EK542Emirates · DXB → MAA
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Route confirmed Emirates

EK542 DubaiDXB · 21:00 ChennaiMAA · 02:20

EK542 by Emirates flies from Dubai (DXB) to Chennai (MAA) for the Mon, Nov 9 departure.

Right nowEstimated · gate B12
21:00

departs DXB · on schedule

⚖ EK542 typically leaves +18 and lands +13. The air wins minutes back.
Typical gate push+18 minmedian posted departure
Typical arrival+13 minmedian over 8 operations
Wins back in air~5 minmedian gate push vs arrival · how planes make up time → Cancellation0 in 13tracked operations · cancellation odds calculator →

Where the minutes go

last 7 operations · gate push → arrival
0+30+60+90 min
11-09
+22 arrival
11-08
+8 gate · −5 arrival
11-07
+16 gate · +2 arrival
11-06
+82 gate · +83 arrival
11-05
+20 gate · +16 arrival
11-04
+20 gate
11-03
+15 gate · +10 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 +13 min · 0 cancelled · 13 operations tracked

The route today

live boards
DXBDubaiOn-time likelyDXB delay board →
MAAChennaiOn-time likelyMAA delay board →
DXB→MAAevery carrier, schedules and on-time historyRoute intelligence →

Weather lens

Delay & cancellation outlook for this flight

Early read, sample still building
23%Chance of 15+ min delay
2.7%Chance of cancellation
+5 minTypical airport delay in this weather

Conditions at DXB and MAA 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. This route has few tracked flights so far, so treat this as an early read.

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

Tomorrow at Dubai

Forecast

Tue 10 Nov, local date

High34°Clikely 32°C to 35°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.

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 Chennai flights today

same route · Emirates
EK544departs 02:50
EK546departs 14:45

If EK542 is cancelled, these are the other Emirates nonstop flights from Dubai to Chennai 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 EK542 actually runs

Pro Flight Search has tracked every published board update for EK542 across the DXB and MAA boards: schedule changes, gate pushes and actual clocks. Usually lands ~18 min late. Based on 8 confirmed landings · 4/8 within 15 min of schedule.

The verdict above is that record speaking, so it reflects how EK542 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
11-09DXB 21:00MAA 02:20 02:42 (+22)
11-08DXB 21:00 21:08 (+8)MAA 02:20 02:15 (−5)
11-07DXB 21:00 21:16 (+16)MAA 02:20 02:22 (+2)
11-06DXB 21:00 22:22 (+82)MAA 02:20 03:43 (+83)
11-05DXB 21:00 21:20 (+20)MAA 02:20 02:36 (+16)
11-04DXB 21:00 21:20 (+20)MAA 02:20
11-03DXB 21:00 21:15 (+15)MAA 02:20 02:30 (+10)
11-02DXB 21:00 21:34 (+34)MAA 02:20 02:42 (+22)
11-01DXB 21:00 21:07 (+7)MAA 02:20 02:14 (−6)
10-31DXB 21:00 21:09 (+9)MAA 02:20
10-30DXB 21:00 21:05 (+5)MAA 02:20
10-29DXB 21:00 21:26 (+26)MAA 02:20
10-28DXB 21:00 21:25 (+25)MAA 02:20

Aircraft

Recent tails: A6-ENW, A6-END, A6-ENA, A6-ENB.

Board clocks recorded as DXB and MAA published them.

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