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BY AIR

1. AIRPORTS
2. AIRLINES

The national airlines Etihad Airways (www.etihadairways.com) and Emirates (www.emirates.com) offer a comprehensive air service to the UAE's six international airports at Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Sharjah, Ra's al-Khaimah and Fujairah.

Approximate flight times

From London to Abu Dhabi flight times are 6 hours 35 minutes, to Dubai 7 hours; from Frankfurt to Dubai 6 hours; from Hong King to Dubai 8 hours, from Los Angeles 19 hours 55 minutes, from Toronto 14 hours 10 minutes, from Sydney 16 hours 15 minutes. It takes 4 hours to fly from Nairobi to Dubai.

Departure tax

You do not have to pay departure tax at any of the UAE’s airports.

AIRPORTS

The UAE has six well-appointed international airports, in Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, Sharjah, Ra’s al-Khaimah and Fujairah. The seventh, Dubai World Central, is under construction. Extensive airports in Abu Dhabi and Dhabi not only service the ever-increasing local tourist market, they are also major hubs for flights from East to West.

Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH)
(02 5757500, flight enquiries: 02 5757611)
Web address: www.dcaauh.gov.ae
Check www.abudhabi-airptsvcs.com for list of passenger carriers and weekly flight schedules.

Dubai Airport (DXB) (04 2245555)
Enquiries: 04 2066666
Website: www.dubaiairport.com

Sharjah International Airport (SHJ) (06 5581111)
Enquiries: 06 5581000
Web address: www.shj-airport.gov.ae)

Ra’s al-Khaimah International Airport (RKT) (07 2448111)
Website: www.rkt-airport.com

Fujairah International Airport (09 2226222)
Website: www.fujairah-airport.com

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AIRLINES

The UAE’s national airlines, Etihad Airways (www.etihadairways.com), based in Abu Dhabi, Emirates (www.emirates.com) based in Dubai,  and Air Arabia (www.airarabia.com) based in Sharjah, provide a comprehensive network of flights to the UAE from almost anywhere in the world with direct services operating from Ireland, the UK, mainland Europe, the US, India, China, Australia and many other locations. In addition, most of the major airlines fly to and from the UAE.

Abu Dhabi

Etihad Airways (02 5058000)

Emirates (02 5757474)

Gulf Air (02 6332600, airport 5757083)

Air India (02 6322300)

British Airways (02 6225777)

KLM (02 6323280)

Oman Air (02 6266800)

Royal Jordanian (02 6225484)

Singapore Airlines (02 6221110)

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Dubai

Emirates Airlines (04 2144444)

Gulf Air (04 2713111)

British Airways (04 3075555)

Air India (04 2276787)

Cathay Pacific (8004343)

KLM (04 3355777)

Qatar Airways (04 922290)

Ra’s al-Khaimah

Egypt Air (07 2335000)

Gulf Air (07 2210033)

Indian Airlines (07 2221789)

Sharjah

Air Arabia (06) 5580000

Egypt Air (06 5735535) ,

Gulf Air (06 5685366)

Indian Airlines (06 5610505)

Fujairah
Gulf Air (09 2226969)

Indian Airlines (09 2231989)

The information on the following website is directed at pilots and flight planners.
Government Civil Aviation Authorities

Cruise Ships

The state-of-the-art Dubai Cruise Terminal at Port Rashid has been visited by cruise ships as large as the 1551,400 tonne Queen Mary 2.



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