Dubai has two airports named Dubai International Airport and Al Maktoum Airport. Many tourists travel to Dubai through these airports every day. For this reason, Dubai airports have become one of the busiest airports in the world.
I visited both of these airports during my trip to Dubai. However, since I visited Dubai International Airport more often, I have more information about it, which I will share with you.
Dubai International Airport
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Dubai International Airport, with code DXB, is the UAE’s main and most important airport. This airport is located 4 km from Dubai City, in the Al-Gharhoud area, and its area is 2,900 hectares. Dubai International Airport can handle 75 million passengers annually; in 2014, approximately 70 million people traveled through this airport.
Three separate terminals have been built at Dubai International Airport for domestic and international flights. Most reputable airlines like Lufthansa have a private sector in this airport. Terminal number one is the most important terminal of Dubai International Airport. Flights to the Middle East region are usually carried out through terminal number two. This terminal covers all flights to the Persian Gulf and South Asia. Terminal three at Dubai International Airport is for Emirates and Qantas Spain flights. Terminal number three is one of the largest buildings in the world.
Features of Dubai International Airport
You can use free and unlimited internet at Dubai International Airport. To connect to the airport internet, you must connect to the DWC Free WiFi or DXB Free WiFi networks.
As I mentioned in the article “How much cash can we take to Dubai“, travelers can do all their financial affairs, such as currency exchange, through the banks available in each airport terminal. All banks in this airport have ATMs.
Dubai International Airport has a lost items office in all three terminals where you can pick up your lost items. This airport provides other facilities, including medical and emergency service centers. Also, this airport has a bathroom so passengers can use it.
If you have to wait several hours at the airport, you can visit the airport museum located in Hall A. There are massage and spa salons in B and C halls that are available for the use of passengers.
For more information, you can visit the website “www.dubaiairports.ae“.
Al Maktoum International Airport
The construction of Al Maktoum Airport started on June 27th, 2010, on a land area of 140 square kilometers in the Jebel Ali region, and it is expected that the construction of this complex will be completed by 2027. Also, in the future, this airport will become one of the busiest airports in the UAE. This airport is known by the code DWC and has 5 runways with a length of 4500 meters.
Dubai Al Maktoum Airport offers facilities such as the latest transportation methods. According to the plans, in the future, 12 million tons of cargo will be moved through this airport, and 160 to 250 million passengers will travel from there.
This airport is located about 37 kilometers southwest of Dubai and in the main part of Dubai World Center. Dubai Al Maktoum Airport is connected to Dubai International Airport through a city train.
Three passenger terminals are designed for Al Maktoum Airport. Terminal 1 is reserved for Emirates Airlines, Terminal 2 for other airlines, and Terminal 3 for low-cost airlines.
After the completion of Al Maktoum Airport, the international flights of Dubai International Airport will be transferred to this airport. According to the latest statistics, the construction cost of Al Maktoum Airport is 82 billion dollars.
The difference between Dubai airports
The flights are only for the passenger at Dubai International Airport, but at Al Maktoum Airport, only cargo flights are carried out.
