Flight Operations to the UAE: Planning a trip to the UAE? Traveling to Dubai for AIME 2017? Here’s the Ops info you need to successfully plan business operations to Al Maktoum International Airport and Sharjah International Airport.
Aircraft Interiors Middle East (AIME) 2017 will take place at Dubai World Trade Center from February 8, 2017. Almost 300 exhibitors and hundreds of delegates are expected to attend the two-day event demonstrating the latest advances in the industry that’s worth over $6.9 billion to the Middle East.
Al Maktoum International Airport
IATA Code: DWC
ICAO: OMDW
Latitude / longitude: 24°53’10″N / 55°10’20″E
Elevation: 170 ft / 52 m
Magnetic variation: 1.96°E (0.05° annual change)
Operational Information
Private flights require landing permits but not overflight permits
Non-scheduled flights require landing permits but not overflight permits
Latitude / longitude: 25-19-42.9597N / 055-31-01.9217E
Elevation: 111 feet (34 m)
Magnetic variation: 2 E
Fuel types: JET A1 and AVGAS
Operational Information
Fuel should be requested 48 hours prior to arrival or departure
Landing permits are required for private flights, overflight permits are not
Landing permits are required for non-scheduled flights, overflight permits are not
There are no parking restrictions at this time
Immigration
Every nationality will be checked on entry.
Passengers: Citizens of the following countries are granted a visit visa on arrival in the UAE: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, China, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxemburg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK, USA, Vatican City, Japan, Poland, Slovenia, Slovakia, Estonia, Czech, Hungary, Latvia, Croatia, Romania, Bulgaria.
EU Citizens: A passport and visa are required.
Non-EU citizens: A passport and a visa before arrival are required.
The following should be taken into account even if holding a visa:
All visitors must hold documents to prove their next destination and have a sponsor in the UAE to cover their stay.
Visitors who are not holding return/onward tickets could be refused entry.
Crew: All nationalities can enter on the General Declaration, valid for seven days from the date of entry.
Customs
Import:
US$100,000 and above must be declared
Wild animals are strictly forbidden
Pets require proper vaccination documentation from a vet
Export:
Bulk amounts of gold or money must obtain prior approval from the relevant department or authority
Wild animals are strictly forbidden
Pets require proper vaccination documentation from a vet
Accommodation
Hotels near OMDW:
Premier Inn, Dubai Investments Park Hotel
Courtyard Dubai, Green Community
Mövenpick Ibn Battuta Gate Hotel
Hotels near OMSJ:
Sharjah International Airport Hotel
Centro Hotel
Grand Excelsior Hotel
Transport
Shuttle bus services are available at both airports
Car rental and taxi services are also available
Contact dxb@uas.aero for assistance with your Flight Operations to the UAE.
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Mitch Launius
Instructor Pilot for 30 West IP
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.
Henry ‘Duke’ LeDuc
Director Of Operations, Americas, UAS International Trip Support
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.
Dudley King
President and Founder, FlightBridge
Dudley is the Founder and President of FlightBridge, which he established in 2011 and has been focused on technology solutions for the private aviation industry since 2006. Since he graduated from Dartmouth in 1988, he has worked with an array of companies listed anywhere from VentureWire to the Fortune 100. A rare blend of executive, entrepreneur, and consultant, Dudley’s executive roles have included acting CIO positions for several companies and tech advisory services to CEOs trying to rebuild their technology organizations or looking for an external, professional point of view. Highly skilled at deeply understanding his customer’s business challenges and drawing from a long and varied experience in information technology services, Dudley excels at designing technology solutions to solve their problems.
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Global Medical Director, Aviation Health, Medaire
Paulo has extensive experience in medical advisory in the aviation industry. As a cardiologist, he provides technical guidance and analysis for MedAire’s MedLink medical advisory service and is MedAire’s liaison with civil aviation regulators and industry associations. Paulo worked with Varig Brazilian Airlines for 23 years, 10 of which were spent as General Medical Manager. A member of the MedAire Medical Advisory Board, Paulo is also President of the Ibero-American Aerospace Medical Association, a member of the International Academy of Aerospace Medicine, a member of the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Safety Committee, a Fellow of the Aerospace Medical Association (AsMA), and a Fellow of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. Throughout his illustrious career, Paulo has held industry leadership roles including Chairperson of the AsMA’s Air Transport Medicine Committee, President of the Airlines Medical Directors Association, President of the Brazilian Society of Aerospace Medicine and was a member of the IATA Medical Advisory Group from 2002 to 2006.
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