AirportsDubai International Airport is a large airport serving Dubai, in Dubai Emirate, United Arab Emirates. It has scheduled airline flights. Its IATA code, the three letters printed on tickets and baggage tags, is DXB.
Key facts
- IATA code
- DXB
- ICAO code
- OMDB
- City
- Dubai
- State or region
- Dubai Emirate
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Kind
- Large airport
- Coordinates
- 25.2498° N, 55.3710° E
- Elevation
- 19 m (62 ft)
- Runways
- 2
- Longest runway
- 4,447 m (14,590 ft)
Airport codes
On a ticket or a baggage tag, DXB means Dubai International Airport. Pilots and air traffic controllers use a different, four-letter ICAO code: OMDB. 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 25.2498° N, 55.3710° E. It stands 19 metres (62 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
Dubai International Airport has 2 runways in the data. The longest is 4,447 metres (14,590 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 2.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12R/30L | 4,447 m 14,590 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
| 12L/30R | 4,351 m 14,275 ft | 60 m | Asphalt | Yes |
The numbers in a runway name give its compass direction. How runway numbers work.
Nearest airports with scheduled flights
| Airport | Code | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Sharjah International AirportSharjah | SHJ | 17 km |
| Al Maktoum International AirportDubai(Jebel Ali) | DWC | 45 km |
| Ras Al Khaimah International AirportRas Al Khaimah | RKT | 70 km |
| Abu Musa Island AirportAbu Musa, Iran | AEU | 77 km |
| Fujairah International AirportFujairah | FJR | 98 km |
Distance to major airports
| To | Distance | Rough flying time |
|---|---|---|
| Delhi (DEL)India | 2,182 km | 3 h 10 min |
| Mumbai (BOM)India | 1,925 km | 2 h 50 min |
| London Heathrow (LHR)United Kingdom | 5,498 km | 7 h 05 min |
| New York JFK (JFK)United States | 11,002 km | 13 h 45 min |
| Los Angeles (LAX)United States | 13,400 km | 16 h 40 min |
| Singapore (SIN)Singapore | 5,846 km | 7 h 35 min |
| Tokyo Haneda (HND)Japan | 7,935 km | 10 h 05 min |
| Sydney (SYD)Australia | 12,043 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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