AirportsAl Maktoum International Airport is a large airport serving Dubai(Jebel Ali), in Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DWC.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DWC
- ICAO code
- OMDW
- City
- Dubai(Jebel Ali)
- State or region
- Dubai Emirate
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 24.8962° N, 55.1624° E
- Elevation
- 35 m (114 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,500 m (14,764 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DWC means Al Maktoum International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OMDW. ICAO codes that begin with O belong to the Middle East, Pakistan and Afghanistan. How the two kinds of code differ.
Where it is
The airport lies at 24.8962° N, 55.1624° E. It stands 35 metres (114 feet) above sea level.
Local time
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Time zone Asia/Dubai, taken from the nearest town in the data. Flight times on tickets are always in the local time of each airport.
Runways
Al Maktoum International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,500 metres (14,764 feet). A runway of this length can take the largest long-distance aircraft. Among the 8 airports of United Arab Emirates on this site with runway data, its longest runway ranks number 1.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12/30 | 4,500 m 14,764 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 13/31 | 1,838 m 6,030 ft | 30 m | Asphalt | not listed |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Dubai International AirportDubai | DXB | 45 km |
| Sharjah International AirportSharjah | SHJ | 60 km |
| Zayed International AirportAbu Dhabi | AUH | 72 km |
| Al Ain International AirportAl Ain | AAN | 84 km |
| Abu Musa Island AirportAbu Musa, Iran | AEU | 110 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,213 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,934 km | 2 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,513 km | 7 h 10 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,021 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,437 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,853 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,973 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,042 km | 15 h 00 min |
Distances are the shortest path over the globe, worked out from the coordinates. Flying times are rough estimates for a direct jet flight. They do not mean that a direct flight exists. Work out the distance to any airport.
Links
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