Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Dubai (DXB)
Flight time
≈ 16h 51m
Bearing
28° NE
Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) to Dubai (DXB) is 8,028 miles (12,920 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DFW–DXB
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Emirates was the only carrier flying nonstop DFW–DXB; the Boeing 777-200 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 64% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
16,560
both directions
Passengers
10,618
both directions
Load factor
64.1%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DFW–DXB?
Emirates was the only carrier to fly nonstop DFW–DXB in April 2026 (60 departures).
- EK
Emirates
60 departures · 16,560 seats
Share of departures100.0%64.1%
Load
What plane flies DFW–DXB?
In April 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew 100% of DFW–DXB departures.
- Boeing 777-200
60 departures · 64.1% load
100.0%
How has DFW–DXB traffic changed?
Nonstop DFW–DXB departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DFW–DXB traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
May 2025
62 departures · 18,105 passengers
82.5%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 16,843 passengers
79.3%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 18,040 passengers
82.2%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 16,001 passengers
72.9%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 13,781 passengers
64.9%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 16,635 passengers
75.8%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 17,568 passengers
82.7%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 18,351 passengers
83.6%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 17,340 passengers
79.0%
Load
February 2026
55 departures · 14,223 passengers
69.3%
Load
March 2026
51 departures · 9,095 passengers
64.6%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 10,618 passengers
64.1%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DFW → DXB
45.5% full
30 departures · 3,766 passengers
DXB → DFW
82.8% full
30 departures · 6,852 passengers
Nonstop DFW–DXB traffic has been filed with the US DOT since 2025.
Source: US DOT BTS Form 41 T-100 Segment (All Carriers). Data through April 2026; filings from 2025. Public domain (US Government work). The DOT publishes roughly three months in arrears.
The airports
Dallas-Fort Worth
US
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Coordinates
32.90°N, 97.04°W
Hemisphere
N · W
Dubai
AE
Dubai International Airport
Coordinates
25.25°N, 55.37°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) from Dubai (DXB)?
DFW to DXB is 8,028 miles (12,920 km / 6,976 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DFW to DXB?
A nonstop covers the 8,028-mile great-circle distance in roughly 16h 51m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DFW–DXB?
In April 2026, the Boeing 777-200 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DFW–DXB?
Distance-based programs credit off the 8,028-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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