# Distance from Dubai (DXB) to Orkney Islands (KOI)

> 5,821 km · estimated flight time 8h · Long-haul route.

## Summary

- **Distance**: 5,821 km / 3,617 mi / 3,143 nm
- **Estimated flight time**: 8h
- **Heading**: 326° (north northwest)
- **Return heading**: 104° (east southeast)
- **Classification**: Long-haul
- **Type**: International (United Arab Emirates) → United Kingdom
- **Intercontinental**: Asia → Europe
- **Time difference**: -3h (When it's 08:33 in Dubai, it's 05:33 in Orkney Islands)
- **Elevation difference**: 16 ft (KOI 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

### [Kirkwall Airport (KOI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/koi-orkney-islands-kirkwall-airport/1ef266de-c4fd-6956-bffa-06bb2780ed98)

- City: Orkney Islands, United Kingdom
- ICAO: EGPA
- Timezone: Europe/London
- Coordinates: 58.960000, -2.900000
- Elevation: 50 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 08:33 in Dubai, it's 05:33 in Orkney Islands.
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)
- [Kirkwall Airport (KOI)](https://www.flightduration.online/airport/koi-orkney-islands-kirkwall-airport/1ef266de-c4fd-6956-bffa-06bb2780ed98)
- [Flight duration calculator](/#calculator)