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The base of air travel in Abu Dhabi, the Abu Dhabi International
Airport is the main link for tourists who visit this
beautiful emirate. Largest of the seven emirates that
comprise the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Abu Dhabi has
witnessed a substantial increase in number of tourists
since the opening of the Abu Dhabi International Airport.
Opened in 1982, close to the Abu Dhabi-Dubai link road, Abu Dhabi International Airport is about 30 kilometers from the main city. Designed by architects from the celebrated Aéroports de Paris, this airport was constructed to handle about five million annual passengers.
However, by the middle of the 90s, the Abu Dhabi International Airport was expanded to accommodate the increasing tourist influx. At present, more than 7,000 passengers use this airport every month.
A maximum number of business and leisure travelers utilizing the services of Abu Dhabi International Airport are usually in transit between Europe and the Far East.
Abu Dhabi International Airport is the headquarters of Etihad Airways, national airline of the UAE. There are numerous flights that operate in and out of this airport, connecting Abu Dhabi to some of the biggest cities across the globe.
Most of the flights to Abu Dhabi terminate at the Abu Dhabi International Airport. Some of them, however, operate through the Al Ain International Airport, located in the splendid oasis of Al Ain.
Abu Dhabi International Airport provides a variety of facilities to its guests. Located at the heart of the city's business district, the airport offers serenity and comfort to all its passengers. City Terminal of the Abu Dhabi International Airport has a fleet of luxury coaches that can take you to any part of the city.
 Abu
Dhabi International Airport is home to numerous information
desks, cafeterias, restaurants, cyber cafes, shops,
post office, ATM centers, business center, travel agencies,
car rental offices, etc. The Abu Dhabi Duty Free shop
is considered to be one of the best airport duty-free
shops in the world. It is indeed one of the best places
for shopping in Abu Dhabi.
Passengers can choose a stay at the airport hotels of Abu Dhabi, which are located in proximity to this airport. And, if you are in transit, you can hire a car and visit the popular attractions of Abu Dhabi till you board your next flight.
The following airlines operate their flights in and out of Abu Dhabi International Airport:
Aero Asia International (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar)
Air India (Delhi, Muscat)
Biman Bangladesh Airlines (Chittagong, Dhaka)
British Airways (London-Heathrow, Muscat)
China Airlines (Taipei-Taiwan Taoyuan, Vienna)
EgyptAir (Cairo)
Etihad Airways (Amman, Bahrain, Bangkok, Beirut, Brussels, Cairo, Casablanca, Colombo, Damascus, Dammam, Delhi, Dhaka, Doha, Frankfurt, Geneva, Islamabad, Jakarta, Jeddah, Johannesburg, Karachi, Khartoum, Kuwait, Lahore, London-Gatwick, London-Heathrow, Manchester, Manila, Mumbai, Munich, Muscat, New York-JFK, Paris-Charles de Gaulle, Peshawar, Riyadh, Toronto-Pearson)
Gulf Air (Bahrain, Muscat)
Iran Air (Tehran-Imam Khomeini)
KLM Royal Dutch Airlines (Amsterdam, Bahrain)
Kuwait Airways (Kuwait, Muscat)
Lufthansa (Frankfurt)
Middle East Airlines (Beirut)
Pakistan International Airlines (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar)
Royal Jordanian (Al Ain, Amman)
Qatar Airways (Doha)
Saudi Arabian Airlines (Jeddah, Riyadh)
Shaheen Air International (Islamabad, Karachi, Lahore, Peshawar)
Singapore Airlines (Jeddah, Singapore)
SriLankan Airlines (Bahrain, Colombo, Doha)
Sudan Airways (Khartoum)
Syrian Arab Airlines (Damascus)
Transaero (Moscow-Domodedovo)
Turkish Airlines (Istanbul-Atatürk)
Turkmenistan Airlines (Ashgabat)
Yemenia (Riyan, Sanaa)
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