Airport guide
Abu Dhabi International AirportIATA code AUH
Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in Asia. Originfacts tracks 1 direct destination departing from AUH.
- Serves
- Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
- Codes
- AUH · OMAA
- IATA · ICAO
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- Region
- Asia
Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH/OMAA) is the primary air passenger gateway serving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates in Asia. Operating on Asia/Dubai local time at coordinates 24.430°, 54.650°, the airfield functions as an active commercial transit hub for scheduled regional and international flights. Originfacts tracks 1 destination departing from AUH, with primary carrier operations including Etihad Airways, Air India Express, Lufthansa and Oman Air, connecting key routes to Muscat. Passengers traveling through Abu Dhabi International Airport are advised to verify terminal assignments, compare ground transport links into Abu Dhabi, and plan check-in times with their operating airline before departure.
Abu Dhabi International Airport details
- IATA code
- AUH
- ICAO code
- OMAA
- City
- Abu Dhabi
- Country
- United Arab Emirates
- Region
- Asia
- Time zone
- Asia/Dubai
- Coordinates
- 24.441°, 54.649°
- From OurAirports
Codes, region and time zone come from the Originfacts airport record (last updated 2 May 2026). Fields marked otherwise come from the dataset named on them. None are verified by hand against Abu Dhabi International Airport’s own pages.
AUH airport facts
- Size class
- Large airport
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026); OurAirports’ own classification
- Elevation
- 27 m (88 ft)
- From OurAirports (5 Oct 2026)
- Passengers, 2023
- 22.9 million
- Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026) — no reference given there
- Nearest airport with scheduled flights
- Al Maktoum International Airport DWC · 72 km
- OurAirports scheduled-service flag; straight-line distance calculated
Runways at AUH
Source: OurAirports (opens in a new tab) runways data (public domain), retrieved 5 Oct 2026. Not an aeronautical source — not for navigation.
2 open runways, all lit. Longest 13R/31L: 4,106 m, asphalt.
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Lighting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13R/31L | 4,106 m13,471 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
| 13L/31R | 4,100 m13,451 ft | 60 m | asphalt | Lit |
Airlines and destinations from AUH
Source: Travelpayouts fare data, 5 Oct 2026 — destinations where travellers found a nonstop fare from AUH in the days before that date. Not a complete or live schedule.
Nonstop fares from AUH to 100 destinations in 56 countries, on 17 airlines. Originfacts’ own route records for AUH are listed separately below.
Airlines named on the fares
- EYEtihad Airways60 destinations
- 3LAir Arabia Abu Dhabi13 destinations
- W6Wizz Air5 destinations
- 6EIndiGo4 destinations
- IXAir India Express3 destinations
- DECondor2 destinations
- PKPIA2 destinations
- SVSaudia2 destinations
- SUAeroflot1 destination
- HMAir Seychelles1 destination
- MUChina Eastern1 destination
- ETEthiopian Airlines1 destination
- GFGulf Air1 destination
- J9Jazeera Airways1 destination
- WYOman Air1 destination
- PCPegasus Airlines1 destination
- QRQatar Airways1 destination
The airline on a fare can be the seller of a codeshare flown by a partner. Linked names are matched to Originfacts airline pages by code and name; others are shown as the fare data names them.
Destinations by country
- India (12)
- Bengaluru, Chennai, Goa, Hyderabad, Jaipur, Kannur, Kochi, Kozhikode, Mumbai, New Delhi, Thiruvananthapuram, Tiruchirappalli
- United States (5)
- Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte, Chicago, New York
- Russia (4)
- Adler/Sochi, Kazan, Moscow, Saint Petersburg
- Saudi Arabia (4)
- Dammam, Jeddah, Medina, Riyadh
- Thailand (4)
- Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Krabi, Phuket
- China (3)
- Beijing, Guangzhou, Shanghai
- Egypt (3)
- Alexandria, Cairo, Sohag
- Germany (3)
- Berlin, Dusseldorf, Munich
- Pakistan (3)
- Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore
- Poland (3)
- Katowice, Krakow, Warsaw
- Spain (3)
- Barcelona, Madrid, Malaga
- Australia (2)
- Melbourne, Sydney
- Indonesia (2)
- Denpasar (Bali), Jakarta
- Italy (2)
- Milan, Rome
- Japan (2)
- Osaka, Tokyo
- Oman (2)
- Muscat, Salalah
- Switzerland (2)
- Geneva, Zurich
- Turkiye (2)
- Istanbul, Trabzon
- United Kingdom (2)
- London, Manchester
- Afghanistan (1)
- Kabul
- Armenia (1)
- Yerevan
- Austria (1)
- Vienna
- Azerbaijan (1)
- Baku
- Bahrain (1)
- Manama
- Bangladesh (1)
- Dhaka
- Belgium (1)
- Brussels
- Bulgaria (1)
- Sofia
- Canada (1)
- Toronto
- Cyprus (1)
- Larnaca
- Czech Republic (1)
- Prague
- Ethiopia (1)
- Addis Ababa
- France (1)
- Paris
- Georgia (1)
- Tbilisi
- Greece (1)
- Athens
- Hong Kong (1)
- Hong Kong
- Hungary (1)
- Budapest
- Ireland (1)
- Dublin
- Kazakhstan (1)
- Almaty
- Kenya (1)
- Nairobi
- Kuwait (1)
- Kuwait City
- Luxembourg (1)
- Luxembourg
- Malaysia (1)
- Kuala Lumpur
- Maldives (1)
- Male
- Morocco (1)
- Casablanca
- Nepal (1)
- Kathmandu
- Netherlands (1)
- Amsterdam
- Philippines (1)
- Manila
- Qatar (1)
- Doha
- Seychelles (1)
- Mahe
- Singapore (1)
- Singapore
- South Africa (1)
- Johannesburg
- South Korea (1)
- Seoul
- Sri Lanka (1)
- Colombo
- Tanzania (1)
- Zanzibar
- Uzbekistan (1)
- Tashkent
- Vietnam (1)
- Hanoi
Linked destinations also have an Originfacts route record from AUH.
Check schedules with the airline or Abu Dhabi International Airport before you book.
Airlines on routes from AUH
Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.
The airlines listed on the route Originfacts tracks from AUH. Only 1 route from AUH is in Originfacts’ route records so far — a small sample, not Abu Dhabi International Airport’s full network. This is not a complete list of airlines at Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Routes from AUH
Source: Originfacts route records, last updated 21 May 2026. Not verified by hand.
The route Originfacts tracks from AUH so far, listed with the distance and estimated flight time in each route record. Only 1 route from AUH is in Originfacts’ route records so far — a small sample, not Abu Dhabi International Airport’s full network. Check live schedules with the airline.
Full list of destinations: zayedinternationalairport.ae (opens in a new tab) (the airport’s official site)
Airlines with a hub at AUH
Per Wikidata (opens in a new tab) (retrieved 5 Oct 2026): airlines whose “airline hub” property names AUH, with no end date and not recorded as dissolved. Community-edited; hubs change.
Where AUH is
26 km east
Abu Dhabi International Airport lies 26 km east of Abu Dhabi city centre in a straight line. Road distance is longer; transport options are not yet verified (see terminals and transport below).
Calculated from the airport coordinates (OurAirports) and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point.
Terminals, transport and parking at AUH
Terminal assignments, ground transport into Abu Dhabi, parking, lounges and accessibility services have not been verified against Abu Dhabi International Airport’s own pages yet, so none are listed here.
Check directly:zayedinternationalairport.ae (opens in a new tab)Map of the airport location (opens in a new tab)
Before you travel
- Confirm your terminal with the operating airline.
- Check the check-in and bag-drop cut-off times on your booking.
- Allow extra time if you need to change terminals or check bags in again.
- Check your flight status before you leave for the airport.
Climate at AUH, month by month
Source: NASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily values for 2016–2025 at 24.43°, 54.65° (MERRA-2 reanalysis grid, about 50 km cells), averaged by Originfacts. Modelled, not airport weather-station readings.
Warmest: August (average high 39°C). Coolest: January (23°C high, 19°C low). Wettest: March (21 mm); driest: September (1 mm).
| Month | High | Low | Temperature range | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 23°C | 19°C | 15 mm | |
| Feb | 24°C | 19°C | 20 mm | |
| Mar | 27°C | 21°C | 21 mm | |
| Apr | 31°C | 24°C | 11 mm | |
| May | 35°C | 27°C | 7 mm | |
| Jun | 37°C | 30°C | 3 mm | |
| Jul | 39°C | 33°C | 2 mm | |
| Aug | 39°C | 33°C | 9 mm | |
| Sep | 38°C | 31°C | 1 mm | |
| Oct | 34°C | 29°C | 6 mm | |
| Nov | 30°C | 25°C | 6 mm | |
| Dec | 26°C | 21°C | 16 mm |
Airports near Abu Dhabi
Straight-line distances calculated from each airport’s coordinates in the Originfacts airport records. Road distances are longer.
- DubaiDubai World Central - Al Maktoum International AirportDWC76 km
- Al AinAl Ain AirportAAN100 km
- DubaiDubai AirportDXB115 km
- SharjahSharjah International AirportSHJ132 km
- Ras al-KhaimahRas Al Khaimah International AirportRKT185 km
- Al-fujairahAl-Fujairah InternationalFJR186 km
- SoharSohar AirportOHS200 km
- Kish IslandKish International AirportKIH243 km
- KhasabKhasab AirportKHS250 km
Abu Dhabi International Airport: common questions
Where is Abu Dhabi International Airport?
Abu Dhabi International Airport serves Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Its coordinates in OurAirports are 24.441°, 54.649°.
What are the airport codes for Abu Dhabi International Airport?
The IATA code is AUH and the ICAO code is OMAA.
What time zone is AUH in?
Abu Dhabi International Airport is in the Asia/Dubai time zone.
What is the official website of Abu Dhabi International Airport?
The airport’s official website is zayedinternationalairport.ae. For questions about a booking, contact the operating airline.
Which airlines are listed on routes from AUH?
Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) list Etihad Airways, Air India Express, Lufthansa and Oman Air on routes from AUH. This is not a complete list of airlines at Abu Dhabi International Airport; check current schedules with the airline.
Where can you fly from AUH?
Originfacts’ route records (last updated 21 May 2026) include only one route from AUH so far, to Muscat. That is a small sample, not Abu Dhabi International Airport’s full network. For the full list of destinations, check the airport’s official website (zayedinternationalairport.ae) or the airlines.
How many runways does Abu Dhabi International Airport have?
OurAirports lists 2 open runways at AUH: 13R/31L (4,106 m (13,471 ft), asphalt); 13L/31R (4,100 m (13,451 ft), asphalt).
Where can you fly nonstop from AUH?
Travelpayouts fare data retrieved 5 Oct 2026 showed nonstop fares from AUH to 100 destinations in 56 countries, the most in India (12), United States (5) and Russia (4). That reflects fares travellers found, not a complete or live schedule.
When did Abu Dhabi International Airport open?
Wikidata gives 1982 as its official opening date.
How many passengers use Abu Dhabi International Airport?
Wikidata records 22.9 million passengers for 2023, the latest year it holds.
Who operates Abu Dhabi International Airport?
Per Wikidata, AUH is operated by Abu Dhabi Airports.
Which airlines have a hub at AUH?
Wikidata lists AUH as a hub of Abu Dhabi Aviation, Etihad Airways, Maximus Air Cargo, Presidential Flight (UAE), Royal Jet and Wizz Air Abu Dhabi.
Sources
Nothing on this page is verified by hand yet. Each section comes from the dataset below, with its date where the dataset has one. Terminal, transport and parking details are left out until they can be read from Abu Dhabi International Airport’s own pages.
- Codes, location, time zoneOriginfacts airport record2 May 2026
- Official websiteWikidata record (official website property) (opens in a new tab)5 Oct 2026
- Coordinates, runways, type, elevationOurAirports (opens in a new tab) — public domain5 Oct 2026
- Opening, operator, passengers, hubsWikidata item Q643562 (opens in a new tab) — CC05 Oct 2026
- Nonstop destinations, airlines on faresTravelpayouts Data API (Aviasales fare cache) — fares found, not a complete or live schedule5 Oct 2026
- ClimateNASA POWER (opens in a new tab) daily data (MERRA-2 reanalysis), averaged by Originfacts2016–2025
- Distance to city centreCalculated from airport coordinates and the Wikidata (opens in a new tab) city-centre point—
- Airlines and routesOriginfacts route records — the routes we track, not a full schedule21 May 2026
- Nearby airportsCalculated from airport coordinates—
- Terminals and transportNot yet verified—
Background reading:Wikipedia (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)