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Direct flights from Ottawa (YOW) to Dubai (DXB): 1 nonstop departure observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 35 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 1 tracked flight. The nonstop covers 10,736 km, an estimated 14 hours 16 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Ottawa and Dubai. Updated 29 October 2026 at 19:51 UTC.
YOW
Ottawa
tracking
DXB
Dubai
smooth · +0
10,736 km · ~14h 16m est.
Running clean · 1 airline · 1x weekly · nonstop
73 / 100
route health from live YOW and DXB delay boards
Median arrival delay is +35 min. 0 of 1 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Median arrival+35 minacross the last 1 arrival
Flight time~14h 16mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures1x1 direct airline on the leg
The week
scheduled departures · origin local time06121824
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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 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 boardsnext sweep in 120s
How the Ottawa to Dubai route actually runs
Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop YOW 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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Suggested citation
Pro Flight Search: Ottawa (YOW) to Dubai (DXB) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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How we measure this →
https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/YOW-DXB
YOW to DXB questions
Is YOW–DXB running on time right now?
Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 73/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
How long is the flight from YOW to DXB?
Great-circle distance is 10,736 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 788–950 min gate-to-gate on this route.
How often does YOW–DXB 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 YOW 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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