DXB → EDIDubai to Edinburgh

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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Edinburgh (EDI): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 3 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 3 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,777 km, an estimated 7 hours 54 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Edinburgh. Updated 26 October 2026 at 04:02 UTC.

Today, DXB → EDI

Mon 26 Oct · local times
  1. 14:50 EK23Emirates Est. 14:40Gate B12 · T3 EDI 18:55scheduled

Checked DXB board 08:02 · EDI board 04:02

DXB Dubai smooth · +6
EDI Edinburgh busy · +23
5,777 km · ~7h 54m est.
departs 15:207x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
71 / 100

route health from live DXB and EDI delay boards

Median arrival delay is +3 min. 0 of 3 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+3 minacross the last 3 operated legs
Flight time~7h 54mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

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
EmiratesEK

Flights EK23 15:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-25EK23dep −4 → arr−19
10-24EK23dep −4 → arr+10
10-23EK23dep +6 → arr+3

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
DXBDubai +6 min smooth ⛅ clear · SE 5 kt Full DXB delay board →
EDIEdinburgh +23 min busy 🌤 mostly cloudy · WSW 11 kt Full EDI delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DXB: 44% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +12 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dubai to Edinburgh route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to EDI 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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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/DXB-EDI
How we measure this →

DXB to EDI questions

Is DXB–EDI running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at EDI is the weaker end, route health score 71/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DXB to EDI?

Great-circle distance is 5,777 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 438–525 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DXB–EDI fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 7 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 DXB and arrival-side delay at EDI, 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.