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E5988 Air Arabia Egypt - Flight Status

Below, you can find details about Air Arabia Egypt flight E5988, which currently operates between the airports of Istanbul - Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport (Airport Code SAW) and Cairo - Cairo International Airport (Airport Code CAI).
This flight data pertains specifically to the flight's details for Saturday, May 02, 2026.

E5988 On Time performance:
81
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

E5988 Air Arabia Egypt to Cairo

Scheduled
Flight Status for Saturday May 02, 2026

Airline information

Air Arabia Egypt
Air Arabia Egypt
Equipment: Airbus A320

Departure

Istanbul (SAW)
May 02, 2026
Istanbul Sabiha Gokcen International Airport
Scheduled Departure Time:
10:55
Gate:
-
Scheduled Departure Time: 10:55

Arrival

Cairo (CAI)
May 02, 2026
Cairo International Airport
Scheduled Arrival Time:
13:10
Terminal:
-
Gate:
-
Scheduled Arrival Time: 13:10
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Additional Information

Which is the frequency of flight E5988?
The flight E5988 is scheduled to flight on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday on a weekly basis.

Which is the distance of flight E5988?
The distance between the two airports is 1214 kilometers.

Which is the flight time of flight E5988?
The scheduled flight time gate to gate is: 02:15 hours.
The real flight time gate to gate on average is: 01:14 hours.

Are the departure airport and arrival airport at the same Time Zone?
Yes, both airports are in the same timezone.

Alternative Flights

The following airlines serves the same route between Istanbul and Cairo:

AJet
- Flight Number: VF247. (On Time performance: 96 - Average Delay: 5 minutes)
- Flight Number: VF391. (On Time performance: 95 - Average Delay: 6 minutes)

Air Cairo
- Flight Number: SM304. (On Time performance: 71 - Average Delay: 13 minutes)

Nile Air
- Flight Number: NP192. (On Time performance: 44 - Average Delay: 45 minutes)

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 January 31, 2026 to April 28, 2026, we have obtained these figures.
Total number of flights: 36
On Time: 29 ( 81 % )
Moderate Delay: 3 ( 8 % )
Significant Delay: 3 ( 8 % )
Major Delay: 1 ( 3 % )
Canceled: 0 ( 0 % )
Diverted: 0 ( 0 % )

Average Delay: 14 minutes.
Delays analyzed by Weekday: We have gathered available data from last six months, spanning from November 01, 2025 to April 28, 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 May 03, 2025 to April 28, 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 E5988

Date
Departure
Arrival
Duration
Aircraft
Status
Thursday
30 April
22:35
Istanbul (SAW)
00:18
Cairo (CAI)
01h 43min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
28 April
15:23
Istanbul (SAW)
17:06
Cairo (CAI)
01h 43min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Saturday
25 April
11:03
Istanbul (SAW)
13:00
Cairo (CAI)
01h 57min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - On-time
Friday
24 April
23:55
Istanbul (SAW)
02:11
Cairo (CAI)
02h 16min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - Delayed
Tuesday
21 April
15:34
Istanbul (SAW)
16:22
Cairo (CAI)
00h 48min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - On-time
Saturday
18 April
11:08
Istanbul (SAW)
11:55
Cairo (CAI)
00h 47min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - On-time
Friday
17 April
23:21
Istanbul (SAW)
00:18
Cairo (CAI)
00h 57min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time
Tuesday
14 April
15:30
Istanbul (SAW)
16:15
Cairo (CAI)
00h 45min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - On-time
Saturday
11 April
11:24
Istanbul (SAW)
12:00
Cairo (CAI)
00h 36min
Airbus A320 (s
Airbus A320 (s
Landed - On-time
Thursday
09 April
15:45
Istanbul (SAW)
16:34
Cairo (CAI)
00h 49min
Airbus A320
Airbus A320
Landed - On-time