EK215 distance and great-circle path
EK215 covers 13,400 km, or 8,326 miles. That makes it an ultra-long-range flight, one of the longest commercial sectors flown anywhere. Of the 439 routes we track, it ranks 15 by distance.
The plane leaves Dubai heading north. 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 DXB-LAX route appears on a tracker map.
Why EK215 block time differs from cruise time
The schedule allows 16.3 hours from gate to gate. That works out to about 820 km/h. An Airbus A380-800 cruises faster than that. The gap is taxi time, climbing, descending and holding.
Winds aloft shift the real flight time by up to an hour in either direction. See how timing changes the trip in our red-eye flight guide.
Can the Airbus A380-800 comfortably fly EK215?
Yes. The route uses roughly 91% of what an Airbus A380-800 can fly. On a windy day the airline may carry less cargo to save fuel. Flights this close to the limit are the ones that sometimes make a fuel stop. The full numbers are on our aircraft page for the Airbus A380-800.
What to know about EK215
- Time change: you land 11 hours behind the time you left. That is enough to cause jet lag. Here is how pilots handle it.