Dubai International Airport
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Stay, Eat & Explore: Dubai
Superlatives in the sand
- •Burj Khalifa — 828 m of glass and steel — observation decks at 124, 125 and 148 floors.
- •Dubai Mall & Dubai Fountain — 1,200 shops, an aquarium and choreographed fountain shows.
- •Palm Jumeirah — The palm-shaped island of resorts, capped by Atlantis.
- •Old Dubai & Gold Souk — Abra boats across the Creek to spice and gold markets.
- •Desert Safari — Dune bashing, camel rides and Bedouin-style dinners.
Getting around: The driverless Metro's Red Line strings the city together; DXB has its own stations. Taxis are plentiful and cheap; abras cross the Creek for a dirham.
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Dubai International Airport is the primary international airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates, and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic as of 2025. It is also the busiest airport in the Middle East as of 2025, the second-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic as of 2025, the busiest airport for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 movements, and the airport with the highest average number of passengers per flight. In 2025, the airport handled over 95.2 million passengers, over 2.2 million tonnes of cargo and registered over 454,000 aircraft movements.
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