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From 1922 to 1926, Lansing's airport was Creyts Field, located 1 mile (1.6 km) west of the current airport. The 80 acres (32 ha) field was operated by Chamber of commerce Secretary Charley Davis. In 1925, Lt Harry Warner arrived in Lansing to help Davis and others select the current site for Capital City Airport. [9]
Airport name IATA [1] Location Emirate ICAO [2] Coordinates; Zayed International Airport [2]: AUH Abu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi: OMAA Al Bateen Executive Airport [2]: AZI Abu Dhabi
Zayed International Airport (IATA: AUH, ICAO: OMAA) (Arabic: مطار زايد الدولي), also known as Abu Dhabi International Airport, is the primary international airport serving Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
The airport was built in the 1960s, and in 1970, the airport was inaugurated as Abu Dhabi International Airport. [3] In 1982, a new airport was opened on the mainland southeast of the city to accommodate the increasing air traffic. In 1983, Al Bateen became a military airbase, [3] known as Bateen Air Base. [4]
Presidential Flight (originally known as “Royal Flight” [1]) is the organization responsible for air transport of the government of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.It was first established in 1975 under the Private Department of the late Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan.
Hub airport(s) Notes Air Arabia: G9: ABY: ARABIA: 2003 Sharjah International Airport, Ras Al Khaimah International Airport: Largest low-cost airline in the Middle East. Air Arabia Abu Dhabi: 3L: ABY: NAWRAS: 2020 Abu Dhabi International Airport: Low cost carrier of Abu Dhabi and a subsidiary of Air Arabia. Emirates: EK: UAE: EMIRATES: 1985 ...
Etihad has its head office in Khalifa City, Abu Dhabi, [51] near Abu Dhabi International Airport. [52] Etihad spent 183.6 million UAE dirhams (US$50 million) in 2007 to have its new head office and training center built. The new head office was completed in 2007. [53]
The airline is a joint venture with state-owned Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company (ADQ) [5] (formerly, Abu Dhabi Developmental Holding Company, ADDH), which owns 51 percent with Wizz Air Holdings owning the remaining 49 percent. [6] Flights began in November 2020 with two Airbus A321neo aircraft, rising to 50 over the next few years. [4]