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Dubai International Airport

Dubai International Airport (DXB) is one of the world's busiest international air hubs, linking Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas across a single connecting point in the UAE. This metal print captures that global reach — rendered from real ADS-B flight tracking data. Every path is colorized by altitude, and the palette is yours to choose.

This print visualizes all 3,580 flights recorded from September 30 to October 2, 2025 — the 65th anniversary of the airport's official opening. Printed direct-to-metal on an aluminum panel, it is a piece of aviation wall art that anchors one of aviation's great crossroads to a single milestone moment.

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DXB flight path print — Aurora theme
DXB flight path print — Ember theme
DXB flight path print — Nebula theme
DXB flight path print — Solstice theme
DXB flight path print — Sky theme
DXB flight path print — Coast theme
DXB flight path print — Rose theme
DXB flight path print — Iris theme

Dye-sublimated on aluminum · Float mount hardware included

$119

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Behind the Print

Statistics from the ADS-B flight data visualized in this print.

3,580

Total Flights

779

Unique Aircraft

198

Peak Hour Flights

This page covers three days of ADS-B traffic at Dubai International Airport (DXB/OMDB), from September 30 to October 2, 2025, captured on the 65th anniversary of the airport's official opening. Over that window, 3,580 flights were recorded across 779 unique aircraft: 1,794 arrivals, 1,772 departures, and 14 touch-and-goes. Traffic ran continuously from 00:00 to 23:59 local time (+04), averaging 49.7 flights per hour. The busiest hour was 11:00, with 198 movements. A secondary concentration appears in the late-night and early-morning window, with hours 22:00 through 04:00 each registering between 115 and 195 flights. The dominant approach and departure axis runs WNW, accounting for 615 approaches and 559 departures. ESE is the second most active direction in both categories. The top route by total movements was Lamerd Airport (OISR/LFM) with 84 arrivals and no departures in this dataset. Muscat (OOMS/MCT) was the most balanced route at 34 arrivals and 31 departures. Several Iranian airports appear prominently in the top ten, including Bastak (OIBH) with 51 departures and Havadarya (OIKP/HDR) with 44. The fleet observed was registered across 39 countries, with UAE-registered aircraft (329) and India-registered aircraft (146) making up the two largest groups. Altitude data spans from ground level to a peak of 49,600 feet, recorded by N399FF (A4A4BB), a US-registered aircraft on a 354.3 nm arrival. The average altitude across all ADS-B points was 15,693 feet, and cruise band concentrations appear at 37,000 to 39,000 feet. The shortest tracked leg was 6.0 nm over 2.4 minutes, flown by A6-EWA. The longest was 1,833.5 nm and 264.4 minutes, a departure to Biju Patnaik International Airport (VEBS/BBI) flown by VT-IPO. Total cumulative distance across all legs reached 970,741 nm, with an average leg of 271.2 nm and 42.4 minutes.

Every print includes a QR code linking to the full flight report.

Full Flight Report
Aluminum print showing flight path visualization
Premium Material

Why Aluminum

Our prints are produced on museum-grade aluminum with a high-gloss finish — the choice of professional galleries worldwide.

Dye-Sublimated

Colors infused directly into the aluminum surface for unmatched vibrancy.

Deep Blacks & Vibrant Color

High-gloss finish delivers exceptional contrast and altitude gradients.

Archival Durability

Scratch-resistant, waterproof, and fade-resistant for decades of display.

Modern Float Mount

Included mounting hardware creates a sleek 3/4" float off the wall.

Gallery-Quality Finish

The same premium process used by museums and professional galleries.

About the Airport

Dubai International Airport officially opened on September 30, 1960, serving a modest stretch of desert on the outskirts of what was then a small trading port. It has since grown into one of the busiest international airports on the planet. For years it ranked as the world's busiest by international passenger traffic, a distinction that reflects its unique geographic position rather than domestic demand alone.

Situated roughly at the midpoint between East and West, DXB sits within an 8-hour flight of roughly two-thirds of the world's population. That positioning made it the foundation of Emirates airline's hub-and-spoke network, which expanded aggressively from the 1990s onward. Emirates remains the dominant carrier, operating long-haul routes across six continents from its home base here. Flydubai, the UAE's low-cost carrier, also calls DXB home, adding a dense web of short- and medium-haul connections across the Middle East, Africa, and South Asia.

The airport operates 2 parallel runways aligned roughly northeast to southwest, a layout that defines the distinctive crossing-arc pattern visible in flight path visualizations. Terminal 3 is dedicated exclusively to Emirates and its codeshare partner Qantas, making it one of the largest airline-specific terminals in the world by floor area. The airport sits within the city of Dubai itself, hemmed in by urban development that constrains expansion — a geographic tension that has driven investment in the new Al Maktoum International Airport to the south. DXB is inseparable from Dubai's identity as a global city, and the volume of traffic it handles daily is a direct reflection of the emirate's ambitions as a connective hub between continents.

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