DXB → MANDubai to Manchester

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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Manchester (MAN): 21 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 80% of the last 20 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes early. 2 of the 23 tracked flights were cancelled. The nonstop covers 5,655 km, an estimated 7 hours 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Manchester. Updated 2 November 2026 at 06:09 UTC.

Today, DXB → MAN

Mon 2 Nov · local times
  1. 02:30 EK21EMIRATES Left 02:26 MAN est. 06:25In the air · sched 06:35
  2. 07:10 EK17EMIRATES Left 07:13 MAN est. 11:00In the air · sched 11:15
  3. 14:30 EK19Emirates Est. 14:25Gate A9 · T3 ·

Checked DXB board 10:09 · MAN board 05:33

DXB Dubai busy · +15
MAN Manchester busy · +19
5,655 km · ~7h 45m est.
dep bank 02:30–14:3021x weekly
Runs reliable · 1 airline · 21x weekly · nonstop
80% on time

of the last 20 tracked DXB → MAN flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is −8 min. 2 of 23 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival−8 minacross the last 18 arrivals
Flight time~7h 45mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures21x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled8.7%recent route rate · 2 of 23

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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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
EmiratesEK80% on time

Flights EK21 varies daily · EK17 07:10 daily · EK19 14:30 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
11-02EK17departed+3
11-02EK21departed−4
11-01EK17dep +3 → arr−11
11-01EK19dep +4 → arr−9
11-01EK21dep +17 → arr−8
10-31EK17dep +18 → arr−11
10-31EK19dep +8 → arr−16
10-31EK21dep +2 → arr+19
10-30EK17dep +3 → arr−28
10-30EK19dep +0 → arr−7
10-30EK21dep −1 → arr+2
10-29EK17dep +9 → arr−15
10-29EK19dep +13 → arr+3
10-29EK21dep +0 → arr−3
10-29EK33cancelledCNX
10-28EK113cancelledCNX
10-28EK17dep +25 → arr+15
10-28EK19dep +0 → arr−24
10-28EK21dep −3 → arr−21
10-27EK17dep +53 → arr+25
10-27EK19dep +0 → arr−19
10-27EK21dep +29 → arr+6
10-26EK17departed+16

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 +15 min busy 🌤 clear · SSE 8 kt Full DXB delay board →
MANManchester +19 min busy 🌤 clear · NNW 5 kt Full MAN delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at MAN: a 50% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +15 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Dubai to Manchester route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to MAN 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 MAN questions

Is DXB–MAN running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. The arrival side at MAN is the weaker end, route health score 77/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on DXB–MAN?

Operators schedule morning departures around 07:10 from DXB. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the MAN delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from DXB to MAN?

Great-circle distance is 5,655 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 429–515 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DXB–MAN fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 21 flights a week (daily). Since one carrier owns the route, a single disruption tends to ripple through the day.