MEX → DXBMexico City to Dubai

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Direct flights from Mexico City (MEX) to Dubai (DXB): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 57% of the last 7 tracked flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 13 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 7 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 14,329 km, an estimated 18 hours 52 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at Mexico City and Dubai. Updated 1 November 2026 at 15:00 UTC.

MEX Mexico City tracking
DXB Dubai smooth · +0
14,329 km · ~18h 52m est.
departs 19:407x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
57% on time

of the last 7 tracked MEX → DXB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +13 min. 0 of 7 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+13 minacross the last 7 arrivals
Flight time~18h 52mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

Who flies it

observed on the boards · 7 days
EmiratesEK57% on time

Flights EK256 varies daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-30EK256arrived+47
10-29EK256arrived+12
10-28EK256arrived−2
10-27EK256arrived+53
10-26EK256arrived+18
10-25EK256arrived+13
10-24EK256arrived−26

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
MEXMexico City tracking ⛅ mostly cloudy · ENE 6 kt Full MEX delay board →
DXBDubai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 8 kt Full DXB delay board →

Weather lens

Conditions are tightest at DXB: a 28% chance of a 15+ minute delay. In this weather, the more delayed of the two airports is typically about +6 min. Both figures come from the two airports' delay records in similar weather. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the Mexico City to Dubai route actually runs

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

Is MEX–DXB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 94/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from MEX to DXB?

Great-circle distance is 14,329 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 1041–1258 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does MEX–DXB fly?

Emirates runs the route with about 7 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 MEX and arrival-side delay at DXB, 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.