Abu Dhabi (AUH) – Rome (FCO)

Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
4,344 km
2,699 mi · 2,345 nm
Flight time
5 h 55 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 2 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
508 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (300 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
500,868
2024 · +36.8%
Flights / week
37
Both directions, average
Seats filled
84%
594,400 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from AUH
307°
Heading from FCO
103°
Halfway point
34.98, 35.65
Great-circle km
4,338 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
3 h in January, 2 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 5 h 55 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 46,477 passengers
020K40K60KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec46.5K
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Month Passengers
Jan 202441,626
Feb 202442,212
Mar 202440,270
Apr 202440,363
May 202439,551
Jun 202440,108
Jul 202441,591
Aug 202443,919
Sep 202441,409
Oct 202441,304
Nov 202442,038
Dec 202446,477
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 179 flights
0100200JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec179
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Month Flights
Jan 2024158
Feb 2024147
Mar 2024156
Apr 2024155
May 2024160
Jun 2024153
Jul 2024161
Aug 2024157
Sep 2024156
Oct 2024159
Nov 2024167
Dec 2024179

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 4,338 km.

AUH Abu Dhabi → FCO Rome

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

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

FCO Rome → AUH Abu Dhabi

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

Covers any airline.

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 Abu Dhabi and Rome

FCOCIA
AUH4,3444,316

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

More routes from AUH

Route Distance Passengers / year
AUH → BOM1,973 km 1,243,936
AUH → COK2,794 km 941,568
AUH → DEL2,280 km 780,864
AUH → BLR2,724 km 672,626
AUH → MAA2,968 km 622,654
AUH → CCJ2,690 km 564,620
AUH → TRV2,954 km 526,446
AUH → HYD2,596 km 522,791
AUH → AMD1,838 km 463,535
AUH → CDG5,257 km 417,408

More routes from FCO

Route Distance Passengers / year
FCO → MAD1,334 km 1,977,438
FCO → CTA539 km 1,941,657
FCO → BCN850 km 1,706,636
FCO → PMO409 km 1,671,961
FCO → ORY1,092 km 1,185,444
FCO → JFK6,884 km 1,141,515
FCO → LIN470 km 1,054,322
FCO → CDG1,102 km 965,754
FCO → LGW1,407 km 923,766
FCO → ATH1,087 km 898,550

Questions

Abu Dhabi (AUH) and Rome (FCO) are 4,344 km (2,699 miles, 2,345 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.