DXB → SEADubai to Seattle

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Direct flights from Dubai (DXB) to Seattle (SEA): 6 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 71% of the last 7 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 8 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 11,928 km, an estimated 15 hours 48 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Dubai and Seattle. Updated 23 October 2026 at 16:48 UTC.

Today, DXB → SEA

Fri 23 Oct · local times
  1. 08:45 EK229Emirates Left 08:52 +7 SEA est. 13:17In the air · sched 13:25

Checked DXB board 20:07 · SEA board 09:48

DXB Dubai smooth · +2
SEA Seattle smooth · +0
11,928 km · ~15h 48m est.
departs 08:456x weekly
Runs mixed · 1 airline · 6x weekly · nonstop
71% on time

of the last 7 operated DXB → SEA flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +8 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+8 minacross the last 7 operated legs
Flight time~15h 48mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures6x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
EmiratesEK71% on time

Flights EK229 varies Mo We Th Fr Sa Su

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-23EK229dep +7 → arr−8
10-22EK229departed+23
10-21EK229departed+8
10-19EK229departed+17
10-18EK229departed+15
10-17EK229departed+5
10-16EK229departed−21

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 +2 min smooth 🌤 clear · WNW 12 kt Full DXB delay board →
SEASeattle +0 min smooth ⛅ mostly cloudy · NNW 3 kt Full SEA delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DXB: 34% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +7 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 Seattle route actually runs

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

Is DXB–SEA 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 DXB to SEA?

Great-circle distance is 11,928 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 872–1052 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does DXB–SEA fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 6 flights a week (sun, mon, wed, thu, fri, sat). 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 SEA, 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.