EK717Emirates · DXB → NBO
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Route confirmed Emirates

EK717 DubaiDXB · 01:20 NairobiNBO · 05:35

EK717 by Emirates flies from Dubai (DXB) to Nairobi (NBO) for the Fri, Nov 6 departure.

Right nowEn route to Nairobi · off blocks 01:26 · 6 min late
En route

en route from DXB to NBO

En routeEK717 · position estimated
DXBDubaiNBONairobi
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 01:26. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ EK717 typically leaves +8 and lands −14. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+8 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−14 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~22 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-06
+6 gate · −21 arrival
11-05
+10 gate · +0 arrival
11-04
+4 gate · −14 arrival
11-03
+31 gate · +10 arrival
11-02
+7 gate · −15 arrival
11-01
+6 gate · −14 arrival
10-31
+8 gate · −21 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −14 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DXBDubaiOn-time likelyDXB delay board →
NBONairobiOn-time likelyNBO delay board →
DXB→NBOevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
45%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.1%Chance of cancellation
+10 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DXB and NBO are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Dubai

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High35°Clikely 35°C to 37°C
Low26°Clikely 25°C to 27°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Nairobi

Forecast

Sat 7 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 25°C to 27°C
Low17°Clikely 15°C to 17°C
  • 75% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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T
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Dubai to Nairobi flights today

same route · Emirates
EK719departs 10:30
EK721departs 15:20

If EK717 is cancelled, these are the other Emirates nonstop flights from Dubai to Nairobi on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DXB local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How EK717 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EK717 across the DXB and NBO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~9 min late. Based on 12 confirmed landings · 8/12 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how EK717 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-06DXB 01:20 01:26 (+6)NBO 05:35 05:14 (−21)
11-05DXB 01:20 01:30 (+10)NBO 05:35 (+0)
11-04DXB 01:20 01:24 (+4)NBO 05:35 05:21 (−14)
11-03DXB 01:20 01:51 (+31)NBO 05:35 05:45 (+10)
11-02DXB 01:20 01:27 (+7)NBO 05:35 05:20 (−15)
11-01DXB 01:20 01:26 (+6)NBO 05:35 05:21 (−14)
10-31DXB 01:20 01:28 (+8)NBO 05:35 05:14 (−21)
10-30DXB 01:20 01:53 (+33)NBO 05:35 05:38 (+3)
10-29DXB 01:20 01:28 (+8)NBO 05:35 05:07 (−28)
10-28DXB 01:20 01:32 (+12)NBO 05:35 05:08 (−27)
10-27DXB 01:20 01:46 (+26)NBO 05:35
10-26DXB 01:20 01:25 (+5)NBO 05:35 05:19 (−16)
10-25DXB 01:25 01:24 (−1)NBO 05:35 05:16 (−19)
10-24DXB 01:20 01:35 (+15)NBO 05:25 05:33 (+8)
10-23DXB 01:20 01:31 (+11)NBO 05:25 05:11 (−14)

Aircraft

Recent tails: A6-EXD, A6-EXY, A6-EXL, A6-EXZ.

Board clocks recorded as DXB and NBO published them.

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