✈ AUH → DFW

16H 11M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.

Flight time
16h 11m
Distance
8,059 mi
Or
12,969 km
Jet lag
9h

Flight from Abu Dhabi to Dallas

From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East  →  Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America

↔ Flying the other way? Dallas → Abu Dhabi

How long is the flight from Abu Dhabi to Dallas?

A nonstop flight from Abu Dhabi (AUH) to Dallas (DFW) takes about 16 hours 11 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,059 miles (12,969 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.

Avg flight time

16h 11m

Nonstop, scheduled

Distance

8,059 mi

12,969 km · great-circle

Avg speed

801 km/h

Door-to-door including taxi

Time zones & jet lag

Abu Dhabi timezone

UTC+4

Asia/Dubai

Dallas timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Time difference

-9h

9 hours behind

Jet lag (rough)

~6.3d

Westward — easier

CO₂ footprint per passenger

Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.

✈ Flight 1919 kg CO₂
🚗 Car (alone) 2218 kg CO₂
🚆 Train 532 kg CO₂

This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.