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Dubai International Airport (-Dubai International Airport) is the airport of Dubai City and Dubai’s Emirate of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), which owns the same name. Dubai International Airport.

In 2017, more than 88 million passengers were carried. The airport is ranked 3rd in the world, behind Atlanta Airport Beijing Airport and rome airport. The airport, which has already been completely renovated, is located about five kilometers southeast of the city center. Due to its foreseeable capacity limit, the new Dubai-World Central International Airport is currently being created.

In 1937, Imperial Airways started to operate weekly services at stations such as Karachi and Southampton. The British Overseas Airways Corporation (now British Airways) took over Dubai’s aircraft business in the 1940s.

The construction of the dubai airport was commissioned in 1959 by the then ruling Sheik Rashid bin Said Al Maktum. Initially, the 1800-meter runway allowed the airport to handle only Douglas DC-3 aircraft. A 2800-meter runway was opened in 1965 and numerous hangar extensions were inaugurated. In 1969, nine airlines operated connections to some 20 mostly regional destinations. In the 1970s, a 13,400 square meter terminal and a new control tower were built. The runway was extended to 3810 meters shortly afterwards to allow long-range aircraft to be cleared. In 1984 the second runway was opened at 4447 meters. With the rise of the economic metropolis of Dubai since the 1980s, the importance of the airport increased further.

In 1998, Terminal 2 was opened as the first step in the development plan and was inaugurated in 2000 Concourse 1. In 2004, the construction of Terminal 3 was started, which cost approximately EUR 3.63 billion. The new terminal was operational on 14 October 2008.

The airport now has one of the largest duty-free shops in the world.