Airport · United Arab Emirates
Al Maktoum International Airport
- Codes
- DWC · OMDW
- Serves
- Dubai
- 36 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Asia/Dubai
- Elevation
- 35 m
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,500 m
- From DXB
- 45 km
- Under 200 km: no flying-time estimate
Facts
DWC at a glance
- Codes
- IATA DWCICAO OMDW
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Dubai
- To the city centre
- 36 km in a straight line
- Measured from the centre point of our guide.
- Elevation
- 35 m (114 ft)
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,500 m
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- When to go
- Dubai, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
DWC from the UAE
From DXBDWC
45 km
Under 200 km: no flying-time estimate
From AUHDWC
72 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 DWC
- DXBDubai International AirportLarge · Dubai45 km away
- SHJSharjah International AirportLarge · Sharjah60 km away
- AUHZayed International AirportLarge · Abu Dhabi72 km away
- AANAl Ain International AirportLarge · Al Ain84 km away
- RKTRas Al Khaimah International AirportLarge · Ras al-Khaimah112 km away
- FJRFujairah International AirportLarge · Fujairah120 km away
- OHSSuhar International AirportLarge · Sohar158 km away
- KHSKhasab AirportMedium · Khasab178 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
From the journal
Related reading
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Flights
Flights to or from DWC
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