Dubai (DXB) to Chicago (ORD)
Flight time
≈ 15h 16m
Bearing
333° NW
Dubai (DXB) to Chicago (ORD) is 7,233 miles (11,641 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DXB–ORD
US DOT T-100 · filed dataIn April 2026, Emirates was the only carrier flying nonstop DXB–ORD; the Boeing 777-300ER was the most common aircraft at 97% of departures; flights ran 56% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
19,668
both directions
Passengers
11,047
both directions
Load factor
56.2%
passengers ÷ seats
Who flies DXB–ORD?
Emirates was the only carrier to fly nonstop DXB–ORD in April 2026 (60 departures).
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Emirates
60 departures · 19,668 seats
Share of departures100.0%56.2%
Load
What plane flies DXB–ORD?
In April 2026, the Boeing 777-300ER flew 97% of DXB–ORD departures — more than any other aircraft type.
- Boeing 777-300ER
58 departures · 55.8% load
96.7% - Boeing 777-200
2 departures · 69.8% load
3.3%
How has DXB–ORD traffic changed?
Nonstop DXB–ORD departures fell from 62 in May 2025 to 60 in April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DXB–ORD 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 · 18,584 passengers
84.7%
Load
June 2025
60 departures · 17,986 passengers
84.7%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 18,897 passengers
86.1%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 17,417 passengers
79.4%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 15,788 passengers
74.3%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 16,929 passengers
77.1%
Load
November 2025
59 departures · 16,172 passengers
77.4%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 17,585 passengers
80.1%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 18,498 passengers
84.3%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 14,166 passengers
74.1%
Load
March 2026
52 departures · 8,402 passengers
44.0%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 11,047 passengers
56.2%
Load
By direction
The DOT files each direction separately — they rarely match.
DXB → ORD
72.5% full
30 departures · 7,125 passengers
ORD → DXB
39.9% full
30 departures · 3,922 passengers
Nonstop DXB–ORD 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
Dubai
AE
Dubai International Airport
Coordinates
25.25°N, 55.37°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Dubai (DXB) from Chicago (ORD)?
DXB to ORD is 7,233 miles (11,641 km / 6,286 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DXB to ORD?
A nonstop covers the 7,233-mile great-circle distance in roughly 15h 16m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DXB–ORD?
In April 2026, the Boeing 777-300ER flew the largest share of departures (96.7%), followed by the Boeing 777-200 (3.3%).
What mileage do I earn flying DXB–ORD?
Distance-based programs credit off the 7,233-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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