Iranian Missile Attack Damages Dubai Airport, Four Hurt in Overnight Strike

Dubai International Airport suffered damage during an overnight Iranian missile attack that targeted multiple Gulf state locations. Four people were injured in the incident, which forced airlines to suspend flights across the Middle East region.

An overnight Iranian missile assault targeting locations throughout Gulf Arab nations left Dubai International Airport damaged and four people wounded, according to aviation industry sources who spoke Sunday morning.

Dubai’s media office posted on X that “a concourse at Dubai International (DXB) sustained minor damage in an incident, which was quickly contained,” but provided no additional information about the event.

Industry sources informed Reuters that one terminal at the facility, typically among the globe’s most active aviation centers, was harmed during the nighttime Iranian assault that officials would only publicly describe as an “incident.”

The same sources reported that Abu Dhabi International Airport was also struck. They could not confirm whether both airports experienced direct hits or if the harm resulted from falling wreckage after missiles were intercepted.

Reuters received no immediate responses when seeking comments from Dubai Airports or Abu Dhabi Airports Company.

Tehran launched missiles targeting Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Doha, all critical aviation connections between east and west.

Carriers canceled flights throughout the Middle East on Saturday — including routes to and from Dubai and Abu Dhabi — following U.S. and Israeli attacks on Iran and Tehran’s missile counterstrikes. Flight tracking systems revealed nearly empty airspace across much of the area.

Dubai Airports halted all operations at Dubai International and Al Maktoum International, advising travelers to avoid coming to the facilities. Emirates and flydubai stopped their services, while Etihad canceled all Abu Dhabi departures until Sunday morning.