Abu Dhabi International Airport (Arabic: مطار أبو ظبي الدولي‎) (IATA: AUH, ICAO: OMAA) is an airport located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The airport is an important hub for Etihad Airways. The airport currently is going through major expansion. It will see the development of Terminal 3. The total cost os the project is about $6.9 Billion Dollars. The terminal is expected to open, in 2009. It will increase the total capcity of the airport, from 8 million passengers, to 20 million passengers by 2010, and eventually 50 million by 2015. The project also see's the development of a new runway, capable of handling the Airbus A380, and the expansion of Terminal 1. An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... The term above mean sea level (AMSL) refers to the elevation (on the ground) or altitude (in the air) of any object, relative to the average sea level. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article is about the unit of length. ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The term asphalt is often used as an abbreviation for asphalt concrete. ... Arabic redirects here. ... An IATA airport code, also known an IATA location identifier, IATA station code or simply a location identifier [1], is a three-letter code designating many airports around the world, defined by the International Air Transport Association (IATA). ... The ICAO (IPA pronunciation: ) airport code or location indicator is a four-letter alphanumeric code designating each airport around the world. ... Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby (Arabic language: أبوظبي) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. ... Etihad Airways (Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-Ê»itiħād) is the flag carrier of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ...

It has a three star rating from Skytrax.^[1] Skytrax is a United Kingdom-based researching company for commercial airlines. ...

Airlines and destinations

• Aero Asia International (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar)
• Air India (Chennai, Delhi, Mumbai, Muscat)
• Air India Express (Mangalore, Muscat, Kozhikode, Kochi, Trivandrum)
• Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Chittagong, Dhaka)
• British Airways (London-Heathrow, Muscat)
• China Airlines (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan, Vienna)
• EgyptAir (Cairo)
• Etihad Airways (Algiers [begins 2008], Amman, Bahrain, Bangkok-Suvarnabhumi, Beijing, Beirut, Brisbane, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca, Damascus, Dammam, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha, Dublin, Frankfurt, Geneva, Islamabad, Jakarta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Karachi, Khartoum, Kuala Lumpur, Kuwait, Lahore, London-Heathrow, Manchester, Manila, Milan-Malpensa, Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Peshawar, Riyadh, Singapore, Sydney, Tehran-Imam Khomeini, Toronto-Pearson)
• Ethiopian Airlines (Addis Ababa)

A forward view of an Etihad A380-800 on the tarmac at Abu Dhabi International Airport.

Interior of Abu Dhabi International Airport, in the international terminal.

The airport's interior

• Garuda Indonesia (Jakarta)
• GMG Airlines (Dhaka) [begins December 2008]
• Gulf Air (Bahrain)
• Iran Aseman Airlines (Lar)
• KLM (Amsterdam, Bahrain)
• Kuwait Airways (Kuwait, Muscat)
• Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
• Martinair (Amsterdam)
• Middle East Airlines (Beirut)
• Pakistan International Airlines (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar)
• Royal Jordanian (Amman)
• Qatar Airways (Doha)
• Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah, Medinah, Riyadh)
• Shaheen Air International (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar)
• Singapore Airlines (Jeddah, Singapore)
• SriLankan Airlines (Bahrain, Colombo, Doha)
• Sudan Airways (Khartoum)
• Syrian Arab Airlines (Aleppo, Damascus)
• TAROM (Bucharest-Otopeni)
• Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)
• Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
• Turkmenistan Airlines (Ashgabat)
• Yemenia (Riyan, Sanaa)

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Cargo Airlines

• Air France Cargo
• Cargolux
• China Airlines Cargo
• Dolphin Air
• Etihad Airways Crystal Cargo
• Lufthansa Cargo
• Martinair Cargo
• Ocean Airlines
• Turkmenistan Airlines

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Incidents and accidents

• November 29, 1987: Korean Air Flight 858 - Two North Korean agents planted a bomb on the Baghdad-Abu Dhabi-Bangkok-Seoul flight. All of the passengers and crew died.

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Statistics

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Future

The Airport opened Terminal 2 in August 2005. The new terminal has a baggage handling system with online security screening, Flight Information Display System, security surveillance and access control, 1000 square metres of duty free and cafeterias, business classlounge, e-gate and iris scan.

Expansion

Terminal 2 cost UAE Dirhams 21 billion (US $ 6.8 billion) and is capable of handling up to two million passengers per year. It was built as a solution to air traffic volumes which have outgrown the existing terminal. UAE redirects here; for other uses of that term, see UAE (disambiguation) The United Arab Emirates is an oil-rich country situated in the south-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Southwest Asia, comprising seven emirates: Abu Dhabi, Ajman, Dubai, Fujairah, Ras al-Khaimah, Sharjah and Umm al-Quwain. ...

Ten airport terminal design consultants are being interviewed for the job of designing a major new midfield passenger terminal. From these ten four to five will be short-listed to enter a design competition for the new terminal complex. The expansion project will double the existing airport land area in Abu Dhabi to 34 km². Abu Dhabi or Abu Zaby (Arabic language: أبوظبي) is the largest of the seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and was also the largest of the former Trucial States. ...

Another short list of consultants is being developed for the new 110 metre Air Traffic Control tower. The design competition for this will begin shortly. The airport master plan involves the construction of a second runway at a distance of 2,000 metres from the existing runway, cargo and maintenance facilities, and other commercial developments on land immediately adjacent to and north of the existing airport. The first phase is due to be completed by 2010. For the Canadian musical group, see Air Traffic Control (band). ...

The project will provide a home base for the UAE's national carrier, Etihad Airways, which will be a major user of new cargo facilities with an ultimate handling capacity of around two million tonnes of freight a year. Etihad has identified air freight, in particular transit cargo, as one of its key growth areas. Other airlines serving Abu Dhabi International Airport will also benefit from the expansion. Close to the new cargo facilities land has been allocated for related commercial activities, including a free trade zone. Aircraft maintenance facilities will continue to be concentrated on the south side of the existing airport. The plan also sets aside land for the growth of other operators such as Royal Jet and Abu Dhabi Aviation. One of the first phases of the project will be the construction of a second , 4,100 metre runway which will cater for the latest generation of aircraft, including the new Airbus A380, the world’s largest passenger aircraft. Etihad Airways (Arabic: الإتحاد, ʼal-Ê»itiħād) is the flag carrier of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. ... The Airbus A380 is a double-deck, wide-body, four-engine airliner manufactured by the European corporation Airbus, an EADS subsidiary. ...

Since appointing Skidmore, Owings & Merrill as the master planners in late November 2005, SCADIA has assembled a team of consultants - including planners, programme managers, aviation specialists, and designers - and contractors to deliver the master plan.

Among other aspects of the project completed in the last six months are the design of remote aircraft stands complete with airfield ground lighting and hydrant fuel.

Notes and references

1. ^ Airport Star Ranking - 3 Star Airports. Skytrax (2007). Retrieved on 2007-03-30.

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External links

• Abu Dhabi International Airport Official website
• Airport information for OMAA at World Aero Data