Airport · United Arab Emirates
Dubai International Airport
- Codes
- DXB · OMDB
- Serves
- Dubai
- 11 km in a straight line
- Local time
- Asia/Dubai
- Elevation
- 19 m
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,447 m
- From AUH
- 116 km
- Under 200 km: no flying-time estimate
Facts
DXB at a glance
- Codes
- IATA DXBICAO OMDB
- Size
- Large
- Serves
- Dubai
- To the city centre
- 11 km in a straight line
- Measured from the centre point of our guide.
- Elevation
- 19 m (62 ft)
- Runways
- 2 runways open
- Longest runway: 4,447 m
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- Links
- Wikipedia
- When to go
- Dubai, month by month
How far it is from the UAE
DXB from the UAE
From AUHDXB
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 DXB
- SHJSharjah International AirportLarge · Sharjah17 km away
- DWCAl Maktoum International AirportLarge · Dubai45 km away
- RKTRas Al Khaimah International AirportLarge · Ras al-Khaimah70 km away
- FJRFujairah International AirportLarge · Fujairah98 km away
- AANAl Ain International AirportLarge · Al Ain112 km away
- AUHZayed International AirportLarge · Abu Dhabi116 km away
- KHSKhasab AirportMedium · Khasab134 km away
- BDHBandar Lengeh International AirportMedium · Bandar-e Lengeh153 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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How early to arrive at Dubai International (DXB) for your flight
What Dubai Airports, Emirates and flydubai each say about check-in, passport control and gate times, and when to leave more room: the official deadlines in one place.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 9 min read
How it works
How long a layover do you need at Dubai International (DXB)?
What Emirates, flydubai and Dubai Airports say about connecting at DXB: within Terminal 3, between terminals, on separate tickets and to DWC, and on a long wait.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 7 min read
How it works
Dubai International's terminals explained: T1, T2 and T3
Which airlines use which terminal at DXB, how the gates are laid out, how to move between terminals, and how to reach each one by Metro, bus or taxi.
Updated 29 September 2026 · 7 min read
Flights
Flights to or from DXB
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