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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 Singapore SIN  »
DXB Dubai Delhi DEL  »
DXB Dubai Male MLE  »
DXB Dubai Cairo CAI  »
DXB Dubai Kuwait KWI  »
DXB Dubai Johannesburg JNB  »
DXB Dubai Bahrain BAH  »
DXB Dubai Amsterdam AMS  »
DXB Dubai Chennai MAA  »
DXB Dubai Sydney SYD  »
DXB Dubai Frankfurt FRA  »
DXB Dubai Paris CDG  »
DXB Dubai Moscow DME  »
DXB Dubai Jeddah JED  »
DXB Dubai Manchester MAN  »
DXB Dubai Kuala Lumpur KUL  »
DXB Dubai Bengaluru BLR  »
Based on the number of flight departures in February 2025.
Emirates Aircrafts

Aircraft models scheduled to fly with Emirates.

Aircraft model Flights
Boeing 777-300ER 8603
Airbus A380-800 Passenger 5124
Boeing 777-200LR 736
Airbus A350-900 385

Emirates airports

Sorted by the number of departing flights next month.

Hub AE Emirates at DXB route map
#1 Dubai (DXB)
6,996 flights
TH Emirates at BKK route map
#2 Bangkok (BKK)
186 flights
GB Emirates at LHR route map
#3 London (LHR)
186 flights
SG Emirates at SIN route map
#4 Singapore (SIN)
186 flights
IN Emirates at BOM route map
#5 Mumbai (BOM)
155 flights
MV Emirates at MLE route map
#6 Male (MLE)
154 flights
IN Emirates at DEL route map
#7 Delhi (DEL)
124 flights
AU Emirates at SYD route map
#8 Sydney (SYD)
124 flights
EG Emirates at CAI route map
#9 Cairo (CAI)
121 flights
KW Emirates at KWI route map
#10 Kuwait (KWI)
121 flights
LK Emirates at CMB route map
#11 Colombo (CMB)
118 flights
ZA Emirates at JNB route map
#12 Johannesburg (JNB)
96 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.