Airport · United Arab Emirates
Zayed International Airport
- Codes
- AUH · OMAA
- Serves
- Abu Dhabi
- 28 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Asia/Dubai
- Elevation
- 27 m
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,106 m
- From DXB
- 116 km
- Under 200 km: no flying-time estimate
Facts
AUH at a glance
- Codes
- IATA AUHICAO OMAA
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Abu Dhabi
- To the city centre
- 28 km in a straight line
- Measured from the centre point of our guide.
- Elevation
- 27 m (88 ft)
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,106 m
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- When to go
- Abu Dhabi, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
AUH from the UAE
From DXBAUH
116 km
Under 200 km: no flying-time estimate
The great-circle distance, and a rough flying time: the distance at an average 850 km/h plus 45 minutes for take-off and landing. Real flights follow airways, meet headwinds and wait for traffic, so schedules differ.
Airports
Other airports near AUH
- DWCAl Maktoum International AirportLarge · Dubai72 km away
- AANAl Ain International AirportLarge · Al Ain99 km away
- DXBDubai International AirportLarge · Dubai116 km away
- SHJSharjah International AirportLarge · Sharjah132 km away
- RKTRas Al Khaimah International AirportLarge · Ras al-Khaimah184 km away
- FJRFujairah International AirportLarge · Fujairah185 km away
- OHSSuhar International AirportLarge · Sohar200 km away
- BDHBandar Lengeh International AirportMedium · Bandar-e Lengeh233 km away
Facts
Practical facts
- Local time
- Asia/Dubai
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Currency
- United Arab Emirates Dirham AEDToday's indicative rate: AED 1 ≈ USD 0.272Indicative, from the day's reference rates; a bank or card will charge its own.
- Plugs
- Type C and G220 V · 50 HzAs recorded in Wikidata.
- Emergency numbers
- 999police998ambulance997civil defence996coast guardOfficial source: UAE Government portal (u.ae). Check them locally on arrival; they are not the only safety information you need.
- Calling code · Driving
- +971 · On the right
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Flights
Flights to or from AUH
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