BHX → DXBBirmingham to Dubai

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Direct flights from Birmingham (BHX) to Dubai (DXB): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 63% of the last 16 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 6 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 16 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,603 km, an estimated 7 hours 41 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Birmingham and Dubai. Updated 18 October 2026 at 18:09 UTC.

Today, BHX → DXB

Sun 18 Oct · local times
  1. · EK38Emirates Departed Landed 07:43 −7

Checked DXB board 22:09

BHX Birmingham tracking
DXB Dubai smooth · +0
5,603 km · ~7h 41m est.
dep bank 00:45–07:507x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
63% on time

of the last 16 operated BHX → DXB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +6 min. 0 of 16 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+6 minacross the last 16 operated legs
Flight time~7h 41mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 16

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
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 days
EmiratesEK63% on time

Flights EK40 00:45 daily · EK38 07:50 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-18EK38arrived−7
10-17EK38arrived+44
10-17EK40arrived+46
10-16EK38arrived−16
10-16EK40arrived+21
10-15EK38arrived+30
10-15EK40arrived+4
10-14EK38arrived−13
10-14EK40arrived+10
10-13EK38arrived+1
10-13EK40arrived+3
10-12EK38arrived−19
10-12EK40arrived+1
10-11EK38arrived+6
10-11EK40arrived+29
10-10EK40arrived+28

Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.

Full board history, day by day →

Airports right now

live boards
BHXBirmingham tracking Full BHX delay board →
DXBDubai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NW 6 kt Full DXB delay board →

How the Birmingham to Dubai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop BHX 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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How we measure this →

BHX to DXB questions

Is BHX–DXB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 100/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from BHX to DXB?

Great-circle distance is 5,603 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 426–510 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does BHX–DXB fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 14 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 BHX 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.