Nonstop flight route between Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Dubai, United Arab Emirates:
Departure Airport:
(52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W)
Arrival Airport:
(25°15'10"N by 55°21'51"E)
Distance from BHX to DXB:
3,481.80 miles (5,603.40 km)
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About this route:
A direct, nonstop flight between Birmingham Airport (BHX), Birmingham, England, United Kingdom and Dubai International Airport (DXB), Dubai, United Arab Emirates would travel a Great Circle distance of 3,482 miles (or 5,603 kilometers).
A Great Circle is the shortest distance between 2 points on a sphere. Because most world maps are flat (but the Earth is round), the route of the shortest distance between 2 points on the Earth will often appear curved when viewed on a flat map, especially for long distances. If you were to simply draw a straight line on a flat map and measure a very long distance, it would likely be much further than if you were to lay a string between those two points on a globe. Because of the large distance between Birmingham Airport and Dubai International Airport, the route shown on this map most likely appears curved because of this reason.
Try it at home! Get a globe and tightly lay a string between Birmingham Airport and Dubai International Airport. You'll see that it will travel the same route of the red line on this map!
Departure Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | BHX / EGBB |
| Airport Name: | Birmingham Airport |
| Location: | Birmingham, England, United Kingdom |
| GPS Coordinates: | 52°27'14"N by 1°44'53"W |
| Area Served: | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Operator/Owner: | Seven Metropolitan Boroughs of West Midlands (49% total) (Birmingham, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Dudley, Sandwell, Walsall & Solihull) Airport Group Investments Ltd. (48.25%) (Teache |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 341 feet (104 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 1 |
| View all routes: | Routes from BHX |
| More Information: | BHX Maps & Info |
Arrival Airport Information:
| IATA / ICAO Codes: | DXB / OMDB |
| Airport Names: |
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| Location: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| GPS Coordinates: | 25°15'10"N by 55°21'51"E |
| Area Served: | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Operator/Owner: | Government of Dubai |
| Airport Type: | Public |
| Elevation: | 62 feet (19 meters) |
| # of Runways: | 2 |
| View all routes: | Routes from DXB |
| More Information: | DXB Maps & Info |
Facts about Birmingham Airport (BHX):
- Birmingham Airport handled 9,120,201 passengers last year.
- Birmingham Airport (BHX) currently has only 1 runway.
- In August 2013, the old carriageway of the A45 road was closed and the new carriage way was opened.
- Because of Birmingham Airport's relatively low elevation of 341 feet, planes can take off or land at Birmingham Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- The closest airport to Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Coventry Airport (CVT), which is located only 13 miles (20 kilometers) ESE of BHX.
- Building a new control tower for the airport began in July 2011, to replace the old tower which has stood at the airport since it was opened in 1939.
- The furthest airport from Birmingham Airport (BHX) is Dunedin International Airport (DUD), which is located 11,858 miles (19,084 kilometers) away in Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand.
- The airport's location south-east of the city, plus the only operational runway being north-west – south-east, means that depending on wind direction, aircraft land or take-off directly over Birmingham.
- Black cabs are available at the taxi-rank outside the arrivals area of the terminals.
Facts about Dubai International Airport (DXB):
- The airport's landside facilities were modified to allow construction of two stations for the Red Line of Dubai Metro.
- The closest airport to Dubai International Airport (DXB) is Sharjah International Airport (SHJ), which is located only 11 miles (17 kilometers) ENE of DXB.
- In addition to being known as "Dubai International Airport", another name for DXB is "مطار دبي الدولي".
- Because of Dubai International Airport's relatively low elevation of 62 feet, planes can take off or land at Dubai International Airport at a lower air speed than at airports located at a higher elevation. This is because the air density is higher closer to sea level than it would otherwise be at higher elevations.
- With the arrival of the Airbus A380, the airport made modifications costing $230 million.
- With the expansion of the Airport Fire Services it was necessary to find more suitable accommodation and a hangar style building was made available to them at the end of 1976.
- The furthest airport from Dubai International Airport (DXB) is Totegegie Airport (GMR), which is located 11,774 miles (18,948 kilometers) away in Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia.
- The inauguration was on 15 May 1966 and was marked by the visits of the first big jets of Middle East Airlines and Kuwait Airways Comets.
- On 29 October 2010, the airport marked its 50th anniversary.
- Dubai International Airport handled 66,431,533 passengers last year.
- Dubai International Airport (DXB) has 2 runways.
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 12.63 miles (20.33 km) ESE | Coventry Airport (CVT) | Coventry, West Midlands, England, United Kingdom |     |
| 2 | 31.46 miles (50.63 km) NE | East Midlands Airport (EMA) | Castle Donington, Leicestershire, United Kingdom | |
| 3 | 41.59 miles (66.93 km) ESE | Sywell Aerodrome (ORM) | Northampton / Peterborough, United Kingdom | |
| 4 | 46.33 miles (74.56 km) SSE | Oxford Airport (OXF) | Oxford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 5 | 49.13 miles (79.07 km) S | RAF Brize Norton (BZZ) | Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 6 | 49.81 miles (80.17 km) ENE | RAF Cottesmore (OKH) | Oakham, England, United Kingdom | |
| 7 | 50.64 miles (81.50 km) SE | Milton Keynes Airport (KYN) | Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom | |
| 8 | 53.35 miles (85.85 km) S | RAF Fairford (FFD) | Fairford, England, United Kingdom | |
| 9 | 64.16 miles (103.26 km) SSE | RAF Benson (BEX) | Benson, Oxfordshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 10 | 64.59 miles (103.95 km) E | RAF AlconburyUSAAF Station 102 (AYH) | Alconbury, England, United Kingdom | |
| 11 | 65.95 miles (106.13 km) NNW | Manchester Airport (MAN) | Manchester, United Kingdom | |
| 12 | 66.37 miles (106.81 km) S | RAF Lyneham (LYE) | Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 13 | 66.67 miles (107.29 km) NNE | Sheffield City Heliport (SZD) | Sheffield, England, United Kingdom | |
| 14 | 66.81 miles (107.52 km) SE | RAF High Wycombe (HYC) | High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom | |
| 15 | 70.86 miles (114.03 km) SE | London Luton Airport (LTN) | Luton (near London), England, United Kingdom | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,858.26 miles (19,083.97 km) SE | Dunedin International Airport (DUD) | Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand | |
| 2 | 11,843.44 miles (19,060.12 km) SE | Ryan's Creek Aerodrome (SZS) | Stewart Island, New Zealand | |
| 3 | 11,826.49 miles (19,032.84 km) SE | Invercargill Airport (IVC) | Invercargill, New Zealand | |
| 4 | 11,825.72 miles (19,031.60 km) SE | Oamaru Airport (OAM) | Oamaru, North Otago, New Zealand | |
| 5 | 11,794.77 miles (18,981.80 km) SE | Alexandra Aerodrome (ALR) | Alexandra, New Zealand | |
| 6 | 11,792.08 miles (18,977.47 km) SSW | Chatham Islands (CHT) | Waitangi, Chatham Islands, New Zealand | |
| 7 | 11,788.53 miles (18,971.75 km) SSE | Richard Pearse Airport (Timaru Airport) (TIU) | Timaru, New Zealand | |
| 8 | 11,776.00 miles (18,951.60 km) SSE | Ashburton Aerodrome (ASG) | Ashburton, New Zealand | |
| 9 | 11,765.90 miles (18,935.33 km) SE | Queenstown Airport (ZQN) | Queenstown, New Zealand | |
| 10 | 11,763.79 miles (18,931.94 km) SSE | Christchurch International Airport (CHC) | Christchurch, New Zealand | |
| 11 | 11,763.50 miles (18,931.47 km) SE | Wanaka Airport (WKA) | Wanaka, New Zealand | |
| 12 | 11,738.61 miles (18,891.42 km) SE | Glentanner Aerodrome (GTN) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 13 | 11,730.36 miles (18,878.14 km) SE | Mount Cook Airport (MON) | Mount Cook, New Zealand | |
| 14 | 11,722.63 miles (18,865.69 km) SE | Milford Sound Airport (MFN) | Milford Sound, New Zealand | |
| 15 | 11,710.99 miles (18,846.96 km) SSE | Kaikoura Aerodrome (KBZ) | Kaikoura, New Zealand | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 10.85 miles (17.45 km) ENE | Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) | Sharjah, United Arab Emirates | |
| 2 | 25.96 miles (41.77 km) SSW | Dubai World Central - Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) | Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | |
| 3 | 39.44 miles (63.47 km) E | Ajman International Airport (QAJ) | Ajman, United Arab Emirates | |
| 4 | 43.65 miles (70.25 km) NE | Ras Al Khaimah International Airport(Ra's al-Khaymah) (RKT) | Ras Al Khaimah, United Arab Emirates | |
| 5 | 60.37 miles (97.15 km) ENE | Dibba Airport (BYB) | Dibba, Oman | |
| 6 | 60.79 miles (97.83 km) E | Fujairah International Airport (FJR) | Fujairah, United Arab Emirates | |
| 7 | 70.18 miles (112.94 km) SSE | Al-Ain International Airport (AAN) | Al Ain, United Arab Emirates | |
| 8 | 72.17 miles (116.14 km) SW | Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) | Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates | |
| 9 | 83.65 miles (134.63 km) NE | Khasab Airport (KHS) | Khasab, Oman | |
| 10 | 94.53 miles (152.14 km) NNW | Bandar Lengeh Airport (BDH) | Bandar Lengeh, Iran | |
| 11 | 123.06 miles (198.04 km) NW | Kish International Airport (KIH) | Kish Island, Iran | |
| 12 | 149.61 miles (240.77 km) NNE | Bandar Abbas International Airport (BND) | Bandar Abbas, Iran | |
| 13 | 164.70 miles (265.05 km) NW | Lavan Airport (LVP) | Lavan Island, Iran | |
| 14 | 177.93 miles (286.36 km) NNW | Larestan International Airport (LRR) | Lar, Iran | |
| 15 | 196.77 miles (316.68 km) WSW | Dalma Airport (ZDY) | Dalma (island), United Arab Emirates | |
| Rank | Distance & Direction | Airport Name & IATA Code | Airport Location | Further Actions |
| 1 | 11,773.75 miles (18,947.96 km) E | Totegegie Airport (GMR) | Mangareva, Gambier Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 2 | 11,509.05 miles (18,521.98 km) ESE | Pukarua Airport (PUK) | Pukarua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 3 | 11,499.05 miles (18,505.88 km) ESE | Tureira Airport (ZTA) | Tureia, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 4 | 11,485.10 miles (18,483.43 km) WSW | Mataveri International Airport (IPC) | Easter Island, Chile | |
| 5 | 11,444.17 miles (18,417.56 km) ESE | Nukutavake Airport (NUK) | Nukutavake, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 6 | 11,279.33 miles (18,152.27 km) ESE | Hao Airport (HOI) | Hao, Tuamotu Island, French Polynesia | |
| 7 | 11,201.49 miles (18,027.01 km) ESE | Fangatau Airport (FGU) | Fangatau, French Polynesia | |
| 8 | 11,121.60 miles (17,898.44 km) ESE | Raroia Airport (RRR) | Raroia, French Polynesia | |
| 9 | 11,073.29 miles (17,820.69 km) ESE | Makemo Airport (MKP) | Makemo, French Polynesia | |
| 10 | 11,010.43 miles (17,719.53 km) SE | Atuona Airport (AUQ) | Atuona, Marquesas Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 11 | 10,988.54 miles (17,684.30 km) ESE | Anaa Airport (AAA) | Anaa, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |
| 12 | 10,939.21 miles (17,604.90 km) ESE | Fakarava Airport (FAV) | Fakarava, Society Islands, French Polynesia | |
| 13 | 10,879.08 miles (17,508.14 km) ESE | Apataki Airport (APK) | Apataki, French Polynesia | |
| 14 | 10,859.34 miles (17,476.36 km) ESE | Manihi Airport (XMH) | Manihi, French Polynesia | |
| 15 | 10,856.09 miles (17,471.15 km) ESE | Arutua Airport (AXR) | Arutua, Tuamotus, French Polynesia | |