Dubai Airport

Situated in Al Garhoud district, 4 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Dubai, the Dubai Airport serves as a major aviation hub in the Middle East. The airport is the home-base of Dubai's International Airlines, Emirates and Emirates Sky Cargo and is maneuvered by Department of Civil Aviation. The four-terminal airport has been recorded as the 17th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and 11th busiest by cargo traffic.

Transportation to Dubai Airport

Road:

The airport is well-connected by one of the longest intra-city roads, D-89, stretching from Deira Corniche and running perpendicular to D 85 (Baniyas Road). From Deira, the road progresses south-eastward towards Dubai International Airport, intersecting with E 311 (Emirates Road) past the airport.

Bus:

Local buses 4, 11, 15, 33 and 44 can be boarded to reach Terminal 1 and 3, while bus 2 connects with Terminal 2 of the airport. Dubai International Airport Buses provide air-conditioned transport into the city centre and over 80 hotels in the city.

Rail:

Dubai Metro, serving the airport will be operating 2 lines through the airport. While, The Red Line (Dubai Metro) has 2 stations at the airport and provides services to terminals 1 and 3 between 5 a.m. and 12.30 after midnight, the Green Line will operate from March, 2010, at another station in the Airport Free Zone.

Operations

Passenger:

Dubai Airport is the only airport among the top 10 airports worldwide in terms of international passenger to show positive average growth of 18%. The three terminals in operation are well equipped with not only security services but also the immigration facilities keeping in view that all the passenger traffic on Dubai airport is International in nature.

Cargo:

Being the 11th busiest airfreight hub in the world, the airport is fueled by high economic growth from Emirates. It was due to the fact that it handled 1,824,991 tonnes of cargo in 2008.

A new airport in Jebel Ali termed Al Maktoum International Airport is being planned to be constructed by. Dubai's government and is expected to be the fourth largest airport in the world by physical size, though not by passenger metrics, upon completion It is expected to open in 2010 though construction is expected to finish by the year 2017.