- Great circle
- 4,343 km
- 2,699 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 5h 54m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 41.8°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 10.8%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 139th longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Rome the path crosses Italy, then Greece, then Turkey, then Syria, then Iraq, then 858 km of open water.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 41.8°N, 0% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 4,377 km. That is 33 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 2m of extra flying.
Leaving Rome the aircraft points east (101°); it arrives into Dubai heading south-east (126°). 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.
FCO
Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci
Rome, Italy · Europe
41.8°N, 12.3°E
Rome to Dubai, asked and answered
- How far is Rome to Dubai?
- Rome to Dubai (FCO to DXB) is 4,343 km, or 2,699 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Rome to Dubai?
- About 5h 54m 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 Rome to Dubai flight take?
- The great circle passes over Italy, then Greece, then Turkey, then Syria, then Iraq, then 858 km of open water. It reaches 41.8°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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