- Great circle
- 5,169 km
- 3,212 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 6h 55m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 52.3°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 12.9%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 126th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Amsterdam the path crosses Netherlands, then Germany, then Czechia, then Slovakia, then Hungary, then Romania, then 543 km of open water, then Turkey, then Iraq, then Iran.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 52.3°N, 0% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 5,241 km. That is 72 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 5m of extra flying.
Leaving Amsterdam the aircraft points east (105°); it arrives into Dubai heading south-east (139°). That is 34° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
AMS
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam, Netherlands · Europe
52.3°N, 4.8°E
Amsterdam to Dubai, asked and answered
- How far is Amsterdam to Dubai?
- Amsterdam to Dubai (AMS to DXB) is 5,169 km, or 3,212 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Amsterdam to Dubai?
- About 6h 55m in the air. That is an estimate from the distance at a typical airliner block speed, plus half an hour for taxi, climb and descent; published schedules vary with winds and routing.
- What route does a Amsterdam to Dubai flight take?
- The great circle passes over Netherlands, then Germany, then Czechia, then Slovakia, then Hungary, then Romania, then 543 km of open water, then Turkey, then Iraq, then Iran. It reaches 52.3°N at its furthest from the equator.
Where these numbers come from
Distances are computed from the two airports’ own coordinates, not looked up from published routes. Times are estimates, not schedules.
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