Al Bateen Executive Airport

Al Bateen Executive Airport is a dedicated business jet airport located south east of Abu Dhabi city centre in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The airport is on the Abu Dhabi island. Other tenants include aviation assets of the UAE government. It opened in 1969 as Abu Dhabi International Airport to replace the older airport.
History.
1960s.
By the late 1960s, Abu Dhabi Airfield had grown too small for the city. The idea for a massive new airport was conceived. In 1969, the new Abu Dhabi International Airport was inaugurated. It was later renamed Al Bateen Executive Airport.
In the 1980s a new airport was built on the mainland to accommodate the increasing air traffic. That airport is now the main airport serving the city.
Government use.
Al Bateen's tenants include a UAE Naval Aviation helicopter squadron and the Abu Dhabi Police Department air wing.
Passenger airlines and destinations.
Rotana Jet operates private jet services from the airport, having moved all scheduled commercial operations to Abu Dhabi International Airport Terminal 2 in October 2014.
Solar Impulse 2, a Swiss experimental solar powered aircraft, was given its final touches here in 2015. It used the airport as the starting point for its Around the World circumnavigation attempt. The aircraft took off on 9 March 2015 and flew to nearby Oman and then onwards to India. It was also used as the landing site for the final leg from Cairo to Abu Dhabi, landing July 25, 2016.