Dubai International Airport (DXB) — Live Flight Status & Airport Guide
Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) serves Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The field sits at an elevation of 62 ft (19 m), and its clocks follow Asia/Dubai; all times on this page are the airport's local time. Use the arrivals and departures pages to check today's flights at Dubai International Airport, or search directly for a flight number.
Live Air Traffic
The arrivals page lists every tracked flight due to land at Dubai International Airport today, with its origin, scheduled and estimated times and current status; the departures page does the same for outbound flights. Both update continuously in the airport's local time. If a flight you expect is missing, check the exact flight number with the airline, because codeshare flights appear under the operating carrier's number.
Basic information about airport
| Airport code: | OMDB |
|---|---|
| Type: | large airport |
| Continent: | AS |
| Country code: | AE |
| Country: | United Arab Emirates |
| City | Dubai |
| IATA: | DXB |
| Longitude: | 55.3710 |
| Latitude: | 25.2498 |
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Key facts about Dubai International Airport
You will find Dubai International Airport at 25.2498, 55.3710, at an elevation of 62 ft (19 m) above sea level. There are two runways on the field, and the assigned runway can make a real difference to taxi times between touchdown and gate. Passenger facilities are spread across three terminals; Terminal 3, the largest airport terminal building in the world, handles most long-haul traffic, so check which terminal your flight uses before you travel. Local time at the airport follows Asia/Dubai. If you are tracking a flight from another time zone, remember that the times on this page are the airport's local time, not yours.
Traffic we tracked at Dubai International Airport
Over the first 7 days of our own live tracking we logged an average of 13.3 aircraft movements per day at Dubai International Airport. The busiest window so far falls between 09:00-11:00 local time. These figures are refreshed weekly.
Destinations we tracked from Dubai International Airport (DXB)
| # | Destinations | Tracked flights | Carriers observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dhaka (DAC) | 2 | Emirates, Fly Dubai |
| 2 | Calicut (CCJ) | 2 | IndiGo Airlines |
| 3 | Cairo (CAI) | 2 | Egyptair, Emirates |
| 4 | Lahore (LHE) | 1 | Airblue |
| 5 | New Delhi (DEL) | 1 | Air India |
| 6 | Tel Aviv (TLV) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 7 | Amman (AMM) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 8 | Alexandria (HBE) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 9 | Damascus (DAM) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 10 | Doha (DOH) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 11 | Giza (SPX) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 12 | Lucknow (LKO) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 13 | Yekaterinburg (SVX) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 14 | Yerevan (EVN) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 15 | Jeddah (JED) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 16 | Hyderabad (HYD) | 1 | IndiGo Airlines |
| 17 | Medina (MED) | 1 | Saudi Arabian Airlines |
| 18 | Arnavutköy, Istanbul (IST) | 1 | Turkish Airlines |
| 19 | Houston (IAH) | 1 | Emirates |
| 20 | Moscow (DME) | 1 | Emirates |
| 21 | Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) | 1 | Emirates |
| 22 | Denpasar-Bali Island (DPS) | 1 | Emirates |
| 23 | Chicago (ORD) | 1 | Emirates |
| 24 | Milan (MXP) | 1 | Emirates |
| 25 | Chennai (MAA) | 1 | Emirates |
| 26 | Mahe Island (SEZ) | 1 | Emirates |
| 27 | Thiruvananthapuram (TRV) | 1 | Emirates |
| 28 | London (LHR) | 1 | Emirates |
| 29 | Dar es Salaam (DAR) | 1 | Emirates |
| 30 | Riyadh (RUH) | 1 | Emirates |
| 31 | Ad Dammam (DMM) | 1 | Emirates |
| 32 | Geneva (GVA) | 1 | Emirates |
| 33 | Montréal (YUL) | 1 | Emirates |
| 34 | Lusaka (LUN) | 1 | Emirates |
| 35 | New York (JFK) | 1 | Emirates |
| 36 | Kochi (COK) | 1 | Emirates |
Origins we tracked to Dubai International Airport (DXB)
| # | Origins | Tracked flights | Carriers observed |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnavutköy, Istanbul (IST) | 2 | Emirates, Turkish Airlines |
| 2 | Melbourne (MEL) | 2 | Emirates |
| 3 | Mumbai (BOM) | 2 | Emirates |
| 4 | Bodrum (BJV) | 1 | Fly Dubai |
| 5 | Kabul (KBL) | 1 | Kam Air |
| 6 | Amsterdam (AMS) | 1 | Emirates |
| 7 | Moscow (DME) | 1 | Emirates |
| 8 | Sharjah (SHJ) | 1 | Emirates |
| 9 | Hangzhou (HGH) | 1 | Emirates |
| 10 | Taipei (TPE) | 1 | Emirates |
| 11 | Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) | 1 | Emirates |
| 12 | Brussels (BRU) | 1 | Emirates |
| 13 | Dar es Salaam (DAR) | 1 | Emirates |
| 14 | Kampala (EBB) | 1 | Emirates |
| 15 | New York (JFK) | 1 | Emirates |
| 16 | Beirut (BEY) | 1 | Emirates |
We observed 10 different airlines on tracked DXB movements.
Facts last refreshed: 23 July 2026 · Tracking data: adsb.lol · Route data: adsbdb.com.
Passenger statistics and history
In 2025, Dubai International handled 95.2 million passengers, making it the world's busiest airport for international traffic. The airport opened in 1960 and has grown in step with Dubai's rise as a global transfer hub; Terminal 3, opened in 2008, was purpose-built for long-haul operations. Traffic figures move from year to year, so read that number as an indication of scale rather than a live count.
Getting to Dubai International Airport
The airport is roughly 20 km (13 mi) from the centre of Dubai, measured in a straight line. The Dubai Metro Red Line stops at Terminals 1 and 3, and buses and taxis run around the clock, and downtown Dubai is only a few kilometres away. Two evergreen tips regardless of how you travel: confirm your terminal before leaving, and if you are picking someone up, track the inbound flight on this site first: you want to arrive when the aircraft actually lands, not when it was scheduled to.
Frequently asked questions about Dubai International Airport flight status
How do I check Dubai International Airport arrivals today?
Use the live arrivals page: it lists the flights due to land at Dubai International Airport (DXB) today, with their scheduled and estimated arrival times and current status, updated continuously in the airport's local time.
How do I check Dubai International Airport departures today?
The live departures page shows today's outbound flights from Dubai International Airport, each with its destination, scheduled and estimated departure time and current status. Gate and terminal details appear where the airport publishes them.
Is my flight to or from Dubai International Airport on time?
Search for your flight number on this site. The status label tells you at a glance (scheduled, en route, delayed, landed, cancelled or diverted), and the estimated times reflect the latest available data. For rebooking or gate changes, the airline remains the authoritative source.
Does Dubai International Airport have scheduled passenger flights?
Yes: Dubai International Airport is listed in the OurAirports reference data as having scheduled service. Schedules are seasonal, so the current boards and the airlines themselves are the best reflection of what flies today.
What do the codes DXB and OMDB mean?
They are two identifiers for the same airport. DXB is the IATA code for Dubai International Airport: the short code you see on tickets and baggage tags. OMDB is its ICAO code, used in flight plans and air-traffic operations.
What time zone is Dubai International Airport in?
Dubai International Airport keeps Asia/Dubai time. All times on this page are shown in the airport's local time.