Zayed International Airport
Largest airport serving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Zayed International Airport (IATA: AUH, ICAO: OMAA) (Arabic: مطار زايد الدولي), also known as Abu Dhabi International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE). It is the second busiest airport in the UAE after Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the Middle East and is the hub for Etihad Airways as well as an operating base for Wizz Air Abu Dhabi and Air Arabia Abu Dhabi.
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Zayed International Airport Abu Dhabi International Airport مطار زايد الدولي | |||||||||||||||
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Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
Owner/Operator | Abu Dhabi Airports Company | ||||||||||||||
Serves | Abu Dhabi | ||||||||||||||
Opened | 2 January 1982; 42 years ago (1982-01-02) | ||||||||||||||
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Time zone | UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00) | ||||||||||||||
Elevation AMSL | 88 ft / 27 m | ||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°25′59″N 054°39′04″E | ||||||||||||||
Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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Source: Abu Dhabi Airports Company[2] |
The airport is located 16.5 nautical miles (30.6 km; 19.0 mi) east of Abu Dhabi, and covers an area of 15,000 acres (6,000 ha).[3] The airport is served by 24 airlines which fly to 128 destinations.[4] The airport was renamed to Zayed International Airport on 9 February 2024 after Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, the UAE's founder.
On July 2024 it was reported thar Zayed International Airport has launcehed the world's first of its kind biometric "smart Travel". This was achieved via collaboration with the Federal Authority for Identity, Citizenship, Customs, and Port Security.[5][6]