PVG → DXBShanghai to Dubai

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Direct flights from Shanghai (PVG) to Dubai (DXB): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. 7% of the last 14 operated flights arrived within 15 minutes of schedule. The median arrival is 50 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 14 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 Shanghai and Dubai. Updated 21 October 2026 at 16:31 UTC.

Today, PVG → DXB

Thu 22 Oct · local times
  1. 00:05 EK303阿联酋航空公司 On scheduleT浦东(T2-S2) ·
  2. 07:20 EK305阿联酋航空公司 On scheduleT浦东(T2) ·

Checked PVG board 00:07

PVG Shanghai busy · +21
DXB Dubai smooth · +0
6,448 km · ~8h 46m est.
dep bank 00:05–07:207x weekly
Runs rough · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
7% on time

of the last 14 operated PVG → DXB flights arrived within 15 minutes

Median arrival delay is +50 min. 0 of 14 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+50 minacross the last 14 operated legs
Flight time~8h 46mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg
Cancelled0.0%recent route rate · 0 of 14

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
EmiratesEK7% on time

Flights EK303 00:05 daily · EK305 07:20 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-21EK303dep +40 → arr+84
10-21EK305dep +28 → arr+24
10-20EK303dep +16 → arr+37
10-20EK305dep +54 → arr+56
10-19EK303dep +16 → arr+27
10-19EK305dep +60 → arr+58
10-18EK303dep +17 → arr+41
10-18EK305dep +35 → arr+37
10-17EK303dep +35 → arr+55
10-17EK305dep +47 → arr+51
10-16EK303dep +16 → arr+50
10-16EK305dep +52 → arr+45
10-15EK303dep +8 → arr+54
10-15EK305dep +19 → arr+15

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
PVGShanghai +21 min busy 🌤 clear · NNW 12 kt Full PVG delay board →
DXBDubai +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · NNW 5 kt Full DXB delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at DXB: 36% 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 Shanghai to Dubai route actually runs

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

Is PVG–DXB running on time right now?

Smooth skies ahead. The departure side at PVG is the weaker end, route health score 86/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

Morning or evening flight on PVG–DXB?

Operators schedule morning departures around 00:05 from PVG. 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 PVG to DXB?

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.

How often does PVG–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.