United Arab Emirates · Abu Dhabi Airports
Zayed International Airport
AUH · OMAA
Open capex
$2bn
Renamed in 2024 in honour of the UAE's founding father, Zayed International announced itself to the world with Terminal A — a sculptural, light-flooded building the size of 27 football pitches, opened the same year. Home to Etihad's Greenliner fleet, the airport is Abu Dhabi's statement that capital-of-culture ambitions demand capital-of-aviation infrastructure. Passenger volumes surged to 28.8 million in 2024 as Etihad accelerated a 170-aircraft fleet plan.
Current expansion
Post-Terminal A optimisation, Midfield satellite planning and cargo village expansion alongside Etihad's 170-aircraft growth plan.
28.8m
Pax per year
0.7m
Cargo tonnes/yr
2
Runways
1
Terminals
Hub airlines at AUH
Etihad Airways
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi
Suppliers installed at AUH
26 listed
baggage handling
Siemens Logistics
Baggage handling that scales with mega-hubs.
Constance, Germany
baggage handling
Vanderlande
Global baggage leader, now consolidated with Siemens Logistics.
Veghel, Netherlands
baggage handling
Daifuku Airport Technologies
Japanese precision for sortation and storage.
Osaka, Japan
ground support
TLD Group
The world's largest ground support equipment OEM.
Sorigny, France
ground support
JBT AeroTech
Jetways, deicers and ramp equipment under one roof.
Ogden, Utah, USA
ground support
Mallaghan
Northern Irish specialist in passenger steps, catering and belt loaders.
Dungannon, Northern Ireland
security screening
Smiths Detection
CT hold-baggage and cabin screening at scale.
Watford, United Kingdom
security screening
Rapiscan Systems
CT, EDS and cargo screening across the GCC.
Hawthorne, California, USA
airport it
SITA
The airline industry's own IT co-operative.
Geneva, Switzerland
airport it
Amadeus IT Group — Airport IT
From GDS to total airport experience.
Madrid, Spain
airport it
Collins Aerospace — ARINC Airport Systems
ARINC passenger processing and MUSE common-use.
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USA
terminal design
HOK
Aviation architects with deep Gulf experience.
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
terminal design
Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates
Master-planners behind Incheon and Abu Dhabi Midfield.
New York, USA
jet bridges
TK Elevator — Airport Solutions
Passenger boarding bridges with elevator engineering DNA.
Düsseldorf, Germany
jet bridges
ADELTE Group
Barcelona-based PBB specialist with a bold design bias.
Barcelona, Spain
runway lighting
ADB SAFEGATE
Airfield lighting and A-SMGCS market leader.
Zaventem, Belgium
runway lighting
Honeywell — Airport Systems
From airfield lighting to building management under one brand.
Charlotte, North Carolina, USA
pilot training simulation
CAE
World's largest civil aviation training network.
Montréal, Canada
pilot training simulation
L3Harris Commercial Aviation Solutions
Full-motion sims, flight-data and ATM integration.
Melbourne, Florida, USA
defence avionics
Leonardo
Italian defence prime with deep Gulf relationships.
Rome, Italy
defence avionics
Thales Group
ATM, avionics and cyber across the Gulf's aviation estate.
Paris-La Défense, France
uav drones
EDGE Group
UAE defence champion consolidating local aerospace.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
defence avionics
Leonardo DRS
US-headquartered defence tech, Italian parent.
Arlington, Virginia, USA
fire safety
Rosenbauer International
Austrian ARFF trucks standard at GCC airports.
Leonding, Austria
aircraft interior
RECARO Aircraft Seating
Premium economy and economy seats for GCC carriers.
Schwäbisch Hall, Germany
catering equipment
Diethelm Keller Aviation (DEKA Gategroup suppliers)
Airline catering services and kitchen infrastructure.
Zurich, Switzerland