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Dubai (DXB) – Frankfurt (FRA)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
4,849 km
3,013 mi · 2,618 nm
Flight time
6 h 30 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
3 h / 2 h
January / July
CO2 per passenger
567 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (336 kg CO2 only)
Passengers / year
940,081
2024 · +4.9%
Flights / week
55
Both directions, average
Seats filled
87%
1,085,015 seats a year
Airlines nonstop
—
Not named in this source

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

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

The way there

Heading from DXB
317°
Heading from FRA
107°
Halfway point
39.99, 36.14
Great-circle km
4,845 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
3 h in January, 2 h in July

The estimate for a route without real times is 6 h 30 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: October 2024: 84,474 passengers
050K100KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOct84.5KNovDec
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Month Passengers
Jan 202477,698
Feb 202478,419
Mar 202483,438
Apr 202477,526
May 202479,270
Jun 202465,073
Jul 202474,783
Aug 202479,372
Sep 202478,851
Oct 202484,474
Nov 202479,610
Dec 202481,567
Flights per month, both directions (2024)Busiest: December 2024: 249 flights
0100200300JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec249
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Month Flights
Jan 2024239
Feb 2024224
Mar 2024237
Apr 2024229
May 2024247
Jun 2024233
Jul 2024228
Aug 2024236
Sep 2024239
Oct 2024246
Nov 2024238
Dec 2024249

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 4,845 km.

DXB Dubai → FRA Frankfurt

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

Covers EU, EEA or Swiss airlines only.

FRA Frankfurt → DXB Dubai

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 Dubai and Frankfurt

FRA
DXB4,849
DWC4,864

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

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 → AMS5,175 km 991,087
DXB → COK2,780 km 987,678
DXB → MAA2,933 km 943,633
DXB → BLR2,694 km 890,558
DXB → MUC4,569 km 666,932

More routes from FRA

Route Distance Passengers / year
FRA → LHR656 km 1,410,787
FRA → BER432 km 1,166,945
FRA → HAM413 km 1,083,599
FRA → VIE623 km 1,031,037
FRA → MUC300 km 1,012,334
FRA → PMI1,251 km 950,350
FRA → MAD1,421 km 905,304
FRA → IST1,840 km 842,741
FRA → BCN1,093 km 808,807
FRA → JFK6,206 km 749,554

Questions

Dubai (DXB) and Frankfurt (FRA) are 4,849 km (3,013 miles, 2,618 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.