EK718Emirates · NBO → DXB
updated 21m ago
Route confirmed Emirates

EK718 NairobiNBO · 07:15 DubaiDXB · 13:15

EK718 by Emirates flies from Nairobi (NBO) to Dubai (DXB) for the Thu, Nov 12 departure.

Right nowLanded in Dubai · today
12:46

arrived at DXB · 29 min early

⚖ EK718 typically leaves +37 and lands +12. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+37 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+12 minmedian over 12 operations
Wins back in air~25 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 12tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+70+141+211 min
11-12
+1 gate · −29 arrival
11-11
+15 arrival
11-10
+11 arrival
11-09
+211 gate · +179 arrival
11-08
+45 gate · +23 arrival
11-07
+45 gate · +22 arrival
11-06
+34 gate · +0 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 +12 min · 0 cancelled · 12 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
NBONairobiModerate riskNBO delay board →
DXBDubaiOn-time likelyDXB delay board →
NBO→DXBevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
3.0%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at NBO and DXB 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 Nairobi

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High23°Clikely 22°C to 24°C
Low16°Clikely 15°C to 17°C
  • 86% 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.

Tomorrow at Dubai

Forecast

Fri 13 Nov, local date

High30°Clikely 29°C to 31°C
Low26°Clikely 24°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.

When it flies

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

Other Nairobi to Dubai flights today

same route · Emirates
EK720departs 16:45
EK722departs 22:45

If EK718 is cancelled, these are the other Emirates nonstop flights from Nairobi to Dubai on the same day, with scheduled departure times in NBO 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 EK718 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EK718 across the NBO and DXB boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~12 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 EK718 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
11-12NBO 07:15 07:16 (+1)DXB 13:15 12:46 (−29)
11-11NBO 07:15DXB 13:15 13:30 (+15)
11-10NBO 07:15DXB 13:15 13:26 (+11)
11-09NBO 07:15 10:46 (+211)DXB 13:15 16:14 (+179)
11-08NBO 07:15 08:00 (+45)DXB 13:15 13:38 (+23)
11-07NBO 07:15 08:00 (+45)DXB 13:15 13:37 (+22)
11-06NBO 07:15 07:49 (+34)DXB 13:15 (+0)
11-05NBO 07:15 07:56 (+41)DXB 13:15 13:34 (+19)
11-04NBO 07:15 07:30 (+15)DXB 13:15 13:03 (−12)
11-03NBO 07:15 07:51 (+36)DXB 13:15 13:27 (+12)
11-02NBO 07:15 07:41 (+26)DXB 13:15 13:16 (+1)
11-01NBO 07:15 07:53 (+38)DXB 13:15 13:26 (+11)

Aircraft

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

Board clocks recorded as NBO and DXB published them.

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