Emirates is the world’s second-largest long-haul operator, after United Airlines. In 2026, it has an average of 134 daily long-haul passenger departures from its Dubai hub. Over half of the carrier’s total flights fall into this category.

The Gulf giant has done notable things recently. For example, it began its fourth daily flight to London Gatwick, with the Airbus A350 used to London for the first time. And it has confirmed the end of its 615-seat A380s, which will be retrofitted with 569 seats.

Emirates’ Ten Longest Nonstop Flights 2026

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Emphasis on nonstop services is critical, as the carrier has multiple very long one-stop operations, which are not considered here. As usual, the maximum block time is used. This is chocks-off-to-chocks-on, and it’s what is shown on Emirates’ website, other booking places, in schedules, etc. It includes taxi time at both airports, flight time, and a period for short delays. It reflects slot possession.

All the top ten flights use the Airbus A380 or the Boeing 777-300ER. Emirates’ longest nonstop 777-200LR service this year is from Dubai to Seattle, which is timed at up to 14h 40m—not far from being included. Meanwhile, its longest A350-900 operation, for now at least, is from Dubai to Montreal, which is timed at up to 13h 50m.

Emirates’ Auckland Operations

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With a maximum block time of 17h 25m back to the UAE, Auckland takes the top spot for Emirates’ longest nonstop service. This is unsurprising, as it has done so for a long time. Cirium Diio shows that New Zealand’s most populous city has been part of Emirates’ network since 2003. For the first 13 years, all flights operated via Australia. This ended in 2018, temporarily replaced by Bali and then Kuala Lumpur—and, importantly, nonstop services.

Emirates’ first nonstop service to Auckland took place on March 1, 2016. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the A380—which had been flown on a one-stop basis since 2009—had the honors. However, the 777-200LR, a twinjet designed for such very long missions, took over the following day. The A380 first appeared regularly in November 2016.

Since December 2022, Emirates has only served Auckland on a nonstop basis, and always on the A380. Throughout 2026, the four-class, 484-seat configuration is scheduled, which has 14 seats in first class, 76 in business, 56 in premium economy, and 338 in economy.

In early April, for example, EK448 will leave Dubai at 10:05 and get to New Zealand at 10:55 am+1 (15h 50m). Returning, EK449 will depart at 9:10 pm and return at 5:35 am+1 local time (17h 25m). Both the departure and arrival time in Dubai are, of course, designed to maximize European connectivity.

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Emirates’ Orlando Service

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Timed at a maximum of 16h 15m, Dubai to Orlando is Emirates’ joint fifth-longest nonstop service. It has flown to the ever-popular city since 2015. For celebratory reasons, the first round-trip service was on the A380, replaced by the 777-200LR and 777-300ER thereafter.

According to US Department of Transportation data for December 2024 to November 2025, the carrier transported 133,508 round-trip passengers. It was its least-trafficked US market. It filled 72.8% of the available seats, which was, perhaps surprisingly, its fifth-best result across its 12 US airports.

Booking data shows that more than eight in ten Orlando passengers transferred to another flight in Dubai. The top ten segments were Mumbai, Manila, Bali, Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Bangkok, Delhi, Chennai, Jakarta, and Singapore.