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Check-in times are shown in hours and minutes before the departure of your flight.
Welcome to our home, the capital of the UAE and the crossroads between East and West.
Before you fly from Abu Dhabi, view the recommended check-in time for your flight based on live airport information.
Check-in opens four hours before your scheduled departure time. If you’re travelling in Economy, check-in closes 60 minutes ahead of your flight, or 45 minutes if you’re flying in Business or First.
Flying directly to the US? Check-in will close two hours before your departure time, and you should arrive at the US preclearance facility 60 minutes before your flight.
Register to use the e-border gates in Abu Dhabi to save time at immigration. This is subject to visa requirements.
Checked in online? Simply drop your bags and use the time you’ve saved to shop, dine or unwind.
If you need to declare anything to customs, including the disclosure of cash, you access all customs services online at tamm.abudhabi.
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We recommend that you use a credit or debit card for payments at the airport. Some airports no longer accept cash and you may be charged a cash-handling fee at the limited number of airports where cash is accepted.
These airports do not accept cash payments:
