DXB → FCODubai to Rome

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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Rome (FCO): 14 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 72% of the last 18 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 28 minutes early. 4 of the 18 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 4,344 km, an estimated 6 hours 4 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Rome. Updated 30 October 2026 at 01:39 UTC.

Today, DXB → FCO

Fri 30 Oct · local times
  1. 08:55 EK97Emirates On scheduleGate C14 · T3 ·
  2. 15:05 EK95Emirates Est. 15:10 +5Gate B24 · T3 ·

Checked DXB board 05:39 · FCO board 01:57

DXB Dubai busy · +20
FCO Rome smooth · +10
4,344 km · ~6h 04m est.
dep bank 09:10–15:4514x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 14x weekly · nonstop
72% on time

of the last 18 tracked DXB → FCO flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −28 min. 4 of 18 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−28 minacross the last 14 arrivals
Flight time~6h 04mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures14x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled22.2%recent route rate · 4 of 18

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
EmiratesEK72% on time

Flights EK97 09:10 daily · EK95 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-29EK95dep +50 → arr+18
10-29EK97dep +15 → arr−2
10-28EK95dep −2 → arr−37
10-28EK97dep +10 → arr−27
10-28EK99cancelledCNX
10-27EK95dep −2 → arr−46
10-27EK97dep +4 → arr−43
10-27EK99cancelledCNX
10-26EK95dep +0 → arr−31
10-26EK97dep +4 → arr−44
10-26EK99cancelledCNX
10-25EK95dep −1 → arr−57
10-25EK97dep +19 → arr−30
10-25EK99cancelledCNX
10-24EK95dep −3 → arr−28
10-24EK97dep +6 → arr−9
10-23EK95dep +17 → arr−2
10-23EK97dep +3 → arr−1

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 +20 min busy 🌤 clear · SE 3 kt Full DXB delay board →
FCORome +10 min smooth 🌤 clear · E 4 kt Full FCO delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DXB and FCO: a 41% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +8 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dubai to Rome route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to FCO 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 →

DXB to FCO questions

Is DXB–FCO running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DXB is the weaker end, route health score 80/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from DXB to FCO?

Great-circle distance is 4,344 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 337–402 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DXB–FCO 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 DXB and arrival-side delay at FCO, 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.