Dubai International Airport guide

Dubai International Airport (DXB) is the main gateway to Dubai, United Arab Emirates, sitting in the Al Garhoud district about 5 kilometres east of the city centre. It opened for commercial service on 30 September 1960 and has grown into the world's busiest airport for international passenger traffic, a position it has held for more than a decade.

Dubai Airports, the emirate's government-owned airport operator, also runs Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) to the south, which is being developed as Dubai's long-term primary hub. Until that shift is complete, DXB remains the base for Emirates and its low-cost sister carrier flydubai, together accounting for most of the airport's traffic. The airfield covers around 2,900 hectares and includes two parallel runways handling both wide-body long-haul aircraft and regional flights.

DXB connects directly to central Dubai via the Red Line of the Dubai Metro, and sits within easy driving distance of the neighbouring emirates of Sharjah and Ajman along the coastal corridor to the northeast. Its position between Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia has made it one of the world's busiest connecting points for long-haul travellers.