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Emirates is the largest airline in the Middle East and one of the flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates. The airline offers thousands of flights every week and has connections to all continents. Emirates has its main hub at Dubai International Airport. Even if they are a major player on the airline market, Emirates have actively chosen not to be part of any global alliance.

CALLSIGN: EMIRATES. IATA Code: EK. ICAO Code: UAE

Website: http://www.emirates.com

Emirates market distribution on each continent.

Emirates 30 days of scheduled flights

The graph shows thenumber of scheduled flights per day. The bars are divided between domestic and international flights.

Emirates airports

Number of routes on some of the biggest Emirates airports.
Most popular flight routesPOPULAR

Emirates operates over 180 flight routes. Here are the most popular.

From     To  
DXB Dubai London LHR  »
DXB Dubai Mumbai BOM  »
DXB Dubai Bangkok BKK  »
DXB Dubai Cairo CAI  »
DXB Dubai Johannesburg JNB  »
DXB Dubai London LGW  »
DXB Dubai Delhi DEL  »
DXB Dubai Singapore SIN  »
DXB Dubai Male MLE  »
DXB Dubai Manila MNL  »
DXB Dubai Jeddah JED  »
DXB Dubai Colombo CMB  »
DXB Dubai Phuket HKT  »
DXB Dubai Moscow DME  »
DXB Dubai Sydney SYD  »
DXB Dubai Bengaluru BLR  »
DXB Dubai Istanbul IST  »
DXB Dubai Nairobi NBO  »
DXB Dubai Kuala Lumpur KUL  »
DXB Dubai Chennai MAA  »
DXB Dubai Cape Town CPT  »
DXB Dubai Hyderabad HYD  »
Based on the number of flight departures in August 2026.
Emirates Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Emirates.

Aircraft model Flights
Boeing 777-300ER 8099
Airbus A380-800 Passenger 4504
Airbus A350-900 2052
Boeing 777-200LR 427

Emirates airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub AE Emirates at DXB route map
#1 Dubai (DXB)
7,081 flights
TH Emirates at BKK route map
#2 Bangkok (BKK)
214 flights
GB Emirates at LHR route map
#3 London (LHR)
186 flights
IN Emirates at BOM route map
#4 Mumbai (BOM)
155 flights
SG Emirates at SIN route map
#5 Singapore (SIN)
154 flights
MV Emirates at MLE route map
#6 Male (MLE)
154 flights
EG Emirates at CAI route map
#7 Cairo (CAI)
151 flights
GB Emirates at LGW route map
#8 London (LGW)
124 flights
ZA Emirates at JNB route map
#9 Johannesburg (JNB)
124 flights
LK Emirates at CMB route map
#10 Colombo (CMB)
124 flights
IN Emirates at DEL route map
#11 Delhi (DEL)
124 flights
ES Emirates at BCN route map
#12 Barcelona (BCN)
124 flights

An airline hub is an airport where the airline has a heavy presence and normally some kind of headquarters. On the other hand, a focus city is a destination where the airline operates limited point-to-point routes. In these cities, the airline doesn’t necessarily need to have an office (even though this sometimes is the case). Many low-cost airlines don't use the definition 'hub' but instead define their main airports of operations as an operating base.