Flights Colombo → Dubai
CMB → DXB
How long is the flight from Colombo to Dubai?
The flight from Colombo (CMB) to Dubai (DXB) takes 4h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
Route overview
The flight route connects Colombo, where the airport opened in 1944, with Dubai, a bustling metropolis. Serving one of the world's busiest airports by passenger traffic, which sees over 92 million passengers annually, this route is operated using a mix of aircraft including Boeing 777-300ER and various Airbus models such as A340-300, A320, A330-200, and A321.
Your rights on this US flight (DOT)
US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under the US DOT rules, if your flight is cancelled or significantly changed and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Amenities for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
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The Colombo (CMB) → Dubai (DXB) route is operated by Emirates. Across 14 flights monitored in recent months, 92% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 5 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.6/100 (low), 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 Colombo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 minutes.
Heading to Dubai: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Colombo (CMB) to Dubai (DXB) heads north-west for about 3,287 km, a flight time of roughly 4h 1m.
Departures from Colombo on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 100% of CMB-DXB flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Colombo the average ATFM delay is 2.0 min (atfm); arriving into Dubai it is 2.0 min (atfm).
Across 14 tracked CMB-DXB flights, 92% left on time with an average delay of 5 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Frequently asked questions about CMB-DXB
The flight from Colombo (CMB) to Dubai (DXB) takes 4h 1m on average. That is the median time recorded across 1 scheduled flight on this leg; the actual time varies by a few minutes with wind, routing and take-off queues.
On the Colombo (CMB) -> Dubai (DXB) route, on-time performance is 92% with an average delay of 5 minutes, based on 14 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Colombo-Dubai is 0.00% across 14 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 1 airline: Emirates.
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US flights have no statutory cash compensation for delays. Under US DOT rules, if the airline cancels or significantly changes your flight and you decline rebooking, you're owed an automatic refund of the unused ticket. The tarmac-delay limit is 3 hours (domestic) / 4 hours (international). Meals or hotels for controllable delays depend on each airline's contract of carriage.
