Dubai (DXB) to San Francisco (SFO)
Flight time
≈ 16h 59m
Bearing
358° N
Dubai (DXB) to San Francisco (SFO) is 8,090 miles (13,020 km) as the crow flies — the great-circle baseline most distance-based mileage programs credit.
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What actually flies DXB–SFO
Filed traffic dataIn April 2026, Emirates was the only carrier flying nonstop DXB–SFO; the Airbus A380-800 was the most common aircraft at 100% of departures; flights ran 47% full.
Departures
60
April 2026
Seats
26,988
both directions
Passengers
12,688
both directions
Load factor
47.0%
RPM ÷ ASM
Who flies DXB–SFO?
Emirates was the only carrier to fly nonstop DXB–SFO in April 2026 (60 departures).
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Emirates
60 departures · 26,988 seats
Share of departures100.0%47.0%
Load
What plane flies DXB–SFO?
In April 2026, the Airbus A380-800 flew 100% of DXB–SFO departures.
- Airbus A380-800
60 departures · 47.0% load
100.0%
How has DXB–SFO traffic changed?
Nonstop DXB–SFO departures held steady at about 60 a month between June 2025 and April 2026.
Monthly nonstop DXB–SFO traffic, trailing 12 months through April 2026. Bars scale to the busiest month; months with no filed service show as zero.
June 2025
60 departures · 25,239 passengers
81.0%
Load
July 2025
62 departures · 26,461 passengers
82.2%
Load
August 2025
62 departures · 24,179 passengers
75.1%
Load
September 2025
60 departures · 21,605 passengers
69.4%
Load
October 2025
62 departures · 24,904 passengers
77.4%
Load
November 2025
60 departures · 25,199 passengers
80.9%
Load
December 2025
62 departures · 26,202 passengers
81.4%
Load
January 2026
62 departures · 26,769 passengers
83.2%
Load
February 2026
54 departures · 21,990 passengers
78.5%
Load
March 2026
49 departures · 9,780 passengers
38.5%
Load
April 2026
60 departures · 12,688 passengers
47.0%
Load
By direction
Each direction is filed separately — they rarely match.
DXB → SFO
63.7% full
30 departures · 8,595 passengers
SFO → DXB
30.3% full
30 departures · 4,093 passengers
Nonstop DXB–SFO traffic has been filed 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 airports
Dubai
AE
Dubai International Airport
Coordinates
25.25°N, 55.37°E
Hemisphere
N · E
Frequently asked
How far is Dubai (DXB) from San Francisco (SFO)?
DXB to SFO is 8,090 miles (13,020 km / 7,030 nautical miles) measured great-circle — the shortest path over the surface of the Earth.
How long is the flight from DXB to SFO?
A nonstop covers the 8,090-mile great-circle distance in roughly 16h 59m of block time, before winds. Actual schedules vary a few percent by direction and aircraft.
What plane flies DXB–SFO?
In April 2026, the Airbus A380-800 flew the largest share of departures (100.0%).
What mileage do I earn flying DXB–SFO?
Distance-based programs credit off the 8,090-mile great-circle figure, then apply your fare-class earning rate. Revenue-based programs credit off the fare instead.
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