Flights from Delhi (DEL)

Origin Hub Reference

Flights from Delhi (DEL)

DEL

Indira Gandhi International Airport

Delhi, India

Tracked Destinations

Verified Direct Service

0 / 25

Domestic / International

2/8/15

Short / Medium / Long-haul

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Delhi's Connectivity at a Glance

Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport tracks 25 destinations and comes out as the most consistently verified city in this batch: 20 of 25 — 80% — carry a verified historical direct-service record, including both short-haul pairs, all 8 medium-haul pairs, and 10 of the 15 long-haul pairs. That is a genuinely different shape from most cities in this dataset, where long-haul verification tends to drop off sharply.

Delhi's numbers read as a real long-haul hub rather than a theoretical reference list. Air India and a wide set of foreign carriers show verified service not just to nearby Gulf and Southeast Asian points but out to Tokyo, Frankfurt, Zurich, Amsterdam, Paris, London, Melbourne, Sydney and New York. Only five long-haul pairs lack a verified record here — Madrid, Johannesburg, Vancouver, Toronto and Los Angeles — which looks less like a gap in Delhi's network and more like a specific set of city pairs that historically ran through a connection rather than nonstop.

International Connections from Delhi

All 25 tracked destinations from Delhi are international, and unlike most cities in this dataset the haul category barely predicts verification here: both short-haul Gulf pairs, all 8 medium-haul pairs across Southeast and East Asia, and two-thirds of the 15 long-haul pairs to Europe, North America and Australia are verified.

Destination	Country	Distance	Flight Time	Haul	Verified Service
Dubai `DXB`	United Arab Emirates	2,183 km / 1,356 mi	≈ 2.6h	Short-haul	✓ 5 carriers
Abu Dhabi `AUH`	United Arab Emirates	2,277 km / 1,415 mi	≈ 2.7h	Short-haul	✓ 3 carriers
Doha `DOH`	Qatar	2,549 km / 1,584 mi	≈ 3.0h	Medium-haul	✓ 2 carriers
Bangkok `BKK`	Thailand	2,948 km / 1,832 mi	≈ 3.5h	Medium-haul	✓ 4 carriers
Hong Kong `HKG`	Hong Kong	3,747 km / 2,328 mi	≈ 4.4h	Medium-haul	✓ 5 carriers
Kuala Lumpur `KUL`	Malaysia	3,876 km / 2,409 mi	≈ 4.6h	Medium-haul	✓ 3 carriers
Jeddah `JED`	Saudi Arabia	3,879 km / 2,411 mi	≈ 4.6h	Medium-haul	✓ 2 carriers
Singapore `SIN`	Singapore	4,157 km / 2,583 mi	≈ 4.9h	Medium-haul	✓ 4 carriers
Istanbul `IST`	Turkey	4,565 km / 2,837 mi	≈ 5.4h	Medium-haul	✓ 2 carriers
Seoul `ICN`	South Korea	4,652 km / 2,891 mi	≈ 5.5h	Medium-haul	✓ 2 carriers
Tokyo `NRT`	Japan	5,910 km / 3,672 mi	≈ 7.0h	Long-haul	✓ 3 carriers
Rome `FCO`	Italy	5,933 km / 3,687 mi	≈ 7.0h	Long-haul	✓ 2 carriers
Frankfurt `FRA`	Germany	6,122 km / 3,804 mi	≈ 7.2h	Long-haul	✓ 2 carriers
Zurich `ZRH`	Switzerland	6,148 km / 3,820 mi	≈ 7.2h	Long-haul	✓ 2 carriers
Amsterdam `AMS`	Netherlands	6,364 km / 3,954 mi	≈ 7.5h	Long-haul	✓ 1 carrier
Paris `CDG`	France	6,566 km / 4,080 mi	≈ 7.7h	Long-haul	✓ 2 carriers
London `LHR`	United Kingdom	6,731 km / 4,183 mi	≈ 7.9h	Long-haul	✓ 5 carriers
Madrid `MAD`	Spain	7,255 km / 4,508 mi	≈ 8.5h	Long-haul	— no record
Johannesburg `JNB`	South Africa	8,011 km / 4,978 mi	≈ 9.4h	Long-haul	— no record
Melbourne `MEL`	Australia	10,191 km / 6,332 mi	≈ 12.0h	Long-haul	✓ 1 carrier
Sydney `SYD`	Australia	10,434 km / 6,484 mi	≈ 12.3h	Long-haul	✓ 1 carrier
Vancouver `YVR`	Canada	11,138 km / 6,921 mi	≈ 13.1h	Long-haul	— no record
Toronto `YYZ`	Canada	11,640 km / 7,233 mi	≈ 13.7h	Long-haul	— no record
New York `JFK`	United States	11,755 km / 7,304 mi	≈ 13.8h	Long-haul	✓ 1 carrier
Los Angeles `LAX`	United States	12,877 km / 8,001 mi	≈ 15.1h	Long-haul	— no record

Notable Verified Routes

20 of Delhi's 25 tracked routes carry a verified historical operating record — the highest count in this batch, and specific enough to distinguish Delhi's real long-haul network from the five pairs (Madrid, Johannesburg, Vancouver, Toronto, Los Angeles) that don't show one.

Delhi → Dubai (DEL–DXB) 2,183 km · ≈2.6h

OpenFlights' historical route dataset records 5 carriers operating this city pair, flying Airbus A320, Boeing 737, Boeing 737-800 and other types. It's the best-served pair in Delhi's whole tracked network — still confirm current-day operation and schedule in your GDS before quoting, since this dataset reflects historical service, not a live timetable.

6E IndiGo Airlines9W Jet AirwaysAI Air India LimitedEK EmiratesSG Spicejet

Delhi → Hong Kong (DEL–HKG) 3,747 km · ≈4.4h

5 carriers on record (77L, Airbus A330, Airbus A330-200 and other types) — solidly served, competitive pricing across at least a few airlines historically.

9W Jet AirwaysAI Air India LimitedCX Cathay PacificEY Etihad AirwaysOZ Asiana Airlines

Delhi → London (DEL–LHR) 6,731 km · ≈7.9h

5 carriers on record (Airbus A330-300, Boeing 777, Boeing 777-300ER and other types) — solidly served, competitive pricing across at least a few airlines historically.

9W Jet AirwaysAA American AirlinesAI Air India LimitedBA British AirwaysVS Virgin Atlantic Airways

Delhi → Bangkok (DEL–BKK) 2,948 km · ≈3.5h

4 carriers on record (Airbus A320, Airbus A321, Boeing 737-800) — solidly served, competitive pricing across at least a few airlines historically.

6E IndiGo Airlines9W Jet AirwaysAI Air India LimitedTG Thai Airways International

Looking Up Delhi Routes Across GDS Systems

DEL is the origin code across every one of these checks. Given how many of Delhi's routes are genuinely verified, a standard availability search is more likely than not to return real nonstop options here compared with most other origin cities in this dataset.

Amadeus:  AN15JULDELxxx
Sabre:    A15JUNDELxxx
Galileo:  A/15JUNDELxxx

Replace xxx with the destination's own 3-letter IATA code from the tables above — the availability-check syntax itself doesn't change by destination, only the city pair does.

Frequently Asked Questions

How well-connected is Delhi compared to other major hub cities in this dataset?

Very. 20 of Delhi's 25 tracked routes (80%) carry a verified historical direct-service record, the highest share among the cities covered here, including 10 of its 15 long-haul pairs to Europe, North America and Australia.

Does Delhi have verified nonstop flights to Australia?

Yes. Both Melbourne and Sydney show a verified historical direct-service record from Delhi via Air India, unlike most other South Asian cities in this dataset where Australian pairs are unverified.

Which of Delhi's long-haul routes are not verified?

Five: Madrid, Johannesburg, Vancouver, Toronto and Los Angeles. Every other long-haul pair tracked from Delhi, including Tokyo, Frankfurt, Paris, London and New York, carries a verified record.

What's the shortest flight from Delhi in this dataset?

Dubai, at 2,183 km and about 2.6 flight hours, followed by Abu Dhabi at 2,277 km. Both are verified with multiple carriers, including IndiGo, Air India, Emirates and Etihad Airways.

Is Delhi to New York a nonstop flight?

This dataset shows a verified historical direct-service record for Delhi–JFK via Air India, at 11,755 km and roughly 13.8 flight hours — but always confirm current nonstop availability in your GDS, since long-haul route networks change.

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