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Airport Dubai (United Arab Emirates) - International

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Dubai International Airport

IATA: DXB ICAO: OMDB
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Department of Civil Aviation
Serves Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Elevation AMSL 62 ft / 19 m
Coordinates 25°1510N 055°2152E / 25.25278, 55.36444
Website www.dubaiairport.com
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12L/30R 4,000 13,124 Asphalt
12R/30L 4,000 13,124 Asphalt
Statistics (2007)
Aircraft Movements 260,530
Passengers 34,340,000
Statistics from Dubai International Airport[1]

Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) (Arabic: ) 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 in Dubai.

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Overview

The airport is a hub to Dubai's international airline, Emirates, as well as serving as a secondary hub for the Kuwait-based Jazeera Airways. Other smaller passenger and cargo airlines use the airport as a hub and these include Dolphin Air and Falcon Express Cargo Airlines. Airlines with secondary hubs at the airport include Royal Jordanian, British Gulf International Airlines, Iran Aseman Airlines, DAS Air Cargo, Air Blue, Iran Air and African Express Airways. It is a focus city for a number of airlines including; Biman Bangladesh Airlines, Air India, Pakistan International Airlines, and Jubba Airways.

The airport operates flights from Dubai to 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, a new 140 km² airport that will help handle the influx of travelers well into the future.

Operated by the Department of Civil Aviation, it was the 27th busiest airport in the world in 2007, handling 34.34 million passengers. The airport targets 40 million for the year 2008.[2] As of June 2008, the airport served over 100,000 passengers per day, and 120 airlines to over 205 destinations.[2] An important contributor to the Dubai economy, 13,000 people are employed at the airport.[citation needed] The airport accounts for over S$5.5 billion in output.[citation needed]

Statistics

Dubai International Airport has experienced extreme growth in the number of passengers, total freight, and total aircraft movements over the past decade. From 1997 to 2007, the number of annual passengers increased by 316%.[1]

Statistics for Dubai International Airport
Year Total Passengers  % Increase Freight (tons) Total Aircraft Movements
1997 9,108,766 13.7% 414,468 112,816
1998 9,732,202 6.8% 431,777 123,352
1999 10,754,824 10.5% 474,779 132,708
2000 12,320,660 14.6% 562,591 141,281
2001 13,508,073 9.6% 610,867 134,165
2002 15,973,391 18.3% 764,193 148,334
2003 18,062,344 13.1% 928,758 168,511
2004 21,711,883 13.7% 1,111,647 195,820
2005 24,782,288 14.1% 1,333,014 217,165
2006 28,788,726 16.2% 1,410,963 237,258
2007 34,340,000 19.3% n/a 260,530
2008-June [3] 18,460,000 13.8% 831,978 135,145

History

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Construction of the airport was originally ordered by Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum 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. The airport was originally constructed by Costain.[4]

Expansion

The airport is currently undergoing a major expansion with the construction of Terminal 3 and new 60 meter (197 ft) wide and longer runway. This expansion will make the airport fully Airbus A380 compatible.

The airport will also undergo an expansion to allow two stations of the Red Line of the Dubai Metro 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 2012.

Dubai's government has announced the construction of a new airport in Jebel Ali 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 70 million passengers.

Airlines and destinations

Destinations by Region

Destinations by Airlines

Terminal 1
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Emirates Airline is moving operations to Terminal 3 in August 2008

Terminal 2

Terminal 3

Terminal 3 is completely dedicated to Emirates Airline. The terminal was meant to open in May 2008 but, due to project delays, will open in the third week of September 2008.[10]

Emirates Airline is moving operations from Terminal 1 in August 2008

Cargo airlines

Incidents

See also

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References

  1. ^ a b Facts and Figures
  2. ^ a b "Dubai International - world's fastest growing airport in 2007", AMEInfo (2008-01-09). Retrieved on 2007-01-09. 
  3. ^ http://www.uaeinteract.com/docs/Dubai_outshines_Changi_airport_/29750.htm
  4. ^ Costain: Did you know? - item 27
  5. ^ "Emirates cuts Alexandria route". AMEInfo (2008-07-01). Retrieved on 2008-07-02.
  6. ^ "Emirates announces flights to Los Angeles". AMEInfo (2008-03-13). Retrieved on 2008-03-13.
  7. ^ "Emirates to begin San Francisco service". Gulf News (2008-04-09). Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  8. ^ Norwegian Air Shuttle - Norwegian direkte til Dubai
  9. ^ "United Airlines Announces Plans to Launch Nonstop Service to Dubai and Moscow". United Airlines (2008-05-06). Retrieved on 2008-05-12.
  10. ^ "Dubai Terminal 3 Opening". Emirates Business 24/7 (2008-03-12). Retrieved on 2008-04-06.
  11. ^ "Euro Cargo Air - Destinations - Planned". Euro Cargo Air. Retrieved on 2008-04-12.
  12. ^ "Aviation Safety Network Report". Aviation Safety Network (2007-03-12).
  13. ^ "Dubai Jet Accident Injures 14". CNN (2007-03-12).
  14. ^ Flight International 20-26 March 2007

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