Emirates · DXB
What gates does Emirates use at Dubai Airport (DXB)?
Emirates uses 79 gates at Dubai Airport (DXB), mainly in Terminal 3’s Concourses A, B and C, with about 224 departures a day (Oct 5–21, 2026). It is the main airline at 75 of them. By departures: Terminal 3’s Concourses A (41% of its departures), B (37%) and C (22%).
Based on 7,689 Emirates flights at DXB, Oct 5–21, 2026 (full days)
How Emirates compares at DXB
- 1st of the 54 airlines with regular flights at DXB by departures: 47% of them (224 departures a day of about 474 a day).
- 79% of the seats leaving DXB: about 83,909 a day, 375 per departure.
- 2.2 turns a day at each gate it turns planes at, 33% fewer than the airport’s 3.3.
- Median turn at the gate: 180 min, 49 min longer than the airport median (131 min).
- At DXB, Emirates’ 224 departures a day compare with flydubai’s 129 and IndiGo’s 14. Emirates has 75 gates of its own; flydubai 13; IndiGo shares its gates.
Where Emirates flies nonstop from DXB
129 nonstop destinations. Nonstop routes seen Oct 5–21, 2026; a few days of data can miss weekly or seasonal routes.
| Destination | Flights | Other airlines on this route |
|---|---|---|
| London HeathrowLHR | 6/day | none seen |
| BangkokBKK | 5/day | none seen |
| CairoCAI | 5/day | EgyptAir (3-4/day) |
| MumbaiBOM | 5/day | IndiGo (3/day), Air India (2/day), SpiceJet (1-2/day), flydubai (4-5/week) |
| JohannesburgJNB | 4/day | none seen |
| DelhiDEL | 4/day | Air India (4/day), IndiGo (2/day), SpiceJet (2/day), flydubai (5/week) |
| London GatwickLGW | 4/day | none seen |
| ManilaMNL | 4/day | Cebu Pacific (5/week), Philippine Airlines (4/week) |
| SingaporeSIN | 4/day | none seen |
| Hulhule IslandMLE | 3-4/day | flydubai (1-2/day) |
| BarcelonaBCN | 3/day | none seen |
| Kuala LumpurKUL | 3/day | none seen |
| MilanMXP | 3/day | none seen |
| BangaloreBLR | 3/day | IndiGo (6-7/week), Air India Express (3-4/week) |
| Cape TownCPT | 3/day | none seen |
| Chennai / MadrasMAA | 3/day | IndiGo (5-6/week) |
| FrankfurtFRA | 3/day | none seen |
| HyderabadHYD | 3/day | flydubai (1/day), IndiGo (1/day), Air India Express (5/week) |
| IstanbulIST | 3/day | Turkish Airlines (4/day), flydubai (3/day) |
| ManchesterMAN | 3/day | none seen |
| NairobiNBO | 3/day | Kenya Airways (1/day), flydubai (4/week) |
| Plaine MagnienMRU | 3/day | none seen |
| SydneySYD | 3/day | none seen |
| ParisCDG | 3/day | none seen |
| DhakaDAC | 3/day | flydubai (2/day), US-Bangla (6-7/week), Biman Bangladesh (under 1/week) |
| AmsterdamAMS | 2-3/day | none seen |
| MoscowDME | 2-3/day | none seen |
| KarachiKHI | 2-3/day | flydubai (3/day), Airblue (2/week) |
| Hong KongHKG | 2/day | VietJet (under 1/week) |
| LisbonLIS | 2/day | none seen |
| AmmanAMM | 2/day | Royal Jordanian (2-3/day), flydubai (1-2/day) |
| AthensATH | 2/day | none seen |
| BahrainBAH | 2/day | Gulf Air (4-5/day), flydubai (3-4/day), ES (1-2/day) |
| Bali (Denpasar)DPS | 2/day | none seen |
| BeijingPEK | 2/day | none seen |
| BeirutBEY | 2/day | Middle East Airlines (2/day), flydubai (1-2/day) |
| BirminghamBHX | 2/day | none seen |
| BrisbaneBNE | 2/day | none seen |
| BrusselsBRU | 2/day | none seen |
| COKCOK | 2/day | Air India Express (1-2/day), IndiGo (1/day), SpiceJet (5/week), flydubai (3-4/week) |
| ColomboCMB | 2/day | flydubai (3/day), SriLankan (1/day) |
| DublinDUB | 2/day | none seen |
| DüsseldorfDUS | 2/day | none seen |
| GenevaGVA | 2/day | none seen |
| HamburgHAM | 2/day | none seen |
| JakartaCGK | 2/day | none seen |
| London StanstedSTN | 2/day | none seen |
| MadridMAD | 2/day | none seen |
| Mahe IslandSEZ | 2/day | none seen |
| MelbourneMEL | 2/day | none seen |
| MunichMUC | 2/day | none seen |
| New York JFKJFK | 2/day | none seen |
| PhuketHKT | 2/day | none seen |
| ShanghaiPVG | 2/day | none seen |
| TaipeiTPE | 2/day | none seen |
| ViennaVIE | 2/day | none seen |
| ZurichZRH | 2/day | none seen |
| RomeFCO | 2/day | none seen |
| KolkataCCU | 1-2/day | flydubai (3/week) |
| LahoreLHE | 1-2/day | Airblue (6-7/week), ES (5/week), Fly Jinnah (3/week), Fiji Airways (3/week), Air Sial (2/week), SI (2/week), PIA (1-2/week) |
| IslamabadISB | 1-2/day | Airblue (1-2/day), PIA (5-6/week), Air Sial (2/week), SI (1-2/week) |
| SeoulICN | 1-2/day | none seen |
| AccraACC | 1-2/day | none seen |
| AMDAMD | 1-2/day | IndiGo (1/day), flydubai (2/week) |
| MedinaMED | 1-2/day | flydubai (2-3/day) |
| GlasgowGLA | 1/day | none seen |
| GuangzhouCAN | 1/day | none seen |
| Rio de JaneiroGIG | 1/day | none seen |
| TorontoYYZ | 1/day | none seen |
| Addis AbabaADD | 1/day | Ethiopian (4/day), flydubai (2-3/day) |
| AdelaideADL | 1/day | none seen |
| AucklandAKL | 1/day | none seen |
| BolognaBLQ | 1/day | none seen |
| BudapestBUD | 1/day | flydubai (3/week) |
| CasablancaCMN | 1/day | Royal Air Maroc (3/week) |
| Chicago O'HareORD | 1/day | none seen |
| CopenhagenCPH | 1/day | none seen |
| DURDUR | 1/day | none seen |
| Dallas/Fort WorthDFW | 1/day | none seen |
| Dar es SalaamDAR | 1/day | Air Tanzania (4/week) |
| EdinburghEDI | 1/day | none seen |
| HangzhouHGH | 1/day | none seen |
| HanoiHAN | 1/day | none seen |
| HelsinkiHEL | 1/day | none seen |
| Ho Chi Minh CitySGN | 1/day | none seen |
| HoustonIAH | 1/day | none seen |
| JeddahJED | 1/day | Saudia (6/day), flydubai (5-6/day), flynas (6-7/week), flyadeal (under 1/week) |
| Kuwait CityKWI | 1/day | Kuwait Airways (2-3/day), Jazeera (2/day), flydubai (1/day) |
| LUNLUN | 1/day | none seen |
| LagosLOS | 1/day | none seen |
| Lapu-Lapu CityCEB | 1/day | none seen |
| LarnacaLCA | 1/day | Cyprus Airways (2/day) |
| Los AngelesLAX | 1/day | none seen |
| MontrealYUL | 1/day | none seen |
| MuscatMCT | 1/day | Oman Air (3/day), flydubai (2/day) |
| Newcastle upon TyneNCL | 1/day | none seen |
| NiceNCE | 1/day | none seen |
| OsakaKIX | 1/day | none seen |
| OsloOSL | 1/day | none seen |
| PerthPER | 1/day | none seen |
| PraguePRG | 1/day | flydubai (4/week) |
| Saint ExuperyLYS | 1/day | none seen |
| San FranciscoSFO | 1/day | none seen |
| ShenzhenSZX | 1/day | none seen |
| StockholmARN | 1/day | none seen |
| TRVTRV | 1/day | Air India Express (1-2/day) |
| Tokyo HanedaHND | 1/day | none seen |
| Tokyo NaritaNRT | 1/day | none seen |
| VeniceVCE | 1/day | none seen |
| WarsawWAW | 1/day | flydubai (3-4/week) |
| Washington DullesIAD | 1/day | none seen |
| São PauloGRU | 6-7/week | none seen |
| DammamDMM | 6-7/week | flydubai (1-2/day), flynas (2/week) |
| MiamiMIA | 6-7/week | none seen |
| TunisTUN | 6-7/week | none seen |
| BostonBOS | 5-6/week | none seen |
| SeattleSEA | 5-6/week | none seen |
| Icolo e Bengo ProvinceNBJ | 5/week | none seen |
| CKYCKY | 4-5/week | none seen |
| Entebbe (near Kampala)EBB | 4-5/week | flydubai (5/week) |
| OrlandoMCO | 4-5/week | none seen |
| RiyadhRUH | 4-5/week | Saudia (1-2/day), flynas (1-2/day), flydubai (4-5/week), flyadeal (2/week), Riyadh Air (1-2/week) |
| Saint PetersburgLED | 4-5/week | flydubai (1-2/day) |
| SKTSKT | 3-4/week | flydubai (1-2/day) |
| PEWPEW | 2/week | PIA (4/week) |
| DubaiDXB | 1-2/week | GW (under 1/week), flydubai (under 1/week), flynas (under 1/week) |
| Dubai World CentralDWC | under 1/week | flydubai (3-4/week), VietJet (under 1/week), SWISS (under 1/week) |
| LBGLBG | under 1/week | none seen |
| Zvartnots (near Yerevan)EVN | under 1/week | flydubai (2/day) |
When Emirates flies at DXB
- First departure of the day usually around 4:00 am, the last around 3:55 am (after midnight).
- Busiest hour: 8:00 am–9:00 am, with about 45 of its arrivals and departures.
- About 14 of its aircraft spend the night at DXB (arrive in the evening, leave the next morning).
Emirates’ aircraft at DXB
| Aircraft | Departures | Seats each |
|---|---|---|
| 777-300ER | 114/day | 354 |
| A380 | 67/day | 489 |
| A350-900 | 32/day | 312 |
| B777 | 5-6/day | not listed |
| 777-200LR | 3-4/day | 266 |
| 777-200 | 2-3/day | not listed |
About 83,909 seats leave DXB on Emirates each day. Of the gates it holds, 41 have taken a jumbo and 34 have taken a wide-body. Seats are capacity from each airline’s seat map per aircraft type, not passengers.
Emirates’ gates at DXB
Terminal 3, Concourse A A1, A2, A3, A4, A5, A6, A6B, A7, A8, A9, A10, A11, A12, A13, A14, A15, A16, A17, A18, A19, A19A, A20, A21, A22, A23, A24
Terminal 3, Concourse C C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C12, C12A, C13, C14, C15, C15A, C16, C17, C18, C19, C20, C22, C23
Terminal 3, Concourse B B6, B8, B9, B10, B11, B12, B13, B14, B15, B18, B19, B20, B21, B22, B23, B24, B25, B26, B27, B28, B29, B30, B31, B31A, B32
Held = the airline flying the gate most (regional partners count as their brand).
Gates it shares
| Gate | Who holds it | Other airlines there |
|---|---|---|
| B1 | Held by flydubai | flydubai |
| B3 | Held by flydubai | flydubai |
| B4 | Held by flydubai | flydubai |
| B5 | Held by flydubai | flydubai |
About this data
Based on 17 full days of flights at DXB, Oct 5–21, 2026. Gates of its own are the gates where Emirates flies the most (regional partners count as their brand). 3% of its departures have no seat count yet, so seat numbers run low.
Emirates at DXB: questions
What terminal is Emirates at Dubai Airport (DXB)?
Emirates flies from Terminal 3’s Concourses A, B and C at Dubai Airport (DXB). By departures: Terminal 3’s Concourses A (41% of its departures), B (37%) and C (22%).
What gates does Emirates use at DXB?
Emirates has 75 gates at DXB (the airline flying each one most): A1, A10, A11, A12, A13, A14, A15, A16, A17, A18, A19, A19A and 63 more. It used 79 gates in all over Oct 5–21, 2026.
How many flights a day does Emirates have from DXB?
About 224 departures a day and 83,909 seats, averaged over Oct 5–21, 2026.
Where does Emirates fly nonstop from DXB?
Emirates flies nonstop to 129 cities from DXB, the most often to London Heathrow, Bangkok, Cairo, Mumbai, Johannesburg and Singapore. Routes seen Oct 5–21, 2026.
When is Emirates’ first flight out of DXB?
Usually around 4:00 am; the last leaves around 3:55 am (after midnight).
Does Emirates share gates at DXB?
Yes: 4 gates it uses are shared or used most by another airline, e.g. gate B1 with flydubai.
Other airlines at DXB
All of DXB’s gates by airline · Emirates at every airport we map · Nonstop routes from DXB