Most Active Airlines in United Arab Emirates

Key Takeaways

  • 128 airlines fly scheduled routes from the United Arab Emirates. Together they operate 896 distinct outgoing routes from the country's airports
  • Emirates runs the widest network. 146 outgoing routes from the United Arab Emirates — about 1.1x the next airline
  • DXB is the busiest hub. Ranked by the number of outgoing routes departing each airport
  • Every airline mapped. Explore each carrier's network on the interactive map below

Which airlines are most active in the United Arab Emirates? Using live AirportRoutes data, we ranked every airline by the number of distinct outgoing routes it operates from the United Arab Emirates’s airports — each origin-to-destination pair counted once.

Bar chart of the most active airlines in United Arab Emirates by outgoing routes
The 10 most active airlines in United Arab Emirates, ranked by distinct outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes.

The Full Ranking

Full ranking

Most Active Airlines in United Arab Emirates

By distinct outgoing routes operated from the country’s airports.

Airline Routes Destinations Busiest base
1. Emirates146125Main hub: DXB
2. Air Arabia13294Main hub: SHJ
3. FlyDubai106106Main hub: DXB
4. Etihad Airways9090Main hub: AUH
5. Air India4320Main hub: DXB
6. IndiGO3519Main hub: AUH
7. Wizz Air1918Main hub: AUH
8. Pakistan International Airlines177Main hub: DXB
9. SpiceJet129Main hub: DXB
10. Flynas94Main hub: DXB
11. Turkish Airlines96Main hub: DWC
12. Kenya Airways97Main hub: SHJ

"Routes" = distinct origin-destination city pairs departing the country, counted once. Regularly-served routes only. Data: AirportRoutes.

Where the Routes Are: United Arab Emirates’s Busiest Airports

Map of the busiest airports in United Arab Emirates
United Arab Emirates's busiest airports by number of outgoing routes. Data: AirportRoutes · Map: Mappr.

Each Airline — Where It Flies

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1. Emirates

146 outgoing routes from 2 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 125 destinations (2 domestic, 123 international). Busiest bases: DXB, DWC. Top destinations include Shanghai, Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Jeddah, London.

2. Air Arabia

132 outgoing routes from 3 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 94 destinations (0 domestic, 92 international). Busiest bases: SHJ, AUH, RKT. Top destinations include Cairo, Manama, Doha, Kuwait City, Kozhikode (Calicut).

3. FlyDubai

106 outgoing routes from 1 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 106 destinations (0 domestic, 105 international). Busiest bases: DXB. Top destinations include Tel Aviv, Riyadh, Doha, Addis Ababa, Balice.

4. Etihad Airways

90 outgoing routes from 1 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 90 destinations (0 domestic, 90 international). Busiest bases: AUH. Top destinations include Riyadh, Kuwait City, Manchester, New York, London.

5. Air India

43 outgoing routes from 5 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 20 destinations (0 domestic, 20 international). Busiest bases: DXB, SHJ, AUH. Top destinations include Mumbai, Kozhikode (Calicut), New Delhi, Kerala, Kochi / Nedumbassery.

6. IndiGO

35 outgoing routes from 5 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 19 destinations (0 domestic, 19 international). Busiest bases: AUH, DXB, FJR. Top destinations include Mumbai, Hyderabad, Kochi / Nedumbassery, Kerala, Lucknow.

7. Wizz Air

19 outgoing routes from 2 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 18 destinations (0 domestic, 17 international). Busiest bases: AUH, DXB. Top destinations include Balice, Sphinx, Katowice, Larnaca, Baku.

8. Pakistan International Airlines

17 outgoing routes from 5 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 7 destinations (0 domestic, 7 international). Busiest bases: DXB, SHJ, AUH. Top destinations include Peshawar, Islamabad, Sialkot, Multan, Lahore.

9. SpiceJet

12 outgoing routes from 2 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 9 destinations (0 domestic, 9 international). Busiest bases: DXB, FJR. Top destinations include Pune (Poona), New Delhi, Mumbai, Kochi / Nedumbassery, Kozhikode (Calicut).

10. Flynas

9 outgoing routes from 4 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 4 destinations (0 domestic, 4 international). Busiest bases: DXB, DWC, AUH. Top destinations include Riyadh, Jeddah, Dammam, Medina.

11. Turkish Airlines

9 outgoing routes from 4 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 6 destinations (0 domestic, 6 international). Busiest bases: DWC, DXB, AUH. Top destinations include Istanbul, Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Istanbul, Hanoi.

12. Kenya Airways

9 outgoing routes from 3 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 7 destinations (1 domestic, 6 international). Busiest bases: SHJ, DWC, DXB. Top destinations include Mogadishu, Eldoret, Nairobi, Juba, Hargeisa.

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