JFK → DXBNew York to Dubai

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Direct flights from New York (JFK) to Dubai (DXB): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 75% of the last 20 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 21 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,002 km, an estimated 14 hours 36 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at New York and Dubai. Updated 6 November 2026 at 10:09 UTC.

Today, JFK → DXB

Fri 6 Nov · local times
  1. 10:40 EK204Emirates On scheduleT4 ·
  2. 23:00 EK202Emirates Sched 23:00Departure not confirmed by the board ·
  3. · EK206Emirates On schedule DXB est. 22:55sched 23:00

Checked JFK board 04:34 · DXB board 14:09

JFK New York heavy · +45
DXB Dubai smooth · +0
11,002 km · ~14h 36m est.
dep bank 11:05–23:0021x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
75% on time

of the last 20 tracked JFK → DXB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 21 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+6 minacross the last 20 arrivals
Flight time~14h 36mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 21

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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Thu
Fri
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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
EmiratesEK75% on time

Flights EK204 varies daily · EK206 varies daily · EK202 23:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-05EK202departed−8
11-05EK204dep −4 → arr−3
11-05EK206arrived+21
11-04EK202dep +29 → arr+57
11-04EK204dep −14 → arr−1
11-04EK206arrived+18
11-03EK202dep −5 → arr+26
11-03EK204dep +0 → arr+15
11-03EK206arrived+4
11-02EK202dep −7 → arr−6
11-02EK204dep −1 → arr−1
11-02EK206arrived+1
11-01EK202dep +5 → arr+6
11-01EK204dep +14 → arr+7
11-01EK206arrived+15
10-31EK202dep +25 → arr+3
10-31EK204dep +45 → arr+25
10-31EK206arrived+8
10-30EK202dep +9 → arr−16
10-30EK204dep +10 → arr−11
10-30EK206arrived−14

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
JFKNew York +45 min heavy ⛅ overcast · SW 3 kt Full JFK delay board →
DXBDubai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · 3 kt Full DXB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at JFK: a 45% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +11 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the New York to Dubai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop JFK 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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Pro Flight Search: New York (JFK) to Dubai (DXB) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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How we measure this →

JFK to DXB questions

Is JFK–DXB running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at JFK is the weaker end, route health score 70/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from JFK to DXB?

Great-circle distance is 11,002 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 807–973 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does JFK–DXB fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 21 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 JFK and arrival-side delay at DXB, 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.