EK121Emirates · DXB → IST
live · 14m ago
Route confirmed Emirates

EK121 DubaiDXB · 14:20 IstanbulIST · 18:30

EK121 by Emirates flies from Dubai (DXB) to Istanbul (IST) for the Tue, Nov 3 departure.

Right nowEstimated · gate B18
14:20

departs DXB · on schedule

Typical gate push+4 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−30 minmedian over 7 operations
Wins back in air~34 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-03
−20 arrival
11-02
+10 gate · −20 arrival
11-01
+4 gate · −25 arrival
10-31
+6 gate · −30 arrival
10-30
+1 gate · −30 arrival
10-29
+4 gate · −30 arrival
10-28
+1 gate · −45 arrival

The bar is how late it left the gate; the ring is where it actually arrived. Board clocks, not estimates.

The last 30 days

arrival outcome per operation

median arrival −30 min · 0 cancelled · 7 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DXBDubaiModerate riskDXB delay board →
ISTIstanbulHigh riskIST delay board →
DXB→ISTevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Weather-conditioned outlook for this flight right now

Measured, 90-day sample
35%Chance of 15+ min delay
6.1%Chance of cancellation
+10 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Driven mainly by DXB (Dubai), currently flying MVFR (marginal visual). These figures come from both airports' records under conditions like today's, over the last 90 days.

Pro Flight Search tracking, 90 days · the weather × delay correlation study → · live weather risk by airport →

Tomorrow at Dubai

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High35°Clikely 34°C to 36°C
Low27°Clikely 26°C to 29°C

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

Tomorrow at Istanbul

Forecast

Wed 4 Nov, local date

High15°Clikely 14°C to 17°C
Low13°Clikely 11°C to 15°C
  • 33% chance of thunder
  • 97% chance of rain

Forecast: GateWeather · incl. data from ECMWF (CC BY 4.0, modified) · Expected values for tomorrow from a forecast model, kept apart from today's measured figures.

When it flies

scheduled departures
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Dubai to Istanbul flights today

same route · Emirates
EK123departs 10:00
EK9503departs 11:00
EK117departs 17:45

If EK121 is cancelled, these are the other Emirates nonstop flights from Dubai to Istanbul on the same day, with scheduled departure times in DXB local time. Most flights that show a delay still operate. Rebooking usually helps only when that delay is very large. Every airline on this route →

How EK121 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EK121 across the DXB and IST boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~30 min early. Based on 7 confirmed landings · 7/7 within 15 min of schedule. Pushes back late but makes up time in the air.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how EK121 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocks

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-03DXB 14:20IST 18:30 18:10 (−20)
11-02DXB 14:20 14:30 (+10)IST 18:30 18:10 (−20)
11-01DXB 14:20 14:24 (+4)IST 18:30 18:05 (−25)
10-31DXB 14:20 14:26 (+6)IST 18:30 18:00 (−30)
10-30DXB 14:20 14:21 (+1)IST 18:30 18:00 (−30)
10-29DXB 14:20 14:24 (+4)IST 18:30 18:00 (−30)
10-28DXB 14:20 14:21 (+1)IST 18:30 17:45 (−45)

Board clocks recorded as DXB and IST published them.

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