Dubai airport flooded

[TURIN]

Judging by current rumours, a boat would be your best bet.
Dubai Airport flooded.

[SaagPaneer]

Lots of rain in DXB today.

[magyar_flyer]

Flooding

[mickjoebill]

Extraordinary video from Dubai
​​​​​​https://youtu.be/fck5OxuJJEo?si=DzPmjL0vGWyNdd_s

You Tube

[nomorehelosforme]

I can only assume the aircraft plowing through the water was heading to a hangar for a rather extensive inspection…..

[Winemaker]

I'm guessing storm drains and crowned roads are afterthoughts out there.

[dhc1180]

Even Mother Nature is trying to drown the place

[brakedwell]

It was the same in the past!. This was RAF Sharjah in March 1960.

[B Fraser]

Originally Posted by Winemaker

I'm guessing storm drains and crowned roads are afterthoughts out there.

No, plenty of drains ........................but they are full of sand.

[Claybird]

Originally Posted by nomorehelosforme

I can only assume the aircraft plowing through the water was heading to a hangar for a rather extensive inspection…..

Joe Patroni at the controls

[brokenenglish]

Originally Posted by dhc1180

Even Mother Nature is trying to drown the place

Yesterdays extreme weather in the UAE was the product of cloud seeding.
From a news service:

The seeding planes have flown seven missions over the past two days, he added.“For any cloud that’s suitable over the UAE you make the operation,” he said.

The rain forced Dubai International Airport, one of the world’s busiest, to suspend operations...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...nd-floods-city

[Cornish Jack]

brakedwell - had a similar experience at Sharjah in the mid 50s - was stuck there for 10 days while 'Charlie' and the steam roller and oil cart made good on the sand strip. Passed the time learning about 1000 lb bomb storage and desert vehicle recovery with a 6x6 Scamell, thanks to 'Bomber' Wigley and 'Shani'.Wallis. Also became a fan of Mc Conochies's (???) tinned Ready Meal'

[340drvr]

Originally Posted by nomorehelosforme

I can only assume the aircraft plowing through the water was heading to a hangar for a rather extensive inspection…..

DIY compressor wash.

[Givelda]

On the way from DXB to SHJ - sometime in 2019.

[DuncanDoenitz]

If you're really optimistic about your planned cloud seeding-operation, better plan on a probable diversion. Or use a float-plane.

[Less Hair]

Flooded? Just keep the engine power up.

You Tube

https://youtu.be/V06LBgfuxgA?feature=shared

[For the humourless, this video is not related in any way to the Dubai story. in fact it happened in 2005 in the USA. - mods]

[treadigraph]

Originally Posted by nomorehelosforme

I can only assume the aircraft plowing through the water was heading to a hangar for a rather extensive inspection…..

Glad it's doing the crawl rather than the backstroke!

[fluglehrer]

NOTAM A1387/24: Dubai International Airport (OMDB)

A1387/24 NOTAMR A1378/24 Q) OMAE/QFAXX/IV/NBO/AE/000/999/2515N05522E005 A) OMDB B) 2404170945 C) 2404171400 E) AD AVBL ONLY FOR EMIRATES AND FLY DUBAI ARRIVALS. CREATED: 17 Apr 2024 09:45:00 SOURCE: OMAEYNYX

[POBJOY]

Luck of the draw

I flew through the place in Feb 82 in a tail dragger, and just missed a similar occurrence. I suspect that Dubai has considerable more tarmac everywhere now so it will only be worse. Much damage had actually been done by golf ball size hail stones that 'dappled' aircraft and cars all over.
In 82 the Airport still had a lot of sand in the location so that helped to soak up the water, but nowadays unless you provide proper storm culverts to deal with the excess then it will happen again.

[Fursty Ferret]

Originally Posted by 340drvr

DIY compressor wash.

Rarely done with the compressors compressing though.