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Amsterdam (AMS) – Dubai (DXB)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
5,175 km
3,215 mi · 2,794 nm
Flight time
6 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 2 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
605 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (358 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
991,087
2024 · +4.8%
Flights / week
59
Both directions, average
Seats filled
80%
1,235,229 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
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Not named in this source

Traffic: Eurostat (avia_par_nl), reported by the airport in Netherlands, 2024. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

Great circle from AMS to DXBAMSDXB
Shortest path over the earth's surface (great circle). Real flights bend around weather, winds and airspace.

The way there

Heading from AMS
105°
Heading from DXB
319°
Halfway point
41.54, 35.27
Great-circle km
5,169 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
3 h in January, 2 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 6 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 92,434 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec92.4K
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Month Passengers
Jan 202484,484
Feb 202485,688
Mar 202484,948
Apr 202475,681
May 202477,175
Jun 202472,086
Jul 202483,419
Aug 202482,348
Sep 202476,943
Oct 202487,356
Nov 202488,525
Dec 202492,434
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 310 flights
0200400JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec310
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Month Flights
Jan 2024288
Feb 2024269
Mar 2024289
Apr 2024209
May 2024225
Jun 2024222
Jul 2024246
Aug 2024244
Sep 2024236
Oct 2024251
Nov 2024295
Dec 2024310

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 5,169 km.

AMS Amsterdam → DXB Dubai

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers any airline.

DXB Dubai → AMS Amsterdam

EU261€600 for arriving 3 hours or more late (€300 if 3–4 hours).

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

Also owed for a cancellation with less than 14 days' notice or denied boarding. Not owed for extraordinary circumstances. On a connection, the distance to the final destination counts. From 23 October 2027 the EU's Regulation 2026/2202 applies; it keeps these amounts (what changes in 2027). Information, not legal advice.

Every airport pair between Amsterdam and Dubai

DXBDWC
AMS5,1755,191

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Dubai airports

More routes from AMS

Route Distance Passengers / year
AMS → BCN1,241 km 1,559,616
AMS → LHR371 km 1,460,366
AMS → DUB752 km 1,297,434
AMS → MAD1,459 km 1,228,527
AMS → CPH635 km 1,159,300
AMS → CDG399 km 1,125,321
AMS → MAN488 km 1,083,040
AMS → LIS1,847 km 1,044,889
AMS → AGP1,883 km 912,397
AMS → JFK5,863 km 905,043

More routes from DXB

Route Distance Passengers / year
DXB → BOM1,927 km 2,390,373
DXB → DEL2,186 km 2,174,793
DXB → IST3,032 km 1,429,665
DXB → CDG5,245 km 1,268,474
DXB → HYD2,548 km 1,032,477
DXB → COK2,780 km 987,678
DXB → MAA2,933 km 943,633
DXB → FRA4,849 km 940,081
DXB → BLR2,694 km 890,558
DXB → MUC4,569 km 666,932

Questions

Amsterdam (AMS) and Dubai (DXB) are 5,175 km (3,215 miles, 2,794 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.