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Data study — computed from our own files

Longest flights from Dubai

We measured the great-circle distance from Dubai International Airport (DXB) to every one of the 97 airports in our network and ranked them. Durations are a published geometric estimate — not a schedule.

The 20 farthest destinations in the network

The 20 farthest destinations from Dubai, descending by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
1Mexico City (MEX) — Mexico14,32917h 26mOpen calculator
2Auckland (AKL) — نيوزيلندا14,20017h 17mOpen calculator
3Buenos Aires (EZE) — الأرجنتين13,67516h 40mOpen calculator
4Los Angeles (LAX) — USA13,40016h 21mOpen calculator
5Miami (MIA) — USA12,60615h 25mOpen calculator
6Sao Paulo (GRU) — البرازيل12,21714h 57mOpen calculator
7Sydney (SYD) — Australia12,04414h 45mOpen calculator
8Rio de Janeiro (GIG) — البرازيل11,88414h 34mOpen calculator
9Melbourne (MEL) — Australia11,64514h 17mOpen calculator
10Chicago (ORD) — USA11,64114h 17mOpen calculator
11Toronto (YYZ) — كندا11,08213h 37mOpen calculator
12New York (JFK) — USA11,00113h 32mOpen calculator
13Montreal (YUL) — كندا10,62013h 5mOpen calculator
14Tokyo (NRT) — Japan7,9799h 58mOpen calculator
15Cape Town (CPT) — South Africa7,6449h 35mOpen calculator
16Osaka (KIX) — Japan7,5779h 30mOpen calculator
17Bali (DPS) — Indonesia7,4919h 24mOpen calculator
18Manila (MNL) — الفلبين6,9068h 42mOpen calculator
19Seoul (ICN) — South Korea6,7288h 30mOpen calculator
20Taipei (TPE) — تايوان6,5558h 18mOpen calculator

And the 5 shortest hops (for contrast)

The 5 shortest routes from Dubai by direct distance
#DestinationDistance (km)Time (est.)Calculator
92Sharjah (SHJ) — UAE170h 36mOpen calculator
93Abu Dhabi (AUH) — UAE1160h 43mOpen calculator
94Muscat (MCT) — Oman3481hOpen calculator
95Doha (DOH) — Qatar3781h 2mOpen calculator
96Bahrain (BAH) — Bahrain4871h 9mOpen calculator

Methodology (every figure reproducible)

  • Inputs: src/data/travel/airports.json (97 airports with lat/lng) + the 14 hub list defined in src/lib/airportData.ts (FLIGHT_HUBS_IATA).
  • Distance: haversine formula on a 6371 km-radius earth (src/lib/geo.ts — haversineKm), rounded to the nearest km.
  • Duration: estimateFlightMinutes = (km ÷ 850 km/h) × 60 + a fixed 35-minute taxi/climb allowance. Block-time estimate only — no stops, no delays.
  • Ranking: descending by distance. Calculator links (flight-time-{hub}-to-{iata}) render only when actually present in catalog/generated/travel.json.

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