- Great circle
- 14,199 km
- 8,823 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 18h 09m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 37.0°S
- at 100% along
- One lap of Earth
- 35.4%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 8th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Dubai the path crosses 1,952 km of open water, then India, then 5,609 km of open water, then Australia, then 2,130 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 37.0°S, 100% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 14,312 km. That is 113 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 8m of extra flying.
Leaving Dubai the aircraft points south-east (118°); it arrives into Auckland heading east (95°). That is 23° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Dubai to Auckland, asked and answered
- How far is Dubai to Auckland?
- Dubai to Auckland (DXB to AKL) is 14,199 km, or 8,823 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Dubai to Auckland?
- About 18h 09m 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 Dubai to Auckland flight take?
- The great circle passes over 1,952 km of open water, then India, then 5,609 km of open water, then Australia, then 2,130 km of open water. It reaches 37.0°S 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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