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Emirates · leaves Sat, November 14
ON TIME
3:10 AM
leaves the gate · DXB · Terminal 3 · Gate A2
In 20 h
Planned · lands 7:02 AM London time
Dubai LondonEK 7
Updated 7:10 AM Dubai · 3:10 AM London · live data
Emirates·Airbus A380-800LeavesSat, Nov 14tomorrowJust after midnight: leave home Fri evening.EK 7 Dubai to London: Scheduled3:10AMDXBDubaiTerminal 3 · Gate A2Scheduled7:10AMLHRLondonTerminal 3
Held down by slow airports58 min into London; minutes waiting at security and passport control not in our data yet
The Pulse is the average of its parts: (100 + 42 + 100) ÷ 3 = 81Pulse81
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The Pulse is the average of its parts: (100 + 42 + 100) ÷ 3 = 81Pulse81
On the day, follow itin FlightPassportDubai London
Emirates · Saturday, November 14, 2026 · just after midnight: late Friday night
Leaves 3:10 AMLands 7:02 AM
Gates and baggage belts come from the airports and can change on the day.
Gate to gate
- Sat, November 14 Dubai time
- 3:10 AMplannedLeaves the gate, expectedon timeDXB · Terminal 3 · Gate A2
- 3:20 AMplanned 3:25 AMTakes off, expected5 min earlyDubai DXB
- Sat, November 14 London time
- 7:02 AMplannedLands, expectedLondon Heathrow
- 7:10 AMplannedAt the gate, expectedLHR · Terminal 3
- AircraftAirbus A380-800
- Flight time7 h 37 min, planned
From the airports · gates and belts can change on the day
Before you fly
DubaiLate Friday night
12:00 AM at the door · Dubai, Terminal 3
How busy is security before your flight?
EstimateBe at the door by 12:00 AM. You reach security at 12:15 AM, at its quietest before your flight.
Quietagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it at 12:15 AM. Once through, about 1 h 45 min until boarding opens.
Where can you wait before your flight?
UsuallyReading the lounges at DXB.
Reading the lounges at DXB.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.
Does your flight leave on time?
Not in our record yet.
Its departures aren’t in our data yet. The airline’s schedule has it leaving the gate at 3:10 AM, Dubai time.
Which plane is your flight on?
Reading which planes this flight has flown.
Reading which planes this flight has flown.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.
In the air
Flight time 8 h
Which way does it fly?
UsuallyOver the Persian Gulf for about 4 h 30 min.
4 h 30 minover the Persian Gulf
Last land is Türkiye; the United Kingdom comes up about 5 min before landing.
Will it be bumpy?
ForecastSmooth, light bumps now and then. No bumpy stretch on the way; small bumps at most.
Smoothwith light bumps now and then
No bumpy stretch on the way; small bumps at most.
- Typical altitude
- Small bumps
7:00 AM sunrise, London time
What will you see from the window?
EstimateSunrise on the right, about 0 min before landing.
Night over the Persian Gulf, then the sunrise 0 min before landing.
Left window
The Universe , below the plane, in the dark
Persian Gulf , open water below
KilisTürkiye, below the plane, in the dark
Mediterranean Sea , open water below
Canary WharfUnited Kingdom, below the plane
DXB timeLHR time
3:25 AM11:25 PM
4:00 AM12:00 AM
6:25 AM2:25 AM
7:20 AM3:20 AM
10:55 AM6:55 AM
LHR
Right window
Deira Island , the coast below, in the dark
Persian Gulf , open water below
GaziantepTürkiye, below the plane, in the dark
Mediterranean Sea , open water below
BlackwallUnited Kingdom, below the plane
Dubai time in bold, as your phone keeps it in the air; London time under it. Approximate: from the airline’s planned departure at 3:10 AM and a usual taxi to take-off; if it leaves late, these move with it.
After landing
LondonSaturday morning
What’s the weather when you land?
ForecastAbout 46 °F by day, rain likely. Bring a rain jacket.
46°FRainy, the week you land
High 46 °F · Low 32 °F. Bring a rain jacket.
- Rain on 4 of 7 dayswhich days isn’t known yet
- About 5 h of sun a dayof 8 h 55 min of daylight
- Still dark when you landsun up 7:20 AM–4:15 PM
7:10 AM at the gate, London time · Heathrow, Terminal 3
How busy is passport control when you land?
EstimatePassport control around 7:25 AM, moderately busy for the day.
Moderately busyagainst the day’s busiest quarter
You reach it around 7:25 AM, 15 min after the gate.
How do you get to the city center?
EstimateAbout the same by car or public transport.
Door to door from the airport, around your landing hour.
Before you book
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