United Arab Emirates · Dubai Airports
Dubai International Airport
DXB · OMDB
Open capex
$3bn
The world's busiest hub for international passengers, DXB is the glittering pulse of the Gulf — a 24-hour theatre where wide-bodies queue like taxis and a record 92.3 million travellers passed through in 2024. Home to the Emirates A380 fleet, it has engineered efficiency into a performance art, yet is nearing capacity as Dubai maps a long migration of operations south to Al Maktoum. For now, it remains the world's most recognisable airport brand.
Current expansion
Concourse refurbishments and baggage upgrades continue while Dubai Airports prepares the multi-year migration of all operations to DWC by the mid-2030s.
92.3m
Pax per year
1.9m
Cargo tonnes/yr
2
Runways
3
Terminals
Hub airlines at DXB
Emirates
flydubai
Suppliers installed at DXB
29 listed
baggage handling
Siemens Logistics
Baggage handling that scales with mega-hubs.
Constance, Germany
baggage handling
BEUMER Group
High-speed tote systems for complex airports.
Beckum, Germany
baggage handling
Vanderlande
Global baggage leader, now consolidated with Siemens Logistics.
Veghel, Netherlands
baggage handling
Daifuku Airport Technologies
Japanese precision for sortation and storage.
Osaka, Japan
ground support
TLD Group
The world's largest ground support equipment OEM.
Sorigny, France
ground support
JBT AeroTech
Jetways, deicers and ramp equipment under one roof.
Ogden, Utah, USA
ground support
Mallaghan
Northern Irish specialist in passenger steps, catering and belt loaders.
Dungannon, Northern Ireland
security screening
Smiths Detection
CT hold-baggage and cabin screening at scale.
Watford, United Kingdom
security screening
Leidos Security Enterprise Solutions
ClearScan CT and ProVision body scanners.
Reston, Virginia, USA
security screening
Rapiscan Systems
CT, EDS and cargo screening across the GCC.
Hawthorne, California, USA
security screening
Nuctech Company
Chinese alternative in CT and cargo screening.
Beijing, China
airport it
SITA
The airline industry's own IT co-operative.
Geneva, Switzerland
airport it
Amadeus IT Group — Airport IT
From GDS to total airport experience.
Madrid, Spain
airport it
Collins Aerospace — ARINC Airport Systems
ARINC passenger processing and MUSE common-use.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
terminal design
HOK
Aviation architects with deep Gulf experience.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
terminal design
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Structural-led terminal design at global scale.
Chicago, Illinois, USA
jet bridges
TK Elevator — Airport Solutions
Passenger boarding bridges with elevator engineering DNA.
Düsseldorf, Germany
jet bridges
ADELTE Group
Barcelona-based PBB specialist with a bold design bias.
Barcelona, Spain
runway lighting
ADB SAFEGATE
Airfield lighting and A-SMGCS market leader.
Zaventem, Belgium
runway lighting
Honeywell — Airport Systems
From airfield lighting to building management under one brand.
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
pilot training simulation
CAE
World's largest civil aviation training network.
Montréal, Canada
pilot training simulation
FlightSafety International
Business-jet training institution for the GCC.
Melville, New York, USA
pilot training simulation
L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions
Full-motion sims, flight-data and ATM integration.
Melbourne, Florida, USA
defence avionics
Leonardo
Italian defence prime with deep Gulf relationships.
Rome, Italy
defence avionics
Thales Group
ATM, avionics and cyber across the Gulf's aviation estate.
Paris-La Défense, France
fire safety
Rosenbauer International
Austrian ARFF trucks standard at GCC airports.
Leonding, Austria
mro services
Joramco
DAE-owned MRO hub for the Middle East.
Amman, Jordan
aircraft interior
RECARO Aircraft Seating
Premium economy and economy seats for GCC carriers.
Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
catering equipment
Diethelm Keller Aviation (DEKA Gategroup suppliers)
Airline catering services and kitchen infrastructure.
Zurich, Switzerland