Is Emirates on time? EK
Landing within 15 minutes of schedule, over the last 12 months.
Source: our own arrival tracking. Last refreshed: 2026-10-07.
Month by month
| Month | On time | Cancelled |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10 | 77% | 0.9% |
| 2026-09 | 79% | 0.7% |
| 2026-08 | 75% | 0.8% |
| 2026-07 | 72% | 1.0% |
| 2026-06 | 85% | 0.5% |
| 2026-05 | 86% | 1.2% |
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Busiest routes
| Route | On time | Worst 1 in 10 |
|---|---|---|
| MEL to SYD | 81% | about 28 min |
| IAH to SFO | 72% | about 48 min |
| SYD to BNE | 83% | about 25 min |
| BNE to SYD | 81% | about 26 min |
| LHR to DXB | 76% | about 47 min |
| DXB to LHR | 76% | about 38 min |
| MEL to BNE | 90% | about 16 min |
| BOM to DXB | 82% | about 29 min |
| CAI to DXB | 65% | about 39 min |
| CBR to SYD | 81% | about 29 min |
| DEL to DXB | 79% | about 48 min |
| MNL to DXB | 78% | about 37 min |
How these numbers are made
On time means the aircraft arrived less than 15 minutes after its scheduled time. Cancelled flights are not counted as on time, and they are not counted as late either. They have their own figure.
Worst 1 in 10 is the delay that one arrival in ten exceeds. An average hides the days that ruin a trip; this does not.
A route or an airline appears only once we hold enough measured arrivals for it. Below that the number moves too much on a single bad week to be worth printing.
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