Zayed International Airport OMAA / AUH
Abu Dhabi's intercontinental hub (renamed Zayed International in 2024), 30 minutes from the city and 15 from Yas Island and Saadiyat. Royal Jet's terminal handles VVIP and widebody traffic; slots are coordinated. Al Bateen is closer to the centre for most business jets.
13,451 ft
Longest runway
30 min
Drive to Abu Dhabi
2
FBOs / handlers
88 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- No
- Slot coordination
- Yes
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel
- Jet A-1, SAF (limited)
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 32 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size including widebody VIP.
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Royal Jet FBO
- Abu Dhabi Airports General Aviation Terminal
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Which jets can use this runway?
Based on published takeoff distances at maximum weight versus a 13,451 ft runway. Hot days, high elevation and wet runways reduce the margin.
✓ Comfortably
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ319neo 6,300 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ320neo 6,800 ft
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ TwoTwenty 6,200 ft
✕ Marginal or no
- Everything in our database can operate here.
Other airports for Abu Dhabi
- Al Bateen Executive Airport OMAD 10,499 ft · 15 min