DXB → EDIDubai to Edinburgh

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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Edinburgh (EDI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 100% of the last 8 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 16 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 8 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,777 km, an estimated 7 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Edinburgh. Updated 31 October 2026 at 20:08 UTC.

Today, DXB → EDI

Sun 1 Nov · local times
  1. 14:35 EK23Emirates Est. 14:40Departure not confirmed by the board EDI 18:55scheduled

Checked DXB board 00:08 · EDI board 19:36

DXB Dubai smooth · +13
EDI Edinburgh smooth · +0
5,777 km · ~7h 54m est.
departs 15:207x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
100% on time

of the last 8 tracked DXB → EDI flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −16 min. 0 of 8 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−16 minacross the last 8 arrivals
Flight time~7h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
EmiratesEK100% on time

Flights EK23 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-31EK23dep +1 → arr−41
10-30EK23dep −1 → arr−35
10-29EK23dep +32 → arr+2
10-28EK23dep −6 → arr−20
10-27EK23dep −1 → arr−16
10-26EK23dep −5 → arr+0
10-25EK23dep −4 → arr−19
10-24EK23dep −4 → arr+10

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 +13 min smooth 🌤 clear · ENE 5 kt Full DXB delay board →
EDIEdinburgh +0 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · WSW 6 kt Full EDI delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DXB and EDI: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dubai to Edinburgh route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to EDI 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 Edinburgh (EDI) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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How we measure this →

DXB to EDI questions

Is DXB–EDI running on time right now?

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

How long is the flight from DXB to EDI?

Great-circle distance is 5,777 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 438–525 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DXB–EDI fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 7 flights a week (daily). 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 EDI, 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.