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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Najaf (NJF): 3 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 20 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 1,305 km, an estimated 2 hours 10 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Najaf. Updated 24 September 2026 at 13:15 UTC.
DXB
Dubai
smooth · +1
NJF
Najaf
tracking
1,305 km · ~2h 10m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 3x weekly · nonstop
72 / 100
route health from live DXB and NJF delay boards
Median arrival delay is +20 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+20 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~2h 10mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures3x1 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 Najaf route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to NJF 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 Najaf (NJF) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/DXB-NJF
DXB to NJF questions
Is DXB–NJF running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 72/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from DXB to NJF?
Great-circle distance is 1,305 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 122–142 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does DXB–NJF fly?
flydubai runs the route with about 3 flights a week (tue, thu, 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 NJF, 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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