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Al Bateen Executive Airport

مطار البطين
Al Bateen Executive Airport; مطار البطين
	IATA: AZI; ICAO: OMAD;
Summary
Airport type	Public/Military
Operator	Abu Dhabi Airports Company
Serves	Abu Dhabi
Opened	1970
Time zone	UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
Elevation AMSL	16 ft / 5 m
Coordinates	24°25′42″N 54°27′29″E / 24.42833°N 54.45806°E
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	OMAD Location in the UAE OMAD OMAD (Persian Gulf) OMAD OMAD (Indian Ocean) OMAD OMAD (Middle East) OMAD OMAD (West and Central Asia) OMAD OMAD (Asia)
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	Sources: DoD FLIP

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Al Bateen Executive Airport (Arabic: مطار البطين, IATA: AZI, ICAO: OMAD) is a dedicated business jet international airport located 6.5 nautical miles (12.0 km; 7.5 mi) south-east of the city centre of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.^[2] The airport is on the Abu Dhabi island. Other tenants include aviation assets of the UAE government. It opened in 1970, as Abu Dhabi International Airport (not to be confused with the current Zayed International Airport, also formerly called Abu Dhabi International Airport) to replace the city's previous 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 new airport was opened on the mainland southeast of the city to accommodate the increasing air traffic.

In 1983, Al Bateen became a military airbase,^[3] known as Bateen Air Base.^[4]

Starting on 17 August 1990, two units of the United States Air Force deployed to Al Bateen in preparation of what would ultimately become the Gulf War. The first unit deployed to Al Bateen was the 50th Tactical Airlift Squadron from Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas with sixteen Lockheed C-130E Hercules transport aircraft. It was joined by the 41st Electronic Combat Squadron from Davis–Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona with ultimately six Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call electronic attack aircraft, starting 26 August 1990.^[5]

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 UAE Naval Aviation helicopter squadron and the Abu Dhabi Police Department air wing.^{[citation needed]}

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]

Solar Impulse 2, a Swiss experimental solar-powered aircraft, was given its final touches here in 2015. It used the airport as the starting point for its Around the World circumnavigation attempt. The aircraft took off on 9 March 2015 and flew to nearby Oman and then onwards to India. It was also used as the landing site for the final leg from Cairo to Abu Dhabi, landing July 25, 2016.^{[citation needed]}

Historical airlines and destinations

Passenger

Airlines	Destinations
Air France	Paris–Charles de Gaulle
Air India	Bombay
Air Lanka	Colombo
Biman Bangladesh Airlines	Dacca–Tejgaon, Dacca–Hazrat Shahjalal
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
KLM	Amsterdam
Kuwait Airways	Kuwait
Lufthansa	Frankfurt
Middle East Airlines	Beirut
Pakistan International Airlines	Gwadar, Karachi, Lahore
Rotana Jet	Muscat International Airport
Royal Jordanian	Amman-Civil
Saudia	Jeddah, Riyadh
Somali Airlines	Mogadishu
Syrian Air	Damascus
Tunisair	Damascus
Yemenia	Sana'a
Sudan Airways	Khartoum
Singapore Airlines	Singapore-Paya Lebar, Singapore-Changi

^[9]

Cargo


Airline	Destinations
German Cargo	Frankfurt
PIA Cargo	Damascus, Istanbul–Atatürk

Depictions

The airport is depicted in a set of postage stamps issued March 1969 by Abu Dhabi.^[10]

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.
^ Snee, Charles, ed. (April 2014). Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalog. Vol. 1. Sidney, Ohio: Scott Publishing Co. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-89487-488-8.

[ENAMESUP-1] DoD Flight Information Publication (Enroute) - Supplement Europe, North Africa and Middle East. St. Louis, Missouri: National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2021. p. B-24.

[2] "OMAD". www.gcaa.gov.ae. General Civil Aviation Authority. 2015. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[hist-3] "History". Al Bateen Executive Airport. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[4] "41 Electronic Combat Squadron". Air Force Historical Research Agency. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[5] Gulf War Air Power Survey (PDF) (Report). Vol. V. Washington, D.C. 1993. Retrieved 17 August 2022.

[6] 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.

[7] 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.

[8] El Gazzar, Shereen (27 October 2014). "Rotana Jet moves base to Abu Dhabi International". The National. Archived from the original on 19 November 2022.

[9] "Airlines Serving Abu Dhabi". Departedflights.com.

[10] Snee, Charles, ed. (April 2014). Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalog. Vol. 1. Sidney, Ohio: Scott Publishing Co. p. 292. ISBN 978-0-89487-488-8.

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-'''Al Bateen Executive Airport''' {{Airport codes|AZI|OMAD}} is a dedicated [[business jet]] airport located {{Convert|6.5|NM|lk=in}} south east of Abu Dhabi city centre in [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref name="aip"/> The airport is on the Abu Dhabi island. Other tenants include aviation assets of the UAE government.  It opened in 1969 as Abu Dhabi International Airport to replace the [[Abu Dhabi Airfield|older airport]].
+'''Al Bateen Executive Airport''' ({{lang-ar|مطار البطين}}, {{Airport codes|AZI|OMAD|p=n}}) is a dedicated [[business jet]] [[international airport]] located {{Convert|6.5|NM|lk=in}} south-east of the city centre of [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2015 |title=OMAD |url=https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/aip/current/AIRACs/2015-P02/html/eAIP/AD-2.OMAD-en-GB.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150403155105/https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/aip/current/AIRACs/2015-P02/html/eAIP/AD-2.OMAD-en-GB.html |archive-date=2015-04-03 |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=www.gcaa.gov.ae |publisher=[[General Civil Aviation Authority]]}}</ref> The airport is on the Abu Dhabi island. Other tenants include aviation assets of the UAE government.  It opened in 1970, as '''Abu Dhabi International Airport''' (not to be confused with the current [[Zayed International Airport]], also formerly called Abu Dhabi International Airport) to replace the city's [[Abu Dhabi Airfield|previous airport]].
 ==History==
+The airport was built in the 1960s, and in 1970, the airport was inaugurated as Abu Dhabi International Airport.<ref name=hist>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://www.albateenairport.ae/english/about-us/al-bateen/history |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=Al Bateen Executive Airport}}</ref>
+In 1982, a [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|new airport]] was opened on the mainland southeast of the city to accommodate the increasing air traffic.
-=== 1960s ===
-By the late 1960s, [[Abu Dhabi Airfield]] had grown too small for the city.  The idea for a massive new airport was conceived. In 1969, the new Abu Dhabi International Airport was inaugurated.  It was later renamed Al Bateen Executive Airport.
+In 1983, Al Bateen became a military airbase,<ref name=hist/> known as Bateen Air Base.<ref>{{Cite web |title=41 Electronic Combat Squadron |url=https://www.afhra.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/432415/41-electronic-combat-squadron/ |access-date=2022-08-17 |website=[[Air Force Historical Research Agency]] |language=en-US}}</ref>
-In the 1980s a [[Abu Dhabi International Airport|new airport]] was built on the mainland to accommodate the increasing air traffic. That airport is now the main airport serving the city, while Al Bateen is used for business jet services.
+Starting on 17 August 1990, two units of the [[United States Air Force]] deployed to Al Bateen in preparation of what would ultimately become the [[Gulf War]]. The first unit deployed to Al Bateen was the [[50th Tactical Airlift Squadron]] from [[Little Rock Air Force Base]], [[Arkansas]] with sixteen [[Lockheed C-130E Hercules]] transport aircraft. It was joined by the [[41st Electronic Combat Squadron]] from [[Davis–Monthan Air Force Base]], [[Arizona]] with ultimately six [[Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call]] electronic attack aircraft, starting 26 August 1990.<ref>{{Cite report |url=https://media.defense.gov/2010/Sep/27/2001329816/-1/-1/0/AFD-100927-065.pdf |title=Gulf War Air Power Survey |date=1993 |location=Washington, D.C. |volume=V |access-date=2022-08-17}}</ref>
+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.<ref name=hist/>
+On December 8, 2022, the airport was the site of the [[Viktor Bout–Brittney Griner prisoner exchange]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Joseph |first1=Yonette |last2=Soto |first2=Kaly |date=8 December 2022 |title=Russian state media releases video footage of the Brittney Griner prisoner swap. |work=[[The New York Times]] |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/world/europe/brittney-griner-viktor-bout-video.html |url-status=live |url-access=subscription |access-date=2022-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209020157/https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/08/world/europe/brittney-griner-viktor-bout-video.html |archive-date=2022-12-09}}</ref>
+In April 2023, [[Jetex (company)|Jetex]], Dubai-based aviation company, announced opening a private terminal (FBO) in Al Bateen Executive Airport.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Orange |first=Team |title=Jetex Announces Flagship Private Jet Terminal in Abu Dhabi - Jetex |url=https://www.jetex.com/press_room/jetex-announces-flagship-private-jet-terminal-in-abu-dhabi/ |access-date=2023-05-30 |website=FBO Networks, Ground Handling, Trip Planning, Premium Jet Fuel |language=en-US}}</ref>
+== Government use ==
+Al Bateen's tenants include a [[United Arab Emirates Navy|UAE Naval Aviation]] helicopter squadron and the [[Abu Dhabi Police#Air Wing Section|Abu Dhabi Police Department air wing]].{{cn|date=August 2022}}
+==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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=El Gazzar |first=Shereen |date=27 October 2014 |title=Rotana Jet moves base to Abu Dhabi International |language=en |work=[[The National (Abu Dhabi)|The National]] |url=https://www.thenational.ae/business/rotana-jet-moves-base-to-abu-dhabi-international-1.334710 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221119071701/https://www.thenationalnews.com/business/rotana-jet-moves-base-to-abu-dhabi-international-1.334710 |archive-date=2022-11-19}}</ref>
+[[Solar Impulse 2]], a Swiss experimental solar-powered aircraft, was given its final touches here in 2015. It used the airport as the starting point for its Around the World circumnavigation attempt. The aircraft took off on 9 March 2015 and flew to nearby Oman and then onwards to India. It was also used as the landing site for the final leg from Cairo to Abu Dhabi, landing July 25, 2016.{{cn|date=August 2022}}
 == Historical airlines and destinations ==
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 |[[Air India]]
 | [[Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport|Bombay]]
+|-
+|[[Air Lanka]]
+| [[Bandaranaike International Airport|Colombo]]
+|-
+|[[Biman Bangladesh Airlines]]
+|[[Tejgaon Airport|Dacca–Tejgaon]], [[Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport|Dacca–Hazrat Shahjalal]]
 |-
 |[[British Overseas Airways Corporation|B.O.A.C.]]
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 |[[Iran Air]]
 |[[Shiraz International Airport|Shiraz]]
+|-
+|[[KLM]]
+| [[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol|Amsterdam]]
 |-
 |[[Kuwait Airways]]
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 |-
 |[[Pakistan International Airlines]]
-|[[Gwadar International Airport|Gwadar]], [[Jinnah International Airport|Karachi]], [[Allama Iqbal International Airport|Lahore]],
+|[[Gwadar International Airport|Gwadar]], [[Jinnah International Airport|Karachi]], [[Allama Iqbal International Airport|Lahore]]
+|-
+|[[Rotana Jet]]
+|[[Muscat International Airport]]
 |-
 |[[Royal Jordanian]]
 |[[Amman Civil Airport|Amman-Civil]]
+|-
+|[[Saudia]]
+|[[King Abdulaziz International Airport|Jeddah]], [[King Salman Air Base|Riyadh]]
 |-
 |[[Somali Airlines]]
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 |[[Paya Lebar Air Base|Singapore-Paya Lebar]], [[Changi Airport|Singapore-Changi]]
 |}
-<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Airlines Serving Abu Dhabi|url=http://www.departedflights.com/AUH83intro.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Departedflights.com}}</ref>
+<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Airlines Serving Abu Dhabi|url=http://www.departedflights.com/AUH83intro.html|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Departedflights.com}}</ref>
 === Cargo ===
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 |[[Damascus International Airport|Damascus]], [[Istanbul Atatürk Airport|Istanbul–Atatürk]]
 |}
-== Government use ==
-Al Bateen's tenants include a [[United Arab Emirates Navy|UAE Naval Aviation]] helicopter squadron and the [[Abu Dhabi Police#Air Wing Section|Abu Dhabi Police Department air wing]].
-==Passenger airlines and destinations==
-[[Rotana Jet]] operates private jet services from the airport, having moved all scheduled commercial operations to [[Abu Dhabi International Airport]] Terminal 2 in October 2014.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=27 October 2014|title=Rotana Jet moves base to Abu Dhabi International|url=https://www.thenational.ae/business/rotana-jet-moves-base-to-abu-dhabi-international-1.334710|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=|website=The National|language=en}}</ref>
-[[Solar Impulse 2]], a Swiss experimental solar powered aircraft, was given its final touches here in 2015. It used the airport as the starting point for its Around the World circumnavigation attempt. The aircraft took off on 9 March 2015 and flew to nearby Oman and then onwards to India. It was also used as the landing site for the final leg from Cairo to Abu Dhabi, landing July 25, 2016.
 ==Depictions==
-The airport is depicted in a set of [[postage stamps]] issued March 1969 by Abu Dhabi.<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Snee |editor-first1=Charles |date=April 2014 |title=Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalog |volume=1 |location=Sidney, Ohio |publisher=Scott Publishing Co. |page=292 |isbn=0-89487-488-8}}</ref>
+The airport is depicted in a set of [[postage stamps]] issued March 1969 by [[Abu Dhabi]].<ref>{{cite book |editor-last1=Snee |editor-first1=Charles |date=April 2014 |title=Scott Standard Postage Stamp Catalog |volume=1 |location=Sidney, Ohio |publisher=Scott Publishing Co. |page=292 |isbn=978-0-89487-488-8}}</ref>
 ==References==

v t e Airports in the United Arab Emirates
Major international	Abu Dhabi Dubai–International Sharjah
Minor international	Al Ain Dubai–Al Maktoum Fujairah Ras Al Khaimah
Domestic	Dalma Sir Bani Yas
Unscheduled	Al Bateen Al Jazeirah Al Saqr Field Arzanah Buhasa Das Island Futaysi Jebel Dhana Qarnayn Zirku
Military	Al Dhafra Al Minhad Al-Safran/Liwa Abu Dhabi Northeast