DXB welcomed a total of 25.9 million passengers for the full year of 2020 (-70%). Investigations are still underway. During this period, DXB operated with one single runway. [104], Concourse C, is a part of Terminal 3, was opened in 2000 and used to be the largest concourse at Dubai International Airport before Concourse B in Terminal 3 opened. [251], Since there are international flights operating out from the airport, the terminals are equipped with immigration processing facilities and security scanning for all passengers including domestic, and regional passengers. Graphs are temporarily unavailable due to technical issues. Dubai: The Dubai World Central (DWC) airport will handle more than 1,000 flights per week during the runway maintenance period at Dubai International (DXB), it was announced on. The fourth quarter was the busiest since Q1 of 2020, and the first time since the start of the pandemic that DXBs quarterly traffic surpassed the 10m mark. [269][270] The series returned for a second season in 2014 and a third in 2015. About 87 different airlines approach Dubai international Airport in the regular scheduled passenger traffic service. Capable of handling 60million passengers per annum with the opening of Terminal 3 Concourse B. Extensions to Terminal 2 are completed new check-in hall, departure area, and extensions to the terminal building. It seems that the pilots did not receive clearance from air traffic control. According to Dubai Airport officials, plans for Terminal 4 had begun and extensions would be made to Terminal 3. The COVID-19 pandemic had a major impact on traffic at the worlds leading international airport throughout 2020 due to lockdowns and closure of airports and airlines around the world. All cargo operators were moved from DXB to DWC by May 2014, making DWC the main cargo hub. This type of scanning prevents those deported from the UAE for serious criminal charges from returning again using fraudulent documents. The median is ten per day. A movement is a landing or takeoff of an aircraft and includes both air transport movements and general aviation. The top three cities by passengers were London (1.15 million) Mumbai (772,000) and New Delhi with 722,000 passengers. [98] The concourse allows for multi-level boarding and boasts the largest first and business class lounges in the world. In-line Baggage Handling System with capacity to handle 12,800 bags per hour 6 Common check-in islands -168 check-in counters 95 Immigration counters (49 Outbound and 46 Inbound Immigration counters) 280,000 passengers per day; 11,500 passengers per hour). Phase 1 of the cargo mega terminal was completed by 2004 and the next phase of expansion was scheduled for completion in late 2007. December 2022 Passenger Statistics. Traffic and transport figures 2023 Monthly Transport and Traffic statistics January 2023 (0.2 MB .xlsx) 1992 - current Monthly Transport and Traffic statistics 1992 - current (0.1 MB .xlsx) Arrivals will also see improvements to help reduce waiting times. Library, Fact Edition in this dataset Current edition of this dataset. Between March and April, Dubai Airports worked with diplomatic missions, airlines and UAE authorities to enable the repatriation of 500,000 people on 4,100 special flights from DXB and DWC. Due to extra congestion on one runway, all freighter, charter and general aviation flights were diverted to Al Maktoum International Airport. [250], In 2018, Houthi rebel group claimed that Dubai airport had been attacked by drones launched by Houthi rebels from Yemen. Emirates Airline operates from only Terminal 3. This will be a smaller version of Concourse 2, which is connected to Terminal 3. [78] On 6 February 2016, members of the public were invited to trial the concourse in preparation for its opening. The next phase of development was the second runway, which was completed three months ahead of schedule and opened in April 1984. [117], Workers building a new terminal at Dubai International Airport went on a sympathy strike in March 2006. Total passengers at Dubai International Airport Dubai 2013-2021 Published by Salma Saleh , Oct 20, 2022 The statistic shows the total number of passengers at Dubai International Airport from. About this Dataset Experimental daily UK flight numbers and rolling seven-day average, including flights to, from, and within the UK. Exceptionally busy period for general aviation in DWC with more than 930 General Aviation flights in a week (between December 13-19, the final week of sporting event), a record for DWC. ], The Purple and Blue Lines are under construction and these two lines will also have a station.[260]. [105], Executive Flight Services (EFS) caters to those passengers of high class or special importance that travel through Dubai International Airports. File Type. List of busiest airports by aircraft movements. Opening of Emirates Flight Catering Centre, capable of producing 115,000 meals per day. [12] In July 2019, Dubai International airport installed the largest solar energy system in the region's airports as part of Dubai's goal to reduce 30 percent of the city energy consumption by 2030. The building currently includes a multi-level structure for departures and arrivals and includes 32 gates, labelled B1B32. There are also three hotels in the concourse; a 5-star hotel and a 4-star hotel. [11] Terminal 3 is the second-largest building in the world by floor space and the largest airport terminal in the world. Other important projects at the airport include the next stage of phase 2 development, which includes the construction of Concourse 3. 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Most flights operate to India, Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Dubai-based airline serves 151 destinations across 80 countries and has the largest aircraft . With a capacity of 15 million, it would bring the total capacity of the airport to 90 million passengers by 2018an increase of 15 million. Fewer flights tend to be on Saturdays due to no services by Israeli carriers. This runway, located 360m (1,180ft) north of the existing runway and parallel to it and is equipped with the latest meteorological, airfield lighting and instrument landing systems to give the airport a Category II classification. [5] It is also the nineteenth-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic,[6] one of the busiest cargo airports in the world,[7] the busiest airport for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 movements,[8] and the airport with the highest average number of passengers per flight.