US EditionFire near Dubai airport under control after drone attack, flights suspended
The drone strike near Dubai International Airport is linked to escalating regional conflict involving Iran and has temporarily halted flights, with no injuries reported, officials said.
- On March 16, 2026, Dubai International Airport reported that an aerial object reported as a drone struck a fuel tank, igniting a fire, and the Dubai Media Office said flights were temporarily suspended as a precaution.
- Amid the wider US-Israel war with Iran, this was at least the third strike near Dubai International Airport since Iran began attacks on Gulf nations on Feb 28, including two drones falling on March 11, 2026.
- Dubai Civil Defence said they contained the fire at the fuel tank with no injuries reported, while some flights were diverted to Al Maktoum International Airport and Emirates urged passengers, 'Please do not go to the airport'.
- Flight-Tracking services showed diversions with some aircraft returning to origin, and Emirates flights EK761 and EK763 likely suspended while EK771 was cancelled.
- The strike deepens regional aviation turmoil as cancellations and reroutings disrupt Middle East airspace, while Brent crude stays over $100 and spikes as high as about $120 during the conflict.
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A fuel tank at Dubai International Airport in the United Arab Emirates was struck by an Iranian drone attack on Monday morning, temporarily halting flights as plumes of smoke poured from the site. Dramatic video shows thick black smoke emanating from an enormous fire following the attack on a fuel tank at the Middle Eastern…
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