DXB → NRTDubai to Tokyo

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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Tokyo (NRT): 11 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 36% of the last 11 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 24 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 12 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 7,979 km, an estimated 10 hours 44 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Tokyo. Updated 29 October 2026 at 11:09 UTC.

Today, DXB → NRT

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 02:55 EK318Emirates Left 03:13 +18 Landed 17:26 +6
  2. 22:45 EK320Emirates On scheduleGate A16 · T3 ·

Checked DXB board 15:09 · NRT board 19:29

DXB Dubai smooth · +3
NRT Tokyo smooth · +0
7,979 km · ~10h 44m est.
dep bank 02:55–22:4511x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 11x weekly · nonstop
36% on time

of the last 11 tracked DXB → NRT flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +24 min. 0 of 12 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+24 minacross the last 11 arrivals
Flight time~10h 44mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures11x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 12

The week

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

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
EmiratesEK36% on time

Flights EK318 varies daily · EK320 22:45 Mo Tu We Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29EK318dep +18 → arr+6
10-28EK318dep +43 → arr+40
10-28EK320dep +28 → arr+24
10-27EK318dep +44 → arr+49
10-27EK320dep +83 → arr+76
10-26EK318dep +21 → arr+20
10-26EK320departed+69
10-25EK318dep +37 → arr+31
10-25EK320dep +60 → arr+62
10-24EK318dep +18 → arr−5
10-23EK318dep +63 → arr+2
10-22EK318dep +24 → arr−5

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 +3 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 13 kt Full DXB delay board →
NRTTokyo +0 min smooth 🌫 mostly cloudy · 2 kt Full NRT delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DXB: a 37% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +7 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dubai to Tokyo route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to NRT 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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How we measure this →

DXB to NRT questions

Is DXB–NRT running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at DXB is the weaker end, route health score 84/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DXB to NRT?

Great-circle distance is 7,979 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 593–714 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DXB–NRT fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 11 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 NRT, 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.