Cosmic radiation on flights from Dubai (DXB)

Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates. ICAO OMDB, at 25.25°, 55.37°. FlightDose publishes 2 routes from here and 2 to here, each direction on its own page.

Of the 2 published routes from DXB, the flight to London (DXB → LHR) receives the least, about 19.2 µSv for a standard flight, and the flight to New York (DXB → JFK) the most, about 51.6 µSv. A route's dose depends mostly on its hours in the air and how far it runs from the equator (why latitude matters).

Updated 4 October 2026

Routes from DXB

DXB → JFKNew York, 13 h 36 min51.6 µSv
DXB → LHRLondon, 7 h 2 min19.2 µSv

Routes to DXB

JFK → DXBNew York, 12 h 19 min46.4 µSv
LHR → DXBLondon, 6 h 10 min16.5 µSv

Standard flight: 35,000 ft, estimated time in the air, solar conditions of August 2026; CARI-7.

Routes from DXB, shaded by modelled dose rate. Select a route to open its page.

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