Dubai International Airport مطار دبي الدولي Maṭār Dubayy al-Duwalī |
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner | Government of Dubai | ||||||||||||||
Operator | Dubai Airports Company | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||
Location | Dubai | ||||||||||||||
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Elevation AMSL | 62 ft / 19 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 25°15′10″N 055°21′52″E / 25.25278°N 55.36444°ECoordinates: 25°15′10″N 055°21′52″E / 25.25278°N 55.36444°E | ||||||||||||||
Website | dubaiairport.com | ||||||||||||||
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Location in the UAE | |||||||||||||||
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Statistics (2016) | |||||||||||||||
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Passengers | 83,654,000 |
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Aircraft movements | 453,886 |
Cargo (metric tonnes) | 2,534,786 |
Economic impact | $26.7 billion |
Infrastructure | ||
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Taxiways | ||
Length | 25,300 m (83,000 ft) | |
Width | 30 m (98 ft) | |
Passenger terminal buildings | ||
Total | ||
Floor area | 1,972,474 m2 (21,231,530 sq ft) | |
Handling capacity | c. 90 million passengers | |
Parking bays | 73 (aerobridge) 100 (remote) |
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Terminal One + (Concourse C) | ||
Opened | 1 April 2000 (operational) | |
Floor area | 246,474 m2 (2,653,020 sq ft) | |
Handling capacity | 22 million passengers | |
Parking bays | 69 Aircraft Stands (32 stands shared between T1, T2, and T3) | |
Concourse D | ||
Opened | 2016 | |
Floor area | 150,000 m2 (1,600,000 sq ft) | |
Handling capacity | 18 million | |
Parking bays | 19 aircraft stands | |
Terminal Two | ||
Opened | May 1, 1998 (operational) | |
Floor area | 13,000 m2 (140,000 sq ft) | |
Handling capacity | 10 million passengers | |
Parking bays | 37 aircraft stands (2 stands shared with T1) | |
Terminal Three + (Concourse A and B) | ||
Opened | 14 October 2008 (operational) | |
Floor area | 1,713,000 m2 (18,440,000 sq ft): Terminal 3 (515000m2) + Concourse A (528000m2) + Concourse B (670000m2) | |
Handling capacity | 43 million passengers: Concourse A (19 million) + Concourse B (24 million) | |
Parking bays | 99 aircraft stands (30 shared between T1, T2 and T3) | |
VIP Pavilion | ||
Opened | January 2005 (operational) | |
Floor area | N/A | |
Handling capacity | N/A | |
Parking bays | N/A |
Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) (Arabic: مطار دبي الدولي) is the primary airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic. It is also the 3rd busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic, the 6th busiest cargo airport in world, the busiest airport for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 movements, and the busiest airport in the world operating with only two runways. In 2016, DXB handled 83.6 million passengers, 2.59 million tonnes of cargo and registered 418,220 aircraft movements.
Dubai International is situated in the Al Garhoud district, 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 km; 2.9 mi) east of Dubai and spread over an area of 2,900 hectares (7,200 acres) of land. The airport is operated by the Dubai Airports Company and is the home base of Dubai's international airlines, Emirates and flydubai. The Emirates hub is the largest airline hub in the Middle East; Emirates handles around 65% of all passenger traffic and accounts for approximately 42% of all aircraft movements at the airport. Dubai Airport is also the base for low-cost carrier flydubai which handles 11.6% of passenger traffic and 25% of aircraft movements at DXB. The airport consists of three terminals and has a total capacity of 90 million passengers annually. Terminal 3 is the second largest building in the world by floor space and the largest airport terminal in the world. As of January 2016, there are over 7,700 weekly flights operated by 140 airlines to over 270 destinations across all six inhabited continents.