SFO → DXBSan Francisco to Dubai

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Direct flights from San Francisco (SFO) to Dubai (DXB): 7 nonstop departures observed each week across 1 airline. The median arrival is 108 minutes late. No cancellations were recorded across the 4 tracked flights. The nonstop covers 13,020 km, an estimated 17 hours 12 minutes in the air. Measured by Pro Flight Search from live flight boards at San Francisco and Dubai. Updated 18 October 2026 at 06:09 UTC.

Today, SFO → DXB

Sat 17 Oct · local times
EK226EmiratesIn the air, 95 min late

Left SFO at 18:35, 95 min after its 17:00 slot.

Landing
21:43DXB board estimate · sched 19:55
Track EK226 →
  1. 17:00 EK226Emirates Left 18:35 +95 DXB est. 21:43 +108In the air · sched 19:55

Checked SFO board 22:40 · DXB board 10:09

SFO San Francisco smooth · +0
DXB Dubai smooth · +2
13,020 km · ~17h 12m est.
departs 17:007x weekly
Running clean · 1 airline · 7x weekly · nonstop
71 / 100

route health from live SFO and DXB delay boards

Median arrival delay is +108 min. 0 of 4 tracked legs cancelled in the sample. Will a delayed flight be cancelled? →

Median arrival+108 minacross the last 4 operated legs
Flight time~17h 12mestimated from route distance
Weekly departures7x1 direct airline on the leg

The week

scheduled departures · origin local time
06121824
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Tue
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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 EK226 17:00 daily

History

operated legs · board outcomes
10-17EK226dep +95 → arr+108
10-16EK226dep +72 → arr+42
10-15EK226dep +34 → arr+179
10-14EK226dep +23 → arr+6

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
SFOSan Francisco +0 min smooth 🌤 clear · WNW 10 kt Full SFO delay board →
DXBDubai +2 min smooth ⛅ clear · NE 5 kt Full DXB delay board →

Weather lens

Current conditions put the pressure at SFO: 54% odds of a 15+ minute delay and around +16 min expected when it bites, measured from this route's own weather-matched delay history. See live delays → · Weather risk by airport →

How the San Francisco to Dubai route actually runs

Pro Flight Search records official board updates for nonstop SFO 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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Pro Flight Search — San Francisco (SFO) to Dubai (DXB) route reliability, measured from operated flights on official airport boards.

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https://proflightsearch.com/search-flights/SFO-DXB
How we measure this →

SFO to DXB questions

Is SFO–DXB running on time right now?

Mostly on schedule. Both endpoints currently score the same, route health score 71/100. The airports section above carries the live status and delay window at both ends.

How long is the flight from SFO to DXB?

Great-circle distance is 13,020 km. With typical jet cruise speed plus taxi, climb and descent, expect roughly 949–1146 min gate-to-gate on this route.

How often does SFO–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 SFO 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.