Abu Dhabi International
Airport is an international airport in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, the capital of
the United Arab Emirates.
The airport, 16.5
nautical miles (30.6 km; 19.0 mi) east of Abu Dhabi city, is the second largest
in the UAE, serving over 12 million passengers in 2010. It has three
operational passenger terminals—Terminal 1 (divided into Terminals 1A and 1B),
Terminal 2, Terminal 3. Abu Dhabi International Airport is spread over an area
of 3,400 hectares (8,500 acres). Its terminal spaces are dominated by Etihad
Airways, which is the United Arab Emirates' second largest air carrier after
Emirates.