Most Active Airlines in United Arab Emirates

Key Takeaways

128 airlines fly scheduled routes from the United Arab Emirates. Together they operate 895 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. Each of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies from the United Arab Emirates

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. Below, every one of the top 12 carriers gets a map of where it flies.

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. Emirates	146	125	Main hub: DXB
2. Air Arabia	132	94	Main hub: SHJ
3. FlyDubai	105	105	Main hub: DXB
4. Etihad Airways	90	90	Main hub: AUH
5. Air India	43	20	Main hub: DXB
6. IndiGO	35	19	Main hub: AUH
7. Wizz Air	19	18	Main hub: AUH
8. Pakistan International Airlines	17	7	Main hub: DXB
9. SpiceJet	12	9	Main hub: DXB
10. Flynas	9	4	Main hub: DXB
11. Turkish Airlines	9	6	Main hub: DWC
12. Kenya Airways	9	7	Main hub: SHJ

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

Map of the busiest airports in United Arab Emirates by number of outgoing routes — 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

105 outgoing routes from 1 airports in the United Arab Emirates to 105 destinations (0 domestic, 104 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.