- Great circle
- 6,905 km
- 4,291 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 9h 05m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 25.5°N
- at 12% along
- One lap of Earth
- 17.2%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 95th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Dubai the path crosses Iran, then Pakistan, then India, then Bangladesh, then Myanmar, then Laos, then China, then 1,174 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 25.5°N, 12% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 6,955 km. That is 50 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 4m of extra flying.
Leaving Dubai the aircraft points east (86°); it arrives into Manila heading east (111°). That is 25° 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 Manila, asked and answered
- How far is Dubai to Manila?
- Dubai to Manila (DXB to MNL) is 6,905 km, or 4,291 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Dubai to Manila?
- About 9h 05m 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 Manila flight take?
- The great circle passes over Iran, then Pakistan, then India, then Bangladesh, then Myanmar, then Laos, then China, then 1,174 km of open water. It reaches 25.5°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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