NBO → DWCNairobi to Dubai

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Direct flights from Nairobi (NBO) to Dubai (DWC): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 9 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 3,515 km, an estimated 5 hours 0 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Nairobi and Dubai. Updated 24 September 2026 at 03:48 UTC.

NBO Nairobi heavy · +39
DWC Dubai tracking
3,515 km · ~5h 00m est.
departs 22:571x weekly
Under pressure · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
57 / 100

route health from live NBO and DWC delay boards

Median arrival delay is +9 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+9 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~5h 00mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg

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
EmiratesEK

Flights EK9645 22:57 We

History

operated legs · board outcomes
09-23CGS4419departed+0
09-23EK9645departed+12
09-20CGS808departed+9
09-18CGS4419departed+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
NBONairobi +39 min heavy ⛅ mostly cloudy · 4 kt Full NBO delay board →
DWCDubai tracking Full DWC delay board →

How the Nairobi to Dubai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop NBO to DWC 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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NBO to DWC questions

Is NBO–DWC running on time right now?

Some delays possible. The departure side at NBO is the weaker end, route health score 57/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from NBO to DWC?

Great-circle distance is 3,515 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 278–331 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does NBO–DWC fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 1 flight a week (wed). 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 NBO and arrival-side delay at DWC, 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.