Abu Dhabi International Airport
| Abu Dhabi International Airport مطار أبوظبي الدولي |
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IATA: AUH – ICAO: OMAA
 AUH
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| Airport type | Public | ||
| Operator | Abu Dhabi Airports Company | ||
| Serves | Abu Dhabi | ||
| Hub for | |||
| Elevation AMSL | 27 m / 88 ft | ||
| Coordinates | 24°25′41″N 54°38′49″E / 24.42806°N 54.64694°E | ||
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| Runways | |||
| Direction | Length | Surface | |
| m | ft | ||
| 13R/31L | 4,100 | 13,452 | Asphalt |
| 13L/31R | 4,100 | 13,452 | Asphalt |
| Statistics (2011) | |||
| Passengers | 12.4 million | ||
Abu Dhabi International Airport (Arabic: مطار أبو ظبي الدولي) (IATA: AUH, ICAO: OMAA) is an airport in Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. The airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the world in terms of passengers (+34% in Q1:2008), new airline operators, and infrastructural development. The airport is now undergoing a major expansion, the total amount earmarked for projects is US$6.8 billion.In Jan 2012 it has 53 airlines and 85 destinations in 49 countries.
Abu Dhabi airport is the second largest in the UAE, serving 11 million passengers in 2010. Its terminal spaces are dominated by Etihad Airways which is the United Arab Emirates' second largest air carrier after Emirates.
The newest terminal, Terminal 3, opened in January 2009, enabling the airport to handle, approximately, 12 million passengers per annum. It is expected that passenger numbers will reach this level in 2011.
Development work has also started on a new passenger terminal, to be situated between the two runways and known as the Midfield Terminal. Upon completion in 2016, the Midfield Terminal will take the airport’s passenger capacity to more than 20 million per year.
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[edit] Expansion
The expansion masterplan projects include a second 4,100 m parallel runway 2 km from the existing runway (already operational as of 2009); a new 110 metre tower between the two runways with the new Air Traffic Control centre; the new Midfield Terminal (the main building and centre-piece of the new airport) which is set for first phase completion in 2014; enhanced cargo and maintenance facilities and other commercial developments on the land immediately adjacent to and north of the existing airport.
The Midfield Terminal, when opened, will handle up to 20 million passengers per year, with options for this to double in capacity to 40 million. An additional facility is also under consideration that would take the capacity to 50 million.
The new Terminal 3, opened in January 2009,[1] a AED 1 billion (US$ 271.9 million) interim facility, is to cater to the airport's passenger growth before the opening of the Midfield Terminal. Used predominantly by Etihad Airways, the terminal boosted the airport's seven million passenger per year capacity to 12 million. The new Terminal 3 also added 10 new gates at the airport, two of which are Airbus A380 compatible.
Abu Dhabi International Airport has a three star rating from Skytrax.[2]
The airport handled more than 10 million passengers in 2010.
Terminal 2 is capable of handling up to two million passengers per year. It was built as a solution to air traffic volumes which have outgrown the existing terminal.
The project will provide a home base for the UAE's national carrier, Etihad Airways, which will be a major user of new cargo facilities with an ultimate handling capacity of around two million tonnes of freight a year. Close to the new cargo facilities land has been allocated for commercial activities, business parks and property developments. Aircraft maintenance facilities will continue to be concentrated on the south side of the existing airport. The plan also sets aside land for the growth of other operators such as Royal Jet and Abu Dhabi Aviation. One of the first phases of the project will be the construction of a second 4,100 metre runway which will cater for the latest generation of aircraft, including the new Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft.
Among other aspects of the project, when completed, are the design of remote aircraft stands complete with airfield ground lighting and hydrant fuel.
[edit] Airlines and destinations
[edit] Passenger services
| Airlines | Destinations | Terminal |
|---|---|---|
| Air Arabia Egypt | Alexandria | 2 |
| Air Astana | Almaty, Astana | 1 |
| Air Berlin | Berlin-Brandenburg [begins 3 June 2012],[citation needed] Berlin-Tegel [ends 2 June 2012][citation needed],Düsseldorf [begins 25 March 2012], Phuket [begins 25 March 2012] | 3 |
| Air France | Paris-Charles de Gaulle [ends 5 March 2012] | 1 |
| Air India | Delhi, Mumbai | 1 |
| Air India Express | Amritsar, Chennai, Delhi, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mangalore, Muscat, Trivandrum, Tiruchirapalli | 1 |
| Air Seychelles | Mahe [begins 12 March 2012][3] | TBD |
| Airblue | Islamabad, Lahore, Peshawar | 2 |
| Biman Bangladesh Airlines | Chittagong, Dhaka, Sylhet | 2 |
| British Airways | London-Heathrow, Muscat | 1 |
| Cathay Pacific | Hong Kong1 | 1 |
| Czech Airlines | Prague | 1 |
| EgyptAir | Cairo | 1 |
| Etihad Airways | Alexandria-Borg El Arab, Almaty, Amman-Queen Alia, Arbil, Astana, Athens, Baghdad, Bahrain, Bangalore, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Basra [begins 15 April 2012],[4] Beijing-Capital, Beirut, Brisbane, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca, Chengdu, Chennai, Chicago-O'Hare, Chittagong, Colombo, Damascus, Dammam, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha, Dublin, Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Geneva, Hyderabad, Islamabad, Istanbul-Atatürk, Jakarta-Soekarno-Hatta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Karachi, Kathmandu, Khartoum, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lagos [begins 1 July 2012][5], Lahore, Larnaca, London-Heathrow, Mahé, Malé, Manchester, Manila, Melbourne, Milan-Malpensa, Minsk, Moscow-Domodedovo, Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, Nagoya-Centrair, Nairobi [begins 1 April 2012], New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Peshawar, Riyadh, Seoul-Incheon, Shanghai-Pudong[6], Singapore, Sydney, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Tokyo-Narita, Toronto-Pearson, Tripoli, Trivandrum, Washington-Dulles [begins 31 March 2013][7] | 1 and 3 [8] |
| Gulf Air | Bahrain | 1 |
| Iran Aseman Airlines | Lar | 2 |
| Jet Airways | Delhi, Mumbai | 1 |
| KLM | Amsterdam, Muscat | 1 |
| Kuwait Airways | Kuwait | 1 |
| Lufthansa | Frankfurt, Muscat | 1 |
| Middle East Airlines | Beirut | 1 |
| Nas Air | Jeddah, Riyadh | 2 |
| Oman Air | Muscat | 1 |
| Pakistan International Airlines | Faisalabad, Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar, Rahim Yar Khan | 2 |
| Qatar Airways | Doha | 1 |
| Royal Falcon | Amman-Marka, Amman-Queen Alia | 1 |
| Royal Jordanian | Amman-Queen Alia, Muscat | 1 |
| Safi Airways | Kabul | 1 |
| Saudi Arabian Airlines | Jeddah, Madinah, Riyadh | 1 |
| Shaheen Air International | Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar | 2 |
| Singapore Airlines | Singapore 1 | 1 |
| SriLankan Airlines | Colombo | 1 |
| Sudan Airways | Khartoum | 2 |
| Syrian Air | Aleppo, Damascus | 1 |
| Transaero Airlines | Moscow-Domodedovo | 1 |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul-Atatürk | 1 |
| Turkmenistan Airlines | Ashgabat | 2 |
| Ukraine International Airlines | Kiev-Boryspil | 1 |
| Virgin Australia | Sydney | 3 |
| Yemenia | Riyan, Sana'a | 2 |
Notes:
^1 These flights may include a stop between Abu Dhabi and the listed destination. However, the airlines do not have the rights to transport passengers solely between Abu Dhabi and the intermediate stop.
[edit] Cargo airlines
| Airlines | Destinations |
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| Cargolux | Luxembourg |
| China Airlines Cargo | Amsterdam, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Delhi, Frankfurt, Ho Chi Minh City, Luxembourg, Manchester, Milan-Malpensa, Prague, Taipei-Taoyuan |
| Etihad Crystal Cargo | Addis Ababa, Almaty, Baghdad, Bangalore, Beijing-Capital, Cairo, Chennai, Delhi, Dhaka, Erbil, Hahn, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Khartoum, Kolkata, Milan-Malpensa, Mumbai, Nairobi, Shanghai-Pudong |
| Etihad Crystal Cargo operated by World Airways |
Amsterdam, Beijing-Capital, Dhaka, Hahn, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, Kabul, Karachi, Shanghai-Pudong, Sharjah |
| Lufthansa Cargo | Hahn |
| Maximus Air Cargo | Lahore |
| Turkmenistan Airlines | Ashgabat |
[edit] Ground transportation
Etihad Airways provides bus coaches between Dubai and Abu Dhabi International Airport for Etihad customers.[9] A city bus also connects the airport to Abu Dhabi city centre.[10]
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ "Abu Dhabi International Airport". Abu Dhabi International Airport. 2009. http://www.abudhabiairport.ae/theairport/index.asp. Retrieved 2009-09-29.
- ^ "Airport Star Ranking - 3 Star Airports". Skytrax. 2007. http://www.airlinequality.com/AirportRanking/3-Star.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-30.
- ^ http://in.news.yahoo.com/air-seychelles-announces-flights-abu-dhabi-165643708.html
- ^ http://www.menafn.com/qn_news_story_s.asp?StoryId=1093487815&src=RSS
- ^ http://www.etihadairways.com/sites/Etihad/ae/en/aboutetihad/mediacenter/newslisting/newsdetails/Pages/etihad-continue-africa-expansion-with-flights-to-lagos-nigeria-jan12.aspx?fromNewsListing=true
- ^ Etihad eyes Shanghai as part of China expansion | ArabianSupplyChain.com
- ^ http://www.etihadairways.com/sites/Etihad/ae/en/aboutetihad/mediacenter/newslisting/newsdetails/Pages/etihad-announce-washington-dc-flights-feb12.aspx?fromNewsListing=true
- ^ Abu Dhabi International Airport Information: Terminal 3 | Etihad Airways
- ^ Dubai." Retrieved on 6 February 2009.
- ^ Welcome To Abu Dhabi International Airport
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- Abu Dhabi International Airport Official website
- Airport information for OMAA at World Aero Data. Data current as of October 2006.
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