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Dubai Airport
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Dubai (DXB)
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| Time zone: |
GMT 4 |
| Country: |
United Arab Emirates (AE) |
| Latitude / Longitude: |
25°15'0"N / 55°19'59"E |
| Alternative spelling: |
Dubai, Dubai International Airport |
| Service telephone: |
+ 9714 2162525 |
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| Address: |
P.O Box 2525 Dubai,UAE |
Passengers: |
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| Operating Company: |
Dubai Department of Civil Aviation |
Take-off and landing: |
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| Altitude of runway: |
10 m |
Length of runway: |
4000 m |
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Nearby cities:
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Dubai (5 km), Sharjah (14 km), `Ajmān (21 km), Ra's al Khaymah (86 km)
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Operating airlines:
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Emirates, Cathay Pacific Airways, Qatar Airways, Air India, American Airlines, SriLankan Airlines, Royal Jordanian Airline, Kenya Airways
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Alternative airports:
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Sharjah (SHJ) 13 km, Ras al Khaymah (Ras al Khaimah) (RKT) 87 km, Fujairah (Alfujairah) (FJR) 104 km, Al Ain (AAN) 119 km, Khasab (KHS) 124 km, Abu Dhabi Bateen (AZI) 129 km |
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Description:
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Dubai Airport is the seat and hub of Emirates, Dubais international airline. It is a about 5 km south-east of the city.
With a total of 24.7 million passengers and 217.165 flight operations, Dubai airport is the most significant airport in the Middle East. As far as the volume of cargo is concerned, with 1.300.000 tonnes it takes up place 18 worldwide. Now more than 100 airlines fly to over 150 destinations. Dubai may in the future possibly replace London, Paris and Frankfurt airports as the hub for cargo transport between America and Asia.
The airline Emirates has its hub at this airport and flies 41 times a week from Dubai to Germany. The airline serves several destinations in the UK, including: Birmingham, Glasgow, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Newcastle and Manchester. Other airlines with flights from Dubai to the UK are Virgin Atlantic Airways (London-Heathrow), British Airways (London-Heathrow), and Aer Lingus (Dublin). There are connections to over 80 airports worldwide from Dubai.
Since 2002, three further terminals are being constructed in addition to the Sheikh-Rashid-Terminal opened in 2000, meaning that at the beginning of 2007 the airport will have a capacity for over 70 million passengers per year. At a distance of only 40 km the largest airport of the world is currently under construction: Dubai World Central International Airport. Despite its size it is not intended to replace, but merely to complement, Dubai International Airport.
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Favourite Flights from and to Dubai / DXB
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Flights from Dubai (DXB) to Cairo International (CAI) 22 Flights per week with Emirates, Egyptair, Korean Air
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Flights from Dubai (DXB) to Toronto - Lester B. Pearson International Airport (YYZ) 3 Flights per week with Emirates
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Flights from Dubai (DXB) to Manila-Ninoy Aquino Inernational (MNL) 10 Flights per week with Emirates, Philippine Airlines
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Flights from Dubai (DXB) to Mumbai (Bombay) (BOM) 57 Flights per week with Air India, Emirates
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Flights from Dubai (DXB) to Chandigarh (IXC)
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Flights from Dubai (DXB) to Delhi-Indira Gandhi (DEL) 29 Flights per week with Air India, Emirates, Air India Express, Jazeera Airways
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Flights from Dubai (DXB) to Calicut, Karipur (CCJ) 19 Flights per week with Air India, Interavia Airlines, Air India Express
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Flights from Dubai (DXB) to Goa (GOI) 1 Flights per week with Air India, Condor
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Flights from Dubai (DXB) to Bucharest-Otopeni (OTP) 1 Flights per week with Tarom
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Flights from Dubai (DXB) to Kuala Lumpur-International Airport (KUL) 22 Flights per week with Emirates, Yemenia Yemen Airways, Malaysia Airlines, KLM
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Flights from London-Heathrow (LHR) to Dubai (DXB) 136 Flights per week with American Airlines, British Airways, Emirates
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Flights from Manchester (MAN) to Dubai (DXB) 43 Flights per week with Cathay Pacific Airways, Emirates, SriLankan Airlines
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Flights from Mumbai (Bombay) (BOM) to Dubai (DXB) 65 Flights per week with Air India, Emirates, Cathay Pacific Airways
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Flights from Frankfurt-Main (FRA) to Dubai (DXB) 91 Flights per week with US Airways, Cathay Pacific Airways, Air Canada, SAS Scandinavian Airlines, Emirates, Deutsche Lufthansa
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Flights from London (LON) to Dubai (DXB)
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Flights from Lagos-Murtala Muhammed (LOS) to Dubai (DXB) 11 Flights per week with Emirates, China Southern Airlines
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Flights from Manila-Ninoy Aquino Inernational (MNL) to Dubai (DXB) 10 Flights per week with Emirates, Philippine Airlines
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Flights from Newcastle (NCL) to Dubai (DXB) 7 Flights per week with Emirates
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Flights from Riyadh-King Khaled International (RUH) to Dubai (DXB) 30 Flights per week with Emirates, Saudi Arabian Airlines, Ariana Afghan Airlines, Nas Air
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Flights from Vienna International (VIE) to Dubai (DXB) 29 Flights per week with Deutsche Lufthansa, Austrian Airlines, Emirates, SriLankan Airlines
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