- Great circle
- 5,239 km
- 3,255 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 7h 01m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 49.0°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 13.1%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 125th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Paris the path crosses France, then Germany, then Austria, then Serbia, then Romania, then Bulgaria, then Turkey, then Syria, then Iraq, then Iran.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 49.0°N, 0% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 5,313 km. That is 74 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 6m of extra flying.
Leaving Paris the aircraft points east (100°); it arrives into Dubai heading south-east (135°). 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.
Paris to Dubai, asked and answered
- How far is Paris to Dubai?
- Paris to Dubai (CDG to DXB) is 5,239 km, or 3,255 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Paris to Dubai?
- About 7h 01m 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 Paris to Dubai flight take?
- The great circle passes over France, then Germany, then Austria, then Serbia, then Romania, then Bulgaria, then Turkey, then Syria, then Iraq, then Iran. It reaches 49.0°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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