AUH · Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Zayed International Airport.
--:--:-- · GST (UTC+04:00) · 24.4410° N, 54.6492° E
Zayed International Airport
Largest airport serving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Verification trail
Source-backed facts for AUH
This section separates stable airport identifiers from live operating data. Codes, coordinates, timezone, elevation, source identifiers, and accepted reference links are retained here; live arrivals, departures, gates, delays, NOTAMs, and airline schedule changes must still be checked with the airport or carrier.
Airport catalog
OurAirports ID 5226; ident OMAA; scheduled service listed.
Cached airports.csv snapshot: 2026-04-25; runways.csv snapshot: 2026-05-21.
Official airport source
zayedinternationalairport.ae
Used as the preferred live-reference handoff for terminals, gates, alerts, and airport notices.
Open sourceReference summary
Zayed International Airport
Airport-shaped reference summary from en.wikipedia.org; summary snapshot 2026-05-20.
Open sourceManual / derived signals
22 source-backed signals
Merged from OurAirports cached airports.csv, OurAirports cached runways.csv, Wikidata airport entity snapshot, airport-shaped Wikipedia summary snapshot, manual airport facts override; facts generated 2026-05-21.
IATA / ICAO
AUH / OMAA
OurAirports ident
OMAA
GPS / local code
OMAA
ISO region
AE-AZ
Scheduled service
Listed in source snapshot
Role
international scheduled-service gateway
Official host
zayedinternationalairport.ae
Reference host
en.wikipedia.org
Wikidata entity
Q643562
Snapshot generated
2026-05-21
Airport lookup keys
Stable codes
Regional keys
Alternate names
Nearby airport codes
Route reference codes
Last updated May 21, 2026. Stable airport identifiers and timezone facts are content-reviewed; clocks render live in the browser, while weather and time-difference notes are page-snapshot aids rather than permanent airport records.
Live values rendered at Nov 5, 8:20 PM UTC.
What you need to know now
Local airport time
--:--:--GST · UTC+04:00
Time zone
GST
Asia/Dubai · UTC+04:00
Airfield conditions
Live airport weather is temporarily unavailable.
Surface access
26 km
Approximate distance to central Abu Dhabi.
Official source
zayedinternationalairport.aeOfficial airport website listed in the airport facts snapshot
Airport Snapshot
Country capital
Abu Dhabi
Languages
Arabic
Currency
AED (د.إ)
Country area
83,600 km²
Passenger volume
Source note unavailable
Terminals
1 main passenger terminal
Runways
2 runways
Longest runway
13,471 ft / 4,106 m
Runway surface
asphalt (2)
Opened / operator
1982 · Abu Dhabi Airports
Owner / entity
Q643562
Hub airlines
Etihad Airways, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi
Airport role
international scheduled-service gateway
Scheduled service
Listed
Fact coverage
22 source-backed signals
Zayed International Airport is a international scheduled-service gateway for Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Abu Dhabi's built-up core sits roughly 26 km from the terminal area. Operations run on Asia/Dubai (UTC+04:00, GST). Live weather is temporarily unavailable. With 5 other indexable airports in its surrounding network, it works well as a reference point for regional flight planning and timezone checks.
Zayed International Airport (AUH / OMAA) is at 24.4410° N, 54.6492° E, elevation 88 ft (27 m), serving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
The accepted reference summary is used as supporting context for the airport identity and operating notes; the timed facts here still come from the airport catalog, timezone database, country snapshot, and linked source trail.
Abu Dhabi is in United Arab Emirates (capital Abu Dhabi); regulated by General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA); on Asia/Dubai (GST, UTC+04:00); working languages: Arabic; currency: AED (د.إ).
Distance from central Abu Dhabi: 26 km.
Airport context brief
A compact traveler-facing brief from the airport catalog, country snapshot, route geometry, city anchors, peer airports, and source trail for AUH.
Name and identity cues
Primary airport name
Zayed International Airport (AUH / OMAA)
Zayed International Airport · Largest airport serving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Known label 1
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Alternate airport-name cue retained for AUH, not a separate indexable duplicate page.
Source identifiers
OMAA · OMAA · AE-AZ
zayedinternationalairport.ae · en.wikipedia.org · scheduled service yes
Source-specific airport notes
Regional role cue
Zayed International Airport, also known as Abu Dhabi International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Accepted from the airport reference trail as a role-specific cue for AUH; not treated as a live service guarantee.
Closest mapped city anchors
1. Khalifah A City
khalifah-a-city · 4.8 km from AUH
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 85,374 · city coordinates 24.4259, 54.6050
2. Al Shamkhah City
al-shamkhah-city · 8.0 km from AUH
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 61,710 · city coordinates 24.3927, 54.7078
3. Mohammed Bin Zayed City
mohammed-bin-zayed-city · 14 km from AUH
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 85,000 · city coordinates 24.3479, 54.5537
4. Bani Yas City
bani-yas-city · 15 km from AUH
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 80,498 · city coordinates 24.3098, 54.6294
5. Musaffah
musaffah · 19 km from AUH
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 243,341 · city coordinates 24.3589, 54.4827
6. Abu Dhabi
abu-dhabi · 26 km from AUH
United Arab Emirates · Asia/Dubai · +0h · population 1,807,000 · city coordinates 24.4512, 54.3970
Airport alternatives in the retained graph
1. AZI OMAD
Al Bateen Executive Airport · Abu Dhabi
19 km from AUH · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 16 ft (5 m) · airport coordinates 24.4271, 54.4599
2. DWC OMDW
Al Maktoum International Airport · Dubai(Jebel Ali)
72 km from AUH · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 114 ft (35 m) · airport coordinates 24.8962, 55.1624
3. AAN OMAL
Al Ain International Airport · Al Ain
99 km from AUH · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 869 ft (265 m) · airport coordinates 24.2617, 55.6092
4. DXB OMDB
Dubai International Airport · Dubai
116 km from AUH · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 62 ft (19 m) · airport coordinates 25.2498, 55.3710
5. SHJ OMSJ
Sharjah International Airport · Sharjah
132 km from AUH · Asia/Dubai · +0h · elevation 111 ft (34 m) · airport coordinates 25.3286, 55.5172
Route-time reference set
1. AUH-DWC
Dubai(Jebel Ali) · 72 km · 56m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from AUH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
2. AUH-AAN
Al Ain · 99 km · 58m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from AUH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
3. AUH-DXB
Dubai · 116 km · 59m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from AUH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
4. AUH-SHJ
Sharjah · 132 km · 1h 0m
Asia/Dubai · +0h from AUH; reference route only, not a live schedule.
Runway source evidence
Published runway count
2 runways
Longest runway 13,471 ft / 4,106 m. 2 lighted runways in the runway snapshot.
Runway surface mix
asphalt (2)
Surface labels are normalized from the OurAirports runway rows for AUH.
Runway identifiers
13L/31R · 13R/31L
Identifier pairs are retained as airport-specific runway cues, not live operational availability claims.
Same-country airport context
1. AZI OMAD
Al Bateen Executive Airport · Abu Dhabi · 19 km from AUH
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 16 ft (5 m) · 24.4271, 54.4599
2. DWC OMDW
Al Maktoum International Airport · Dubai(Jebel Ali) · 72 km from AUH
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 114 ft (35 m) · 24.8962, 55.1624
3. AAN OMAL
Al Ain International Airport · Al Ain · 99 km from AUH
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 869 ft (265 m) · 24.2617, 55.6092
4. DXB OMDB
Dubai International Airport · Dubai · 116 km from AUH
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 62 ft (19 m) · 25.2498, 55.3710
5. SHJ OMSJ
Sharjah International Airport · Sharjah · 132 km from AUH
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 111 ft (34 m) · 25.3286, 55.5172
6. FJR OMFJ
Fujairah International Airport · Fujairah · 185 km from AUH
large airport · Asia/Dubai · united-arab-emirates · 152 ft (46 m) · 25.1084, 56.3281
Accepted operational notes
Source note 1
Zayed International Airport is the main international airport serving Abu Dhabi.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for AUH.
Source note 2
The airport's Terminal A is the main passenger terminal and opened to the public in 2023.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for AUH.
Source note 3
It is the second busiest airport in the UAE after Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the Middle East and is the hub for Etihad Airways as well as an operating base for Air Arabia Abu Dhabi.
Retained as a source-backed local role note for AUH.
Country and authority
AUH sits in United Arab Emirates (United Arab Emirates), whose capital is Abu Dhabi. General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) is the national civil-aviation authority we name for regulator context. Country context: Asia, Western Asia.
Traveler context
Common country-language signals: Arabic. Currency context: AED (د.إ). AUH is listed with scheduled service in the airport source snapshot.
Names and local labels
AUH is also associated in the airport facts snapshot with Abu Dhabi International Airport. These labels help catch alternate airport names without creating separate duplicate airport pages.
Reference description
Largest airport serving Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. This description is used only as identity context; live flight status, terminal assignment, and airport alerts still belong to the official airport or airline source.
Source-specific cues
Regional role cue: Zayed International Airport, also known as Abu Dhabi International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Entity fingerprint
Wikidata airport entity: Q643562 · Zayed International Airport. Administrative area: Abu Dhabi. Named after: Abu Dhabi
Field and clock profile
Zayed International Airport is a near sea-level field at 88 ft (27 m), positioned at 24.4410° N, 54.6492° E in the Northern subtropics. The runway snapshot lists 2 runways and a longest runway of 13,471 ft / 4,106 m. The airport clock uses Asia/Dubai (GST, UTC+04:00), so cross-date arrivals should be checked against this zone rather than the airline origin city.
City and airport alternatives
Khalifah A City is the closest retained city-time anchor at 4.8 km. AZI Abu Dhabi is the closest retained airport alternative at 19 km.
Country airport peers
AUH is compared with AZI Abu Dhabi at 19 km, DWC Dubai(Jebel Ali) at 72 km, AAN Al Ain at 99 km, DXB Dubai at 116 km, SHJ Sharjah at 132 km inside the retained United Arab Emirates airport set, which is useful when backup airports share the same country context but differ by city, route network, and clock behavior.
Route geometry
AUH-DWC Dubai(Jebel Ali): 72 km, about 56m, +0h. AUH-AAN Al Ain: 99 km, about 58m, +0h. AUH-DXB Dubai: 116 km, about 59m, +0h. AUH-SHJ Sharjah: 132 km, about 1h 0m, +0h. These are distance and timezone references, not live flight availability claims.
Source trail
OurAirports ident OMAA backs the stable code, coordinate, elevation, and timezone record. zayedinternationalairport.ae is attached as the official airport website. en.wikipedia.org is used only as supporting reference context. Snapshot date: 2026-05-21.
Operational Profile
Traffic profile
Reference airport
Airline role
Etihad Airways, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi
Terminal footprint
1 main passenger terminal
Runway footprint
2 runways · longest 13,471 ft / 4,106 m
Runway identifiers
13L/31R, 13R/31L
OurAirports classifies AUH as a large airport with scheduled service; the airport name and codes identify it as an international gateway for Abu Dhabi.
AUH (OMAA) is a near sea-level field at 88 ft (27 m) in the subtropics, kept in the curated set for its route, timezone, and market-planning value.
AUH also has a clear airline-network role: the source summary describes it as abu dhabi's main international gateway and hub for etihad airways..
AUH's runway record lists 2 runways, with the longest runway at 13,471 ft / 4,106 m and source surfaces recorded as asphalt (2).
Abu Dhabi Airports is the clearest operator or management signal we currently have on file for AUH.
- Zayed International Airport is the main international airport serving Abu Dhabi.
- The airport's Terminal A is the main passenger terminal and opened to the public in 2023.
- It is the second busiest airport in the UAE after Dubai International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the Middle East and is the hub for Etihad Airways as well as an operating base for Air Arabia Abu Dhabi.
These operational notes prefer the structured airport facts snapshot, then fall back to the accepted airport reference at zayedinternationalairport.ae, then blend that with local timezone, route, and city-access data already on this page.
Decision matrix for AUH
These are the specific situations where this airport page earns its keep: time-zone conversion, city transfer planning, nearby airport backup logic, and source-confidence checks before acting.
When the clock matters
AUH uses Asia/Dubai (GST, UTC+04:00). Use this before overnight arrivals, cross-date departures, and same-day connections.
When surface access matters
Zayed International Airport is about 26 km from central Abu Dhabi; build that transfer into arrival and check-in planning.
When alternates matter
AZI Abu Dhabi is the closest retained alternate at 19 km, time difference +0h.
When source checks matter
zayedinternationalairport.ae is listed as the official airport website in the airport facts snapshot; live schedules, gates, routes, terminals, and NOTAM-sensitive operations still need official airport or airline verification.
How this airport compares nearby
These comparisons place AUH inside the retained airport graph by country, timezone, elevation, and coordinate neighbors. They are deterministic dataset facts, not generated flight claims.
Country-rank position
AUH ranks #2 in the curated United Arab Emirates airport set when large airports are listed before medium airports, then sorted by IATA code. The retained country set has 8 airports.
Same-zone airport cohort
AUH shares Asia/Dubai with AAN Al Ain AE · AZI Abu Dhabi AE · DWC Dubai(Jebel Ali) AE · DXB Dubai AE · FJR Fujairah AE · RKT Ras Al Khaimah AE. This helps separate same-clock airports by city, country, code, and geography.
Elevation-neighbor cohort
AUH is 88 ft (27 m). Closest elevation peers in the retained airport set include BEY 87 ft (27 m) (1 ft delta) · PHC 87 ft (27 m) (1 ft delta) · DKR 85 ft (26 m) (3 ft delta) · HLP 84 ft (26 m) (4 ft delta) · FOR 83 ft (25 m) (5 ft delta).
Coordinate-neighbor check
AUH's nearest retained coordinate neighbors are AZI 19 km +0h · DWC 72 km +0h · AAN 99 km +0h · DXB 116 km +0h.
Flight Path Arc
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Arriving From / Departing To
| Destination | Route code | Distance | Estimated window | Time difference | Destination clock |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai(Jebel Ali) | DWC | 72 km | 56m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Al Ain | AAN | 99 km | 58m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Dubai | DXB | 116 km | 59m | +0h | --:--:-- |
| Sharjah | SHJ | 132 km | 1h 0m | +0h | --:--:-- |
AUH to DWC
Dubai(Jebel Ali)
Distance 72 km; estimated travel window 56m; destination zone Asia/Dubai is +0h from AUH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
AUH to AAN
Al Ain
Distance 99 km; estimated travel window 58m; destination zone Asia/Dubai is +0h from AUH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
AUH to DXB
Dubai
Distance 116 km; estimated travel window 59m; destination zone Asia/Dubai is +0h from AUH. Use the live destination clock on this page as a cross-timezone planning cue, not as a live flight schedule.
Airport Details
Timezone
Ground Transport and Nearby Context
The airport sits in the normal outer-ring range for a major metro gateway, so rail, shuttle coach, and ride-hail all matter when you judge the fastest arrival.
Abu Dhabi is the nearest mapped city anchor in the current dataset, which makes it the cleanest companion page when travelers want to switch from airport timing into local city timing.
Zayed International Airport has 5 nearby indexed airport alternatives, which makes backup departures and diversion logic part of real planning instead of a theoretical edge case.
Nearby city time anchors
Airport pages are most useful when they bridge into real city clocks. These city anchors are ranked by distance from AUH, then shown with their own timezone, local time, and time difference from the airport clock.
Khalifah A City
khalifah-a-city · 4.8 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Al Shamkhah City
al-shamkhah-city · 8.0 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Mohammed Bin Zayed City
mohammed-bin-zayed-city · 14 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Bani Yas City
bani-yas-city · 15 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Musaffah
musaffah · 19 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Abu Dhabi
abu-dhabi · 26 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Jebel Ali
jebel-ali · 78 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dubai Investments Park
dubai-investments-park · 81 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Al Furjan
al-furjan · 82 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dubai Marina
dubai-marina · 87 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Dubai Internet City
dubai-internet-city · 89 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
The Palm Jumeirah
the-palm-jumeirah · 90 km · Asia/Dubai
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Diff
- +0h
Airlines and Network Role
Zayed International Airport is associated in the current source trail with Etihad Airways, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi, which makes carrier-specific schedule checks especially important before acting on a route plan.
The route timing references show the first cross-timezone planning burden after this airport: Dubai(Jebel Ali) (DWC), Al Ain (AAN), Dubai (DXB). Treat them as distance and clock cues, then verify flight availability with the carrier.
Abu Dhabi's main international gateway and hub for Etihad Airways..
Planning checkpoints
- Traffic signal: not clearly stated in the source trail.
- Terminal footprint: 1 main passenger terminal.
- Runway footprint: 2 runways; longest runway 13,471 ft / 4,106 m; identifiers 13L/31R, 13R/31L.
- Runway surfaces: asphalt (2); 2 lighted runways in the source snapshot.
- Operator / management: Abu Dhabi Airports.
- Opened / inaugurated: 1982.
- Network role: Etihad Airways, Air Arabia Abu Dhabi.
Nearby Airports
Nearby airports are ranked by coordinate distance from AUH. The time difference column is computed from IANA zones against the page snapshot, while the local clocks update in the browser.
Al Bateen Executive AirportAZI
Abu Dhabi · large airport
- Distance
- 19 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 16 ft (5 m)
Compare against AZI when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Al Maktoum International AirportDWC
Dubai(Jebel Ali) · large airport
- Distance
- 72 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 114 ft (35 m)
Compare against DWC when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Al Ain International AirportAAN
Al Ain · large airport
- Distance
- 99 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 869 ft (265 m)
Compare against AAN when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Dubai International AirportDXB
Dubai · large airport
- Distance
- 116 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 62 ft (19 m)
Compare against DXB when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Sharjah International AirportSHJ
Sharjah · large airport
- Distance
- 132 km
- Local time
- --:--:--
- Time diff
- +0h
- Elevation
- 111 ft (34 m)
Compare against SHJ when route choice, backup departures, or arrival-side local time matters.
Companion Planning Tools
Questions
FAQ
What timezone is Zayed International Airport (AUH) in?▾
Zayed International Airport is in the Asia/Dubai timezone (UTC+04:00, GST).
What are the codes for Zayed International Airport?▾
Zayed International Airport uses IATA code AUH and ICAO code OMAA.
Where is Zayed International Airport located?▾
Zayed International Airport is located in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates at coordinates 24.4410° N, 54.6492° E, with an elevation of 88 ft (27 m) (near sea-level field in the subtropics).
How far is Zayed International Airport from central Abu Dhabi?▾
Zayed International Airport sits roughly 26 km from the nearest mapped city center for Abu Dhabi.
Which route reference is most useful from AUH?▾
Dubai(Jebel Ali) (DWC) is one of the closest route references on this page, with an estimated travel window of 56m, destination timezone Asia/Dubai, and a +0h difference from AUH.
Which authority regulates AUH?▾
Zayed International Airport sits inside United Arab Emirates, where civil aviation oversight is led by the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA).
What other airports in United Arab Emirates are close peers to AUH?▾
AUH's curated peers in United Arab Emirates on this site include AZI Abu Dhabi, DWC Dubai(Jebel Ali), AAN Al Ain, plus 3 more.
How many runways does Zayed International Airport have?▾
Zayed International Airport's source-backed operational summary lists 2 runways, with the longest runway recorded at 13,471 ft / 4,106 m; identifiers include 13L/31R, 13R/31L.