Dubai Airports Company is the

airport authority An airport authority is an entity responsible for the operation and oversight of an airport or group of airports. The Airports Council International is the world trade association of airport authorities. In some countries, when the authority of an ...

that owns and manages airports in

Dubai Dubai (Help:IPA/English, /duːˈbaɪ/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''doo-BYE''; Modern Standard Arabic, Modern Standard Arabic: ; Emirati Arabic, Emirati Arabic: , Romanization of Arabic, romanized: Help:IPA/English, /diˈbej/) is the Lis ...

, including the

Al Maktoum International Airport Al Maktoum International Airport , also known as Dubai World Central, is an international airport in Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that opened on 27 June 2010. Located southwest of the city of Dubai, it is the main part of Dubai So ...

and the

Dubai International Airport Dubai International Airport () is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic as of 2024. It is also the busiest airport in the Middle East as ...

History

Dubai Airports Company was structured in 2008 to take control of

at Dubai World Central in

Jebel Ali Jebel Ali () is a port town south-west of Dubai. The Jebel Ali Port is located there. Al Maktoum International Airport has been constructed just outside the port area. Jebel Ali is connected to Dubai via the UAE Exchange (formerly Jebel Al ...

, and Dubai Cargo Village. In 2016, Dubai Airports started working on the expansion of the

, from 66,107 to 145,926 sq metres. In 2017, Dubai Airports started implementing two 3,600 square metres modular data center facilities that bring data availability up to 99.82% (only 95 minutes of maximum annual downtime). This investment is part of the ''Dubai Plus'' plan that aims to secure adequate technical solutions to drive the exponential growth of Dubai's airports.

Activities

Incorporated by Dubai Aviation City Corporation, Dubai Airports Company is divided into a number of business units and supporting units. Cargo is one such unit, with others including Finance, HR, Marketing, IT, Engineering and Commercial. Meanwhile, the Department of Civil Aviation (Dubai) will exist as a smaller body in charge of aviation regulations and permissions. Their "Mega Cargo Terminal" expansion of Dubai Cargo Village renamed those facilities to

Dubai International Airport Cargo Gateway Dubai International Airport Cargo Gateway, formerly Dubai Cargo Village, is an air cargo management facility located adjacent to the Dubai International Airport in Al Garhoud, Dubai, UAE. It is owned by the Dubai Airports Company. A similar facility ...

in 2008, and increased their capacity to 2.7 million tonnes per year. Their expansions in

will result in a $75 million Cargo terminal named Al Maktoum Airport Cargo Gateway at

. By 2013, it is expected to become the largest of its kind in the world, handling more than 12 million tonnes of cargo annually. Aviation and logistics is an important sector of Dubai's economy,

Emirates Airlines Emirates is one of the two flag carriers of the United Arab Emirates (the other being Etihad Airways). Based in Al Garhoud, Garhoud, Dubai, the airline is a subsidiary of The Emirates Group, which is owned by the government of Dubai's Invest ...

and Dubai Airports Company account for 26% of the country's GDP (2011). Dubai has an "open skies" policy that allows any airlines to open service there.

References

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* Companies based in Dubai Dubai International Airport Airport operators {{UnitedArabEmirates-stub