Ethiopian Airlines· Callsign ETH500 ·Daily

ET500 from Dublin to Washington, tracked live

A flagship US service connecting Africa's biggest hub with the New York area, historically routed via Lomé.

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DUB
Dublin
Dublin Airport
08:30 EAT (UTC+3)
15h 30m
5,464 km · 3,395 mi
Non-stop
IAD
Washington
Washington Dulles International Airport
17:00 EDT (UTC-4)
Typical schedule · next departure Friday, October 30 · times shown in airport local time
Aircraft
Airbus A350-900
typical equipment
Distance
5,464 km
2,951 nautical miles
Heading
283°
tracks west
Clock change
-4 h
on arrival
Block speed
353 km/h
gate to gate average
Range used
36%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#220
of 439 tracked routes

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The aircraft appears below whenever it is airborne and inside receiver coverage. Its planned route is drawn between the two airports.

ET500 at a glance

  • The trip: 5,464 km (3,395 miles) from Dublin to Washington, flying west.
  • How long: 15h 30m gate to gate. That is about 353 km/h on average, taxi time included.
  • Your watch: set it 4 hours back on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the left (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A350-900. This route uses about 36% of how far it can fly.
  • When it goes: out of DUB in early morning, into IAD in the early evening. It is an overnight, so most of the cabin will try to sleep.

ET500 route overview: DUB to IAD

ET500 distance and great-circle path

ET500 covers 5,464 km, or 3,395 miles. That makes it a long-haul flight, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 220 by distance.

The plane leaves Dublin heading west. On the map above, the line looks curved. That is normal. The shortest path over a round planet never looks straight on a flat screen. Our guide explains how the DUB-IAD route appears on a tracker map.

Why ET500 block time differs from cruise time

The schedule allows 15.5 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 353 km/h. An Airbus A350-900 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.

Flying west, this route pushes against the wind. The trip back east is usually shorter, even though the distance is the same. See how timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.

Can the Airbus A350-900 comfortably fly ET500?

Not at all. At roughly 36% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A350-900. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A350-900.

What to know about ET500

  • Time change: you land 4 hours behind the time you left.

ET500 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of ET500 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-29. Those records contain 3 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was DUB-IAD (8 records).

The median recorded visibility was 787 minutes. That is time inside receiver coverage, not airborne duration or an on-time-performance measurement.

Date (UTC)RouteFirst trackedLast trackedTracked for
2026-10-29 DUB → IAD 00:33 UTC 12:31 UTC 11h 59m
2026-10-28 DUB → IAD 00:29 UTC 13:37 UTC 13h 8m
2026-10-27 DUB → IAD 00:18 UTC 13:01 UTC 12h 42m
2026-10-26 DUB → IAD 00:18 UTC 13:24 UTC 13h 6m
2026-10-25 DUB → IAD 04:14 UTC 23:40 UTC 19h 26m
2026-10-24 DUB → IAD 00:02 UTC 13:14 UTC 13h 13m
2026-10-23 DUB → IAD 00:02 UTC 23:59 UTC 23h 57m
2026-10-22 DUB → IAD 00:24 UTC 13:18 UTC 12h 54m

“First/last tracked” are when ET500 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on ET500

Every scheduled service we follow is listed in the tracker directory, including Ethiopian Airlines and other tracked flights grouped by airline.

DUB Dublin Airport Dublin, Ireland · live radar →
IAD Washington Dulles International Airport Washington, United States · live radar →
A359 Airbus A350-900 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does ET500 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A350-900, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown5,464 km
AircraftAirbus A350-900
Fuel burn rate6.03 kg per km
Fuel burned32,948 kg
CO2, whole flight104.1 tonnes
Seats, typical layout300
Passengers carried249 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger418 kg

Where that lands by cabin

The aircraft burns the same fuel whoever is aboard, so the cabins divide one total rather than each carrying their own. A seat's share is the floor it takes up, which is why an economy seat comes out below the 418 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy246 seats, 204 flown
307 kg CO2 per seat
Business45 seats, 37 flown
890 kg CO2 per seat
First9 seats, 7 flown
1,227 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, ET500 emits what 1,735 trees take back out of the air in a year. One economy seat on it accounts for about the same carbon dioxide as driving a petrol car 2,460 km, or 11,947 km of the same journey by train.

How this is worked out. Fuel burn is read from published measurements of this type, taken at sectors of 9,208 km, 10,249 km and 12,116 km, all longer than this route, so the closest is held flat and the real figure is likely a little higher. It counts carbon dioxide only, and the cabin split assumes the layout typical of this size of aircraft. Read the full method, sources and caveats, or put ET500 against another flight.

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FR1Dublin (DUB) → Malaga (AGP) Boeing 737 MAX 8-200FR1 flight tracker →
FR666Brussels (CRL) → Dublin (DUB) Boeing 737-800FR666 flight tracker →

Guides relevant to ET500

Chosen from this route's distance, timing, aircraft, airline and airports.

Red-eye flights explained This schedule runs overnight, so cabin timing and sleep strategy matter.
The science of jet lag Arrival shifts the clock by 4 hours.
Narrowbody vs widebody aircraft A long-haul sector makes aircraft size, cabin layout and range especially relevant.

Data sources and review

Reviewed 2026-07-29 by Flight-Tracker.net Editorial Team

A stored observed route has replaced the curated route on this page. Live ADS-B observations are evidence of receiver coverage, not proof of on-time performance. Always confirm the operating date and times with the airline.

Read our schedule and observation review process, or inspect the machine-readable reference dataset.

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ET500 frequently asked questions

How long is the ET500 flight?

Dublin to Washington is 5,464 km (3,395 miles) in a straight line, scheduled at 15.5 hours gate to gate. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates ET500?

Typically an Airbus A350-900 (full specifications), using roughly 36% of that type's published range.

Does ET500 fly every day?

The published pattern is daily, departing 08:30 local from ADD. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track ET500 live?

Yes. Whenever ET500 is airborne and in receiver coverage the map above follows it live, with altitude, ground speed and heading. Between rotations, the seven-day log above shows where it has been.

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