# Distance from Dubai (DXB) to Jos (JOS)

> 5,197 km · estimated flight time 7h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,197 km / 3,229 mi / 2,806 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 7h
- **Heading**: 259° (west)
- **Return heading**: 64° (east northeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United Arab Emirates) → Nigeria
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Africa
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 17:21 in Dubai, it's 14:21 in Jos)
- **Elevation difference**: 4,198 ft (JOS is higher than DXB)

## Airports

### [Dubai International Airport (DXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dxb-dubai-dubai-international-airport/1ef266df-80aa-62e4-ac59-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
- ICAO: OMDB
- Timezone: Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates: 25.250000, 55.360000
- Elevation: 34 ft

### [Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jos-jos-yakubu-gowon-airport/1ef266de-b7da-62f6-98b3-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Jos, Nigeria
- ICAO: DNJO
- Timezone: Africa/Lagos
- Coordinates: 9.640000, 8.870000
- Elevation: 4,232 ft

## Route notes

This is a long-haul route typically operated by wide-body aircraft such as the Boeing 777 or Airbus A350. Full meal service, in-flight entertainment, and comfort amenities are standard.

Time-zone information: When it's 17:21 in Dubai, it's 14:21 in Jos.
The 3-hour time difference may cause some jet lag.

## Related

- [Dubai International Airport (DXB)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/dxb-dubai-dubai-international-airport/1ef266df-80aa-62e4-ac59-06bb2780ed98)
- [Yakubu Gowon Airport (JOS)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/jos-jos-yakubu-gowon-airport/1ef266de-b7da-62f6-98b3-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)