Accessing UAE Airports – World Aviation Safety Summit 2017: Planning an operation to the UAE? Here’s a quick guide to accessing all the major airports.
The World Safety Aviation Summit takes place in Dubai from April 11-12 and will see thought leaders from all over the globe travel to the UAE to discuss critical safety issues to better manage risks and threats that impact international aviation professionals worldwide. Here’s our quick guide to vital operational information for the UAE’s main airports.
Dubai International Airport
IATA: DXB
ICAO: OMDB
Latitude / longitude: N 25° 15.2′ E 55° 21.9′
Magnetic variation: 1.4°E
Elevation: 62′
Fuel: 100LL, Jet A-1
Time Zone Info: GMT+4:00 no DST
Operational Information
Private flights require landing permits but not overflight permits
Non-scheduled commercial flights require landing but not overflight permits
Slot approval requested 24-hours in advance is preferable to attain desired slots
Peak hours: AM hour from 0100z – 0700z & 1700z – 2200z
The best opportunity for arrival and departure slots is between 1000Z – 1400Z
Overnight parking can be difficult to obtain for medium and wide body aircraft non-scheduled operators
Parking is subject to availability
Al Maktoum International Airport
IATA: DWC
ICAO: OMDW
N 24° 55.1′ E 55° 10.5′
Magnetic variation: 1.4°E
Elevation: 171′
Fuel: Jet A-1
Time Zone Info: GMT+4:00 no DST
Operational Information
Private flights require landing permits but not overflight permits
Non-scheduled commercial flights require landing but not overflight permits
Slot approval requested 24 hours in advance is preferable to attain desired slots
Peak hours: AM 0100z – 0700z & PM 1700z – 2000z (times can vary)
Parking is subject to availability, approval is generally provided for all aircraft types
Abu Dhabi International Airport
IATA: AUH
ICAO: OMAA
Latitude / longitude: N24-26.0 / E054-39.1
Elevation: 88 feet
Magnetic variation: 02° E
Fuel types: Jet A1 and Avgas
Time zone: UTC +4
Operational Information
Overflight permits are not required for private and non-scheduled flights
Landing permits are required for private and non-scheduled flights
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Mitch is the CEO of 30 West IP where he is also an instructor providing pilot training on international procedures. With an illustrious career of over 34 years in the cockpit, Mitch has acquired over 13,000 hours of flight time flying worldwide, with over 9,000 hours of this in Challenger and Gulfstream aircraft. He is an experienced safety officer and was also an IS-BAO project manager for a fortune 500 flight department. He has presented on Safety and Operations topics at the NBAA International Operators Conference and the Canadian Business Aviation Association Convention and is currently on the NBAA International Operators Committee and serves as the North Atlantic Regional Lead. Mitch is also a member of an FAA working group on General Aviation International Authorizations and Tabletop Exercises (GIATE). He was recently selected to represent IBAC as a member of the ICAO Personal Training and Licensing Panel (PTLP) and was also recently named as a 2020 recipient of the NBAA Tony Kern Professionalism in Aviation Award for his contribution to the business aviation community.
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Duke has been a dearly respected member of UAS Americas team and the UAS global family for more than five years. A safety-oriented, FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher, he oversees all of the operations of the elite UAS Operations Team. With twenty-five years of experience in aviation overall with more than fifteen years of experience in international flight planning and VVIP trip coordination, he is responsible for the development of the dispatch training program and involved in the strategic development of UAS Americas. With a myriad of rich aviation experience behind him, he has extensive experience in worldwide operations with both corporate and charter environments, including seven years as Operations/Dispatch Manager in an industry-leading, Fortune 500, IS-BAO Stage III Certified corporate flight department. Duke is frequently asked shares his knowledge at major industry events and is currently serving on the NBAA’s International Operators Conference (IOC) Planning Committee.
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