Four people were injured after two Iranian kamikaze drones “fell in the vicinity” of Dubai International Airport (DXB) on Wednesday morning, local officials have confirmed, after flights were briefly halted and passengers and staff were ordered to shelter in place.
Details of what occurred close to what is normally the busiest airport in the world for international flights remain scant, with authorities continuing their clampdown on anyone who shares video footage or photos of Iranian attacks on Dubai.
Authorities confirm that two drones fell in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport (DXB) a short while ago, resulting in minor injuries to two Ghanaian nationals and one Bangladeshi national, and moderate injuries to one Indian national. Air traffic is operating as normal.
— Dubai Media Office (@DXBMediaOffice) March 11, 2026
In a statement, a spokesperson for the government’s official communication department, the Dubai Media Office, a spokesperson said:
“Authorities confirm that two drones fell in the vicinity of Dubai International Airport (DXB) a short while ago, resulting in minor injuries to two Ghanaian nationals and one Bangladeshi national, and moderate injuries to one Indian national.”
Local officials have, in the past, been quick to point out if drone and missile attacks have been intercepted and normally attribute visible damage to buildings, etc, to falling debris from a successful interception.
A spokesperson for the Dubai government said that air traffic is operating as normal, although flights were briefly held and passengers and staff at DXB were ordered off planes and told to shelter in place while the attack was underway.
The incident occurred just days after what appeared to be an Iranian drone exploded on the outskirts of Dubai International Airport, close to Terminal 3 and next to a parked Emirates Airline aircraft.
BREAKING: Dubai Government Media Office says two drones fell near Dubai International Airport, resulting in 4 injuries.
— Clash Report (@clashreport) March 11, 2026
Footage is becoming harder to find as UAE authorities impose heavy penalties on people sharing videos of the attacks. pic.twitter.com/ljSd2X4gY3
In that incident, flights were suspended for several hours, with planes headed towards Dubai initially made to circle over the UAE desert before being diverted to other airports across the region, including Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, and Muscat.
Dubai International Airport has repeatedly been targeted by Iranian drone attacks, and Terminal 3 sustained damage from what appeared to be a direct hit from a one-way attack drone in the early hours of March 1.
Officials confirmed that four people were also injured in this attack, although most passengers had already been evacuated from the airport.
Despite the threat of Iranian attack, local mega airline Emirates is attempting to rebuild its schedule with more and more flights allowed to operate to and from Dubai.
Last Friday, Emirates said it was targeting a 100% restoration of its route network (note: not its flying schedule, just its network), but following the attack on Saturday, Emirates retracted this statement.
Other airlines in the region have, however, taken a far more cautious approach to resuming operations. On Tuesday night, Gulf Air, which is based in Bahrain, evacuated its fleet from the capital Manama, flying most of its planes to Al-Ula International Airport in the Medina region of Saudi Arabia.
A few aircraft have, however, been repositioned to Dammam, which is the closest city in Saudi Arabia to Bahrain, where Gulf Air will operate a very limited number of repatriation flights.
Qatar Airways also continues to operate a limited number of repatriation flights, although, in this case, from its home hub in Doha.
