Zayed International Airport

Zayed International Airport
Abu Dhabi International Airport

مطار زايد الدولي
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorAbu Dhabi Airports Company
ServesAbu Dhabi
Opened2 January 1982 (1982-01-02)
Hub for
Operating base for
Time zoneUAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
Elevation AMSL88 ft / 27 m
Coordinates24°25′59″N 054°39′04″E / 24.43306°N 54.65111°E / 24.43306; 54.65111
Websitezayedinternationalairport.ae
Map
AUH/OMAA is located in United Arab Emirates
AUH/OMAA
AUH/OMAA
Location in the UAE
AUH/OMAA is located in Persian Gulf
AUH/OMAA
AUH/OMAA
AUH/OMAA (Persian Gulf)
AUH/OMAA is located in Middle East
AUH/OMAA
AUH/OMAA
AUH/OMAA (Middle East)
AUH/OMAA is located in Asia
AUH/OMAA
AUH/OMAA
AUH/OMAA (Asia)
Map
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13R/31L 4,205 13,796 Asphalt
13L/31R 4,205 13,796 Asphalt
Statistics (2023)
Passenger movements22,935,316 (Increase 44.5%)
Aircraft movements226,362 (Increase 16.3%)
Cargo tonnage878,675 (Increase 45.8%)
Airport layout

Zayed International Airport (IATA: AUH, ICAO: OMAA) (Arabic: مطار زايد الدولي), also known as Abu Dhabi International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the second busiest airport in the UAE after Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the Middle East and is the hub for Etihad Airways as well as an operating base for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi.

The airport is located 16.5 nautical miles (30.6 km; 19.0 mi) east of Abu Dhabi, and covers an area of 15,000 acres (6,000 ha).[3] The airport is served by 24 airlines which fly to 128 destinations.[4] The airport was renamed to Zayed International Airport on 9 February 2024 after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the UAE's founder.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference WMO was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Gokulan, Dhanusha (9 February 2024). "Abu Dhabi Airports' passenger traffic hit nearly 23 million in 2023". Gulf News. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Abu Dhabi International Airport · Abu Dhabi - United Arab Emirates". Google.com. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Passenger Traffic at Abu Dhabi International Airport During First Half of 2023 Increases by 67% Year-On-Year". Abu Dhabi Airports. 3 Aug 2023. Retrieved 3 December 2023.

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