# Dubai International Airport (DXB)

> Dubai, AE · IATA: DXB · ICAO: OMDB · Large Airport · Cargo Hub

## Quick Facts

| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| IATA | `DXB` |
| ICAO | `OMDB` |
| City | Dubai |
| Country | AE |
| Type | Large Airport |
| Elevation | 19 m |
| Cargo | ✅ |
| GPS | 25.25280, 55.36440 |

## Description

Around 2.8 million tonnes — that was the combined 2024 throughput of Dubai's two airports, DXB and DWC, up 18.5 percent year on year, with Dubai International (IATA: DXB) adding 517,000 tonnes in the first quarter of 2025 alone. Since Emirates SkyCargo completed the move of its freighter fleet to DWC in 2025, DXB has run almost entirely on belly capacity, drawing on a passenger network of more than 250 destinations. Ground handling rests on the Cargo Mega Terminal and dnata's complex, while the Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZA) abuts the airfield with bonded warehousing and fast clearance through Dubai Customs. Forwarders value the specialised infrastructure for pharmaceuticals (Emirates SkyPharma), perishables, valuables and e-commerce. A five-year road-feeder contract with Allied Transport links DXB and DWC across a 77-kilometre bonded corridor, moving more than 1,000 tonnes a day; in late 2025 SkyCargo swapped 40 trucks for Euro 6 units, cutting corridor emissions by about 17 percent. The seaport of Jebel Ali sits roughly 45 minutes away via the Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road for sea-air traffic. Hemmed in by the city, DXB sends pure freighter and charter work to its sister field. Its enduring strength for shippers is frequency: multiple daily widebody departures to nearly every major market.

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