Dubai International Airport 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 km (2.5 mi) southeast of Dubai.The airport is operated by the Department of Civil Aviation and is the home base of Dubai's international airline, Emirates and Emirates SkyCargo; the Emirates hub is the largest airline hub in the Middle East and Africa; Emirates handles 60% of all passenger traffic, and accounts for 38% of all aircraft movements at the airport. Dubai Airport is also the base for low-cost carrier, Flydubai. As of June 2009, there over 5,600 weekly flights operated by nearly 100 airlines to over 200 destinations across all six continents.
The airport was the 16t
h busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic handling 40.9 million passengers in 2009, and 11th busiest by cargo traffic. The airport also was the 6th busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic.In addition to being an important passenger traffic hub, the airport is one of the the busiest cargo airports in the world, handling 1.927 million tonnes of cargo in 2008, a 5.6% increase of cargo traffic since 2007.The new $4.5 billion Terminal 3 opened on 14 October 2008, and was built exclusively for the use of Emirates Airline. Concourse 3 is also part of Terminal 3, and is expected to be completed by 2011. It will be built exclusively for the Emirates Airbus A380. Terminal 3 added 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) to the airport and is the single largest building in the world by floor space. Dubai International Airport will be complemented by Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central International Airport), a new 140 km2 (54 sq mi) airport that will help handle the influx of travellers well into the future.
h busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic handling 40.9 million passengers in 2009, and 11th busiest by cargo traffic. The airport also was the 6th busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic.In addition to being an important passenger traffic hub, the airport is one of the the busiest cargo airports in the world, handling 1.927 million tonnes of cargo in 2008, a 5.6% increase of cargo traffic since 2007.The new $4.5 billion Terminal 3 opened on 14 October 2008, and was built exclusively for the use of Emirates Airline. Concourse 3 is also part of Terminal 3, and is expected to be completed by 2011. It will be built exclusively for the Emirates Airbus A380. Terminal 3 added 1.5 km2 (0.58 sq mi) to the airport and is the single largest building in the world by floor space. Dubai International Airport will be complemented by Al Maktoum International Airport (Dubai World Central International Airport), a new 140 km2 (54 sq mi) airport that will help handle the influx of travellers well into the future.
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