EK406Emirates · DXB → MEL
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Route confirmed Emirates

EK406 DubaiDXB · 10:00 MelbourneMEL · 06:25

EK406 by Emirates flies from Dubai (DXB) to Melbourne (MEL) for the Sun, Nov 8 departure.

Right nowEn route to Melbourne · off blocks 09:57 · 3 min early
En route

en route from DXB to MEL

En routeEK406 · position estimated
DXBDubaiMELMelbourne
Estimated from the boards

Board estimate · gate and arrival times. Off blocks 09:57. No receiver coverage over open ocean.

⚖ EK406 typically leaves +6 and lands −24. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+6 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival−24 minmedian over 15 operations
Wins back in air~30 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 15tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+40+80+120 min
11-08
−3 gate · −24 arrival
11-07
+120 gate · +91 arrival
11-06
−2 gate · −36 arrival
11-05
+10 gate · −6 arrival
11-04
+6 gate · −14 arrival
11-03
−1 gate · −2 arrival
11-02
+12 gate · −26 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 −24 min · 0 cancelled · 15 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DXBDubaiOn-time likelyDXB delay board →
MELMelbourneOn-time likelyMEL delay board →
DXB→MELevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Measured, 90-day sample
43%Chance of 15+ min delay
4.1%Chance of cancellation
+9 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DXB and MEL are near their clear-air norm right now, so this reflects the route's recent baseline rather than a weather penalty. 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

Mon 9 Nov, local date

High34°Clikely 34°C to 35°C
Low26°Clikely 25°C to 27°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 Melbourne

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High26°Clikely 23°C to 29°C
Low9°Clikely 7°C to 13°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.

When it flies

scheduled departures
061422
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Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time. Today is highlighted.

Other Dubai to Melbourne flights today

same route · Emirates
EK8408departs 02:40
EK408departs 02:55

If EK406 is cancelled, these are the other Emirates nonstop flights from Dubai to Melbourne 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 EK406 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EK406 across the DXB and MEL boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~10 min early. Based on 14 confirmed landings · 13/14 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 EK406 operates rather than what the timetable promises. Numbers refresh as new flights operate.

Technical record

How this operation is measured

board clocksaircraft

Board log

scheduled → actual, per operation
11-08DXB 10:00 09:57 (−3)MEL 06:25 06:01 (−24)
11-07DXB 10:00 12:00 (+120)MEL 06:25 07:56 (+91)
11-06DXB 10:00 09:58 (−2)MEL 06:25 05:49 (−36)
11-05DXB 10:00 10:10 (+10)MEL 06:25 06:19 (−6)
11-04DXB 10:00 10:06 (+6)MEL 06:25 06:11 (−14)
11-03DXB 10:00 09:59 (−1)MEL 06:25 06:23 (−2)
11-02DXB 10:00 10:12 (+12)MEL 06:25 05:59 (−26)
11-01DXB 10:00 10:26 (+26)MEL 06:25 06:14 (−11)
10-31DXB 10:00 10:25 (+25)MEL 06:25 06:01 (−24)
10-30DXB 10:00 10:06 (+6)MEL 06:25 05:32 (−53)
10-29DXB 10:00 10:03 (+3)MEL 06:25 05:39 (−46)
10-28DXB 10:00 10:03 (+3)MEL 06:25 05:53 (−32)
10-27DXB 10:00 10:15 (+15)MEL 06:25 06:07 (−18)
10-26DXB 10:00 10:09 (+9)MEL 06:25 05:57 (−28)
10-25DXB 10:00 10:03 (+3)MEL 06:30 05:43 (−47)

Aircraft

Recent tails: A6-EUJ, A6-EOF, A6-EUR, A6-EUV.

Board clocks recorded as DXB and MEL published them.

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