Doha International Airport OTBD / DIA
Doha's former main airport, now used by the Amiri Flight, the air force and selected business-aviation operators via Qatar Executive and Rizon Jet. Fifteen minutes from the Corniche and extremely quiet, but access is by permission and not all operators are accepted (Confirm current restrictions with the airport).
15,000 ft
Longest runway
15 min
Drive to Doha
2
FBOs / handlers
35 ft
Elevation
Facts
- Hours
- H24 (restricted access; PPR)
- 24-hour operations
- Yes
- Customs & immigration
- Yes
- Prior permission (PPR)
- Yes
- Slot coordination
- No
- Noise curfew
- No
- Runway surface
- asphalt
- Fuel type
- Jet A-1
- Helipad
- Yes
- Distance to centre
- 7 km
- Typical largest aircraft
- Any size; Amiri Flight widebodies based here.
Private terminals (FBOs)
- Qatar Executive
- Rizon Jet
An FBO is the private terminal: lounge, crew, fuel, customs desk. You drive up, walk 30 metres, and board.
Compare published takeoff distances
Initial comparison of published takeoff distances and runway length (15,000 ft). Confirm aircraft suitability and current restrictions with the operator.
Within the screening threshold
- Airbus Corporate Jets ACJ350 XWB 7,220 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 787-8 9,800 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-9 (MAX 9) 8,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ3 (737-900ER) 8,040 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-8 (MAX 8) 7,500 ft
- Boeing Business Jets BBJ 737-7 (MAX 7) 5,900 ft
Above the screening threshold
- None exceed the screening threshold.
Other airports for Doha
- Hamad International Airport OTHH 15,912 ft · 20 min
What it costs to fly here privately
Sources and credits
- Doha International Airport · Oliver Holzbauer · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons