Left DXB at 04:31, 81 min after its 03:10 slot.
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- 16:13PVG board estimate · sched 15:05
Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Shanghai (PVG): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 45% of the last 11 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 21 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 11 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 6,448 km, an estimated 8 hours 46 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Shanghai. Updated 27 October 2026 at 04:35 UTC.
Left DXB at 04:31, 81 min after its 03:10 slot.
Checked DXB board 08:35 · PVG board 12:07
of the last 11 operated DXB → PVG flights arrived within 15 minutes
Median arrival delay is +21 min. 0 of 11 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →
Each mark is a scheduled departure at its origin-local time, observed operating in the last 7 days. Today is highlighted.
Actual board outcomes rather than schedules, paired departure and arrival per flight and day.
Current conditions put the pressure at DXB: 40% 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 →
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Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop DXB to PVG 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.
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Pro Flight Search — Dubai (DXB) to Shanghai (PVG) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.
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Mostly on schedule. The departure side at DXB is the weaker end, route health score 71/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.
Operators schedule morning departures around 02:50 from DXB. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the PVG delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.
Great-circle distance is 6,448 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 485–583 min gate-to-gate on this route.
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.