Dubai International (DXB) Airport

Dubai International Airport DXB is the premier Airport at Dubai (the new Al Mactum Airport DWC, at nearby Jebel Ali, is its relief Airport) serves the United Arab Emirate city of Dubai and has recently received prestigious awards for 'Best Airport in the Middle East', for 'Middle East's Leading Airport', and for 'Best Customer Service'. It is the world's fastest-growing airport  and is recognized as the aviation hub of the Middle East, with a present capacity of 75 million passengers (and a futrue capacity of 90 million), offering thousands of weekly flights to hundreds of destinations across the globe. 

The Airport is located in the Al Garhoud district, 4 km southeast of Dubai, and close to the Straight of Hormuz, and is accessible from Airport Road, which runs directly southeast from central Dubai on the east side of Al-Khor. Coming south from Dubai, cross AlKhor at Al-Garhoud Bridge, & drive north, make a right at Airport Road intersection. Terminal 2 is north of T1, reached from Al Towar Road & Rashidiya. Furthermore, the Airport can be reached by the Dubai Metro with stations in Terminals 1 & 3 (Red Line) and in Terminal 2 (Green Line).

With two long runways and 57.7 million passengers in 2012, Dubai International Airport is hub to Emirates Airlines, which accounts for more than half of passenger traffic, and to low-cost carrier Flydubai (which just announced that it will shift its operations to the new Al Mactoum Airport), and is served by a host of international, regular & low-cost, airlines offering direct and connecting flights to all points of the globe. 

The on-Airport Dubai International Hotel, a five-star hotel (tel. 04 224 4000) is located (a) on the Arrivals level of the Sheikh Rashid Concourse of Terminal 1, occupying 2 floors above, and (b) on Levels 5 & 6 of Terminal 3, above Dubai Duty-Free. Hotel services include the 'Connect' business center, 'G-Force' health club & spa, foreign exchanges, dining & entertainment facilities, and  internet access.
Furthermore, So-called 'SnoozeCubes' are units containing a full-sized bed, touch-screen TV, & high-speed WiFi, and are connected to the flight information system. So far, ten of these units are available next to gate 122 in Terminal 1. 

The passenger terminal complex at Dubai International presently consists of three passenger terminals T1, T2 & T3  (For more information, please refer to 'Terminal Map' page.) 

Parking options at Dubai International Airport:   (For more information, please refer to 'Airport Parking' page.)

Rental Car desks at Dubai Airport for 16 rental car agencies are located in the Arrivals area of Terminal 1.

To get from Dubai InternationalAirport to your destination, you can rent a car, take a taxi or a bus: Prebooking a taxi can be done in Terminal 1's Arrivals hall; 
Bus stops are opposite Terminals 1 & 2. Terminal 1 is served by bus numbers 4, 11, 15, 33 & 44; Terminal 2 is served by bus number 2.  Furthermore special air-conditioned Airport buses accommodating baggage, serve city center's hotel areas located within walking distance from the bus stop.
The new Red Line of the Dubai Metro has rail stations in Terminals 1 & 3; while the Green Line is to serve Terminal 2 and the north-eastern part of the Airport; it is to be the world's longest driverless metro system. 
Water taxis serve between Buyr Dubai and Deira, across the Dubai Creek. 
For more transportaton information visit the Roads & Transport Authority site at rta.ae

Present and future Airport developments:  Terminal 1 is undergoing major renovation & extension projects, involving new baggage screening, expanding departures & arrivals halls, adding more amenities, changing arrivals forecourt and arrivals immigration hall (by 2014) adding a Concourse D & linking it to the new elevated train system - upon completion of which  ovr 100 airline will move in after official opening in 2015.

• Address:
  Department of Civil Aviation, Dubai Airport
  Dubai
  United Arab Emirates
• Website for Dubai International: http://www.dubaiairport.com/en/Pages/home.aspx
• Email Address: http://www.dubaiairport.com/feedback/
• Phone: 971 4 224 5555