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Dubai (DXB) – Seoul (ICN)

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Distance, flight time and the airlines that fly it, from open data.
Distance
6,741 km
4,189 mi · 3,640 nm
Flight time
8 h 45 min
Estimate from distance
Time difference
5 h
CO2 per passenger
788 kg
One way, economy, incl. RF (466 kg CO2 only)
Passengers, 6 months
157,174
Jan 2026 – Jun 2026
Flights / week
19
Both directions, average
Seats filled
—
Airlines nonstop
2
EK, KE

Traffic: Incheon International Airport Corporation (Korea), scheduled passenger flights, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources

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

The way there

Heading from DXB
60°
Heading from ICN
281°
Halfway point
36.83, 88.25
Great-circle km
6,729 km (sphere, for EU261)
Clocks
Seoul is 5 h ahead of Dubai

The estimate for a route without real times is 8 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.

Passengers per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 50,175 passengers
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Month Passengers
Jan 202650,175
Feb 202645,763
Mar 20266,677
Apr 20269,061
May 202620,587
Jun 202624,911
Flights per month, both directions (Jan 2026 – Jun 2026)Busiest: January 2026: 149 flights
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Month Flights
Jan 2026149
Feb 2026134
Mar 202629
Apr 202626
May 202662
Jun 202684

Airlines flying DXB–ICN nonstop

Airline Flights / week Share of passengers
EKEmirates14
80%
KEKorean Air Lines4.5
20%

Both directions, Jan 2026 – Jun 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. Incheon International Airport Corporation (Korea), scheduled passenger flights. Sources

Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)

Measured by great-circle distance: 6,729 km.

Neither EU261 nor UK261 covers this route: it neither starts nor ends in the EU, EEA, Switzerland or the UK. Other countries have their own rules (for example Canada's APPR or Brazil's ANAC rules).

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 Seoul

ICNGMP
DXB6,7416,768
DWC6,7796,807

Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Dubai airports · All Seoul 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 → FRA4,849 km 940,081
DXB → BLR2,694 km 890,558

More routes from ICN

Route Distance Passengers
ICN → NRT1,260 km 2,519,026 (6 mo)
ICN → KIX862 km 2,313,960 (6 mo)
ICN → FUK563 km 1,708,245 (6 mo)
ICN → HKG2,067 km 1,316,010 (6 mo)
ICN → TPE1,460 km 1,184,972 (6 mo)
ICN → PVG821 km 1,111,272 (6 mo)
ICN → BKK3,665 km 950,069 (6 mo)
ICN → DAD2,976 km 941,076 (6 mo)
ICN → SIN4,614 km 900,158 (6 mo)
ICN → TAO580 km 797,360 (6 mo)

Questions

Dubai (DXB) and Seoul (ICN) are 6,741 km (4,189 miles, 3,640 nautical miles) apart, measured along the shortest path over the earth's surface.