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Routes and flights · the DOT's airline reports, August 2025 to July 2026

San Francisco International ⇄ Dubai SFO–DXB

Airlines flew 533 flights between San Francisco International SFO in San Francisco, CA and Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB in Dubai, AE in the twelve months to July 2026, both directions together: 193,316 passengers in 271,437 seats, 71% of them filled, and 3,119,591 pounds of freight. 8,101 miles, on 1 airline: Emirates (533).

533
flights, twelve months
SFO-DXB: 266 · DXB-SFO: 267
193,316
passengers
71% of seats filled
8,101
miles
1
airline
1 aircraft type

Flights by month both directions

0163146621/254/257/2510/251/26604/26
By month, as a table
flights
1/2562
2/2559
3/2562
4/2562
5/2562
6/2560
7/2562
8/2562
9/2560
10/2562
11/2560
12/2562
1/2662
2/2654
3/2651
4/2660

Passengers by month

06,69213,38420,07726,7691/254/257/2510/251/2612,6884/26
By month, as a table
passengers
1/2526,199
2/2523,302
3/2522,973
4/2523,197
5/2525,463
6/2525,239
7/2526,461
8/2524,179
9/2521,605
10/2524,904
11/2525,199
12/2526,202
1/2626,769
2/2621,990
3/269,780
4/2612,688

The airlines twelve months, both directions

AirlineFlightsPassengersSeats filledService
Emirates EK533193,31671%scheduled cargo service, scheduled passenger service

The aircraft as the airlines report their types

AircraftFlightsSeats a flightPassengers
Airbus Industrie A380-800533509193,316

SFO → DXB this direction alone · flown January 2025 to April 2026

266 flights, 90,772 passengers in 134,940 seats, 1,637,688 pounds of freight. Emirates 266.

DXB → SFO this direction alone · flown January 2025 to April 2026

267 flights, 102,544 passengers in 136,497 seats, 1,481,903 pounds of freight. Emirates 267.

Source: the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' T-100 Segment table (all carriers). A flight is one departure performed on this segment; seats and passengers are the airlines' own monthly reports; "seats filled" is passengers divided by seats. The miles are the DOT's great-circle distance. Both ends: San Francisco International SFO and Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB; all routes.