How much compensation for a delayed Emirates flight from Heathrow?
£520 each, if you land 3 hours or more late
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Effectively one route: Heathrow to Dubai, 5,498 km apart, so the figure is flat.
- Flights a year
- 4,385
- Landed on time
- 69.4%
- Land 3 hrs or more late
- 18a year
Last 12 months, CAA data
What you're owed
£520each if a delay of 3 hours or more hits this route
Effectively one route: Heathrow to Dubai, 5,498 km apart.
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How bad is it
Does Emirates get delayed a lot at Heathrow?
0.4% of Emirates' 4,385 flights a year at Heathrow land 3 or more hours late, which works out at about 18 flights a year crossing the line where the airline has to pay.
When is it worst?
March 2026, when Emirates flights at Heathrow ran an average of 39.7 minutes late.
See all the numbers for Emirates at Heathrow
In the last 12 months, Emirates operated 4,385 flights at Heathrow, and 0.4% were 3 or more hours late, the threshold where £520 each becomes payable.
Flights are landing on time more often than last year: 69.4% ran on time against 69.3% in the twelve months before, and the average delay rose from 13.7 to 14.8 minutes.
| Emirates at Heathrow, last 12 months | Figure | vs year before |
|---|---|---|
| Flights at Heathrow | 4,385 | was 4,601 |
| Ran on time (within 15 min) | 69.4% | ▲ was 69.3% |
| Average delay | 14.8 min | ▲ was 13.7 min |
| 3 hours or more late (the line where they pay) | 0.4% | - |
| Cancelled | 2.5% | - |
| Flights 3 hours or more late (a year) | 18 flights/year | - |
The CAA's figures combine arrivals and departures, so this covers traffic both ways, not departures alone.
Emirates at Heathrow, month by month
Worst month: March 2026, averaging 39.7 minutes.
Route by route
Emirates' busiest routes at Heathrow
| Destination | Flights | Distance | Avg delay | 3 hours or more late | 3 hours or more pays |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai | 4,385 | 5,498 km | 14.8 min | 0.4% | £520each |
Your rights
Your rights on this route
Heathrow is a UK airport, so every flight departing from it is covered by UK261, whichever airline you fly with. Delays of 3 or more hours pay £220 to £520 each depending on how far you were flying, and the table above gives the exact figure for each of these routes. See the full breakdown on the 3-hour rule. If the flight is cancelled instead of delayed, broadly the same amounts apply under different conditions. See cancelled flight compensation.
Emirates from other airports
Other airlines at Heathrow
Source: UK Civil Aviation Authority punctuality statistics, July 2025 to June 2026. Analysis by CheckFlightCompensation; the CAA is credited as the data source as its publication conditions require. Figures cover the 25 largest UK airports. Methodology and limitations.