Abu Dhabi is located near Dubai. By bus it takes a 1,5 hour drive.
from Abu Dhabi by airplane to:
| Cairo | Jeddah | Riyadh | Tehran | Karachi |
| Frankfurt | Paris | Istanbul | Mumbai | Singapore |
| New York | London | Amsterdam | Melbourne | Sydney |
Airport website: dcaauh.gov.ae
Airlines: Gulf air, etihadairways.com
In 2005 around 5,5 million passengers used this airport.
Abu Dhabi is the capital of the United Arab Emirates but has a compact airport (AUH) compared to Dubai. It lacks many facilities and is old. Even though they are starting to build a new terminal, it's about time (9 May 2003).
In 1998 some 3'131'283 passengers used the Abu Dhabi airport.