Reading FI 6031: its schedule, on-time record, turbulence and airports.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.
Reading FI 6031: its schedule, on-time record, turbulence and airports.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.
Reading FI 6031, Fri, Nov 13: its schedule, on-time record, turbulence and airports.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.
Icelandair · leaves Fri, November 13
ON TIME
3:10 AM
leaves the gate · DXB · Terminal 3 · Gate A13
In 20 h 3 min
Planned · lands 7:02 AM London time
Dubai LondonFI 6031
Updated 7:07 AM Dubai · 3:07 AM London · live data
Dubai London
Icelandair · Friday, November 13, 2026 · just after midnight: late Thursday night
Gates and baggage belts come from the airports and can change on the day.
From the airports · gates and belts can change on the day
DubaiLate Thursday night
12:00 AM at the door · Dubai, Terminal 3
Be 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.










Reading the lounges at DXB.
Reading the lounges at DXB.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.
Not in our record yet.
An Airbus A380-800, 3-4-3 in economy.
A380-800Too few flights yet: its one recent flight we know of
Wi‑Fi, power at every seat, seatback screens, meals

3‑4‑3 in economy. Sunrise on the right just before landing: dark until then.
Flight time 8 h
Over 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.
Smooth, 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.
7:00 AM sunrise, London time
Sunrise on the right, about 0 min before landing.
Night over the Persian Gulf, then the sunrise 0 min before landing.
Left windowseats A–C
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 windowseats H–K
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.
LondonFriday morning
About 50 °F by day, rain possible. Bring a jacket.
50°FMostly sunny, the week you land
High 50 °F · Low 34 °F. Bring a jacket.
7:10 AM at the gate, London time · Heathrow, Terminal 3
Passport 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.










Public transport is about 35 min quicker.
60minby public transport
a car or taxi: about 95 min
Door to door from the airport, around your landing hour.
Dubai to LondonThe same day
Reading the day’s flights from Dubai to London.
Reading the day’s flights from Dubai to London.Still counting: a new flight takes up to a minute the first time.