Dubai Airports
A global connecting hub anchored by DXB, with DWC planned as the next major capacity platform. Public operator financials are less granular than traffic releases, so traffic and project execution are the primary disclosed indicators here.
Business at a glance
A global connecting hub anchored by DXB, with DWC planned as the next major capacity platform. Public operator financials are less granular than traffic releases, so traffic and project execution are the primary disclosed indicators here.
Operating footprint: Dubai International (DXB) and Dubai World Central–Al Maktoum International (DWC)
Managed airports and airport interests
Dubai Airports manages Dubai International and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International. The historical passenger series on this profile covers DXB, so it should not be read as the combined traffic of both airports.
Airport codes are IATA unless marked ICAO. Expand a portfolio below to see the airports and the group’s role.
United Arab Emirates · 2 airportsAirport operator
- Dubai International (DXB)
- Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International (DWC)
Individual airport information
| Airport / code | Country | Reporting period | Passengers | Airport detail |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubai International · DXB | United Arab Emirates | Calendar 2025 | 95.2m | +3.1% · 454,800 movements · 291 destinations in 110 countries |
| Dubai World Central · DWC | United Arab Emirates | Portfolio context | Not shown | Passenger and cargo airport; no verified comparable annual total assigned here |
DWC is listed as a separate airport. Its traffic is not estimated from DXB or future expansion capacity. This profile does not assign Dubai-wide or airline financial figures to either airport.
Portfolio research checked 30 September 2026. An unavailable airport metric is left unreported; group financials are not allocated by passenger share.
Key operating and financial figures
Source: Dubai Airports FY2025 traffic release. Currency and non-GAAP definitions follow the operator’s release.
Performance over time
Calendar years · year ended 31 December
Dubai International (DXB) only. This traffic history does not combine Dubai International and Dubai World Central.
DXB passengers
DXB aircraft movements
Charts use annual results. Gaps indicate unavailable values; the table shows the annual series.
Full-year history
Read across the years to compare traffic, income and the economics of the airport business. Scroll horizontally on smaller screens.
| Indicator / unit | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DXB passengersmillion · Traffic | 86.4 | 25.9 | 29.1 | 66.1 | 87.0 | 92.3 | 95.2 |
| Traffic growth, calculated% · Traffic | — | -70.0 | 12.4 | 127.1 | 31.6 | 6.1 | 3.1 |
| DXB aircraft movementsmovements · Traffic | — | — | — | 343,339 | 416,405 | 440,300 | 454,800 |
Traffic growth is calculated from consecutive years in the traffic series above and may differ slightly from growth rates published using unrounded or adjusted figures. The first year has no preceding year in this table.
What the numbers say
DXB surpassed its 2019 passenger level in 2023 and continued to grow through 2025. Movements also increased, adding an operational view of demand and capacity use.
Traffic indicates the scale of airport activity, but cannot establish operator profitability. A comparable annual revenue or EBITDA series was not available in the verified public disclosures.
Historical sources and comparability
- Aircraft movements are included only for the years verified in the annual traffic releases. Earlier missing values are not zero.
- Operator revenue, commercial revenue, EBITDA, debt and annual capital expenditure are not estimated from passenger traffic. Proposed investment programmes are not treated as annual capital expenditure.
- Annual history is separate from the latest interim or rolling-period snapshot. Operator definitions and reporting perimeters differ, so these profiles are not a like-for-like league table.
What drives the airport business
Distinguish DXB traffic from the two-airport operator’s total business.
Track transfer demand and airline-network concentration.
Follow DWC expansion timing and the eventual shift in capacity.
Source and method
This profile uses the operator’s own published figures. Group metrics are not assigned to an individual airport. Passenger volume is an activity measure, not revenue; construction-accounting and adjusted-profit labels follow the source. Where a comparable financial measure is not publicly available, it is not estimated.
Read the official Dubai Airports FY2025 traffic release ↗