✈ AUH → DFW
16H 11M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Abu Dhabi to Dallas
From Abu Dhabi International (AUH), UAE Middle East → Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW), USA North America
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.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.