MAN → DXBManchester to Dubai

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Direct flights from Manchester (MAN) to Dubai (DXB): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 61% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 4 minutes late. 2 of the 19 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 5,655 km, an estimated 7 hours 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Manchester and Dubai. Updated 29 October 2026 at 11:09 UTC.

Today, MAN → DXB

Thu 29 Oct · local times
  1. 08:50 EK22Emirates Left 08:50 DXB est. 20:11 +16In the air · sched 19:55
  2. 13:20 EK18EMIRATES On scheduleGate C6 · T2 ·
  3. · EK34Emirates Cancelled ·

Checked MAN board 10:52 · DXB board 15:09

MAN Manchester smooth · +0
DXB Dubai smooth · +1
5,655 km · ~7h 45m est.
dep bank 09:50–21:2021x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
61% on time

of the last 18 tracked MAN → DXB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +4 min. 2 of 19 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+4 minacross the last 16 arrivals
Flight time~7h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled10.5%recent route rate · 2 of 19

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
EmiratesEK61% on time

Flights EK22 09:50 daily · EK18 14:15 daily · EK20 21:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29EK22departed+0
10-29EK34cancelledCNX
10-28EK18dep +0 → arr+4
10-28EK20dep −6 → arr−17
10-28EK22dep +4 → arr−3
10-28EK34cancelledCNX
10-27EK18dep +35 → arr+36
10-27EK20dep −4 → arr−13
10-27EK22dep −4 → arr−8
10-26EK18dep +3 → arr−5
10-26EK20dep +17 → arr+15
10-26EK22dep +3 → arr−21
10-25EK18dep +24 → arr+22
10-25EK20dep +28 → arr+26
10-25EK22dep +6 → arr+0
10-24EK18dep +524 → arr+509
10-24EK20dep +68 → arr+26
10-24EK22dep +41 → arr−10
10-23EK18arrived+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
MANManchester +0 min smooth 🌤 mostly cloudy · S 3 kt Full MAN delay board →
DXBDubai +1 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 13 kt Full DXB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MAN: a 51% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +16 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Manchester to Dubai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop MAN 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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How we measure this →

MAN to DXB questions

Is MAN–DXB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MAN–DXB?

Operators schedule morning departures around 09:50 and evening departures around 21:20 from MAN. 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 MAN to DXB?

Great-circle distance is 5,655 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 429–515 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAN–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.