EK721Emirates · DXB → NBO
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Route confirmed Emirates

EK721 DubaiDXB · 15:55 NairobiNBO · 20:00

EK721 by Emirates flies from Dubai (DXB) to Nairobi (NBO).

Right nowNext departure today Operates daily
15:55

scheduled from DXB

⚖ EK721 typically leaves +24 and lands −11. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+24 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−11 minmedian over 14 operations
Wins back in air~35 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 14tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
09-09
+18 gate · −18 arrival
09-08
+19 gate · −14 arrival
09-07
+12 gate · −23 arrival
09-06
+24 gate · −15 arrival
09-05
+16 gate · −20 arrival
09-04
+17 gate · −11 arrival
09-03
+35 gate · −5 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 −11 min · 0 cancelled · 14 operations tracked

The route today

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

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
39%Chance of 15+ min delay
1.6%Chance of cancellation
+5 minAvg hub delay right now

Driven mainly by NBO (Nairobi), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). For this route and airline, 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 →

When it flies

scheduled departures
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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
EK717departs 01:20
EK719departs 10:30

If EK721 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 posting a delay still operate — rebooking usually only beats a very large posted delay. Every airline on this route →

How EK721 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EK721 across the DXB and NBO boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands on time. Based on 10 confirmed landings · 7/10 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how EK721 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
09-09DXB 15:55 16:13 (+18)NBO 20:00 19:42 (−18)
09-08DXB 15:55 16:14 (+19)NBO 20:00 19:46 (−14)
09-07DXB 15:55 16:07 (+12)NBO 20:00 19:37 (−23)
09-06DXB 15:55 16:19 (+24)NBO 20:00 19:45 (−15)
09-05DXB 15:55 16:11 (+16)NBO 20:00 19:40 (−20)
09-04DXB 15:55 16:12 (+17)NBO 20:00 19:49 (−11)
09-03DXB 15:55 16:30 (+35)NBO 20:00 19:55 (−5)
09-02DXB 15:55 16:13 (+18)NBO 20:00 19:42 (−18)
09-01DXB 15:55 17:04 (+69)NBO 20:00 20:53 (+53)
08-30DXB 15:55 17:20 (+85)NBO 20:00 21:29 (+89)
08-29DXB 15:55 16:21 (+26)NBO 20:00 19:50 (−10)
08-28DXB 15:55 16:28 (+33)NBO 20:00 20:02 (+2)
08-27DXB 15:55 17:34 (+99)NBO 20:00 21:01 (+61)
08-26DXB 15:55 16:15 (+20)NBO 20:00 19:44 (−16)

Aircraft

Recent tails: A6-EGB, A6-ECS, A6-ENG, A6-EWJ.

Board clocks recorded as DXB and NBO published them.

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