Emirates Flight Status

About Emirates

Emirates, based in United Arab Emirates, operates under the ICAO code UAE and the IATA code EK; its radio callsign is "Emirates". On this page you can follow Emirates flights and find the airports it serves.

How to read a Emirates flight number

Every Emirates flight number starts with EK, followed by up to four digits: that is the number on your booking confirmation and boarding pass. In flight plans the same flight carries the ICAO prefix UAE, and controllers address it as "Emirates". One thing to watch: codeshares. A ticket sold by another airline can be operated by Emirates and vice versa; live tracking follows the operating carrier's number, so if your search comes up empty, check the "operated by" line on your booking.

Emirates flights we tracked

Over the first 85 days of our own live tracking we logged 1641 aircraft movements operated by Emirates. These figures are refreshed weekly. Tracking data: adsb.lol · Route data: adsbdb.com.

Routes we tracked on Emirates

#RouteTracked flights
1London (LHR) → Dubai (DXB)44
2Bangkok (BKK) → Dubai (DXB)32
3Sydney (SYD) → Dubai (DXB)28
4Dubai (DXB) → Sydney (SYD)25
5Dubai (DXB) → London (LGW)25
6Dubai (DXB) → London (LHR)24
7Dubai (DXB) → Bangkok (BKK)23
8Dubai (DXB) → Melbourne (MEL)22
9Dubai (DXB) → New York (JFK)22
10New York (JFK) → Dubai (DXB)20
11London (LGW) → Dubai (DXB)17
12Dubai (DXB) → Cairo (CAI)16
13New York (JFK) → Milan (MXP)16
14Amsterdam (AMS) → Dubai (DXB)15
15Dubai (DXB) → Dublin (DUB)15
16Washington (IAD) → Dubai (DXB)15
17Melbourne (MEL) → Dubai (DXB)15
18Dubai (DXB) → Malé (MLE)15
19Frankfurt am Main (FRA) → Dubai (DXB)14
20Dubai (DXB) → Amsterdam (AMS)14
21Dubai (DXB) → Mumbai (BOM)14
22Dubai (DXB) → Riyadh (RUH)14
23Dublin (DUB) → Dubai (DXB)13
24Manchester (MAN) → Dubai (DXB)13
25San Francisco (SFO) → Dubai (DXB)13
26Mumbai (BOM) → Dubai (DXB)13
27Dubai (DXB) → São Paulo (GRU)12
28Dubai (DXB) → Singapore (SIN)12
29Dubai (DXB) → Kowloon City, Kowloon (HKG)12
30Dubai (DXB) → Hyderabad (HYD)12
31Zurich (ZRH) → Dubai (DXB)12
32Dubai (DXB) → Manchester (MAN)11
33Dubai (DXB) → Bangalore (BLR)11
34Mexico City (MEX) → Barcelona (BCN)11
35Tokyo (HND) → Dubai (DXB)11
36Bangalore (BLR) → Dubai (DXB)11
37Hamburg (HAM) → Dubai (DXB)11
38Dubai (DXB) → Auckland (AKL)11
39Ad Dammam (DMM) → Dubai (DXB)11
40Jebel Ali (DWC) → Hong Kong (HKG)11
41Dubai (DXB) → Milan (MXP)10
42Dubai (DXB) → Munich (MUC)10
43Dubai (DXB) → Johannesburg (JNB)10
44Dubai (DXB) → Edinburgh (EDI)10
45Munich (MUC) → Dubai (DXB)10
46Dubai (DXB) → Lisbon (LIS)10
47Dubai (DXB) → New Delhi (DEL)10
48Dubai (DXB) → Vienna (VIE)10
49Dubai (DXB) → Hamburg (HAM)10
50Paisley, Renfrewshire (GLA) → Dubai (DXB)10
51Brussels (BRU) → Dubai (DXB)9
52Johannesburg (JNB) → Dubai (DXB)9
53Dubai (DXB) → Beijing (PEK)9
54Dubai (DXB) → Manila (MNL)9
55Bangkok (BKK) → Hong Kong (HKG)9
56Brisbane (BNE) → Dubai (DXB)9
57Dubai (DXB) → London (STN)9
58Adelaide (ADL) → Dubai (DXB)9
59Nairobi (NBO) → Dubai (DXB)9
60Dubai (DXB) → Nairobi (NBO)9
61Dubai (DXB) → Moscow (DME)8
62Dubai (DXB) → Barcelona (BCN)8
63Geneva (GVA) → Dubai (DXB)8
64Los Angeles (LAX) → Dubai (DXB)8
65Dubai (DXB) → Osaka (KIX)8
66Dubai (DXB) → Lapu-Lapu City (CEB)8
67Lyon (LYS) → Dubai (DXB)8
68Vienna (VIE) → Dubai (DXB)8
69Dubai (DXB) → Mahe Island (SEZ)8
70Dubai (DXB) → Ad Dammam (DMM)8
71Hong Kong (HKG) → Jebel Ali (DWC)8
72Venice (VCE) → Dubai (DXB)7
73Dubai (DXB) → Madrid (MAD)7
74Dubai (DXB) → Kuala Lumpur (KUL)7
75Dubai (DXB) → Brussels (BRU)7
76Barcelona (BCN) → Dubai (DXB)7
77Dubai (DXB) → Seattle (SEA)7
78Dubai (DXB) → Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG)7
79Dubai (DXB) → Toronto (YYZ)7
80Dubai (DXB) → Seoul (ICN)7
81Dubai (DXB) → Taipei (TPE)7
82Dubai (DXB) → Birmingham (BHX)7
83Dubai (DXB) → Brisbane (BNE)7
84Dubai (DXB) → Adelaide (ADL)7
85Auckland (AKL) → Dubai (DXB)7
86Prague (PRG) → Dubai (DXB)7
87Beirut (BEY) → Dubai (DXB)7
88Dubai (DXB) → Houston (IAH)6
89Edinburgh (EDI) → Dubai (DXB)6
90Dubai (DXB) → Kolkata (CCU)6
91Dubai (DXB) → Muscat (MCT)6
92Manila (MNL) → Dubai (DXB)6
93Dubai (DXB) → Paisley, Renfrewshire (GLA)6
94Newcastle (NCL) → Dubai (DXB)6
95Dubai (DXB) → Phuket (HKT)6
96Milan (MXP) → Dubai (DXB)6
97Dubai (DXB) → Washington (IAD)6
98Dubai (DXB) → Paris (CDG)6
99Dubai (DXB) → Perth (PER)6
100Dubai (DXB) → Kochi (COK)6
101Dubai (DXB) → Ahmedabad (AMD)6
102Birmingham (BHX) → Dubai (DXB)6
103Dubai (DXB) → Manama (BAH)6
104Plaine Magnein (MRU) → Dubai (DXB)6
105Dubai (DXB) → Lahore (LHE)6
106Dubai (DXB) → Lyon (LYS)6
107Barcelona (BCN) → Mexico City (MEX)6
108Seattle (SEA) → Dubai (DXB)6
109Arnavutköy, Istanbul (IST) → Dubai (DXB)5
110Larnaca (LCA) → Valletta (MLA)5
111Dubai (DXB) → Beirut (BEY)5
112Boston (BOS) → Dubai (DXB)5
113Dubai (DXB) → Cape Town (CPT)5
114Dubai (DXB) → Orlando (MCO)5
115Shanghai (Pudong) (PVG) → Dubai (DXB)5
116Dubai (DXB) → Tokyo (HND)5
117Osaka (KIX) → Dubai (DXB)5
118Dubai (DXB) → Jakarta (CGK)5
119Cape Town (CPT) → Dubai (DXB)5
120Dubai (DXB) → Soc Son, Hanoi (HAN)5
121Dubai (DXB) → Düsseldorf (DUS)5
122Dubai (DXB) → Dhaka (DAC)5
123Kochi (COK) → Dubai (DXB)5
124Dubai (DXB) → Colombo (CMB)5
125Dubai (DXB) → Lagos (LOS)5
126Dubai (DXB) → Jeddah (JED)5
127Dubai (DXB) → Lusaka (LUN)5
128Dubai (DXB) → Zurich (ZRH)4
129Dubai (DXB) → Venice (VCE)4
130Madrid (MAD) → Dubai (DXB)4
131Copenhagen (CPH) → Dubai (DXB)4
132Warsaw (WAW) → Dubai (DXB)4
133Dubai (DXB) → Nice (NCE)4
134Orlando (MCO) → Dubai (DXB)4
135Paris (CDG) → Dubai (DXB)4
136Dubai (DXB) → Bologna (BLQ)4
137Dubai (DXB) → Hangzhou (HGH)4
138Ahmedabad (AMD) → Dubai (DXB)4
139Singapore (SIN) → Dubai (DXB)4
140Dubai (DXB) → Newcastle (NCL)4
141Denpasar-Bali Island (DPS) → Dubai (DXB)4
142Hong Kong (HKG) → Dubai (DXB)4
143Dubai (DXB) → Ho Chi Minh City (SGN)4
144Ho Chi Minh City (SGN) → Dubai (DXB)4
145New York (EWR) → Athens (ATH)4
146Dubai (DXB) → Chicago (ORD)4
147Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW) → Dubai (DXB)4
148Dubai (DXB) → Stockholm (ARN)4
149Dubai (DXB) → Chennai (MAA)4
150Colombo (CMB) → Dubai (DXB)4
151Nice (NCE) → Dubai (DXB)4
152Perth (PER) → Dubai (DXB)4
153Dubai (DXB) → Dar es Salaam (DAR)4
154Tunis (TUN) → Dubai (DXB)4
155Dubai (DXB) → Budapest (BUD)4
156London (STN) → London (STN)4
157Dubai (DXB) → Plaine Magnein (MRU)4
158Dubai (DXB) → Los Angeles (LAX)4
159Sydney (SYD) → Hong Kong (HKG)4
160Dubai (DXB) → Warsaw (WAW)4
161New York (JFK) → Amsterdam (AMS)4
162Frankfurt am Main (FRA) → Jebel Ali (DWC)4
163Dubai (DXB) → Athens (ATH)3
164Athens (ATH) → Dubai (DXB)3
165Larnaca (LCA) → Dubai (DXB)3
166Budapest (BUD) → Dubai (DXB)3
167Moscow (DME) → Dubai (DXB)3
168Lisbon (LIS) → Dubai (DXB)3
169Dubai (DXB) → Durban (DUR)3
170Jebel Ali (DWC) → Dubai (DXB)3
171São Paulo (GRU) → Dubai (DXB)3
172Dubai (DXB) → Frankfurt am Main (FRA)3
173Hangzhou (HGH) → Dubai (DXB)3
174Dubai (DXB) → Boston (BOS)3
175Dubai (DXB) → Denpasar-Bali Island (DPS)3
176Kuala Lumpur (KUL) → Dubai (DXB)3
177Malé (MLE) → Dubai (DXB)3
178Dubai (DXB) → Addis Ababa (ADD)3
179Dubai (DXB) → Arnavutköy, Istanbul (IST)3
180Dubai (DXB) → San Francisco (SFO)3
181Karachi (KHI) → Dubai (DXB)3
182Dubai (DXB) → Karachi (KHI)3
183Islamabad (ISB) → Dubai (DXB)3
184Dubai (DXB) → Geneva (GVA)3
185Dubai (DXB) → Rome (FCO)3
186Dubai (DXB) → Thiruvananthapuram (TRV)3
187Cairo (CAI) → Dubai (DXB)3
188Kampala (EBB) → Dubai (DXB)3
189Casablanca (CMN) → Dubai (DXB)3
190Amsterdam (AMS) → Jebel Ali (DWC)3
191Riyadh (RUH) → Dubai (DXB)3
192Dubai (DXB) → Amman (AMM)3
193Hong Kong (HKG) → Toledo (TOL)3
194Quito (UIO) → Jebel Ali (DWC)3
195Kolkata (CCU) → Dubai (DXB)2
196Dubai (DXB) → Islamabad (ISB)2
197Dubai (DXB) → Miami (MIA)2
198New Delhi (DEL) → Dubai (DXB)2
199Dubai (DXB) → Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)2
200Toronto (YYZ) → Dubai (DXB)2
201Houston (IAH) → Dubai (DXB)2
202Beijing (PEK) → Dubai (DXB)2
203Dubai (DXB) → Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX)2
204Athens (ATH) → New York (EWR)2
205Dubai (DXB) → Guangzhou (Huadu) (CAN)2
206Taipei (TPE) → Dubai (DXB)2
207Dubai (DXB) → Prague (PRG)2
208Oslo (OSL) → Dubai (DXB)2
209Muscat (MCT) → Dubai (DXB)2
210Hyderabad (HYD) → Dubai (DXB)2
211Chennai (MAA) → Dubai (DXB)2
212Dhaka (DAC) → Dubai (DXB)2
213Dubai (DXB) → Oslo (OSL)2
214Toulouse/Blagnac (TLS) → Dubai (DXB)2
215Dubai (DXB) → Casablanca (CMN)2
216Jeddah (JED) → Dubai (DXB)2
217Dubai (DXB) → Medina (MED)2
218Dubai (DXB) → Montréal (YUL)2
219Dubai (DXB) → Tunis (TUN)2
220Jebel Ali (DWC) → Jebel Ali (DWC)2
221Brussels (BRU) → Jebel Ali (DWC)2
222Oslo (OSL) → Jebel Ali (DWC)2
223Arbil (EBL) → Jebel Ali (DWC)2
224Hong Kong (HKG) → Hong Kong (HKG)2
225Guangzhou (Huadu) (CAN) → Jebel Ali (DWC)2
226Dhaka (DAC) → Jebel Ali (DWC)2
227Chicago (ORD) → Quito (UIO)2
228Soc Son, Hanoi (HAN) → Anchorage (ANC)2
229Stockholm (ARN) → Dubai (DXB)1
230Helsinki (HEL) → Dubai (DXB)1
231Dubai (DXB) → St. Petersburg (LED)1
232Sialkot (SKT) → Dubai (DXB)1
233Thiruvananthapuram (TRV) → Dubai (DXB)1
234Milan (MXP) → New York (JFK)1
235Miami (MIA) → Dubai (DXB)1
236Rio De Janeiro (GIG) → Buenos Aires (Ezeiza) (EZE)1
237Chicago (ORD) → Dubai (DXB)1
238Sharjah (SHJ) → Dubai (DXB)1
239Montréal (YUL) → Dubai (DXB)1
240Dubai (DXB) → Tokyo (NRT)1
241Tokyo (NRT) → Dubai (DXB)1
242Seoul (ICN) → Dubai (DXB)1
243Shenzhen (Bao'an) (SZX) → Dubai (DXB)1
244Jakarta (CGK) → Dubai (DXB)1
245Phuket (HKT) → Dubai (DXB)1
246Dubai (DXB) → Copenhagen (CPH)1
247Mahe Island (SEZ) → Dubai (DXB)1
248Addis Ababa (ADD) → Dubai (DXB)1
249Dar es Salaam (DAR) → Dubai (DXB)1
250Dubai (DXB) → Sialkot (SKT)1
251Durban (DUR) → Dubai (DXB)1
252Lagos (LOS) → Dubai (DXB)1
253Dakar (DSS) → Dubai (DXB)1
254Dubai (DXB) → Dakar (DKR)1
255Medina (MED) → Dubai (DXB)1
256Manama (BAH) → Dubai (DXB)1
257Bologna (BLQ) → Dubai (DXB)1
258Amman (AMM) → Dubai (DXB)1
259Melbourne (MEL) → Hong Kong (HKG)1
260Brussels (BRU) → Chicago (ORD)1
261Rome (FCO) → Dubai (DXB)1
262Sydney (SYD) → Melbourne (MEL)1
263Jebel Ali (DWC) → Bangalore (BLR)1
264Jebel Ali (DWC) → Ahmedabad (AMD)1
265Birmingham (BHX) → Frankfurt am Main (FRA)1
266Lagos (LOS) → São Paulo (GRU)1
267Quito (UIO) → Aguadilla (BQN)1

Top 10 Emirates flights we tracked

#FlightRouteTimes seen
1UAE3HJDubai (DXB) → Sydney (SYD)19
2UAE5CLSydney (SYD) → Dubai (DXB)19
3UAE5RQNew York (JFK) → Milan (MXP)16
4UAE232Washington (IAD) → Dubai (DXB)15
5UAE69RDubai (DXB) → New York (JFK)14
6UAE385Bangkok (BKK) → Dubai (DXB)13
7UAE8UWNew York (JFK) → Dubai (DXB)13
8UAE261Dubai (DXB) → São Paulo (GRU)12
9UAE41PSan Francisco (SFO) → Dubai (DXB)12
10UAE256Mexico City (MEX) → Barcelona (BCN)11

Frequently asked questions about Emirates

Where is my Emirates flight right now?

Search the flight number (EK plus digits) in the search box on this page. If the aircraft is airborne within receiver coverage, you will see its live status; before departure you will see the route.

Is my Emirates flight delayed or cancelled?

Check the flight number on this page for live status, but for rebooking, gate changes and cancellations the airline itself remains the authoritative source.

What do EK and UAE mean on Emirates flights?

They are two prefixes for the same airline. EK is the IATA code you see on tickets; UAE is the ICAO code used in flight plans and by air traffic control.

Does Emirates operate flights for other airlines?

Codeshare agreements mean a flight sold under another carrier's number may be operated by Emirates, and the reverse. Live tracking always follows the operating carrier's flight number; check the "operated by" line on your booking.