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Dubai International Airport

Where is Dubai Airport? DXB Dubai International Airport (IATA: DXB, ICAO: OMDB) (Arabic: مطار دبي الدولي‎) 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 Al Garhoud district, 4 kilometres (2.5 miles) southeast of Dubai. 


In 2011 Dubai Airport handled a record 50.98 million passengers, making it the 13th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and the 4th busiest by international passenger traffic. As of October 2012, DXB is on track to become the 10th busiest airport in the world in terms of overall passenger traffic.


DXB Dubai International Airport will be complemented by Al Maktoum International Airport (also called Dubai World Central International Airport, or DWC). It began cargo operations in 2010, but passenger operations have been delayed to 2012 or 2013.


In 2013, National Geographic will air "Dubai: Ultimate Airport", a 10-part documentary series on Dubai International Airport.


 

 Distance from Dubai Airport to City Centre or CBD



Travel from Dubai Airport to the city centre of Dubai (or Dubai CBD) is a distance of about 4.0 km or 2.5 miles.



 Internet at Dubai Airport & WiFi Access



Wi-Fi Internet access is available free of charge throughout the DXB Dubai International Airport.


In addition, internet access points / kiosks are available at Gates 9, 16 and 23.




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 Other Items of Interest at Dubai Airport



The airport also offers:


  • Two business centres
  • Health Club (swimming pool, jacuzzi, gym, massage services)
  • Enclosed, ventilated smoking rooms
  • Lounge for unaccompanied minors located near Gates 9 and 22
  • Women's lounge and children's play area between Gates 12 and 14
  • Separate area for ladies and children in Arrivals
  • Separate prayer rooms for men and women
  • Interactive virtual assistant (English, Arabic)



 Dubai Airport Departures and Arrivals Airlines



The Dubai Airport departures and arrivals flights are operated by these airlines and this may also include codeshare flights as well:


Aeroflot Russian AirlinesSkyTeam, Aeroflot-Don, Aerosvit Airlines, Air Algerie, Air Baltic, Air BerlinOneWorld, Air ChinaStar Alliance, Air Finland, Air Florida, Air FranceSkyTeam, Air India LimitedStar Alliance, Air Mauritius, AlitaliaSkyTeam, Ariana Afghan Airlines, Arkefly, Armavia, Austrian AirlinesStar Alliance, Azerbaijan Airlines, Biman Bangladesh Airlines, British AirwaysOneWorld, Caspian Airlines, Cathay PacificOneWorld, China Eastern AirlinesSkyTeam, China Southern AirlinesSkyTeam, Comores Airlines, Condor Flugdienst, Continental AirlinesStar Alliance, Continental Express, Delta Air LinesSkyTeam, EgyptairStar Alliance, Emirates Airlines, Ethiopian AirlinesStar Alliance, FinnairOneWorld, Fly Dubai, Garuda IndonesiaSkyTeam, Georgian Airways, Gulf Air Bahrain, Hainan Airlines, Horizon Airlines, Iberia AirlinesOneWorld, IndiGo Airlines, Iran Air, Iran Aseman Airlines, JAL Japan AirlinesOneWorld, Japan Airlines Domestic, Jazeera Airways, Jet Airways, Kam Air, Kenya AirwaysSkyTeam, Kingfisher AirlinesOneWorld, Kish Air, KLM Royal Dutch AirlinesSkyTeam, Korean AirSkyTeam, Kuban Airlines, Kuwait Airways, L, LufthansaStar Alliance, Lufthansa Cargo, Mahan Air, Malaysia Airlines, MalévOneWorld, Middle East Airlines, Nas Air, Nepal Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Oman Air, PIA Pakistan International, Philippine Airlines, Qatar Airways, Royal Brunei Airlines, Royal JordanianOneWorld, Royal Nepal Airlines, Rwandair Express, Sibir AirlinesOneWorld, Safi Airlines, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Shaheen Air International, Singapore AirlinesStar Alliance, Singapore Airlines Cargo, Skynet Asia Airways, SAA South African AirwaysStar Alliance, SriLankan Airlines, Sudan Airways, Swiss AirlinesStar Alliance, Syrian Arab Airlines, TAAG Angola Airlines, TaromSkyTeam, Thai Airways InternationalStar Alliance, Travel Service, Tunisair, Turkish AirlinesStar Alliance, Turkmenhovayollary, Ukraine International Airlines, United AirlinesStar Alliance, United Airways, Ural Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways, and Yemenia.



 Closest Airports to DXB Dubai Airport



What are the closest airports to Dubai Airport? Sometimes flying into a nearby airport will reflect a cost-savings or give you a greater range of choices. We have listed some Popular Closest Airports to DXB Dubai Airport here.



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Last Updated: 23 Nov 2012


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