DXB → CMBDubai to Colombo

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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Colombo (CMB): 56 nonstop departures observed each week across 3 airlines. 1 of the 63 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 3,288 km, an estimated 4 hours 43 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Colombo. Updated 15 November 2026 at 15:33 UTC.

Today, DXB → CMB

Sun 15 Nov · local times
FZ569Fly dubai60 min late

The DXB board at 19:33 shows departure at 19:45 instead of 18:45, gate F11 (T2).

Later cancelled
0%of 332 past Fly dubai flights whose board showed 40 to 70 min late
Still to leave today
UL226 23:10SriLankan Airlines
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FZ579Fly dubaiIn the air, 15 min late

Left DXB at 02:30, 15 min after its 02:15 slot.

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  1. 02:00 FZ1025Fly dubai Left 02:06 +6 ·
  2. 02:15 FZ579Fly dubai Left 02:30 +15 ·
  3. 02:30 EK650Emirates Left 02:43 +13 ·
  4. 09:40 EK652Emirates Left 10:00 +20 ·
  5. 10:05 EK654Emirates Left 10:20 +15 ·
  6. 10:20 FZ549Fly dubai Left 10:25 +5 ·
  7. 18:45 FZ569Fly dubai Est. 19:45 +60Gate F11 · T2 ·
  8. 23:10 UL226SriLankan Airlines On scheduleGate D16 · T1 ·

Checked DXB board 19:33

DXB Dubai smooth · +2
CMB Colombo tracking
3,288 km · ~4h 43m est.
dep bank 02:00–23:1056x weekly
Running clean · 3 airlines · 56x weekly · nonstop
100 / 100

route health from live DXB and CMB delay boards

1 of 63 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Flight time~4h 43mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures56x3 direct airlines on the leg
Cancelled1.6%recent route rate · 1 of 63

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
EmiratesFly dubaiSriLankan Airlines

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
EmiratesEK

Flights EK650 02:30 daily · EK652 09:40 daily · EK654 10:05 daily

SriLankan AirlinesUL

Flights UL226 23:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-15EK650departed+13
11-15EK652departed+20
11-15EK654departed+15
11-15FZ1025departed+6
11-15FZ549departed+5
11-15FZ579departed+15
11-14EK650departed+3
11-14EK652departed+33
11-14EK654departed+19
11-14FZ1025departed+17
11-14FZ549departed+23
11-14FZ569departed+6
11-14FZ579departed+10
11-14UL226departed+36
11-13EK650departed+6
11-13EK652departed+4
11-13EK654departed+9
11-13FZ1025departed+9
11-13FZ549departed−7
11-13FZ569departed+3
11-13FZ579departed+10
11-13UL226departed+37
11-12EK650departed+0
11-12EK652departed−3
11-12EK654departed−1
11-12FZ1025departed+14
11-12FZ549departed+3
11-12FZ569departed+5
11-12FZ579departed+14
11-12UL226departed+37
11-11EK650departed+10
11-11EK652departed+5
11-11EK654departed+2
11-11FZ1025departed+14
11-11FZ549departed−11
11-11FZ569departed−3
11-11FZ579departed+10
11-11UL226departed+42
11-11UL232cancelledCNX
11-10EK650departed+37

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
DXBDubai +2 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 7 kt Full DXB delay board →
CMBColombo tracking Full CMB delay board →

How the Dubai to Colombo route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to CMB 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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DXB to CMB questions

Is DXB–CMB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DXB–CMB?

Operators schedule morning departures around 02:00 and evening departures around 18:45 from DXB. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the CMB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DXB to CMB?

Great-circle distance is 3,288 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 262–312 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DXB–CMB fly?

3 carriers operate this route, around 56 flights a week between them. Compare carrier days and times in the airline list above.