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as well as seating areas and a large duty-free area. There were 3 lounges in this terminal, including the Oryx Lounge, which was used by all foreign airlines' premium passengers, the Qatar Airways Gold Lounge, which was used by Qatar Airways Gold Privilege Club members, and the Qatar Airways Silver Lounge, used by Qatar Airways silver privilege club card holders. This terminal had been expanded as the old Arrivals Terminal was integrated into the departures terminal, while a new arrival terminal was opened. All departing and transferring passengers used this facility, as passengers arriving into Doha used the new Arrivals Terminal. The Departure and Transfer Terminal opened an additional 12 boarding positions located between the terminal and the Premium Terminal gates, as well as a revamped Oryx lounge to cater for the increase in passenger numbers. The passenger facilities featured 60 check-in counters, 42 parking bays for aircraft and 15 baggage claim belts.
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This was the main terminal at Doha and handled all economy class Qatar Airways flights, as well as all other airlines using the airport. This terminal was expanded several times in order to cope with the increasing number of passengers using the airport each year. The terminal had 44 satellite gates,
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on 27 May 2014. The new airport is located 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) east of the former facility. It covers 2,200 hectares (5,400 acres) of land and was able to handle 29 million passengers per year on opening day. The old airport was planned to be demolished, but it was refurbished and reopened
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and Qatar Aeronautical College. It also acts as a state/diplomatic airport catering to both Qatar Amiri Flight (which is based at the airport) and state-visit flights. The airport welcomed commercial flights again on 15 September 2022 for selected airlines to handle increased traffic for the
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In June 2011, Terminal B, built on the location of the former arrivals terminal at Doha International Airport, was dedicated to more than 30 foreign airlines operating services from Doha. The terminal included an enlarged check-in area with 35 counters and a new
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moved their regular scheduled flights to the airport until shortly after the end of the World Cup. Designated Match Day Shuttle flights used the newer Hamad airport instead. All flights to the older airport came to a halt after the World Cup was over.
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The airport suffered from overutilization, even though it had been expanded numerous times. Before the opening of the new airport, the capacity stood at 12 million passengers per year. Its 4,570-metre (14,993 ft)
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In 2000, an Iraqi hijacker hijacked a Qatar Airways plane and demanded that the pilot fly to Saudi Arabia. The passengers and crew escaped unharmed when the man surrendered at Hael.
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All terminals have been renovated recently and will be operational by the end 2021 or early to mid-2022 for the FIFA football World Cup that will be held in Qatar.
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The Qatar Airways Premium Terminal was opened in 2006 and handled all Qatar Airways first and business class passengers. There are 6 gates in this terminal.
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On 19 December 2010, a new Arrival Terminal was opened in the western apron, in the site of the former Asian Games (which Doha hosted
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On 14 September 2022, the airport was temporarily reopened for passenger traffic to relieve congestion at Hamad airport due to the
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opened on 27 May 2014. While all scheduled commercial traffic ceased, the airport site and existing runway are still used by
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This article is about the former Doha International Airport. For its successor, Doha's current commercial airport, see
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crashed following a missed approach. Three crew members and 42 passengers were killed. The aircraft was written off.
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Terminal A of the Departure and Transfer Terminal was the check-in area used by the airport's biggest user,
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The airport shut down for commercial traffic on 27 May 2014 when all airlines relocated to its successor,
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Since 1998, the number of passengers and total cargo load increased significantly.
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All scheduled commercial air traffic serving this airport moved to the new
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Doha International Airport opened in 1959 replacing
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Hamad International Airport
Doha International Air Base


IATA
ICAO
Doha
Qatar
Doha
Qatar
AMSL
Coordinates
25°15′40″N 051°33′54″E / 25.26111°N 51.56500°E / 25.26111; 51.56500
DIA/OTBD is located in Doha
Doha
Qatar
DIA/OTBD is located in Qatar
DIA/OTBD is located in Middle East
DIA/OTBD is located in West and Central Asia
DIA/OTBD is located in Asia
Runways
Direction
Asphalt
Civil Aviation Affairs
IATA
ICAO
Arabic
airport
Doha
Qatar

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