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Dubai Airport

Dubai International Airport
مطار دبي الدولي
Maṭār Dubayy al-Duwalī
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Summary
Airport type Public
Owner Government of Dubai
Operator Dubai Airports Company
Serves Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Location Dubai
Hub for
Elevation AMSL 62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates 25°15′10″N 055°21′52″E / 25.25278°N 55.36444°E / 25.25278; 55.36444Coordinates: 25°15′10″N 055°21′52″E / 25.25278°N 55.36444°E / 25.25278; 55.36444
Website dubaiairport.com
Map
OMDB is located in United Arab Emirates
OMDB
OMDB
Location in the UAE
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12L/30R 4,000 13,123 Asphalt
12R/30L 4,450 14,600 Asphalt
Statistics (2016)
Passengers 83,654,000
Aircraft movements 453,886
Cargo (metric tonnes) 2,534,786
Economic impact $26.7 billion
Sources: UAE AIP,ACI
Passengers 83,654,000
Aircraft movements 453,886
Cargo (metric tonnes) 2,534,786
Economic impact $26.7 billion
Infrastructure
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)
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: DXBICAO: 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.


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