Al Maktoum International Airport

Compiled by Bill Gao

Dubai(Jebel Ali), Dubai Emirate (United Arab Emirates)

IATA: DWC ICAO: OMDW

Longest Active Runway

14,764 ft

4,500 meters

Field Elevation

114 ft

35 m MSL

Runway Inventory

2 active

Lighted / Paved

Coordinates & Class

24.8962°, 55.1624°

LARGE AIRPORT

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Multi-Universe Rankings & Statistical Standing

How ranks work →

RunwayFacts Published Dataset

tied #11 of 650

In curated primary commercial index

Global Commercial Universe

#27 of 7558

Top 0.3% percentile worldwide

For airports with equal runway length, the worldwide order does not indicate a length difference.

National Standing (United Arab Emirates)

#1 of 7 in AE

#1 of 12 in full national registry

vs Large Airport Median

+47.6%

Compared to 10,000 ft baseline

💡 DWC in numbers: 14,764 ft longest runway · tied #11 of 650 published · #27 of 7,558 worldwide (top 0.3%) · #1 in United Arab Emirates.

🔬 Operational & Aerodrome Engineering Comparative Analysis

Longest runway ≥10,500 ft

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Elevation & National Context

Lowland Aerodrome (<2,000 ft)

DWC lies at 35 m (114 ft), #426 of 650 published airports by elevation and 29.6 percentile among 7,558 worldwide. It is 3 ft above the United Arab Emirates median (111 ft, 7 airports); AAN is highest at 869 ft, 755 ft higher than DWC.

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Regional Density & Alternates (100 NM)

7 Qualifying Aerodromes in Vicinity

Closest of 7 paved-runway (≥5,000 ft) neighbours within 100 NM: Dubai International Airport (DXB), 24.1 NM, 14,590 ft. Next: SHJ 32.3 NM, AUH 39.1 NM, AAN 45.2 NM. DWC has the longest runway in this radius, 174 ft over DXB.

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Runway Inventory & National Standing

Primary Runway: 14,764 ft (4,500 m)

DWC runways: 12/30 14,764 × 197 ft asphalt (asph); 13/31 6,030 × 98 ft asphalt. National standing: #1 of 7 in United Arab Emirates; 174 ft ahead of DXB (14,590 ft). +47.6% vs the 10,000 ft baseline.

🛫 Physical Runway Inventory & Surface Engineering

Runway Designator	Length (ft / m)	Width (ft / m)	Surface Material	Lighting	Status
12/30	14,764 ft (4500 m / 4.500 km)	197 ft (60m)	`Asphalt (ASPH)`	✅ Lighted	✅ Active
13/31	6,030 ft (1838 m / 1.838 km)	98 ft (30m)	`asphalt`	❌ Unlighted	✅ Active

🧭 Comparative Aerodromes (100 NM Radius, ≥5,000 ft Paved)

Great-circle Haversine spatial proximity matching for commercial facilities with paved runway capacity within 100 NM.

Aerodrome Name	IATA	Distance	Longest Runway	Lighting
Dubai International Airport (Dubai)	`DXB`	24.1 NM (44.6 km)	14,590 ft	✅ Lighted
Sharjah International Airport (Sharjah)	`SHJ`	32.3 NM (59.8 km)	13,320 ft	✅ Lighted
Zayed International Airport (Abu Dhabi)	`AUH`	39.1 NM (72.4 km)	13,471 ft	✅ Lighted
Al Ain International Airport (Al Ain)	`AAN`	45.2 NM (83.7 km)	13,123 ft	✅ Lighted
Ras Al Khaimah International Airport (Ras Al Khaimah)	`RKT`	60.3 NM (111.7 km)	12,336 ft	✅ Lighted
Fujairah International Airport (Fujairah)	`FJR`	64.7 NM (119.8 km)	10,007 ft	✅ Lighted
Suhar International Airport (Suhar)	`OHS`	85.5 NM (158.3 km)	13,173 ft	✅ Lighted

🛡️ Source: OurAirports Open Aviation Database, snapshot 2026-09-01 · Provenance →