EmiratesEK83% on time
Flights EK230 varies daily
live
Direct flights from Seattle (SEA) to Dubai (DXB): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 83% of the last 6 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes early. No cancellations were recorded across the 6 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,928 km, an estimated 15 hours 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Seattle and Dubai. Updated 3 November 2026 at 03:22 UTC.
Today, SEA → DXB
Mon 2 Nov · local times- 16:05 EK230Emirates Departed DXB est. 18:47In the air · sched 19:10
Checked SEA board 19:22 · DXB board 07:08
SEA
Seattle
smooth · +10
DXB
Dubai
smooth · +0
11,928 km · ~15h 48m est.
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
83% on time
of the last 6 tracked SEA → DXB flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is −6 min. 0 of 6 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival−6 minacross the last 6 arrivals
Flight time~15h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Who flies it
observed on the boards · 7 daysHistory
operated legs · board outcomesActual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Full board history, day by day →
Airports right now
live boardsWeather lens
Conditions are tightest at DXB: a 45% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +17 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →
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How the Seattle to Dubai route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SEA 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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SEA to DXB questions
Is SEA–DXB running on time right now?
Some delays possible. The departure side at SEA is the weaker end, route health score 67/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from SEA to DXB?
Great-circle distance is 11,928 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 872–1052 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does SEA–DXB fly?
Emirates runs the route with about 7 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 SEA 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.
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