✈ DFW → AUH

DALLAS → ABU DHABI: 16H 11M. BUSINESS CLASS OR THERAPY. PICK ONE.

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

Flight from Dallas to Abu Dhabi

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

↔ Flying the other way? Abu Dhabi → Dallas

How long is the flight from Dallas to Abu Dhabi?

A nonstop flight from Dallas (DFW) to Abu Dhabi (AUH) 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

Dallas timezone

UTC-5

America/Chicago

Abu Dhabi timezone

UTC+4

Asia/Dubai

Time difference

+9h

9 hours ahead

Jet lag (rough)

~9d

Eastward — worse

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.