FCO → DXBRome to Dubai

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Direct flights from Rome (FCO) to Dubai (DXB): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 76% of the last 17 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is on schedule. 1 of the 18 tracked flights was cancelled. The nonstop covers 4,344 km, an estimated 6 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Rome and Dubai. Updated 4 November 2026 at 23:01 UTC.

Today, FCO → DXB

Thu 5 Nov · local times
  1. · EK98Emirates On schedule DXB est. 23:25sched 23:30

Checked FCO board 22:33 · DXB board 03:01

FCO Rome busy · +15
DXB Dubai smooth · +0
4,344 km · ~6h 04m est.
dep bank 14:55–20:5014x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
76% on time

of the last 17 tracked FCO → DXB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +1 min. 1 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+1 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~6h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled5.6%recent route rate · 1 of 18

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
EmiratesEK76% on time

Flights EK98 14:55 daily · EK96 20:50 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-04EK96departed+13
11-04EK98dep +16 → arr−7
11-03EK96dep +19 → arr+14
11-03EK98dep +24 → arr+29
11-02EK96dep +18 → arr−9
11-02EK98dep +62 → arr+42
11-01EK96dep +22 → arr+1
11-01EK98dep +17 → arr−6
10-31EK96dep +16 → arr−5
10-31EK98dep +23 → arr+4
10-30EK96dep +11 → arr−16
10-30EK98dep +28 → arr−4
10-29EK96dep +34 → arr+4
10-29EK98dep +28 → arr+2
10-28EK100cancelledCNX
10-28EK96dep +42 → arr+16
10-28EK98dep +16 → arr−14
10-27EK96arrived−19

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
FCORome +15 min busy 🌤 clear · NE 6 kt Full FCO delay board →
DXBDubai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · SSW 4 kt Full DXB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at FCO and DXB: a 40% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Rome to Dubai route actually runs

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

Is FCO–DXB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at FCO is the weaker end, route health score 90/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on FCO–DXB?

Operators schedule evening departures around 20:50 from FCO. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DXB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from FCO to DXB?

Great-circle distance is 4,344 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 337–402 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does FCO–DXB fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 14 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.