- Great circle
- 4,845 km
- 3,010 mi
- Estimated in the air
- 6h 31m
- block time
- Furthest from equator
- 50.0°N
- at 0% along
- One lap of Earth
- 12.1%
- of 40,075 km
Of the 292 routes catalogued here, this is the 133rd longest.
What the aircraft actually flies over
From Frankfurt the path crosses Germany, then Austria, then Hungary, then Romania, then Turkey, then Iraq, then Iran.
The furthest the great circle gets from the equator is 50.0°N, 0% of the way along.
Flying the line that looks straight on a Mercator map — one constant compass bearing — would cover 4,899 km. That is 54 km further, about 1% more, and roughly 4m of extra flying.
Leaving Frankfurt the aircraft points east (107°); it arrives into Dubai heading south-east (137°). That is 30° of drift without a single turn — the compass moves because the path is a curve on a sphere, not because the aircraft does.
Frankfurt to Dubai, asked and answered
- How far is Frankfurt to Dubai?
- Frankfurt to Dubai (FRA to DXB) is 4,845 km, or 3,010 mi, measured as great circle distance between the two airports.
- How long is the flight from Frankfurt to Dubai?
- About 6h 31m 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 Frankfurt to Dubai flight take?
- The great circle passes over Germany, then Austria, then Hungary, then Romania, then Turkey, then Iraq, then Iran. It reaches 50.0°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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