Emirates· Callsign UAE20

EK20 from Manchester to Dubai, tracked live

Emirates between Manchester and Dubai: 5,655 km east, long-haul, tracked live here whenever it is transmitting.

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MAN
Manchester
Manchester Airport
5,655 km · 3,514 mi
Non-stop
DXB
Dubai
Dubai International Airport
Aircraft
Airbus A380-800
typical equipment
Distance
5,655 km
3,054 nautical miles
Heading
100°
tracks east
Clock change
+4 h
on arrival
Range used
38%
of the type's book range
Length rank
#205
of 439 tracked routes

Follow EK20 in real time

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

EK20 is not transmitting right now. It may be between rotations, on the ground, or out of receiver range - Check back near departure time. The full map has the rest of the sky, and what is flying over me will name whatever is above you instead.

EK20 at a glance

  • The trip: 5,655 km (3,514 miles) from Manchester to Dubai, flying east.
  • How long: no published block time for this service yet.
  • Your watch: set it 4 hours forward on arrival.
  • Window seat tip: the right (south-facing) side gets the sun on a daytime flight.
  • The plane: usually an Airbus A380-800. This route uses about 38% of how far it can fly.

EK20 route overview: MAN to DXB

EK20 distance and great-circle path

EK20 covers 5,655 km, or 3,514 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 205 by distance.

Manchester to Dubai is 5,655 km (3,514 miles) on an initial heading of 100°, which is broadly east. Watches move 4 hours forward between the two gates. It links United Kingdom with United Arab Emirates.

Our guide explains how the MAN-DXB route appears on a tracker map.

Can the Airbus A380-800 comfortably fly EK20?

Not at all. At roughly 38% of its range, this is an easy trip for an Airbus A380-800. The airline picked it for cabin size, not distance. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A380-800.

What to know about EK20

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

What we know about EK20

What flying MAN to DXB takes

It is a long-haul sector, a widebody route with a full night's flying time. Emirates needs a widebody twinjet: the sector needs long-range tanks and a cabin crew rest provision, which rules out most single-aisle types. Eastbound, the jet stream is usually a tailwind, so the return leg against it tends to be the longer of the two. In daylight the sun sits on the right (south-facing) side of the cabin for most of the crossing.

How we verified this

The origin and destination on this page are the ones we verified for callsign UAE20 through adsbdb, not a schedule copied from elsewhere. We have logged it airborne on 41 days between 2026-09-19 and 2026-10-29. Timings are observations, not an official operational status: always confirm with the airline before travelling.

This page was published from our own tracking record rather than a third-party schedule feed, so it grows as we see the flight again. The seven-day log below is the raw version of the same evidence.

EK20 activity in the past 7 days

Our database contains 8 observations of EK20 across 8 UTC dates in this window, most recently 2026-10-29. Those records contain 7 distinct transponder addresses. The most frequently resolved route was MAN-DXB (8 records).

The median recorded visibility was 1437 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 MAN → DXB 00:01 UTC 03:37 UTC 3h 36m
2026-10-28 MAN → DXB 00:02 UTC 23:59 UTC 23h 56m
2026-10-27 MAN → DXB 00:02 UTC 23:59 UTC 23h 58m
2026-10-26 MAN → DXB 00:00 UTC 23:59 UTC 23h 59m
2026-10-25 MAN → DXB 00:00 UTC 23:58 UTC 23h 58m
2026-10-24 MAN → DXB 00:02 UTC 23:58 UTC 23h 57m
2026-10-23 MAN → DXB 00:02 UTC 23:59 UTC 23h 57m
2026-10-22 MAN → DXB 00:02 UTC 23:59 UTC 23h 58m

“First/last tracked” are when EK20 entered and left receiver coverage, in UTC.

Airports and aircraft on EK20

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

MAN Manchester Airport Manchester, United Kingdom · live radar →
DXB Dubai International Airport Dubai, United Arab Emirates · live radar →
A388 Airbus A380-800 Typical equipment · specs →

How much CO2 does EK20 emit?

Worked from the great-circle distance and the fuel burn measured for Airbus A380, the aircraft normally flying this route. Carbon dioxide only - see the method below.

Distance flown5,655 km
AircraftAirbus A380-800
Fuel burn rate13.68 kg per km
Fuel burned77,357 kg
CO2, whole flight244.4 tonnes
Seats, typical layout525
Passengers carried436 at an 83% load factor
CO2 per passenger561 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 561 kg cabin average and a flat bed well above it.

Economy410 seats, 340 flown
380 kg CO2 per seat
Business89 seats, 74 flown
1,103 kg CO2 per seat
First26 seats, 22 flown
1,522 kg CO2 per seat

Taken whole, EK20 emits what 4,074 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 3,298 km, or 16,019 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 3,704 km, 11,112 km and 13,334 km, interpolated to this route's 5,655 km. 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 EK20 against another flight.

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Guides relevant to EK20

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

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.
Boeing versus Airbus The typical aircraft is built by Airbus; these visual clues help identify it.

Data sources and review

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

The route and typical schedule are maintained reference data. 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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EK20 frequently asked questions

How long is the EK20 flight?

Manchester to Dubai is 5,655 km (3,514 miles) in a straight line. Actual airborne time varies with winds, routing and holding.

What aircraft operates EK20?

Typically an Airbus A380-800 (full specifications), using roughly 38% of that type's published range.

Does EK20 fly every day?

Frequency varies by season. Always confirm with the airline before travelling.

Can I track EK20 live?

Yes. Whenever EK20 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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