Meeting someone at Dubai DXB Airport.

Dubai International Airport has 3 arrival terminals: Terminal 1, Terminal 2 and Terminal 3. Each has its own arrivals area, so waiting at the wrong one is the most common mix-up here. The terminal is on their booking or in the airline's app. Check it before you set off and put it in your Greet.

Put the exact spot in your Greet. Your guest sees it on their phone from the moment they land at DXB, even without signal.

• In the arrivals hall of their terminal, a few metres back from the doors.
• At one landmark you can both name: a numbered exit, a café sign or the information desk.
• Not right at the barrier, where everyone crowds and nobody can see past the first row.

International arrivals go through passport control and customs before the arrivals hall. Domestic flights within United Arab Emirates are usually much quicker.

Dubai runs on Asia/Dubai time. The clock at the top of this page shows the local time now.

Want the sign to feel local? "أهلاً وسهلاً" means welcome in Arabic. Put it in the line above their name.

If they could be flying into a different airport, check which one first. Within 250 km of DXB: Sharjah SHJ (17 km), Dubai Al Maktoum DWC (45 km), Ras Al Khaimah RKT (70 km), Abumusa Island Airport AEU (77 km), Fujairah International Airport FJR (98 km).