Dubai International Airports DXB and JXB

Dubai International Airport (DXB/JXB)

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Dubai International Airport (IATA Airport Code DXB)


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Also referred to as Dubai Airport, Dubai International Airport, Airport in Dubai, International Airport Dubai.

The new airport under construction at Jebel Ali is now called Al Maktoum International Airport. Previously was Dubai World Central International Airport, and previous to that was Jebel Ali Airport, Jebel Ali International Airport, Jebel Ali Airport City, or Dubai International Airport City.

For latest flight information tel Dubai International Airport +971-4-2166666 or visit this page.

DXB address - Department of Civil Aviation, Dubai International Airport, PO Box 2525, Dubai, UAE. Telephone +971-4-2162525 or +971-4-2166333.
Flight information tel +971-4-2166666.
Opened on 30 September 1960. By 1969 there were 9 airlines to 20 destinations, up to 107 airlines in 2004 to more than 160 destinations.
Terminal 1 or the new Sheikh Rashid Terminal opened in April 2000 and is used for most commercial flights.
Terminal 2 used mostly for business and charter flights.
Terminal 3 expected to be completed in 2006 - dedicated to Emirates Airlines passengers.
e-gate card available for residents and visitors.
22 million passengers in 2004, 25 million passengers in 2005 (14% growth), 28 million passengers expected in 2006. Average annual growth 9-10% since 1980 (2.8 million passengers).
Dubai International Airport voted Best in the Middle East and Africa for 2005 by Business Traveller Magazine Germany
Dubai International Airport flights
Car rental companies include Avis, Budget, Hertz, National, Thrifty, many others.
Clearing customs usually quick and easy although passport queues can be long at busy times. On a good day (use e-gate, baggage comes through quickly) you can get from plane to taxi in about 20-30 minutes. Normal is 30 mins to 1 hour.
Evenings and early mornings are busiest times - many flights from Asia/Europe transit through Dubai in the middle of the night. No noise control restrictions in place so airport operates 24 hours per day.
Location - in Garhood area on Deira side of the creek. Driving from Bur Dubai side, go over the Garhood Bridge and follow signs. Public transport includes taxis, Dubai Municipality buses, and airport buses visiting many hotels. Hotels usually arrange pick up and delivery of guests.
Nearest hotels are Al Bustan Rotana and Airport Meridian (both within walking distance across the main road), and Airport Millenium Hotel (a longer walk or very short taxi drive). There is a transit hotel in the terminal building for the use of transit passengers on an hourly or daily basis.
Facilities for departing passengers include good shopping at Dubai Duty Free (although many items are similar prices or cheaper in Dubai's shopping malls - especially if there's a sale on), the Irish Village bar and restaurant, several other cafes and restaurants, and a Transit Hotel at Dubai Airport. Also available are banks, a post office, health club (with pool), medical center, prayer rooms, business centers, first and business class lounges, etc.
Facilities for arriving passengers include a resonable selection of alcohol at Dubai Duty Free after passport control, and a few other electronic goods, cigars, cigarettes, perfumes etc.

Jebel Ali International Airport (IATA Airport Code JXB)

JXB was renamed as Dubai World Central International Airport ... and then ...

... JXB was renamed again as Al Maktoum International Airport

Part of Dubai International Airport City - area covered is 140 sq km (twice the size of Hong Kong Island). Expected cost $33 billion.
Area will include Dubai Logistics City, Dubai Commercial City, Dubai Aviation City, Dubai Science and Technology Park, Residential City, Golf Resort.
Completed in two phases. First phase includes Logistics City, one runway and intended mainly for freight. Completed in 2008.
Second phase will have another five runways and annual handling capacity will be 120 million passengers and 12 million tons of cargo. JXB expected to be ten times the size of DXB. World's busiest airport in 2004 was Atlanta with over 80 million passengers.
The first 4.5 kilometre A-380 enabled CAT-III runway is scheduled for completion by the end of 2007. 'First flights at JXB are expected mid-2008, when the first passenger and cargo terminals will be ready,' stated Abdulla Alfalasi, DWC's Marketing and Communications Director in 24 January 2007 press release (see below).

Dubai World Central - 24 January 2007 update (from press release)

140 square km aviation community include DWC Airport.
Dubai Logistics City (DLC) AEB 1.5 billion headquarters and office park construction contract awarded to M. A. Kharafi & Sons (Kuwait) with March 2009 completion scheduled.
Central Utility Complexes (CUC) contract awarded to The National Company, part of the Kharafi Group. One to meet district cooling requirements for DWC's airport area, the second for DLC's HQ and Office Park.
DLC comprises a headquarters and Office Park, Forwarders Area, Light Industrial Area, Warehousing Area and the Staff Village. Area of 25 square kilometres, eventually will handle 12 million tonnes of air cargo annually in up to 16 air cargo terminals.
The Office Park is part of the free zone, but outside the customs bonded area. The Park will provide leased office buildings and also host two business hotels, serviced apartments, banks, business centres, coffee shops, restaurants, snacks, prayer rooms, shops and a multi-use convention centre.
Phase 1 of the Office Park will include 10 six-storey office buildings each with a total built up area of approximately 255,000m2, and a net office space of around 198,000m2.

Growth in passenger traffic to Dubai and the UAE - November 2006

Dubai International Airport traffic almost 24 million passengers by end of October 2006.
Total UAE airport capacity in 2006 is 33 million passengers. Expected to increase 4x by 2008 to 120 million passengers, and 240 million passengers by the time DWCIA is completed. Total for the Middle East region is forecast at 320 million passengers per year by 2012.
Annual growth in passenger traffic is currently about 15% for Dubai.