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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Sochi (AER): 4 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 48 minutes late. 1 of the 4 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 2,460 km, an estimated 3 hours 39 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Sochi. Updated 11 September 2026 at 11:18 UTC.
DXB
Dubai
smooth · +3
AER
Sochi
tracking
2,460 km · ~3h 39m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 4x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100
route health from live DXB and AER delay boards
Median arrival delay is +48 min. 1 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+48 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~3h 39mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures4x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Dubai to Sochi route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to AER 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 — Dubai (DXB) to Sochi (AER) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/DXB-AER
DXB to AER questions
Is DXB–AER running on time right now?
Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DXB is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from DXB to AER?
Great-circle distance is 2,460 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 204–241 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does DXB–AER 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.
What does the route health score measure?
A blend of departure-side delay at DXB and arrival-side delay at AER, computed from rolling delay windows (refreshed every 40 minutes) with a daily-rollup fallback. Current MVFR, IFR, or LIFR endpoint weather caps the score when flight rules can limit throughput. Higher is healthier: 100 means operations are clean at both ends.
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