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Dubai International Airport is an international airport
International airport

An international airport is an airport typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle international flights to and from other countries....
 serving Dubai
Dubai

Dubai is one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula....
, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia....
. It is a major aviation hub
Airline hub

An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a Spoke-hub distribution paradigm, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations....
 in the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
, and is the main airport in Dubai. In 2008, the airport handled over 34% of all flights entering and leaving the Middle East, and Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
.

The airport is operated by the Department of Civil Aviation
Department of Civil Aviation (Dubai)

The Department of Civil Aviation is the governing body which oversees aviation activities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The DCA is the operator of Dubai International Airport, Dubai Cargo Village and Dubai Duty Free Zone....
 and is the home base of Dubai's international airline
Airline

File:Fedex-md11-N525FE-051109-21-16.jpgFile:Ryanair.b737-800.aftertakeoff.arp.jpgAn airline provides civil aviation for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license....
, Emirates
Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . In 2008 the airline was the World's largest airlines#Scheduled international passengers carried airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried, and World's largest airlines#Scheduled international passenger-kilometres flown in th...
, Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo

Emirates SkyCargo is a cargo airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the air freight division of Emirates Airline and started operations in October 1985, the same year Emirates Airline was formed....
 and flydubai
Flydubai

flydubai is a start-up low-cost airline formed by the government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Their first flights are due to start in mid-2009....
. In addition, it serves as a secondary hub for the Kuwait
Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
-based Jazeera Airways
Jazeera Airways

Jazeera Airways is a Low-cost carrier based in Kuwait. It operates scheduled services to the Middle East, Europe and India. Its main base is Kuwait International Airport, with Dubai International Airport being a secondary hub....
 and Wataniya Airways
Wataniya Airways

Wataniya Airways is an airline that has its corporate headquarters in Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait. The airline was founded in 2005 and received an Air Operators Certificate in July 2008....
.






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Dubai International Airport is an international airport
International airport

An international airport is an airport typically equipped with customs and immigration facilities to handle international flights to and from other countries....
 serving Dubai
Dubai

Dubai is one of the seven Emirates of the United Arab Emirates and the most populous city of the United Arab Emirates . It is located along the southern coast of the Persian Gulf on the Arabian Peninsula....
, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a federation of seven states situated in the southeast of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia on the Persian Gulf, bordering Oman and Saudi Arabia....
. It is a major aviation hub
Airline hub

An airline hub is an airport that an airline uses as a transfer point to get passengers to their intended destination. It is part of a Spoke-hub distribution paradigm, where travelers moving between airports not served by direct flights change planes en route to their destinations....
 in the Middle East
Middle East

File:GreaterMiddleEast1.pngThe Middle East is a region that spans southwestern Asia, western Asia, and northeastern Africa. It has no clear boundaries, often used as a synonym to Near East, in opposition to Far East....
, and is the main airport in Dubai. In 2008, the airport handled over 34% of all flights entering and leaving the Middle East, and Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
.

The airport is operated by the Department of Civil Aviation
Department of Civil Aviation (Dubai)

The Department of Civil Aviation is the governing body which oversees aviation activities in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The DCA is the operator of Dubai International Airport, Dubai Cargo Village and Dubai Duty Free Zone....
 and is the home base of Dubai's international airline
Airline

File:Fedex-md11-N525FE-051109-21-16.jpgFile:Ryanair.b737-800.aftertakeoff.arp.jpgAn airline provides civil aviation for passengers or freight, generally with a recognized operating certificate or license....
, Emirates
Emirates Airline

Emirates Airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . In 2008 the airline was the World's largest airlines#Scheduled international passengers carried airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried, and World's largest airlines#Scheduled international passenger-kilometres flown in th...
, Emirates SkyCargo
Emirates SkyCargo

Emirates SkyCargo is a cargo airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the air freight division of Emirates Airline and started operations in October 1985, the same year Emirates Airline was formed....
 and flydubai
Flydubai

flydubai is a start-up low-cost airline formed by the government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Their first flights are due to start in mid-2009....
. In addition, it serves as a secondary hub for the Kuwait
Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab emirate on the coast of the Persian Gulf, enclosed by Saudi Arabia to the south and Iraq to the north and west....
-based Jazeera Airways
Jazeera Airways

Jazeera Airways is a Low-cost carrier based in Kuwait. It operates scheduled services to the Middle East, Europe and India. Its main base is Kuwait International Airport, with Dubai International Airport being a secondary hub....
 and Wataniya Airways
Wataniya Airways

Wataniya Airways is an airline that has its corporate headquarters in Kuwait International Airport, Kuwait. The airline was founded in 2005 and received an Air Operators Certificate in July 2008....
. As of 3 March 2009, there are about 5,600 weekly flights operated by 125 airlines to over 200 destinations across North America
North America

North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
, Europe
Europe

Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
, South America
South America

South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
, East Asia
East Asia

East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either Geography or cultural terms. Geography and geopolitically, it covers about 12,000,000 km?, or about 28 percent of the Asian continent, about 15 percent bigger than the area of Europe, though some categorize Tibet, Xinjiang, and Mongolia as Central Asia....
, Southwest Asia
Southwest Asia

Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia is the southwestern subregion of Asia. The term West Asia is sometimes used in the United Nations subregion geoscheme and in writings about the archeology and the late prehistory of the region....
, South Asia
South Asia

South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries on the west and the east....
, Australasia
Australasia

Australasia is a region of Oceania: New Zealand, Australia, Papua New Guinea, and neighbouring islands in the Pacific Ocean. The term was coined by Charles de Brosses in Histoire des navigations aux terres australes ....
, and Africa
Africa

Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
.

Dubai International Airport will be complemented by Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central International Airport), a new airport that will help handle the influx of travellers well into the future.

In 2008, the airport handled a record 37,441,440 passengers, a 9.7% increase over the 2007 total. In addition to being an important passenger traffic hub, the airport is one of the busiest cargo airports in the world, handling over 1.8 million tonnes of cargo in 2008. The new $4.5 billion Terminal
Airport terminal

An airport terminal is a building at an airport where passengers transfer between ground transportation and the facilities that allow them to board and disembark from airplanes....
 3 opened on 14 October 2008, and Terminal 2 will be upgraded. Concourse 3 is also part of Terminal 3, and is expected to be completed by 2011. Terminal 3 will add and is the single largest building in the world by floor space
List of largest buildings in the world

This list of largest buildings in the world ranks buildings from around the world by usable space and floor space . The term 'building' used by this list refers to single structures that are suitable for continuous human occupancy....
. It will enable the airport to be able to handle over 60 million passengers annually, a target which the airport expects to reach by 2011.

History


As early as in the 1940s flying from Dubai was possible via flying boat
Flying boat

A flying boat is a specialised form of aircraft that is designed to take off from and land on water, using its fuselage as a floating Hull . Such aircraft are sometimes stabilised on water by underwing floats or by wing-like projections from the fuselage....
s operated by British Overseas Airways Corporation
British Overseas Airways Corporation

The British Overseas Airways Corporation was the United Kingdom state airline from 1939 until 1946 and the long-haul British state airline from 1946....
 (BOAC), operating the Horseshoe line from Southern Africa
Southern Africa

Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics, consisting of numerous territories....
 via the Persian Gulf
Persian Gulf

The Persian Gulf, in the Southwest Asian region, is an extension of the Indian Ocean located between Iran and the Arabian Peninsula. Historically and commonly known as the Persian Gulf, this body of water is sometimes Persian Gulf naming dispute referred to as the Arabian Gulf by certain Arab countries or simply The Gulf, although nei...
 to Sydney
Sydney

Sydney is the List of cities in Australia by population in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 4.34 million . It is the List of Australian capital cities of New South Wales, and was the site of the first British Empire colony in Australia....
. Construction of the airport was originally ordered by Sheikh
Sheikh

Sheikh, also rendered as Sheik, Shaykh, Shaikh, Cheikh, and other variants , is a word or honorific term in the Arabic language that literally means "Elder "....
 Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum
Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum

Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum was the Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates from 1979 to 1990 and Emir of Dubai. He ruled for 32 years, until his death....
 in 1959, who was the ruler of Dubai at that time. It officially opened in 1960, at which time it was able to manage aircraft the size of a Douglas DC-3
Douglas DC-3

The Douglas DC-3 is an United States fixed-wing aircraft, propeller-driven aircraft whose speed and range revolutionized air transport in the 1930s and 1940s....
 on a long runway
Runway

A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can Takeoff and landing. Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface ....
 made of compacted sand. Three turning-areas, an apron
Airport ramp

The airport ramp or apron is part of an airport. It is usually the area where aircraft are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled or boarded....
 and small terminal completed the airport that was constructed by Costain
Costain Group

Costain Group plc is a British construction and civil engineering company headquartered in Maidenhead. It was part of the original Channel Tunnel consortium and is involved in Private Finance Initiative projects....
. In May 1963 construction of a asphalt runway started. This new runway, alongside the original sand runway and taxiway
Taxiway

A taxiway is a path on an airport connecting runways with Airport ramps, hangars, Airport terminals and other facilities. They mostly have hard surface such as asphalt or concrete, although smaller airports sometimes use gravel or grass....
 opened in May 1965, together with several new buildings and extension of the terminal. The installation of the lighting system
Runway

A runway is a strip of land on an airport, on which aircraft can Takeoff and landing. Runways may be a man-made surface or a natural surface ....
 continued after official opening and was completed in August of that year. During the second half of the 1960s several extensions, equipment-upgrades like a VHF omnidirectional range
VHF omnidirectional range

VOR, short for VHF Omni-directional Radio Range, is a type of radio navigation system for aircraft. A VOR ground station broadcasts a VHF radio composite signal including the station's identifier in morse code , and data that allows the airborne receiving equipment to derive a Bearing #Types of bearings from the station to the aircraft...
 (VOR) and an instrument landing system
Instrument Landing System

The Instrument Landing System is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during Instrument meteorological conditions, such as low Flight ceiling or reduced...
 (ILS) as well as new buildings were realized.

Expansion continued in the early 1970s including ILS Class II
Instrument Landing System

The Instrument Landing System is a ground-based instrument approach system that provides precision guidance to an aircraft approaching a runway, using a combination of radio signals and, in many cases, high-intensity lighting arrays to enable a safe landing during Instrument meteorological conditions, such as low Flight ceiling or reduced...
 equipment, lengthening existing runway to , installation of a non-directional beacon
Non-directional beacon

A Non-directional beacon is a radio transmitter at a known location, used as an aviation or marine navigational aid. As the name implies, the signal transmitted does not include inherent directional information, in contrast to other navigational aids such as VHF omnidirectional range and TACAN....
 (NDB), diesel generators, taxiways, etc. All this work made reception of Boeing 747
Boeing 747

The Boeing 747 is a wide-body aircraft commercial airliner, often referred to by the nickname "Jumbo Jet". It is among the world's most recognizable aircraft, and was the first widebody ever produced....
 and Concorde
Concorde

The A?rospatiale-BAC Concorde aircraft is a supersonic passenger airliner or supersonic transport . It was a product of an Anglo-French government treaty, combining the manufacturing efforts of A?rospatiale and British Aircraft Corporation....
 possible. Several runway and apron extensions were carried out through the decade to meet growing demand.

In April 1984, a second runway was opened and several extensions and upgrades of terminal facilities and supporting systems were carried out. On 23 December 1980 the airport became ordinary member of the Airports Council International
Airports Council International

Airports Council International , based in Geneva, Switzerland, is a non profit organisation, whose prime purpose is to advance the interests of airports and to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations....
 (ACI).

During the 1980s, Dubai was a stopping point for airlines such as Air India, Cathay Pacific
Cathay Pacific

Cathay Pacific Airways is the flag carrier of Hong Kong. Based at Hong Kong International Airport, the airline's operations include scheduled passenger and cargo services to 115 destinations worldwide....
, Singapore Airlines, Malaysia Airlines
Malaysia Airlines

Malaysia Airlines is the flag carrier of Malaysia. Malaysia Airlines operates flights from its home base, Kuala Lumpur International Airport, and its secondary hub in Kota Kinabalu International Airport....
 and others travelling between Asia
Asia

Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
 and Europe and needed a refuelling point in the Persian Gulf. This use was made redundant with the advent of longer-range aircraft introduced in the late 1980s and early 1990s such as the Airbus A340
Airbus A340

The Airbus A340 is a long-range four-engined wide-body commercial passenger airliner manufactured by Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS. It seats between 261 and 380 passengers, and has a range between 6,700 and 9,000 nautical miles....
, the Boeing 747-400
Boeing 747-400

The Boeing 747-400 is a wide-body aircraft commercial airliner, and is the most recent version of the Boeing 747 aircraft in service. The -400 series is the best selling and the most advanced model, currently flying, of the 747 family....
 and the Boeing 777
Boeing 777

The Boeing 777 is a long-range, Wide-body aircraft twin-engine airliner manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes. The world's largest twinjet and commonly referred to as the "Triple Seven", the aircraft can carry between 283 and 368 passengers in a three-class configuration, and has a range from 5,235 to 9,380 nautical miles ....
 series aircraft which had the range to fly between Europe and Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia

Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India and north of Australia....
 nonstop
Nonstop

Nonstop are a Portugal girl group, created out of the television reality show Popstars, in 2001. They are also the oldest Popstars group in activity....
.

Expansion

Construction of Terminal 3, began in 2004, with an estimated cost of around $4.55 billion. Originally planned for completion in 2006, the date was delayed by two years.

On 30 May 2008, a topping out ceremony for the terminal was conducted, and an open house was held from 12 August to 9 October 2008. The terminal became operational on 14 October 2008, with Emirates Airline (EK2926) from Jeddah
Jeddah

Jeddah is a Saudi Arabian city located on the coast of the Red Sea and is the major urban center of western Saudi Arabia. It is the largest city in Makkah Province, and the second largest city in Saudi Arabia after the capital city, Riyadh....
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, KSA , is an Arab country and the largest country of the Arabian Peninsula. It is bordered by Jordan on the northwest, Iraq on the north and northeast, Kuwait, Qatar, Bahrain, and the United Arab Emirates on the east, Oman on the southeast, and Yemen on the south....
 being the first flight to arrive at the new terminal at 3:55 pm, and EK843 at 2:15 pm local time being the first departing flight. The terminal increases the airport's maximum passenger capacity annually by 23 million, bringing the total annual capacity up to 60 million passengers. With the arrival of the Airbus A380
Airbus A380

The Airbus A380 is a Double-deck aircraft, wide-body, four-engine jet airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, a subsidiary of EADS....
, the airport put into place modifications works costing $230 million. These included the building of 29 gates
Gate (airport)

A Gate in aviation is a section at an airport terminal for transferring passengers and airline crews to an aircraft.Passengers embark or disembark an aircraft through one of these methods:...
 capable of handling the large aircraft, five of which are in Terminal 3. Other important projects at the airport include the next phase of construction, which will be the construction of Concourse 3. This will be a smaller version of Concourse 2, which is connected to Terminal 3. Construction has already begun and is expected to be completed within three years, with plans to open by early 2011.

The Cargo Mega Terminal, which will have the capacity to handle 3 million tonnes of cargo a year, is a major development; it is going to be built in the long term. Completion for the Mega terminal is expected to be no later than 2012.

Also Terminal 2 will be completely redeveloped to match the status of the other two terminals. With all of these projects completed by 2012, the airport expects to handle over 75 million passengers and over 3 million tonnes of cargo.

The airport will also undergo an expansion to allow two stations of the Red Line of the Dubai Metro
Dubai Metro

The Dubai Metro is a Automatic train operation rapid transit network which is under construction in the United Arab Emirates city of Dubai. The Red Line and Green Line Lines are under construction, and further lines are planned....
 to be built within the complex. One station will be constructed in Terminal 1 and the other in Terminal 3. The Metro system is not expected to be fully operational until 2009.

Dubai's government has announced the construction of a new airport in Jebel Ali
Jebel Ali

Jebel Ali is a port town, located 35 kilometres southwest of the city of Dubai in the United Arab Emirates . The port's construction began in the late 1970s along with Jebel Ali Village which was used, initially, for the construction workers of the port....
 termed Al Maktoum International Airport. It is expected upon completion to be the fourth largest airport in the world by physical size, though not by passenger metrics. Construction is expected to finish by the year 2017. On completion, Dubai International Airport is expected to be able to accommodate up to 75 million passengers. There has been an official plan to build the Dubai Metro Purple Line to connect Al Maktoum International Airport to Dubai International Airport; construction is set to begin in 2012.
Growth in Traffic at Dubai International Airport
Airlines199820022006
Passenger Movements9.732 million15.973 million28.788 million (2006)
Airfreight Movements431,777 tonnes764,193 tonnes1.410 million tonnes (2006)
City Links110170>215 (June 2006)
Weekly Scheduled FlightsAbout 2,300About 2,850>4,550 (June 2006)


Importance

Dubai Airport is the largest airport by passenger traffic in the Middle East/Africa region. In 2008 the airport was the 21st busiest airport in the world
World's busiest airports by passenger traffic

The thirty world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by number of total passengers . One passenger is described as someone who arrives in, departs from, or transfers through the airport on a given day....
 (January to November).

In 2007, Dubai was the worlds 27th busiest airport by passenger traffic
World's busiest airports by passenger traffic

The thirty world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by number of total passengers . One passenger is described as someone who arrives in, departs from, or transfers through the airport on a given day....
, 8th busiest by international passenger traffic
World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic

The following is a list of the world's busiest airports by international passenger traffic....
 rankings and 13th busiest by cargo traffic
World's busiest airports by cargo traffic

The thirty world's busiest airports by cargo traffic for various periods . Numbers listed refer to loaded and unloaded freight in metric tonnes....
.

Airports Council International
Airports Council International

Airports Council International , based in Geneva, Switzerland, is a non profit organisation, whose prime purpose is to advance the interests of airports and to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations....
's 2008 figures are preliminary. The following are for the months January to November 2008. These figures should be read with caution as airports around the world may experience peak travel in differing months. Year-to-date growth statistics may be a poor representation of full-year growth, and may be subject to major changes as time progresses.

Air traffic


Main airlines based at DXB

at Terminal 3]]
  • Emirates Airline
    Emirates Airline

    Emirates Airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates . In 2008 the airline was the World's largest airlines#Scheduled international passengers carried airline in the world in terms of international passengers carried, and World's largest airlines#Scheduled international passenger-kilometres flown in th...
     is largest airline operating at the airport, with an all-widebody fleet of over 100 Airbus and Boeing aircraft based at Dubai, providing scheduled services to the rest of the Middle East, Asia, Australia, New Zealand, South America, Europe, Africa and North America.
  • Emirates SkyCargo
    Emirates SkyCargo

    Emirates SkyCargo is a cargo airline based at Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is the air freight division of Emirates Airline and started operations in October 1985, the same year Emirates Airline was formed....
    , a subsidary of Emirates, operates scheduled all-cargo services between Dubai and the rest of the world.
  • FlyDubai
    Flydubai

    flydubai is a start-up low-cost airline formed by the government of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Their first flights are due to start in mid-2009....
     is a new airline planning to operate over 50 aircraft on scheduled passenger services to and from Dubai, to rest of the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.


Recreational flying to Dubai is catered for by the Dubai Aviation Club, which undertakes flying training for private pilots and provides facilities for private owners.

The Government of Dubai provides short and long range search and rescue services, police support, medical evacuation and general purpose flights for the Airport and all VIP flights to the airport.

Infrastructure

Infrastructure
 
Taxiways
Length
Width
Passenger terminal buildings
Total
Floor area
Handling capacityc. 60 million passengers
Parking bays118 (aerobridge)
17 (contact)
63 (remote)
Terminal One
Opened1 April 2000 (operational)
Floor area
Handling capacity25 million passengers
Parking bays47 (aerobridge)
17 (remote)
Terminal Two
OpenedMay 1 1998 (operational)
Floor area
Handling capacity2 million passengers
Parking bays8 (aerobridge)
21 (remote)
Terminal Three
Opened14 November 2008 (operational)
Floor area
Handling capacity43 million passengers
Parking bays42 (aerobridge)
Terminal Four
OpenedTo Be Confirmed
Floor areaTo Be Confirmed}
Handling capacityTo Be Confirmed
Parking baysTo Be Confirmed
Executive Terminal
Opened19 November 2008 (operational)
Floor area
Handling capacity250,000 passengers
Parking bays10 (contact)
Because land was scarce, Dubai International Airport was conceptualised to function as the Dubai's primary airport and the regions busiest for the foreseeable future without the need for relocation or the building of another airport when passenger figures increased.

The master plan for the existing airport initially involved a dual-terminal and one runway configuration over two phases with provisions for another two passenger terminals in the near future. Phase 1 included the construction for the first passenger terminal, the first runway, 70 aircraft parking bays, support facilities and structures, including a large maintenance hangar
Hangar

A hangar is an enclosed structure to hold aircraft in protective storage. Most hangars are built of metal, but wood and concrete are other materials used....
, the first fire station, workshops and administrative offices, an airfreight complex, two cargo agents buildings, in-flight catering kitchens and a control tower
Control tower

A control tower, or more specifically an air traffic control tower, is the name of the airport building from which the air traffic control unit controls the movement of aircraft on and around the airport....
. Construction for the second phase would commence immediately after the completion of Phase 1 and include the second runway, 50 new aircraft parking bays in addition to the existing 70 bays, a second fire station and a third cargo agent building.

The third phase included construction of a new terminal and an additional 60 parking bays, as well as new aircraft maintenance facility.

Air traffic control tower

The air traffic control
Air traffic control

Air traffic control is a service provided by ground-based Air traffic controller who direct aircraft on the ground and in the air. The primary purpose of ATC systems worldwide is to separate aircraft to prevent collisions, to organize and expedite the flow of traffic, and to provide information and other support for pilots when able....
 tower (ATC) was constructed as part of phase two of the Dubai Airport redevelopment plan and construction of Terminal 1.

Terminals

Dubai International Airport has four terminals altogether. Terminal 1 consists of one concourse, terminal 2 is set apart from the other two terminals and terminal 3 is divided into concourse 2 and 3. The cargo terminal is capable of handling 3 million tonnes of cargo annually and a general aviation
General aviation

General aviation is one of two categories of civil aviation. It refers to all flights other than military aviation and scheduled air transport flights, both private aviation and commercial aviation....
 terminal (GAT) is located closeby.

Passenger terminals

Dubai Airport currently has three passenger terminals. Terminals 1, and 3 are directly connected with a common transit area, with airside passengers being able to freely move between the terminals without going through immigration, whilst Terminal 2 is built on the opposite end of the airport. Transport within and between these three terminals is provided by people mover
People mover

A people mover or automated people mover is a fully automated, grade separation mass transit system. The term is generally used only to describe systems serving relatively small areas such as airports, downtown districts or theme parks, but is sometimes applied to considerably more complex automated systems....
s, underground tunnels.

Situated beside Terminal 2 is the Executive Flights Terminal, which has its own check-in
Check-in

Check-in is the process of announcing your arrival at a hotel, airport or sea port....
 facilities for premium passengers and where transportation to aircraft in any of the other terminals are by personal buggy. All four terminals currently have a handling capacity of 60 million passengers a year spread over an area of . Capacity will rise again to 75 million passengers a year when expansion works to Concourse 3 are complete by early 2011.

Dubai Airport, with all four terminals now cater to all spectrum of passengers. Terminal 2 is for those cost conscious passengers and passengers flying to the sub-continent and Persian Gulf region, Terminal 1, and 3, take care of 90% of the travelers, and the Executive Flights terminal target those who demand luxury when travelling.

Terminal 1
The long Sheikh Rashid Terminal (Terminal 1) has an overall capacity of 23 million passengers. It is used by 113 airlines. It is connected to Concourse 1 by an underground tunnel. Terminal 1 offers 221 check in counters, with a separate section for first
First class (aviation)

File:Jet Airways 777 Premiere cabin.jpgFirst class is a luxury travel class on some airliners that exceeds business class, premium economy, and economy class....
 and business class
Business class

Business class is a high quality second-tier travel class available on some commercial airlines and rail lines. Its level of accommodation is higher than economy class and domestic first class but lower than international first class ....
 passengers. In arrivals there are 40 passport control desks and 14 baggage claim
Baggage claim

The baggage claim area is an airport terminology that describes the area of an airport terminal where one claims checked-in baggage after disembarking from an airline flight....
s belts.

Concourse 1
Concourse part of Terminal 1 is currently used by all international airlines. Opened in 2000, it used to be the main part of Dubai Airport before Terminal 3 opened. It incorporates over 60 gates, and 50 air bridges. Current facilities include restaurants, lounges, a 5 star hotel
Star (classification)

Stars are often used as symbols for classification purposes. They are used by reviewers for ranking things such as movies, TV shows, restaurants, and hotels....
, a business centre, a health club
Health club

A health club is a place which houses Exercise machine for the purpose of physical exercise. There exist specific health clubs that specialize in catering for female exercisers and do not allow any male patrons on the premises....
, a duty-free
Duty-free shop

Duty-free shops are retailing that do not apply local or national taxes and duty . Duty-free shopping is a bit of misnomer though because shoppers may still have to pay duties in their home country on items purchased from a duty-free shop....
. Other facilities include prayer rooms, and a medical centre.

Terminal 2
Terminal 2 is the oldest at Dubai Airport and has a capacity of 3 million. It is mainly used by airlines operating in the region. Most flights operate to Iran, Pakistan
Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia and borders Central Asia and the Middle East. It has a 1,046 kilometre coastline along the Arabian Sea and Gulf of Oman in the south, and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and People's Republic of China in th...
, and Afghanistan
Afghanistan

Afghanistan , officially the Islamic republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country that is located approximately in the center of Asia....
. The terminal is also being expanded as in recent years has become extremely congested and over crowded. The terminal offers 22 check in counters, and of duty-free.

Expansion work has begun, and is expected be completed by 2010.

Terminal 3
Terminal 3 is the largest building in the world by floor space
List of largest buildings in the world

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, with over of space. The terminal is said to be "opulence personified". Terminal 3 has an annual capacity of 43 million passengers. It is located beneath the taxiway area at Dubai airport and is directly connected to concourse 2. Terminal 3 differs from Terminal 1 as there are fewer walking distances. This is the main difference between the terminal 1, which is linked to the concourse (Sheikh Rashid Terminal) with a tunnel, and terminal 3. The shape of the terminal 3 is in the shape of an aircraft wing and is long.

Terminal 3 includes a multi level underground structure, first and business class lounges, restaurants, 180 check-in counters
Airport check-in

Airport Check-in are service counters found at commercial airports handling commercial air travel. The check-in is normally handled by an airline or a aircraft ground handling working on behalf of an airline....
 and 2,600 underground parking spaces. The terminal will, by adding , double the amount of retail space at Dubai Airport.

The departures and arrivals halls in the new terminal are located underground the airports taxi ways.

The terminal incorporates two levels of parking for vehicles and was fully opened on 14 October 2008.

Concourse 2
Concourse 2 is directly connected to terminal 3, and is a long concourse that is dedicated exclusively to Emirates Airline. The building currently includes a multi-level structure for departures and arrivals at Dubai Airport and includes 27 contact gates and 59 passenger loading bridges.

Also there is a direct connection to Sheikh Rashid Terminal located at the control tower structure through passenger walkways. There is also a 300-room hotel and health club that will include both five and four star rooms. And a further of commercial space will be added to the current Dubai Airport. Concourse 2 includes five aerobridges that are capable of handling the new Airbus A380.

The terminal itself contains 52 immigration counters, 14 baggage carousel
Baggage carousel

A baggage carousel is a device, generally at an airport, that delivers checked luggage to the passengers at the baggage claim area at their final destination....
s, and 12 e-gates (Electronic Passport Control System used in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is the capital city and second most populous city in the United Arab Emirates , after Dubai. It is also the seat of government of the emirate of Abu Dhabi , which is ruled by Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – the current ruling Emir of the UAE....
 and Dubai.

The concourse has the capacity to handle 23 million passengers, and on a normal day, has a capacity of 17,000 people an hour.

Concourse 3
Concourse 3 will be a smaller version of concourse 2, and is planned to have temperature-controlled lounges. It will have 20 contact gates, of which 18 will be exclusively for the Airbus A380. The two concourses will be connected with electric buses. Concourse 3 will also be connected to the public levels of Terminal 3 with an automated people mover and also a service tunnel for further baggage transfer. Construction had begun on Concourse 3 in early 2008, and is expected to be fully completed by 2012.

Terminal 4
Planning has begun to bring on Terminal 4 at Dubai International Airport, it was revealed on the day Emirates completed its phased operations at the new Terminal 3, on 14 November 2008.

According to Dubai Airport officials plans for Terminal 4 had begun and extensions would be made to Terminal 3. The CEO of the airport, Paul Griffiths was reported to have said, that the airport currently have 290 million dirhams
United Arab Emirates dirham

The dirham is the currency of the United Arab Emirates. The ISO 4217 code for the United Arab Emirates dirham is AED. Unofficial abbreviations include DH or Dhs....
 that will be spent over the next two years on terminals 1, 2 and 3, making sure they are running to full capacity. The airport is planning to service 70 - 80 million passengers a year by 2013.

Runways

Dubai Airport has two parallel runways, 12R/30L and 12L/30R, each wide and both runways are equipped with four sets of ILS to guide landing
Landing

Landing is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called "landing" and "touchdown" as well....
 aircraft safely under all weather condition. The runway was recently expanded to accommodate the Airbus A380.

Accommodating the Airbus A380

With Dubai-based Emirates Airline being one of the launch customers for the Airbus A380 and also the largest customer, Dubai airport needed to expand their existing facilities to accommodate the very large aircraft. The Civil Aviation Authority of Dubai spent $120 million in upgrading the two of its terminals and airport infrastructure, including enlarged gate holdrooms, new finger piers, enlarged runway, new airbridges and extended baggage belt carousels from the normal .

Dubai airport is also investing $3.5 Billion into a new Concourse 3, exclusively for handling Emirates Airline, A380's. This is expected to be completed by 2011.

With these new carousels in place, the airport does not expect embarking and disembarking passengers and baggage from the A380 to take longer than it does for Boeing 747-400s, which carry significantly fewer passengers. On 16 July 2008, Dubai Airport unveiled the first of 5 specially-built gates capable of handling the giant aircraft. Costing $10 million, the gates or 'fingers' enable passengers to get on the upper cabin of the new 555-seater aircraft directly from the gate hold rooms. The hold rooms themselves have been enlarged and appointed to cater for the larger number of passengers flying the A380s. Beside the 5 new gates at Terminal 1, eight more A380-capable gates were opened at Terminal 3 on 14 November 2008.

Services

, Airbus A330
Airbus A330

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Aviation Services


Ground handling
Ground handling services at Dubai International Airport has been provided by Dnata
Dnata

Dnata is one of the largest travel organizations in the Middle East.Dnata employs over 6,500 people who handle passenger, cargo, ramp and technical services for airlines at Dubai International Airport....
 Ground Handling Services.

Services include cargo ramp and technical support services to airlines at Dubai Airport.

Aircraft maintenance
Emirates Engineering, based in Dubai, operates the aircraft maintenance and Engine test cell technical facilities at the airport. Emirates Enginering surrently provides full support for the Emirates Airline fleet and all the other international operations at the airport.

Current facilities include:
  • Seven aircraft hangars all capable of handling the A380 (largest in the world)
  • Aircraft painting hangar
  • Aircraft processing plant
  • Aircraft engine run-up facility enclosure
  • Engineering Line Maintenance facility
  • Engine Test Cell
  • Aircraft spare parts stores


Safety and security

The Civil Aviation Authority of Dubai manages the overall safety and security of the airport. Pre-screening takes place in all terminals at the entrance of the airport.

In 2005, an upgrade in screening technology and rising security concerns led to luggage-screening processes being conducted behind closed-doors, as opposed to them being done just before check-in previously within public view. Carry-on luggage and persons screening are conducted at the individual departure gates, while check-in luggage are screened in the backrooms and secured before loading. Dubai Airport Police plans to introduce a biometric identification system for access into restricted areas.

In view of the 2006 transatlantic aircraft plot, security screening checks have been stepped up on passengers and their hand-carry luggage, as well as checked-in luggage on flights bound for destinations in the United Kingdom and the United States from Dubai.

In early 2007, Dubai Airport introduced a new type of airport screening device which not only detected weapons, but also could screen the passenger for drugs in the blood. With the new system in place Travellers entering Dubai can be jailed for 4 years or more if found in possession (including in the bloodstream and the bottom of the shoes) of illegal drugs (even in quantities as small as 0.001g), including poppy seeds
Poppy Seeds

Poppy Seeds, released in 1971, was the second and final studio album from Vancouver, British Columbia band The Poppy Family. The album has yet to be released on CD and is difficult to find on vinyl....
 from bread rolls and prescription and over-the-counter medicines such as codeine
Codeine

Codeine or methylmorphine is an opiate used for its analgesic, Cough medicine and Antidiarrhoeal properties. It is by far the most widely used opiate in the world and probably the most commonly used drug overall according to numerous reports over the years by organizations such as the World Health Organization and its League of Nations...
. Dubai is now known for having many Legal Dangers for travellers. A senior Dubai judge was quoted on February 11, 2008, by the Dubai City News saying, "These laws help discourage anyone from carrying or using drugs. Even if the amount of illegal drugs found on someone is 0.05 grams, they will be found guilty. The penalty is a minimum four years .

Operations

Busiest International Routes out of Dubai International Airport (2007)
Rank Airport Weekly Flights out of Dubai
1 Bahrain International Airport
Bahrain International Airport

Bahrain International Airport is an international airport located in Al Muharraq, an island on the northern tip of Bahrain, about 7 km northeastern the centre of the capital Manama....
 
184
2 Tehran Imam Khomeini International Airport 174
3 Kuwait International Airport
Kuwait International Airport

Kuwait International Airport is located in Farwaniya, Kuwait, 16 kilometers south of Kuwait City. It is the hub of Kuwait Airways. A portion of the airport complex is designated as Al Mubarak Air Base, which contains the headquarters of the Kuwait Air Force, as well as the Kuwait Air Force Museum....
 
165
4 Muscat International Airport 132
5 London Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport

London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , located in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the largest and Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic airport in the United Kingdom....
 
131
6 Queen Alia International Airport
Queen Alia International Airport

Queen Alia International Airport is an airport situated in Zizya area, 20 miles south of Amman, the capital city of Jordan. The airport has three terminals: two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal....
 
79
7 Jinnah International Airport
Jinnah International Airport

Jinnah International Airport previously Quaid-e-Azam International Airport is Pakistan's largest International airport and Domestic airport airport....
 
76


Airlines and destinations


Destinations by region

  • Africa
    Africa

    Africa is the world's second-largest and second most-populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km? including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area....
    • North Africa
      North Africa

      North Africa or Northern Africa is the northernmost region of the African continent, separated by the Sahara from Sub-Saharan Africa.Geopolitically, the United Nations subregion of Northern Africa includes the following seven countries or territories:...
       - Alexandria-El Nouzha
      El Nouzha Airport

      El Nouzha Airport or Alexandria International Airport is a public airport located in Alexandria, Egypt, 7 km southeast of the city center....
      , Algiers
      Houari Boumedienne Airport

      Houari Boumedienne Airport is a public airport located 9 miles southeast of Algiers, the capital of Algeria. It is named after Houari Boumedienne....
      , Benghazi
      Benina International Airport

      Benina International Airport serves Benghazi, Libya. It is located in the town of Benina, 19 km east of Benghazi, from which it takes its name....
      , Cairo
      Cairo International Airport

      Cairo International Airport is the busiest airport in Egypt and the primary hub for Star Alliance member EgyptAir. The airport is located to the north-east of the city around 15km from the business area of the city....
      , Casablanca
      Mohammed V International Airport

      Mohammed V International Airport The airport is the hub of Morocco's flag carrier Royal Air Maroc and Jet4you. The airport was named after King Mohammed V of Morocco and is town twinning with the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport and Yaser Arafat International Airport....
      , Khartoum
      Khartoum International Airport

      Khartoum International Airport is an airport in Khartoum, the capital of Sudan.It will be replaced with a new airport 40 kilometers south of the centre of Khartoum by 2010....
      , Djibouti
      Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport

      Djibouti-Ambouli International Airport is a joint civilian-military use airport in Djibouti City, Djibouti.In 2004, the airport served 182,641 passengers....
      , Tripoli
      Tripoli International Airport

      Tripoli International Airport serves Tripoli, Libya. It is operated by the Civil Aviation and Meteorology Bureau of Libya and is the nation's largest airport....
      , Tunis
      Tunis-Carthage International Airport

      Tunis-Carthage International Airport is the international airport serving Tunis, Tunisia.The airport is named for the historic city of Carthage, located just north of the airport....
    • Southern Africa
      Southern Africa

      Southern Africa is the southernmost region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics, consisting of numerous territories....
       - Cape Town
      Cape Town International Airport

      Cape Town International Airport is an airport in Cape Town, South Africa. It is a hub for South African Airways. Cape Town International is the second-largest airport in South Africa, after Johannesburg International Airport, third-largest in Africa and a major gateway for tourist traffic....
      , Durban
      Durban International Airport

      Durban International Airport , formerly Louis Botha Airport, is located in Durban, South Africa....
       [begins 1 October], Harare
      Harare International Airport

      Harare International Airport is an airport in Harare, Zimbabwe. The airport is run by Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe and is the hub of Air Zimbabwe....
      , Johannesburg, Lilongwe
      Lilongwe International Airport

      Lilongwe International Airport is an airport in Lilongwe, Malawi ....
      , Luanda
      Quatro de Fevereiro Airport

      Quatro de Fevereiro International Airport is located in Luanda, the capital city of Angola.In 2004, the airport served 742,629 passengers....
    • East Africa
      East Africa

      East Africa or Eastern Africa is the easterly region of the African continent, variably defined by geography or geopolitics. In the UN subregion, 19 territories constitute Eastern Africa:...
       - Asmara
      Asmara International Airport

      Asmara International Airport, formerly known as Yohannes IV International Airport is an airport in Asmara, the capital of Eritrea.In 2004, the airport served 136,526 passengers ....
      , Addis Ababa
      Bole International Airport

      Addis Ababa Bole International Airport serves the city of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The airport is located in the Bole area, east of Addis Ababa City and north of Debre Zeyit....
      , Dar es Salaam
      Julius Nyerere International Airport

      Julius Nyerere International Airport...
      , Entebbe
      Entebbe International Airport

      Entebbe International Airport is the principal international airport of Uganda. It is located near the town of Entebbe, on the shores of Lake Victoria, and about 35 km from the capital Kampala....
      , Lusaka
      Lusaka International Airport

      Lusaka International Airport is an airport in Lusaka, Zambia and was the hub of Zambian Airways....
      , Mauritius
      Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport

      Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport , also known as Plaisance International Airport, is an airport located in Plaine Magnien, near Plaisance, Mauritius and southeast of Port Louis, the capital of Mauritius....
      , Nairobi
      Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

      Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, formerly called Embakasi Airport and Nairobi International Airport, is Kenya's largest aviation facility, and the busiest airport in Central Africa....
      , Seychelles
      Seychelles International Airport

      Seychelles International Airport or Aeroport de La pointe Larue as it is known locally is located on the island of Mah?, Seychelles, Seychelles near the capital city of Victoria, Seychelles....
    • West Africa
      West Africa

      West Africa or Western Africa is the westernmost region of the African continent. Geopolitically, the United Nations subregion of Western Africa includes the following 16 countries distributed over an area of approximately 5 million square km:...
       - Abidjan
      Port Bouet Airport

      Port Bouet Airport , also known as Felix Houphouet Boigny International Airport, is located in Abidjan, C?te d'Ivoire....
      , Accra
      Kotoka International Airport

      Kotoka International Airport in Accra, Ghana is the country's most important international air facility and has the capacity for large aircraft such as the Airbus A380....
      , Lagos


  • Asia
    Asia

    Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent. It covers 8.6% of the Earth's total surface area and, with over 4 billion people, it contains more than 60% of the world's current human population....
    • Central Asia
      Central Asia

      Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east, and from southern Russia in the north to northern India in the south....
       - Almaty
      Almaty International Airport

      Almaty International Airport is the largest international airport in Kazakhstan. It is located about 18 kilometers from the centre of Almaty, the country's largest city and commercial capital....
      , Ashgabat
      Ashgabat Airport

      Ashgabat Airport , also known as Saparmurat Turkmenbashy International Airport, is one of two international airports in Turkmenistan. It is located approximately 10 km northwest of the capital Ashgabat ....
      , Astana
      Astana International Airport

      Astana International Airport is an international airport in Kazakhstan located 14 km outside of the capital Astana.The airport traces its history to 1931 when Astana's first airfield was constructed....
      , Dushanbe
      Dushanbe Airport

      Dushanbe Airport is an airport located in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan. Work has begun on upgrading facilities at the airport. Funds made available from unnamed sources will finance enhancements to the runway and apron and the upgrade of the terminal buildings to handle modern western aircraft....
      , Kabul
      Kabul International Airport

      Kabul International Airport ,,sometimes known as Khwaja Rawash Airport, is located 16 kilometers from downtown Kabul, Afghanistan. The airport is also commonly referred to as KAIA....
      , Tashkent, Yekaterinburg
    • East Asia
      East Asia

      East Asia is a subregion of Asia that can be defined in either Geography or cultural terms. Geography and geopolitically, it covers about 12,000,000 km?, or about 28 percent of the Asian continent, about 15 percent bigger than the area of Europe, though some categorize Tibet, Xinjiang, and Mongolia as Central Asia....
       - Beijing-Capital
      Beijing Capital International Airport

      Beijing Capital International Airport, is the main international airport of Beijing, China. It is located 32 km northeast of Beijing's city center in an enclave of Chaoyang District, Beijing that is surrounded by rural Shunyi District....
      , Guangzhou
      Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

      Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the main airport of Guangzhou, the capital of the province of Guangdong, People's Republic of China....
      , Hong Kong
      Hong Kong International Airport

      Hong Kong International Airport is the main airport in Hong Kong. It is colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport , because it was built on the Islands and peninsulas of Hong Kong#Islands of Chek Lap Kok by land reclamation, and also to distinguish it from the old Hong Kong Airport ....
      , Nagoya-Centrair
      Chubu Centrair International Airport

      is an airport on an artificial island in Ise Bay, Tokoname, Aichi in Aichi Prefecture, south of Nagoya, Aichi in central Japan.Centrair is classified as a first class airport and is the main international gateway for the Chubu region region of Japan....
       [ends 29 March], Osaka-Kansai
      Kansai International Airport

      is an international airport located on an artificial island in the middle of Osaka Bay, off the shore of the cities of Sennan, Osaka and Izumisano, Osaka and the town of Tajiri, Osaka in Osaka Prefecture, Japan....
      , Seoul-Incheon
      Incheon International Airport

      Incheon International Airport is the largest airport in South Korea, and one of the largest and busiest in Asia. Since 2006, it has been consecutively rated as one of the best airports in the world and received the full 5-star ranking by Skytrax, the prestigious recognition shared only by Hong Kong International Airport and Singapore...
      , Shanghai-Pudong
      Shanghai Pudong International Airport

      Shanghai Pudong International Airport is a major aviation hub in Asia, particularly in the East Asian region, and is the primary international airport serving Shanghai of the People's Republic of China....
    • North Asia
      North Asia

      North Asia or Northern Asia is sometimes defined as a subregion of Asia consisting only of the Asian portion of Russia. The term is not widely used....
       - Irkutsk, Novosibirsk
    • South Asia
      South Asia

      South Asia, also known as Southern Asia, is the southern region of the Asian continent, which comprises the sub-Himalayan countries and, for some authorities , also includes the adjoining countries on the west and the east....
       - Ahmedabad
      Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport

      Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel International Airport is India's eighth busiest airport with an average of 150 aircraft movements a day. It services the metropolitan areas of two cities in the States and territories of India of Gujarat, Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar, and is located from the Ahmedabad Railway Station....
      , Amritsar
      Raja Sansi International Airport

      Raja Sansi International Airport , also known as Guru Ram Das International Airport, after Guru Ram Das Ji, the founder of Amritsar, as well as Amritsar International Airport, is 11 km north-west from the city of Amritsar, India....
      , Bangalore, Calicut
      Calicut International Airport

      Calicut International Airport , also known as Karipur Airport, is located at Karipur in the Malappuram district, near Kozhikode , Kerala, India....
      , Chennai
      Chennai International Airport

      Chennai International Airport is located in Meenambakkam, south of Chennai, India. It is the third largest international gateway into the country and the third busiest airport in India after Mumbai Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport and Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport, and the main air hub for South India, handling around...
      , Chittagong
      Shah Amanat International Airport

      Shah Amanat International Airport , named after an Islamic saint, serves Bangladesh's south-eastern port city of Chittagong. It was formerly known as M....
      , Cochin
      Cochin International Airport

      Cochin International Airport , also known as Kochi International Airport or Nedumbassery Airport, is located at Nedumbassery, near Kochi, India , Kerala in India....
      , Colombo
      Bandaranaike International Airport

      Bandaranaike International Airport is Sri Lanka's only international airport. It is located in Katunayake, north of Colombo. It is administered by Airport and Aviation Services Ltd....
      , Delhi
      Indira Gandhi International Airport

      Indira Gandhi International Airport is an airport located in Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi, it is the busiest airport in India in terms of number of daily flights and the second-busiest in India in terms of passenger volume....
      , Dhaka
      Zia International Airport

      Zia International Airport is the largest airport in Bangladesh located in Kurmitola, north of Dhaka, with Dhaka Cantonment on one side and Uttara Thana on the other....
      , Faisalabad
      Faisalabad International Airport

      Faisalabad International Airport is situated on Jhang Road, 10 km away from the city centre of Faisalabad, in the Punjab province of Pakistan....
      , Goa
      Dabolim Airport

      Dabolim Airport is located in the village of Dabolim in Goa, India. It is the only airport in the States and territories of India and operates as a civil enclave in a military airbase named INS Hansa....
      , Hyderabad
      Hyderabad International Airport

      Hyderabad International Airport also known as Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, is a new airport near Shamshabad, about from the city of Hyderabad, India, in India....
      , Islamabad
      Benazir Bhutto International Airport

      Islamabad International Airport or Chaklala Airbase is the third largest airport in Pakistan, it is located in Rawalpindi, Punjab . It has been renamed Benazir Bhutto International Airport after the late Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto....
      , Jaipur
      Jaipur Airport

      Jaipur Airport or Sanganer Airport is near the town of Sanganer, from Jaipur, the capital of the state of Rajasthan, India....
      , Kathmandu
      Tribhuvan International Airport

      Tribhuvan International Airport is an international airport situated in Kathmandu, Nepal.Tribhuvan is the sole international airport in Nepal....
      , Karachi
      Jinnah International Airport

      Jinnah International Airport previously Quaid-e-Azam International Airport is Pakistan's largest International airport and Domestic airport airport....
      , Kolkata
      Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport

      Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport is an airport located in Dum Dum, near Kolkata, West Bengal, India. The airport was originally known as Dum Dum Airport before being renamed in the honour of Subhas Chandra Bose....
      , Lahore
      Allama Iqbal International Airport

      Allama Iqbal International Airport is Pakistan's second largest civil airport after Jinnah International Airport. It is located in Lahore, Punjab , Pakistan and is commonly known as Lahore International Airport....
      , Lucknow, Malé
      Malé International Airport

      Mal? International Airport , formerly known as Hulhul? Airport, is the main international airport in the Maldives. It is located on Hulhul? Island in the North Mal? Atoll, near the capital island Mal?....
      , Mangalore
      Mangalore International Airport

      Mangalore International Airport is a domestic and international airport serving the coastal city of Mangalore, India. The airport was opened in 1951 as the Bajpe Aerodrome and the then Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru arrived on the maiden flight.....
      , Multan
      Multan International Airport

      Multan International Airport is an airport situated 10 km away from the city centre of Multan in Punjab , Pakistan. It is not as large as the other airports in Pakistan, as it operates to cater mainly to the population of Multan, Vehari, Khanewal, Muzaffargarh, Rajanpur, Sahiwal, and Pakpattan....
      , Mumbai, Nagpur
      Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport

      Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar International Airport , also known as Sonegaon Airport, is a public domestic and international airport serving the city of Nagpur, Maharashtra, India....
      , Peshawar
      Peshawar International Airport

      Peshawar International Airport is an airport located in the city of Peshawar in the North West Frontier Province of Pakistan. Located about a 10-minute drive from the center of Peshawar, it is the 4th busiest airport in Pakistan....
      , Pune, Quetta
      Quetta International Airport

      Quetta International Airport is located at Quetta, the provincial capital of Balochistan , Pakistan....
      , Trichy
      Tiruchirapalli Airport

      Tiruchirapalli International Airport or Trichy Airport is a major airport mostly serving Tiruchirapalli and adjacent districts in the States and territories of India of Tamil Nadu, India....
      , Trivandrum, Sylhet
    • Southeast Asia
      Southeast Asia

      Southeast Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India and north of Australia....
       - Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi
      Suvarnabhumi Airport

      BKK redirects here. For the Norwegian power company see Bergenshalv?ens Kommunale Kraftselskap.'For other uses see BKK .Suvarnabhumi Airport , also known as Bangkok International Airport, is the international airport serving Bangkok, Thailand....
      , Bandar Seri Begawan
      Brunei International Airport

      Brunei International Airport is the primary airport in the nation of Brunei. The Royal Brunei Air Force is also based at the Rimba Air Base which is located in the Brunei International Airport....
      , Denpasar, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta
      Soekarno-Hatta International Airport

      Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is the main airport serving the greater Jakarta area on the island of Java, Indonesia. The airport is named after the first President of Indonesia, Soekarno, and the first vice-president, Mohammad Hatta....
      , Kuala Lumpur
      Kuala Lumpur International Airport

      Kuala Lumpur International Airport commonly known as KLIA is one of Asia's major aviation hubs, along with Tokyo's Narita International Airport, Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport, Hong Kong International Airport and Singapore Changi Airport....
      , Manila-Ninoy Aquino
      Ninoy Aquino International Airport

      The Ninoy Aquino International Airport or NAIA , is the airport serving the general area of Manila and its surrounding Metro Manila. Located along the border between Pasay City and Para?aque City, about seven kilometers south of Manila proper, and southwest of Makati City, NAIA is the main international gateway for travelers to the P...
      , Singapore
      Singapore Changi Airport

      Singapore Changi Airport or simply Changi Airport, is a major aviation hub in Asia, particularly in the Southeast Asian region, and is the main airport in Singapore....
    • Southwest Asia
      Southwest Asia

      Southwest Asia or Southwestern Asia is the southwestern subregion of Asia. The term West Asia is sometimes used in the United Nations subregion geoscheme and in writings about the archeology and the late prehistory of the region....
       - Abadan
      Abadan Airport

      Abadan Airport is situated 12 kilometers away from the city of Abadan, Iran....
      , Aden
      Aden International Airport

      Aden International Airport is an airport in Aden, Yemen ....
      , Ahvaz
      Ahvaz Airport

      Ahvaz Airport is an airport in Ahvaz, Iran ....
      , Aleppo
      Aleppo International Airport

      Aleppo International Airport is an international airport serving Aleppo, Syria. The airport serves as a secondary hub for Syrian Arab Airlines...
      , Amman
      Queen Alia International Airport

      Queen Alia International Airport is an airport situated in Zizya area, 20 miles south of Amman, the capital city of Jordan. The airport has three terminals: two passenger terminals and one cargo terminal....
      , Aqaba, Bahrain
      Bahrain International Airport

      Bahrain International Airport is an international airport located in Al Muharraq, an island on the northern tip of Bahrain, about 7 km northeastern the centre of the capital Manama....
      , Baku
      Heydar Aliyev International Airport

      File:GYDHeydarAliyev.JPGHeydar Aliyev International Airport is the international airport in Azerbaijan located 25 kilometers east of the capital Baku....
      , Bandar Abbas
      Bandar Abbas International Airport

      Bandar Abbas International Airport is an airport in Bandar Abbas, the capital of the Hormozgan Province in Iran....
      , Baghdad
      Baghdad International Airport

      Baghdad International Airport ; , BIAP is Iraq's largest airport, located in a suburb about 16 km west of downtown Baghdad in the Baghdad Governorate....
      , Beirut
      Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport

      Beirut Rafic Hariri International Airport is located 9 km from the city centre in the southern suburbs of Beirut, Lebanon and is the only operational commercial airport in the country....
      , Damascus
      Damascus International Airport

      Damascus International Airport is a public airport located in Damascus, the capital of Syria. Officially opened in the mid 1970s, DAM is Syria's busiest international airport....
      , Dammam
      King Fahd International Airport

      King Fahd International Airport is located 15 kilometers northwest of Dammam, Saudi Arabia. It is the largest airport in the world in terms of land area ....
      , Doha
      Doha International Airport

      Doha International Airport is the only commercial airport in Qatar. It has three mosques, free Wi-Fi, a large Duty-free shop area, a few eateries and 44 airline stands....
      , Isfahan
      Isfahan International Airport

      Isfahan International Airport is an international airport located at the city of Isfahan in the Isfahan Province of Iran.Named in honor of Mohammad Beheshti....
      , Jeddah
      King Abdulaziz International Airport

      KAIA - King Abdulaziz International Airport is an aviation facility located to the north of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Named after Ibn Saud of Saudi Arabia, the airport is Saudi Arabia's third largest air facility....
      , Kuwait City
      Kuwait International Airport

      Kuwait International Airport is located in Farwaniya, Kuwait, 16 kilometers south of Kuwait City. It is the hub of Kuwait Airways. A portion of the airport complex is designated as Al Mubarak Air Base, which contains the headquarters of the Kuwait Air Force, as well as the Kuwait Air Force Museum....
      , Larnaca
      Larnaca International Airport

      Larnaca International Airport is an international airport located near Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus' main international gateway and the larger of the country's two commercial airports, the other being Paphos International Airport on the island's southwestern coast....
      , Muscat, Riyadh
      King Khalid International Airport

      King Khalid International Airport is located 35 kilometers north of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, designed by the architectural firm Hellmuth, Obata and Kassabaum....
      , Salalah
      Salalah Airport

      Salalah Airport is the Sultanate of Oman's second gateway. It is located on the Salalah coastal plain, 5.5 kilometers northeast of Salalah's city centre....
      , Sana'a
      Sana'a International Airport

      Sana'a International Airport or El Rahaba Airport is a public airport located in Sana'a, the capital of Yemen....
      , Shiraz
      Shiraz International Airport

      Shiraz International Airport is located in Shiraz, Iran, Iran. It is the main international airport of Fars province.After undergoing renovation and redevolopment work in 2005, Shiraz Airport was identified as the second most reliable and modern airport in Iran in terms of flight safety including electronic and navigation control systems...
      , Tabriz
      Tabriz International Airport

      Tabriz International Airport is an airport that serves Tabriz, Iran. It is the primary airport of Tabriz. It is also serve as the military flight base with IRIAF as second fighter base of IRIAF....
      , Tehran-Imam Khomeini


  • Europe
    Europe

    Europe is, conventionally, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally divided from Asia to its east by the water divide of the Ural Mountains, the Ural , the Caspian Sea, and by the Caucasus Mountains to the southeast....
     - Amsterdam, Athens, Belgrade
    Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport

    Belgrade Nikola Tesla Airport is Serbia's busiest airport, also known as Surcin , after a nearby Belgrade suburb.Named after Nikola Tesla, the airport is situated 12 km west of central Belgrade, in the Municipality of Surcin, surrounded by Vojvodina's fertile lowlands....
    , Birmingham, Bucharest-Otopeni
    Henri Coanda International Airport

    Henri Coanda International Airport is the busiest airport in Romania, serving the capital city of Bucharest, along with the smaller Aurel Vlaicu International Airport, which functions primarily as a hub for low-cost airlines and business travel....
    , Budapest
    Budapest Ferihegy International Airport

    Budapest Ferihegy International Airport is the international airport serving the Hungary capital city of Budapest, and the largest of the country's five international airports....
    , Copenhagen
    Copenhagen Airport

    Copenhagen Airport is the major airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark and the other cities within the Oresund Region. It is located on the island Amager, 8 kilometers south of Copenhagen city center, and 24 kilometers west of Malm? city center at the other side of the Oresund Bridge....
     [seasonal], Donetsk, Düsseldorf
    Düsseldorf International Airport

    D?sseldorf International Airport ,is the third largest airport in Germany, located in D?sseldorf, the capital city of the States of Germany of North Rhine-Westphalia....
    , Frankfurt
    Frankfurt Airport

    Frankfurt Airport may refer to:Airports of Frankfurt, Germany:* Frankfurt Airport , the largest airport in Germany* Frankfurt-Hahn Airport , a converted U.S....
    , Glasgow-International
    Glasgow International Airport

    Glasgow International Airport is located west of Glasgow city centre, near the towns of Paisley and Renfrew in Renfrewshire, Scotland.In 2007 the airport handled 8,795,727 passengers making it the 2nd busiest in Scotland, and eighth Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic....
    , Hamburg
    Hamburg Airport

    Hamburg Airport , also known as Hamburg-Fuhlsb?ttel Airport , is an international airport serving Hamburg, Germany.It originally covered 440,000 square metres....
    , Helsinki
    Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

    Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in Vantaa, Finland, is the main airport of the Helsinki metropolitan region and the whole of Finland. It is located about from the center of Vantaa, Tikkurila, and from the Helsinki city centre....
     [charter], Istanbul-Atatürk
    Atatürk International Airport

    Atat?rk International Airport is the major international airport in Istanbul, Turkey. Located in Yesilk?y, on the European side of the city, it is 15 km southwest of the city centre....
    , Kiev-Boryspil, Larnaca
    Larnaca International Airport

    Larnaca International Airport is an international airport located near Larnaca, Cyprus. Larnaca International Airport is Cyprus' main international gateway and the larger of the country's two commercial airports, the other being Paphos International Airport on the island's southwestern coast....
    , London-Gatwick
    London Gatwick Airport

    Gatwick Airport is London's second largest airport and second Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic in the United Kingdom after London Heathrow Airport....
    , London-Heathrow
    London Heathrow Airport

    London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , located in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the largest and Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic airport in the United Kingdom....
    , Malta-Luqa
    Malta International Airport

    Malta International Airport is the only airport in Malta, and it serves the whole Maltese Archipelago. It is located between Luqa and Gudja in Malta....
    , Manchester, Milan-Malpensa
    Malpensa International Airport

    Milano Malpensa Airport , former "Aeroporto Citt? di Busto Arsizio" is located in the province of Varese, about 50 km from central Milan, Italy....
    , Moscow-Domodedovo
    Domodedovo International Airport

    Domodedovo International Airport is an international airport located 35 km south of the centre of Moscow, Russia. It is one of the three major Moscow airports along with Sheremetyevo International Airport and Vnukovo Airport....
    , Moscow-Sheremetyevo
    Sheremetyevo International Airport

    Sheremetyevo International Airport , is an international airport located north of Moscow, Russia. It is a hub for the passenger operations of the Russian international airline Aeroflot, and one of the three major airports serving Moscow along with Domodedovo International Airport and Vnukovo Airport ....
    , Munich, Newcastle
    Newcastle Airport

    Newcastle Airport is located in Newcastle upon Tyne, north-west of the city centre. In 2007 it was the tenth Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic in the United Kingdom....
    , Nice, Odessa, Oslo-Gardermoen
    Oslo Airport, Gardermoen

    Oslo Airport, Gardermoen is the principal airport serving the Norway capital city of Oslo. It is also the main international airport serving Norway, with flights to a large number of Europe airports, and some flights to other continents, including North America and Asia....
    , Paris-Charles de Gaulle
    Charles de Gaulle International Airport

    Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport , also known as Roissy Airport , in the Paris area, is one of the world's principal aviation centres, as well as France's main international airport....
    , Riga
    Riga International Airport

    Riga International Airport was built in 1973 as an alternative to Spilve, which had become outdated. It is 13km southwest of Riga, the capital of Latvia....
    , Rome-Fiumicino, Rostov-on-Don
    Rostov-on-Don Airport

    Rostov-on-Don Airport is an international airport located 9 km east of the city of Rostov-on-Don, in southern Russia. The airport handled 727,900 passengers and 3,428 metric tonnes of cargo in 2006....
    , Sochi, Sofia
    Sofia Airport

    Sofia Airport , also known as Vrazhdebna after the village located to the north is the main airport in Sofia, Bulgaria. It handled 2.2 million passengers in 2006, 2.7 million passengers in 2007 and 3.23 million in 2008....
    , Stockholm-Arlanda
    Stockholm-Arlanda Airport

    Stockholm-Arlanda Airport , is an international airport located in the Sigtuna Municipality of Sweden, near the town of M?rsta, about 42 km north of Stockholm and nearly 40 km, by road, south-east of Uppsala....
    , Tbilisi
    Tbilisi International Airport

    Tbilisi International Airport is the main international airport in Georgia , located near the capital Tbilisi.In February 2007, the reconstruction project was finished....
    , Venice-Marco Polo, Vienna
    Vienna International Airport

    Vienna International Airport , located 18 kilometers southeast of Vienna, is the busiest and biggest airport in Austria. It is often referred to as Schwechat, the name of the nearby town....
    , Yerevan
    Zvartnots International Airport

    Zvartnots International Airport is located near Zvartnots, about 10 km west of Yerevan, the capital city of Armenia. The airport was built in 1961....
    , Zürich


  • Americas
    Americas

    The Americas are the region of the Western hemisphere that consists of the continents of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions....
    • North America
      North America

      North America is the northern continent of the Americas, situated in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost totally in the western hemisphere....
      • Canada
        Canada

        Canada is a country occupying most of northern North America, extending from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west and northward into the Arctic Ocean....
         - Toronto-Pearson
        Toronto Pearson International Airport

        Toronto Pearson International Airport, also known as Lester B. Pearson International Airport or simply Toronto Pearson , is a major international airport serving Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated northwest of Downtown Toronto in the city of Mississauga....
      • United States
        United States

        The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
         - Atlanta
        Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

        Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport , known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield-Jackson, is located seven miles south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, Georgia , United States....
        , Houston-Intercontinental
        George Bush Intercontinental Airport

        George Bush Intercontinental Airport is a Class B airports international airport in the city of Houston, Texas, United States serving the Greater Houston area....
        , Los Angeles
        Los Angeles International Airport

        Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving Los Angeles, California, California, the United States metropolitan area of the United States....
        , New York-JFK
        John F. Kennedy International Airport

        John F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located on Long Island, in Queens County, New York in southeastern New York City about 12 miles from Lower Manhattan....
        , San Francisco
        San Francisco International Airport

        San Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, adjacent to the cities of Millbrae, California and San Bruno, California in unincorporated area San Mateo County, California....
        , Washington-Dulles
        Washington Dulles International Airport

        Washington Dulles International Airport is a public airport located 25 miles west of the central business district of Washington, D.C., in Dulles, Virginia ....
    • South America
      South America

      South America is the southern continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere....
       - São Paulo-Guarulhos


  • Oceania
    Oceania

    Oceania is a geography, often geopolitics, region consisting of numerous lands—mostly islands in the Pacific Ocean and vicinity. The term "Oceania" was coined in 1831 by French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville....
     - Auckland, Brisbane
    Brisbane Airport

    Brisbane Airport is the sole passenger airport serving Brisbane and the List of the busiest airports in Australia, after Sydney Airport and Melbourne Airport airports....
    , Christchurch
    Christchurch International Airport

    Christchurch International Airport is the main airport that serves Christchurch, New Zealand. It is located 12 kilometres to the northwest of the city centre, in the suburb of Christchurch#Outer suburbs, and was opened in 1953....
    , Melbourne
    Melbourne Airport

    Melbourne Airport , also known as Tullamarine Airport or the local colloquialism Tulla, is the primary airport List of airports in the Melbourne area and the List of the busiest airports in Australia....
    , Perth
    Perth Airport

    Perth Airport is an Australian domestic and international airport located south of Guildford, Western Australia, and is the major commercial airport servicing Western Australia's capital city, Perth, Western Australia....
    , Sydney
    Sydney Airport

    Sydney Airport may refer to:* Sydney Airport , in Sydney, Australia* Sydney Airport , in Nova Scotia, Canada...


Destinations by airline


Terminal 1

Terminal 2

Terminal 3

Cargo

Cargo

Ground Transport


Road

leading to Dubai Airport]] The airport is connected by the road D 89
D 89

D 89, also known as Al Maktoum Road, Airport Road or Al Khawaneej Road, is a road in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. One of the longest intra-city roads, D 89 begins at the Deira, Dubai Corniche and runs perpendicular to D 85 ....
. One of the longest intra-city roads, D 89 begins at the Deira Corniche and runs perpendicular to D 85 (Baniyas Road). From Deira, the road progresses south-eastward towards Dubai International Airport, intersecting with E 311 (Emirates Road) past the airport.

Rail

The airport is served by the Dubai Metro, which operates 2 lines through the airport. The Red Line (Dubai Metro)
Red Line (Dubai Metro)

The Red Line is one of the two lines on the Dubai Metro network in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is currently under construction, and will have 29 stations spanning ....
  operates 2 stations, which when completed in May 2010, will provide services to both Terminal 1, and 3 from between 6 am and 12 midnight. The stations are located infront of both Terminals, and can be accessed directs from the Arrivals area in Both Terminals. Services run every 2 minutes.

The Green Line will operate another station in the Airport Free Zone.

Bus

Dubai Busses run by the RTA run a number of routes to around the city but mainly Deira
Deira

Deira was a kingdom in Northern England during the 6th century AD. Itextended from the River Humber to the River Tees, and from the sea to the western edge of the Vale of York....
, available at the Airport Ground Transportation Centre and the Arrivals.

Bus stations are situated opposite both Terminal 1, 2, and 3. Local buses 4, 11, 15, 33 and 44 can be used to connect with Terminal 1 and 3, while bus 2 connects with Terminal 2. Dubai International Airport Buses provide air-conditioned transport into the city centre and over 80 hotels in the city.

Coach service is available to major cities and towns is also availible to Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi is the capital city and second most populous city in the United Arab Emirates , after Dubai. It is also the seat of government of the emirate of Abu Dhabi , which is ruled by Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan – the current ruling Emir of the UAE....
, Al Ain
Al Ain

Al Ain is the fourth largest city in the United Arab Emirates . With a population of 614,180 , Al Ain is dubbed the Garden City of the UAE....
, and Sharjah
Sharjah

Sharjah is one of the Emirates of the United Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates. The emirate covers 2,600 km? and has a population of over 800,000 ....
.

Taxi

Transportation in Dubai
Transportation in Dubai

Dubai's Roads and Transport Authority regulates transportation within the city of Dubai, U.A.E.....
The airport is served by the Government owned Dubai Taxi Agency, whci provides 24 hour service at the arrivals Terminal.

Accidents and incidents

  • In November 1974, British Airways
    British Airways

    British Airways plc is an airline of the United Kingdom. The airline has the largest fleet of aircraft of any United Kingdom airline, but is only second in terms of international passengers carried....
     Flight 870 from Dubai to Heathrow
    London Heathrow Airport

    London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow , located in the London Borough of Hillingdon, is the largest and Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic airport in the United Kingdom....
    , operated by a Vickers VC10
    Vickers VC10

    The Vickers VC10 is a British airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs and first flown in 1962. The airliner was designed to operate on long distance routes with a high subsonic speed and also be capable of hot and high operations from African airports....
    , was hijacked
    Aircraft hijacking

    Aircraft hijacking is the unlawful seizure of an aircraft by force, by either an individual or a group. In most cases the pilot is forced to fly according to the orders of the hijackers....
     in Dubai, landing at Tripoli
    Tripoli

    Tripoli is the largest and Capital city of Libya.Tripoli has a population of 1.69 million. The city is located in the northwest of the country on the edge of the desert, on a point of rocky land projecting into the Mediterranean Sea and forming a bay....
     for refuelling before flying on to Tunis
    Tunis

    Tunis is the Capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis Governorate, with a population of 1 200,000 in 2008 and over 3,980,500 in the municipal area....
    . One hostage was murdered before the hijackers eventually surrendered after 84 hours. Captain Jim Futcher was awarded the Queen's Gallantry Medal
    Queen's Gallantry Medal

    The Queen's Gallantry Medal is the third level civil decoration of the United Kingdom and Commonwealth of Nations.It was instituted on 20 June 1974 to replace the Order of the British Empire for Gallantry, the British Empire Medal for Gallantry, and the Colonial Police Medal for Gallantry....
    , the Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators
    Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators

    The Guild of Air Pilots and Air Navigators is one of the Livery Company of the City of London. The Guild was established in 1929 and was granted the status of a Livery Company in 1956....
     Founders Medal, the British Air Line Pilots Association
    British Air Line Pilots Association

    The British Air Line Pilots' Association is the second largest flight crew association within IFALPA. It was founded on June 27, 1937 by Eric Lane-Burslem, and 87 other pilots, at a meeting at the Greyhound Hotel in London Borough of Croydon....
     Gold Medal and a Certificate of Commendation from British Airways for his actions during the hijacking, having returned to the aircraft to fly it knowing the hijackers were on board.
  • On 3 July 1988, Iran Air Flight 655
    Iran Air Flight 655

    Iran Air Flight 655, also known as IR655, was a civilian airliner shot down by United States Surface to air missile on Sunday 3 July 1988, over the Strait of Hormuz, toward the end of the Iran-Iraq War....
    , which was on a Tehran
    Tehran

    Tehran is the capital and largest city of Iran, and the administrative center of Tehran Province. Tehran is a sprawling city at the foot of the Alborz mountain range with an immense network of highways unparalleled in Western Asia....
    -Bandar Abbas
    Bandar Abbas

    Bandar Abbas or Bandar-e ?Abbas is a seaport city and capital of Hormozgan Province on the southern coast of Iran , on the Persian Gulf. The city occupies a strategic position on the narrow Straits of Hormuz, and it is the location of the main base of the Iranian Navy....
    -Dubai route, was shot down by USS Vincennes
    USS Vincennes (CG-49)

    The fourth USS Vincennes is a United States Navy Ticonderoga class cruiser Aegis combat system guided missile cruiser. In 1988, the ship shot down Iran Air Flight 655 over the Persian Gulf, killing all 290 civilian passengers onboard including 38 non-Iranians and 66 children....
     between Bandar Abbas and Dubai. 290 people were killed in this incident.
  • On 28 July 2001, a man named Djamel Beghal
    Djamel Beghal

    Djamel Beghal is a France Algerian man convicted of terrorism.In 28 July 2001, he was arrested at Dubai International Airport while transferring from a flight from Pakistan to a flight to Europe; he held a false French passport....
     was arrested at Dubai International Airport while transferring from a flight from Pakistan to a flight to Europe. Beghal admitted to being part of the Paris embassy attack plot
    Paris embassy attack plot

    In 2001, a suspected terrorist plot from Al-Qaida to destroy the United States embassy in Paris, France, as well as a munitions depot in Belgium was uncovered and stopped....
     to UAE interrogators. The Al-Qaeda
    Al-Qaeda

    Al-Qaeda, alternatively spelled al-Qaida and sometimes al-Qa'ida, is an international Sunni Islam Islamist Extremism movement founded sometime between August 1988 and late 1989/early 1990....
     suspect was taken to France
    France

    France , officially the French Republic , is a country whose Metropolitan France is located in Western Europe and that also comprises various Overseas departments and territories of France....
    , where he recanted parts of his statement. The plot was dismantled by French, Belgian
    Belgium

    * A small German-speaking Community of Belgium exists in eastern Wallonia. Belgium's linguistic diversity and related political and cultural conflicts are reflected in the history of Belgium and a complex Communities and regions of Belgium....
    , and Dutch
    Netherlands

    The Netherlands is a country that is part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. It is a parliamentary democratic constitutional monarchy. The Netherlands is located in North-West Europe, and bordered by the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east....
     authorities.
  • Part of the airport's Terminal 3 collapsed on 28 September 2004 during the construction phase.
  • On 17 February 2007, a Novair
    Novair

    Novair , is a charter airline based in Stockholm, Sweden. It operates charter flights from Stockholm to the Mediterranean and the Canary Islands, and long-haul services to Thailand....
     A330-200 made an emergency landing in an airport in the United Arab Emirates. The plane was flying from Phuket, Thailand
    Thailand

    The Kingdom of Thailand is an independent country that lies in the heart of Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Laos and Myanmar, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the west by the Andaman Sea and Myanmar....
     to Copenhagen
    Copenhagen

    Copenhagen is the capital and largest city of Denmark, with an urban area with a population of 1,153,615 . Copenhagen is situated on the Islands of Zealand and Amager....
    , Denmark
    Denmark

    Denmark is a Scandinavian country in northern Europe and the senior member of the Kingdom of Denmark. It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries....
     with mainly Danish passengers. After takeoff
    Takeoff

    Takeoff is the phase of flight in which an aircraft goes through a transition from moving along the ground to flying in the air, usually starting on a runway....
     from a scheduled intermediate landing in Dubai, the captain felt some strange vibrations in one of the engines and decided to shut it down. The landing went smoothly and no one was injured.
  • 12 March 2007, Biman Bangladesh Airlines Flight BG006 (LHR-DXB-DAC), carrying 236 passengers and crew, the nose gear
    Undercarriage

    In aviation, the undercarriage or landing gear is the structure that supports an aircraft on the ground and allows it to taxiing....
     of the Airbus A310-300
    Airbus A310

    The Airbus A310 is a medium to long-range Wide-body aircraft airliner. Launched in 1978, it was the second aircraft created by the Airbus consortium of European aerospace companies, which is now fully owned by EADS....
     collapsed while accelerating down the runway. Fourteen people suffered minor injuries in the accident at Dubai International Airport. The aircraft came to rest at the end of the runway and was evacuated, but crippled the only active runway and forced the airport to close for eight hours, affecting 71 flights.


See also

  • Developments in Dubai
    Developments in Dubai

    File:Dubai skyline, morning.jpgThe Dubai government's decision to diversify from a trade-based but oil-reliant economy to one that is service- and tourism-oriented has made real estate and other developments more valuable, resulting in the property boom from 2004?2006....
  • Tourism in Dubai


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