Dubai (DXB) – New York (JFK)
- Distance
- 11,023 km
- 6,849 mi · 5,952 nm
- Flight time
- 13 h 45 min
- Estimate from distance
- Time difference
- 9 h / 8 h
- January / July
- CO2 per passenger
- 1,288 kg
- One way, economy, incl. RF (762 kg CO2 only)
- Passengers / year
- 356,529
- Aug 2025 – Jul 2026 · −39.3%
- Flights / week
- 19
- Both directions, average
- Seats filled
- 74%
- 484,270 seats a year
- Airlines nonstop
- 1
- EK
Traffic: U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service), Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Distance: WGS-84 ellipsoid. CO2: UK DESNZ 2026 factors. Sources
The way there
- Heading from DXB
- 323°
- Heading from JFK
- 45°
- Halfway point
- 56.13, 1.20
- Great-circle km
- 11,002 km (sphere, for EU261)
- Clocks
- 9 h in January, 8 h in July
The estimate for a route without real times is 13 h 45 min; how it is worked out is on Sources.
Show as a table
| Month | Passengers |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 50,382 |
| Sep 2025 | 41,496 |
| Oct 2025 | 44,037 |
| Nov 2025 | 47,221 |
| Dec 2025 | 50,505 |
| Jan 2026 | 49,067 |
| Feb 2026 | 36,676 |
| Mar 2026 | 16,586 |
| Apr 2026 | 20,559 |
Show as a table
| Month | Flights |
|---|---|
| Aug 2025 | 124 |
| Sep 2025 | 119 |
| Oct 2025 | 124 |
| Nov 2025 | 120 |
| Dec 2025 | 124 |
| Jan 2026 | 124 |
| Feb 2026 | 107 |
| Mar 2026 | 72 |
| Apr 2026 | 86 |
Airlines flying DXB–JFK nonstop
| Airline | Flights / week | Share of passengers |
|---|---|---|
| EKEmirates | 19 | 100% |
Both directions, Aug 2025 – Jul 2026. Airlines with at least one flight a month. U.S. DOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, T-100 Segment (all carriers, scheduled service). Sources
Aircraft on this route
- Airbus Industrie A380-800 · 972 flights
- Boeing 777-300/300ER/333ER · 28 flights
Also carried: 6,504 tonnes of freight and 0 tonnes of mail a year (passenger and cargo flights).
Delay compensation (EU261 / UK261)
Measured by great-circle distance: 11,002 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 New York
Kilometres. Linked numbers have a page of their own. All Dubai airports · All New York airports
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| Route | Distance | Passengers / year |
|---|---|---|
| JFK → LAX | 3,983 km | 3,020,062 |
| JFK → LHR | 5,555 km | 2,984,474 |
| JFK → SFO | 4,162 km | 1,910,892 |
| JFK → CDG | 5,850 km | 1,852,909 |
| JFK → MCO | 1,519 km | 1,430,021 |
| JFK → MIA | 1,753 km | 1,326,964 |
| JFK → ATL | 1,223 km | 1,253,545 |
| JFK → SJU | 2,571 km | 1,142,506 |
| JFK → FCO | 6,884 km | 1,141,515 |
| JFK → LAS | 3,618 km | 1,102,051 |