Al Bateen Executive Airport

Al Bateen Executive Airport
Abu Dhabi
Summary
Airport type Public
Operator Abu Dhabi Airports Company
Serves Abu Dhabi
Opened 1969
Hub for

Gulf Aviation(from 1969 to 1974)

Gulf Air(from 1974 to 1982)
Focus city for British Airways, Singapore Airlines
Time zone UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
Elevation AMSL 16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates 24°25′42″N 54°27′29″E / 24.42833°N 54.45806°E / 24.42833; 54.45806Coordinates: 24°25′42″N 54°27′29″E / 24.42833°N 54.45806°E / 24.42833; 54.45806
Map
OMAD
Location in the UAE
Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
13/31 2,200 7,218 Asphalt
Sources: UAE AIP[1]

Al Bateen Executive Airport (IATA: AZI, ICAO: OMAD) is a dedicated business jet airport located 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) south east[1] of Abu Dhabi city centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The airport is on the Abu Dhabi island. Other tenants include aviation assets of the UAE government. It opened in 1969 as Abu Dhabi International Airport to replace the older airport.

History

1960s

By the late 1960s, Abu Dhabi Airfield had grown too small for the city. The idea for a massive new airport was conceived

Historical Airlines and Destinations

Passenger

Airlines Destinations
Air France Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air India Bahrain, Bombay, Doha, Dubai, Ras Al Khaimah
B.O.A.C. London–Heathrow
British Airways London–Heathrow
EgyptAir Cairo
Ethiopian Airlines Sana'a
Gulf Air Bahrain, Bombay, Doha, Dubai, Karachi, Kuwait, London–Heathrow, Muscat, Sharjah
Gulf Aviation Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Muscat
Iran Air Shiraz
Kuwait Airways Kuwait
Middle East Airlines Beirut
Pakistan International Airlines Bahrain, Doha, Dubai, Gwadar, Karachi, Lahore, Muscat
Royal Jordanian Amman-Civil
Somali Airlines Doha, Jeddah, Muscat, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, Sana'a
Syrian Air Damascus
Tunisair Damascus
Yemenia Sana'a

Cargo

Airline Destinations
PIA Cargo Damascus, Istanbul–Atatürk

Government use

Al Bateen's tenants include a UAE Naval Aviation helicopter squadron and the Abu Dhabi Police Department air wing.

Passenger airlines and destinations

Rotana Jet operates private jet services from the airport, having moved all scheduled commercial operations to Abu Dhabi International Airport Terminal 2 in October 2014.[2]

Solar Impulse 2, a Swiss experimental solar powered aircraft, was given its final touches here in 2015. It used the airport as the starting point for its Around the World circumnavigation attempt. The aircraft took off on 9 March 2015 and flew to nearby Oman and then onwards to India. It was also used as the landing site for the final leg from Cairo to Abu Dhabi, landing July 25, 2016.

References

  1. United Arab Emirates AIP Archived December 30, 2013, at the Wayback Machine. (login required)
  2. Al Bateen Executive Airport records a 26% increase in visiting aircraft movements for the first 4 months of 2012 Archived August 11, 2013, at the Wayback Machine.
  3. Rotana jet moves to Abu Dhabi airport
  4. http://www.departedflights.com/AUH83intro.html
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