Flights Barcelona → Dubai
BCN → DXB
Route overview
The flight route operates from Barcelona, a city with an airport that has been in service since 1916, to the bustling metropolis of Dubai. The Airbus A380-800 aircraft serves this high-demand corridor, connecting to one of the world's busiest airports by passenger traffic, which sees over 92 million passengers annually.
The Barcelona (BCN) → Dubai (DXB) route is operated by Emirates. Across 15 flights monitored in recent months, 75% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 11 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 21/100 (medium), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Dubai the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Dubai: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Barcelona (BCN) to Dubai (DXB) heads east for about 5,176 km, a flight time of roughly 6h 53m.
Departures from Barcelona on this leg cluster in the midday window: about 93% of BCN-DXB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into Dubai it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 15 tracked BCN-DXB flights, 75% left on time with an average delay of 11 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Frequently asked questions about BCN-DXB
On the Barcelona (BCN) -> Dubai (DXB) route, on-time performance is 75% with an average delay of 11 minutes, based on 15 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Barcelona-Dubai is 0.00% across 15 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Emirates.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Dubai, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Barcelona-Dubai route is about 5,176 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €600, barring extraordinary circumstances.
