Dubai International Airport

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Dubai, UAE

Location Name

Dubai Airport

Airport codes

DXB

Time Zone

GMT +4

Location Address

Department of Civil Aviation, Dubai International Airport, PO Box 2525, Dubai, UAE

Access

The Airport Road runs directly southeast from Dubai city centre on the east side of The Creek (Al-Khor). From locations south of Dubai, cross Al-Khor at Al-Garhoud Bridge and drive north, then turn right at the intersection with Airport Road. Terminal 2 is situated to the north of Terminal 1, accessed from Al Towar Road and Rashidiya

Airport Overview

Contacts

Telephone

(04) 224 5555

Email contact through the website

Web

www.dubaiairport.com

Airport Information

Airlines

Air Algerie, Air France, Air China, Aeroflot, AeroAsia, Air India, Air Lanka, Air Gabon, Air Mauritius, Air Seychelles, Aria Air, Ariana Afghan Airlines, Alitalia, Aerosvit Airlines, Armenian Airlines, Austrian Airlines, Azerbaijan Airlines, Biman Bangladesh, British Airways, Cathay Pacific, China Southern Airlines, Czech Airlines, Cyprus Airlines, Daallo Airlines, Damal Airlines, Dragon Air, Egypt Air, Emirates Airlines, Ethiopian Airlines, EVA Air, Finnair, Golf Air, Indian Airlines, Iran Air, Iran Asseman, Kish Air, Kuwait Airways, KLM, Kenya Airlines, Korean Airlines, Libyan Arab Airlines, Lufthansa, Malaysian Airlines, Mahan, MEA, Olympic Airways, Oman Air, Palestinian Airlines, Phuket Airlines, PIA, Qatar Airlines, Qeshim Air, Royal Brunei, Royal Jordanian Airlines, Samara Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Shaheen Airlines, Sudan Airways, Siberia Airlines, Singapore Airlines, Star African Airlines, Swissair, Syrian Arab Airlines, Tarom Romania, Thai Airways, Trans Mediterranean, Turkish Airlines, Turkmenistan Airlines, Tunis Air, Ural Airlines, Vietnam Airlines, Yemen Airlines, Yugoslavian Airlines

Airline Lounges

Dubai International First Class Lounge, Business Class Lounge, Airline Lounges: Air France, Gulf Air, Emirates, British Airways, KLM and Star Alliance have their own dedicated lounges all of which are situated between Gates 21 and 26.

Terminals

3

Facilities

Restrooms / Toilets

These are located in key locations throughout the Ariport

Disabled facilities / Medical Facilities

Medical Centre Located on the ground level of the Concourse, the medical centre is next to Dubai Duty Free on the western end. Access from the Departures level is near Gate 113.

Dedicated desks for special needs passengers are located between Rows A & B of the Departures Hall. Electric carts are available for transporting passengers to and from the new Concourse. Within the Concourse there are special lounges for passengers with special needs and unaccompanied minor that are located near Gates 9 and 22.

Business facilities

Passengers have a choice to two business centres within the Concourse. One on the departures level called Global Link and another within the hotel called Connect. Global Link, near Gate 16 on the Departures Level, provides passengers with 6 ISD booths, workstations with Internet connections, fax services and secretarial service round the clock

Baggage

Baggage is tagged by our special Baggage Reconciliation System which tracks each piece of baggage from check-in to loading. All bags pass through bar-code scanners and the system stores all information about the location of the baggage, making retrieval - whenever necessary - much faster

Shops and restaurants

25 food and drink outlets within the new Concourse. From fast food to speciality cuisine to an Irish pub, passengers are spoilt for choice.The Food Court is located on the Departures Level between Gates 113 and 115

This facility offers a wide range of shops, selling top quality merchandise at the best value for money. The merchandise includes jewelry, electronics, cosmetics, liquor, luxury goods, sports equipment, designer wear, childrens' wear, toys, books etc all have dedicated areas.

Other services

There are four special rooms - two for ladies and two for men - have been dedicated for offering prayers within the Concourse and two in the Arrivals terminal.

Country Information

The United Arab Emirates, one of the world's fastest growing tourist destinations, has all the right ingredients for an unforgettable holiday, sun, sand, sea, sports, unbeatable shopping, top-class hotels and restaurants, an intriguing traditional culture, and a safe and welcoming environment

Speed Limits

Motorway - 120km/h, Freeway - 100km/h, Urnab - 60km/h

Side of the road

Right

Dubai - Airport United Arab Emirates

Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Garhoud district, 4km (2.5 miles) southeast of Dubai.

The airport was built at a cost of some US$5.5 billion and can handle 60 million passengers and 2.1 million tonnes of cargo a year and is expanding to accommodate over 80 million passengers by 2011. When the full expansion program will be completed by 2011, and the airport will have three terminals and three concourses, two cargo mega terminals, an airport free zone, an expo centre with three large exhibition halls, a major aircraft maintenance hub and a flower centre to handle perishable goods.

In 2008, the airport was the 20th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and 11th busiest by cargo traffic. The airport also was the 6th busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic.

The airport is operated by the Department of Civil Aviation and is the home base of Dubai's international airline, Emirates Airline and Emirates SkyCargo; the Emirates hub is the largest airline hub in the Middle East and Africa and handles 60% of all passenger traffic at the airport, however only handles 37% of all aircraft movements at the airport. It is also a hub for Flydubai. In addition, it serves as a secondary hub for the Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways, and a focus city for Singapore Airlines.

Other smaller passenger and cargo airlines use the airport as a hub and these include Dolphin Air, Falcon Express Cargo Airlines and Iranian career Aria Air. Airlines with secondary hubs at the airport include Royal Jordanian, British Gulf International Airlines, Iran Aseman Airlines, airblue, Iran Air and African Express Airways. It is a focus city for a number of airlines including; Singapore Airlines, Yemenia, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Air India, Pakistan International Airlines, and Jubba Airways. As of May 2009, there are about 5025 weekly flights operated by 126 airlines to over 200 destinations across North America, Europe, South America, East Asia, Southwest Asia, South Asia, Australasia, and Africa.

Dubai International Airport will be complemented by Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central International Airport), a new 140 km2 (54 sq mi) 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. This made it the 20th busiest airport in the world and, with 36,592,307 international passengers, the 6th busiest international airport in the world, in terms of international passenger traffic, a 9.3% increase of international passengers from 2007.

In addition to being an important passenger traffic hub, the airport is one of the busiest cargo airports in the world, handling 1.824 million tonnes of cargo in 2008, making it the 11th busiest airport in the world, a 9.4% increase of cargo traffic since 2007 .

The new $4.5 billion Terminal 3 opened on 14 October 2008, and Terminal 2 was upgraded in January 2009. Concourse 3 is also part of Terminal 3, and is expected to be completed by 2011. It will be built exlcuisvely for the Emirates Airbus A380. Terminal 3 will add 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) and is the single largest building in the world by floor space.