LGW to DXB flight delays
1,461 flights · March 2025 – August 2026 · UK Civil Aviation Authority
73.2%
Arrived on time
Within 15 minutes of schedule
4.24%
Cancelled
Share of scheduled flights
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When late, late by
Average across delayed arrivals
13 min
Delay per flight
Averaged over every flight flown
What the record says about this route
The cancellation rate for the period is 4.24%, but almost all of it belongs to one month: March 2026, when 53.47% of flights on this route did not operate. Outside that month the route cancelled at around 0.59%. Whatever happened in March was an event, not the normal state of this route.
The season swings this route hard. In May it ran 64.6 points more punctual than in March — a difference bigger than the one between the best and worst airlines on most routes. If the date is flexible, it is worth more than the carrier.
Only Emirates flies this route in the published record, so there is no choice to weigh — the route's figures and the airline's are the same figures.
Flights from London to Dubai run late more often than the average route, though not severely.
Which airline should you fly on this route?
Over March 2025 – August 2026, Emirates arrived on time most often on LGW to DXB. Flights ran closest to schedule in May and worst in August.
Every airline on LGW to DXB
Ranked by how many flights each one operated. A carrier with fewer than 100 flights in the period is listed but not graded.
| Airline | Flights | On time | Cancelled | Avg delay | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates | 1,461 | 73.2% | 4.24% | — | D |
Month by month
Share of flights that arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, by month flown.
The return leg
DXB to LGW Dubai back to London 72.84% on time DOther routes from London
Common questions
Are flights from London to Dubai usually delayed?
73.2% of flights on the LGW to DXB route arrived within 15 minutes of schedule, so roughly 3 in every ten arrived late. That is worse than the average route in this record.
Which airlines fly from London to Dubai?
Only Emirates appears in the published record on this route, with 1,461 flights and 73.2% arriving on time.
How often are LGW to DXB flights cancelled?
4.24% of scheduled flights did not operate — about 42 in every thousand. That is high enough that cancellation, not delay, is the risk worth planning around.
What is the best month to fly London to Dubai?
May, when 90.1% of flights arrived on time. The worst was March at 25.5%.
What these figures do and do not tell you
Everything on this page is counted from the flights that actually operated on LGW to DXB during March 2025 – August 2026, as reported by the airlines to the US Bureau of Transportation Statistics. "On time" is the federal definition: arriving at the gate within 15 minutes of the scheduled time.
A route's record is a description of the past, not a forecast. Weather, air traffic control and the aircraft's earlier flights that day drive most delays, and none of them are predictable from a historical rate. What the record does tell you is whether this route runs late more often than others, and which carrier on it has the better history — which is the part you can actually act on when you book.
Cancellations are counted separately from delays because they are a different problem for a traveller: a late flight still gets you there. How the grade is calculated →