CTA → DXBCatania to Dubai

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Direct flights from Catania (CTA) to Dubai (DXB): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 52 minutes late. 2 of the 4 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 4,025 km, an estimated 5 hours 40 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Catania and Dubai. Updated 19 September 2026 at 18:25 UTC.

CTA Catania smooth · +14
DXB Dubai smooth · +0
4,025 km · ~5h 40m est.
dep bank 12:25–12:404x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
91 / 100

route health from live CTA and DXB delay boards

Median arrival delay is +52 min. 2 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+52 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~5h 40mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
flydubai

Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
flydubaiFZ

Flights FZ1502 12:25 We Fr Su · FZ1574 12:40 Sa

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-19FZ1574departed+52
09-18FZ1502cancelledCNX
09-16FZ1502cancelledCNX
09-13FZ1502dep +40 → arr+23

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
CTACatania +14 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · W 6 kt Full CTA delay board →
DXBDubai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 6 kt Full DXB delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at CTA and DXB: 41% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +9 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Catania to Dubai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop CTA to DXB flights through the day: schedules, estimates, gate pushes and actual departures. The verdict above comes from operated flights, so it reflects what this route does rather than what the timetable promises.

Planning around a delay? Live airport delays · Weather delay risk map · Will a delayed flight be cancelled? · Do planes make up time in the air? · How we measure

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Pro Flight Search — Catania (CTA) to Dubai (DXB) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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How we measure this →

CTA to DXB questions

Is CTA–DXB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at CTA is the weaker end, route health score 91/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on CTA–DXB?

Operators schedule 2 departures from CTA. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DXB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from CTA to DXB?

Great-circle distance is 4,025 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 314–375 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does CTA–DXB fly?

flydubai runs the route with about 4 flights a week (sun, wed, fri, sat). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.