 40min
Sunday
15 March
20:21
Hurghada (HRG)
23:00
Jeddah (JED)
01h 39min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Friday
13 March
11:05
Cairo (CAI)
13:35
Jeddah (JED)
01h 30min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - On-time
Thursday
12 March
13:40
Cairo (CCE)
16:35
Jeddah (JED)
01h 55min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
10 March
09:20
Cairo (CAI)
12:25
Jeddah (JED)
02h 05min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
- On-time
Sunday
08 March
20:17
Cairo (CAI)
23:00
Jeddah (JED)
01h 43min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Friday
06 March
11:09
Cairo (CAI)
13:54
Jeddah (JED)
01h 45min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Thursday
05 March
13:43
Cairo (CCE)
16:31
Jeddah (JED)
01h 48min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
03 March
11:38
Cairo (CAI)
14:33
Jeddah (JED)
01h 55min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Sunday
01 March
20:19
Cairo (CAI)
23:00
Jeddah (JED)
01h 41min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time