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Major hub airport · United Arab Emirates

Dubai International Airport

Dubai, United Arab Emirates · #2 world#1 of 4 in country

DXBIATA code
OMDBICAO code
95.2Mpassengers in 2025
4,447 mlongest of 2 runways
19 melevation · 62 ft
1960opened
Dubai International Airport (DXB)
Photo: Mhp1255 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB) is an airport in the United Arab Emirates serving Dubai.

It handled 95,200,000 passengers in 2025, making it number 2 in our world ranking and number 1 of 4 ranked airports in the United Arab Emirates.

It has 2 runways, the longest 4,447 m, at an elevation of 19 m.

6 airlines use it as a hub, including Emirates, Emirates SkyCargo and Dubai Royal Air Wing.

Passengers per year

2012–2025
57.7M66.5M70.5M78M83.7M88.2M89.1M86.4M25.9M29.1M66.1M87M92.3M95.2M
2012’122013’132014’142015’152016’162017’172018’182019’192020’202021’212022’222023’232024’242025’25
Identification
IATA
DXB
ICAO
OMDB
Wikidata
Q193439
Location
City served
Dubai
Located in
Al Garhoud
Coordinates
25.2528, 55.3644
Elevation
19 m (62 ft)
Organisation
Type
international airport, airbase
Opened
1960-01-01
Operator
Dubai Airports Company
Owner
Emirate of Dubai
Named after
Dubai
Runways
12L/30R
4,351 m · 14,275 ftrock asphalt
12R/30L
4,447 m · 14,590 ftrock asphalt

Hub for 6 airlines

EKEmiratesEKEmirates SkyCargoDUBDubai Royal Air WingEEEastern SkyJetsFZflydubaiKHSkyLink Arabia