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Abu Dhabi International Airport is an airport in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the world in terms of passengers (+34% in Q1:2008), new airline operators, and infrastructural development. Currently undergoing a major expansion, the total amount earmarked for its various projects, or masterplan development, is US$6.8 billion.
Abu Dhabi airport is the second largest in the UAE, serving 6.9 million passengers in 2007, up 30 per cent on the year before.
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Abu Dhabi International Airport is an airport in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the world in terms of passengers (+34% in Q1:2008), new airline operators, and infrastructural development. Currently undergoing a major expansion, the total amount earmarked for its various projects, or masterplan development, is US$6.8 billion.
Abu Dhabi airport is the second largest in the UAE, serving 6.9 million passengers in 2007, up 30 per cent on the year before. Its terminal spaces are dominated by Etihad Airways which is the United Arab Emirates's second largest air carrier after Emirates Airline.
Work is underway on a new terminal at the airport, to open later this year. Once completed, the airport’s three terminals will have an approximate capacity of 12 million passengers per annum. It is expected that passenger numbers will reach this level in 2011.
Development work has also started on a major new passenger terminal, to be situated between the two runways and known as the Midfield Terminal. Upon completion in 2012, the Midfield Terminal will take the airport’s passenger capacity to more than 20 million per year.
Airlines and destinations
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- Asia
- Central Asia - Almaty, Ashgabat, Kabul
- East Asia - Beijing, Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan
- South Asia - Calicut, Chennai, Chittagong, Cochin, Colombo, Delhi, Dhaka, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Mangalore, Mumbai, Peshawar, Sialkot, Thiruvananthapuram
- Southeast Asia - Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Singapore
- Southwest Asia - Aleppo, Amman, Bahrain, Beirut, Damascus, Dammam, Doha, Jeddah, Kuwait, Lar, Medina, Muscat, Riyadh, Riyan, Sana'a, Tehran-Imam Khomeini
- Europe - Amsterdam-Schiphol, Athens [begins 2 June], Belgrade [begins May 6], Brussels,Bucharest-Otopeni,Dublin, Frankfurt,Geneva,Istanbul-Atatürk, Larnaca [begins 14 June], London-Heathrow,Manchester,Milan-Malpensa,Munich,Moscow-Domodedovo,Paris-Charles de Gaulle,Vienna [ends 31 May]
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Destinations by airline
Passenger and Cargo Airlines servicing Abu Dhabi International Airport | Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
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| Air Blue | Islamabad, Lahore | 2 | | Air India Express | Calicut, Cochin, Mangalore, Muscat, Trivandrum | 2 | | Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Chittagong, Dhaka | 2 | | British Airways | London-Heathrow, Muscat | 1 | | Cargolux | Luxembourg | ADIA | | China Airlines | Taipei-Taoyuan [ends May 31], Vienna [ends May 31] | 1 | | China Airlines Cargo | Taipei-Taoyuan | ADIA | | EgyptAir | Cairo | 1 | | Etihad Airways | Almaty, Amman, Athens [begins 2 June], Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing, Beirut, Brisbane, Brussels, Cairo, Calicut, Casablanca, Chennai, Chicago-O'Hare [begins 4 September], Cochin, Damascus, Dammam, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Islamabad, Istanbul-Atatürk [begins 2 June], Jakarta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Karachi, Kathmandu, Khartoum, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lahore, Larnaca [begins June 14], London-Heathrow, Manchester, Manila, Melbourne [begins 29 March], Milan-Malpensa, Minsk, Moscow-Domodedovo, Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Peshawar, Riyadh, Singapore, Sydney, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Trivandrum, Toronto-Pearson | 1 | | Etihad Crystal Cargo | Addis Ababa, Bangalore, Chennai, Colombo, Delhi, Hahn, Karachi, Khartoum, Kolkata, Lagos, Milan, Mumbai, Shanghai-Pudong, Shenzhen | ADIA | | Ethiopian Airlines | Addis Ababa | 1 | | Gulf Air | Bahrain | 1 | | Iran Aseman Airlines | Lar | 2 | | Jat Airways | Belgrade [begins May 6] | 2 | | Jet Airways | Delhi, Mumbai | 1 | | Kam Air | Kabul | 2 | | KLM | Amsterdam, Bahrain | 1 | | Kuwait Airways | Kuwait, Muscat | 1 | | Lufthansa | Frankfurt | 1 | | Lufthansa Cargo | Hahn | ADIA | | Martinair | Amsterdam | 1 | | Martinair Cargo | Amsterdam | ADIA | | Maximus | (Global) | ADIA | | Middle East Airlines | Beirut | 1 | | Nas Air (Saudi Arabia) | Jeddah, Riyadh | 2 | | Oman Air | Muscat | 1 | | Pakistan International Airlines | Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Sialkot | 2 | | Qatar Airways | Doha | 1 | | Royal Jordanian | Amman, Muscat | 1 | | Sama Airlines | Damman, Jeddah | 1 | | Saudi Arabian Airlines | Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh | 1 | | Shaheen Air International | Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar | 2 | | Singapore Airlines | Jeddah, Kuwait [begins 15 March], Singapore | 1 | | SriLankan Airlines | Colombo | 1A | | Sudan Airways | Khartoum | 2 | | Syrian Arab Airlines | Aleppo, Damascus | 1 | | TAROM | Bucharest-Otopeni | 1 | | Transaero | Moscow-Domededovo | 1 | | Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk | 1 | | Turkmenistan Airlines | Ashgabat | 2 | | Turkmenistan Airlines Cargo | Ashgabat | ADIA | | Yemenia | Riyan, Sana'a | 2 | |
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Future
Terminal 2, opened in August 2005, has a baggage handling system with online security screening, flight information display system, security surveillance and access control, 1000 square metres of duty free and cafeterias, business classlounge, e-gate and iris scan.
Expansion
The airport is also home for the fastest growing international carrier Etihad Airways, the national airline of the United Arab Emirates. Etihad started operations in 2004 and operates an international network to 45 destinations.
The masterplan projects include the new Midfield Terminal (the main building and centre-piece of the new airport) which is set for first phase completion in 2012. In addition there is to be an all-weather, 4,100m runway 2km parallel to the existing airstrip, a new air traffic control centre, enhanced cargo facilities and business park and property developments.
The Midfield Terminal, when opened, will handle up to 20 million passengers per year, with options for this to double in capacity to 40 million. An additional facility is also under consideration that would take the capacity to 50 million.
The new Terminal 3 building, a UAE Dirhams 1 billion (US$ 271.9 million) interim facility to cater to the airport's passenger growth before the opening of the Midfield Terminal, is expected to be open in late 2008. To be used predominantly by Etihad Airways, the terminal will boost the airport's current 7 million passenger per year capacity to 12 million. The new Terminal 3 will also add 10 new gates at the airport, two of which will be Airbus A380 compatible.
Abu Dhabi International Airport has a three star rating from Skytrax.
The airport handled 6,970,000 passengers in 2007.
Terminal 2 is capable of handling up to two million passengers per year. It was built as a solution to air traffic volumes which have outgrown the existing terminal.
Work on the new 110 metre Air Traffic Control tower has begun. The airport master plan also involves the construction of a second runway running parallel to the existing runway at a distance of 2,000 metres
The project will provide a home base for the UAE's national carrier, Etihad Airways, which will be a major user of new cargo facilities with an ultimate handling capacity of around two million tonnes of freight a year. Close to the new cargo facilities land has been allocated for commercial activities, business parks and property developments. Aircraft maintenance facilities will continue to be concentrated on the south side of the existing airport. The plan also sets aside land for the growth of other operators such as Royal Jet and Abu Dhabi Aviation. One of the first phases of the project will be the construction of a second , 4,100 metre runway which will cater for the latest generation of aircraft, including the new Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft.
Among other aspects of the project completed recently are the design of remote aircraft stands complete with airfield ground lighting and hydrant fuel.
Ground transportation
Etihad Airways provides bus coaches between Dubai and Abu Dhabi International Airport for Etihad customers.
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