Abu Dhabi airport
Abu Dhabi International Airport مطار أبو ظبي الدولي |
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Characteristics | |
ICAO code | OMAA |
IATA code | AUH |
Coordinates | |
Height above MSL | 27 m (89 ft ) |
Transport links | |
Distance from the city center | 30.5 km east of Abu Dhabi |
Street | Highway |
Local transport | taxi |
Basic data | |
opening | 1982 |
operator | Abu Dhabi Airports Company |
surface | 2400 ha |
Terminals | 3 |
Passengers | 24,482,119 (2016) |
Air freight | 567,965 (2012) |
Flight movements |
172,069 (2016) |
Runways | |
13R / 31L | 4100 m × 60 m asphalt |
13L / 31R | 4100 m × 60 m asphalt |
The Abu Dhabi International Airport ( Arabic مطار أبو ظبي الدولي Matār Abū Zaby ad-duwalī , DMG Maṭār Abū Ẓaby ad-duwalī , English Abu Dhabi International Airport ) is the airport of Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates . It is located 30.5 kilometers east of the city. The airport is the hub of the airline Etihad Airways .
history
The airport was opened in 1982 to replace the old Al-Bateen airport , which is close to the city and which served as a military airfield until 2008 and is now used as an airport for private jets . The airport was planned and implemented by J&P . The commissioning of a second terminal at the old location took place in September 2005.
expansion
At the old location, the capacities were exhausted, the rapidly increasing demand could only be met by relocating to the east. In October 2008, a second parallel runway was completed two kilometers north of the first runway. In January 2009 a third terminal was opened, which is primarily used by Etihad Airways. Construction of another large terminal near the northern runway began around 2010, but was shut down again a short time later due to financial difficulties as a foundation construction. Construction work did not resume until 2013, so that the X-shaped terminal was not expected to be completed until 2017. This modular expansion is intended to increase passenger capacity initially to 25 million and in the medium term to up to 40 million passengers per year.
Long-term plans even deal with a final capacity of 80 million passengers. The land required for this as yet undeveloped has been reserved. However, the second major airport in the UAE, which is currently being expanded, the Dubai World Central International Airport , which is only 80 kilometers away as the crow flies, is likely to create new competition.
Transport infrastructure
The airport is connected to Abu Dhabi city center by three streets: Al Khaleej Al Arabi Street (Highway 30), Sheikh Rashid Al Maktoum Street (Highway 2) and Al Salam Street (Highway 8). The E 10 motorway to Dubai is around ten kilometers from the terminals. A public transport connection exists through shuttle buses with the inner city terminal (an outsourced check-in counter), through scheduled bus traffic to the rest of the inner city, as well as with taxis or private minibus operators.
Traffic figures
Year of operation | Passenger volume | Air freight ( t ) | Flight movements |
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1998 | 3,131,283 | 79,847 | 45,927 |
1999 | 3,522,306 | 92,267 | 50,694 |
2000 | 3,684,307 | 318,632 | 57.111 |
2001 | 3,588,015 | 385.055 | 65.134 |
2002 | 3,986,665 | 391.079 | 35,987 |
2004 | 5,247,000 | ||
2005 | 5,465,987 | ||
2006 | 5,289,000 | 257,622 | 75,437 |
2007 | 6,926,000 | 315.317 | 82,287 |
2008 | 9,017,000 | 353.820 | 93.163 |
2009 | 9,672,000 | 378,746 | 102.118 |
2012 | 14,700,000 | 567.965 | 121,638 |
2013 | 16,526,316 | 135.213 | |
2014 | 19.865.127 | 154,821 | |
2015 | 23.286.632 | 172.819 | |
2016 | 24,482,119 | 172.069 |
Airlines and Destinations
Many international airlines fly to Abu Dhabi Airport, and Etihad flies to Abu Dhabi from German-speaking countries . Etihad Airways has a hub in Abu Dhabi. There are many international destinations, including Frankfurt , Munich , Düsseldorf and Zurich (with Etihad) in the German-speaking region .
Air freight connections
- Cargolux : Luxembourg
- Etihad Crystal Cargo : Bangalore , Beijing, Chennai, Colombo, Frankfurt, Guangzhou , Frankfurt-Hahn , Hong Kong, Kolkata , Lagos , Nairobi , Shanghai-Pudong , Sharjah , Tripoli
- Lufthansa Cargo : Frankfurt / Main
- Maximus Air Cargo : Lahore
- Turkmenistan Airlines : Ashgabat
Web links
- Official airport website (English)
- AIP United Arab Emirates AD 2.OMAA (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j Annual report of the operating company
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Abu Dhabi Airport Company
- ^ History. In: albateenairport.ae. Al Bateen Executive Airport, 2014, accessed March 10, 2015 .
- ↑ Terminal 3 on abudhabiairport.ae (English)
- ↑ AECOM to work on new Midfield Terminal Complex at Abu Dhabi International Airport ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , AECOM 08/28/2012
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i Abu Dhabi International Airport ( Memento of the original dated August 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. on aircargo.ae (English)
- ↑ a b ACI ( Memento of the original from February 22, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Abu Dhabi International Airport on abudhabiairport.ae (English)
- ↑ a b Etihad route network