DXB Runway Closure To Accelerate Business Aviation Migration to DWC
The biennial Dubai Airshow made the move from Dubai International Airport to the new Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central last year. The new purpose-built facility offered plenty of static display space. The DWC site offers exactly the sort of benefts business aviation looks for: no slot restrictions, giving operators the freedom they need, and proximity to town.
The biennial Dubai Airshow made the move from Dubai International Airport to the new Al Maktoum International Airport at Dubai World Central last year. The new purpose-built facility offered plenty of static display space. The DWC site offers exactly the sort of benefts business aviation looks for: no slot restrictions, giving operators the freedom they need, and proximity to town.

The transfer of business aviation from Dubai International (DXB) to Dubai World Central (DWC) is picking up speed as business jet operators face a tightening squeeze at Dubai’s existing airport caused by dwindling slots and timing restrictions. Four charter operators have set up FBOs at DWC: Jet Aviation, Jetex, ExecuJet and DC Aviation-Al Futtaim. Dubai-based officials said 3,000 to 4,000 bizav aircraft movements would have to be transferred from DXB to DWC during the closure of DXB for runway rehabilitation, set to run for almost three months this year.