Al Bateen Executive Airport
Al Bateen Executive Airport مطار البطين | |||||||||||
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AMSL 16 ft / 5 m | | ||||||||||
Coordinates | 24°25′42″N 54°27′29″E / 24.42833°N 54.45806°E | ||||||||||
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Sources: DoD FLIP[1] |
Al Bateen Executive Airport (
History
The airport was built in the 1960s, and in 1970, the airport was inaugurated as Abu Dhabi International Airport.[3]
In 1982, a
In 1983, Al Bateen became a military airbase,[3] known as Bateen Air Base.[4]
Starting on 17 August 1990, two units of the
The airport remained under military control until 2008, when it became a civilian airport focusing on executive jets under the name Al Bateen Executive Airport.[3]
On December 8, 2022, the airport was the site of the Viktor Bout–Brittney Griner prisoner exchange.[6]
In April 2023, Jetex, Dubai-based aviation company, announced opening a private terminal (FBO) in Al Bateen Executive Airport.[7]
Government use
Al Bateen's tenants include a
Passenger airlines and destinations
Rotana Jet operates private jet services from the airport, having moved all scheduled commercial operations to Zayed International Airport Terminal 2 in October 2014.[8]
Historical airlines and destinations
Passenger
Airlines | Destinations |
---|---|
Air France | Paris–Charles de Gaulle |
Air India | Bombay
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B.O.A.C. | London–Heathrow |
British Airways | London–Heathrow |
EgyptAir
|
Cairo |
Ethiopian Airlines | Sana'a
|
Gulf Air | Bahrain |
Gulf Aviation | Bahrain |
Iran Air | Shiraz
|
Kuwait Airways | Kuwait |
Lufthansa | Frankfurt |
Middle East Airlines | Beirut |
Pakistan International Airlines | Gwadar, Karachi, Lahore, |
Rotana Jet | Muscat International Airport |
Royal Jordanian | Amman-Civil |
Somali Airlines | Mogadishu
|
Syrian Air | Damascus |
Tunisair | Damascus |
Yemenia | Sana'a
|
Sudan Airways | Khartoum
|
Singapore Airlines | Singapore-Paya Lebar, Singapore-Changi |
Cargo
Airline | Destinations |
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German Cargo | Frankfurt |
PIA Cargo
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Istanbul–Atatürk
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Depictions
The airport is depicted in a set of
References
- ^ a b DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) - Supplement Europe, North Africa and Middle East. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2021. p. B-24.
- ^ "OMAD". www.gcaa.gov.ae. General Civil Aviation Authority. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ a b c "History". Al Bateen Executive Airport. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ "41 Electronic Combat Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Gulf War Air Power Survey (PDF) (Report). Vol. V. Washington, D.C. 1993. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Joseph, Yonette; Soto, Kaly (8 December 2022). "Russian state media releases video footage of the Brittney Griner prisoner swap". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ Orange, Team. "Jetex Announces Flagship Private Jet Terminal in Abu Dhabi - Jetex". FBO Networks, Ground Handling, Trip Planning, Premium Jet Fuel. Retrieved 30 May 2023.
- ^ El Gazzar, Shereen (27 October 2014). "Rotana Jet moves base to Abu Dhabi International". The National. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022.
- ^ "Airlines Serving Abu Dhabi". Departedflights.com.
- ISBN 978-0-89487-488-8.