MAD → DXBMadrid to Dubai

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Direct flights from Madrid (MAD) to Dubai (DXB): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is on schedule. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 5,649 km, an estimated 7 hours 45 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Madrid and Dubai. Updated 20 October 2026 at 12:14 UTC.

Today, MAD → DXB

Tue 20 Oct · local times
  1. 15:25 AV6252Avianca Est. 15:37 +12T4S ·
  2. 15:25 EK142Emirates Est. 15:37 +12T4S ·
  3. 22:10 AV6256Avianca Est. 22:22 +12T4S ·
  4. 22:10 EK144Emirates Left 22:22 +12 Landed 06:53 −22

Checked MAD board 13:49 · DXB board 16:14

MAD Madrid smooth · +11
DXB Dubai smooth · +0
5,649 km · ~7h 45m est.
dep bank 15:25–22:107x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
92 / 100

route health from live MAD and DXB delay boards

Median arrival delay is +2 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+2 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~7h 45mestimated 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 EK142 15:25 daily · EK144 22:10 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-20EK144dep +12 → arr−22
10-19EK142arrived+2
10-19EK144arrived−8
10-18EK142arrived+11

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
MADMadrid +11 min smooth 🌤 few clouds · W 10 kt Full MAD delay board →
DXBDubai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · N 12 kt Full DXB delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DXB: 39% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +8 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Madrid to Dubai route actually runs

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

MAD to DXB questions

Is MAD–DXB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at MAD is the weaker end, route health score 92/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on MAD–DXB?

Operators schedule evening departures around 22:10 from MAD. Earlier flights typically land before destination-airport delays accumulate later in the day; check the DXB delay card to confirm conditions when you'd arrive.

How long is the flight from MAD to DXB?

Great-circle distance is 5,649 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 429–514 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MAD–DXB 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.