This is a list of airlines which have an Air Operator Certificate issued by the General Civil Aviation Authority^[1] of United Arab Emirates.

Scheduled airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Hub airport(s)	Notes
Air Arabia		G9	ABY	ARABIA	2003	Sharjah International Airport, Ras Al Khaimah International Airport	Largest low-cost airline in the Middle East.
Air Arabia Abu Dhabi		3L	ABY	NAWRAS	2020	Abu Dhabi International Airport	Low cost carrier of Abu Dhabi and a subsidiary of Air Arabia.
Emirates		EK	UAE	EMIRATES	1985	Dubai International Airport	Largest airline in the Middle East.
Etihad Airways		EY	ETD	ETIHAD	2003	Abu Dhabi International Airport	Second largest airline in the United Arab Emirates.
Flydubai		FZ	FDB	SKY DUBAI	2008	Dubai International Airport	Low-cost carrier of Dubai.
Wizz Air Abu Dhabi		5W	WAZ	WIZZ SKY	2019	Abu Dhabi International Airport	Low-cost carrier of Abu Dhabi and a subsidiary of Wizz Air of Hungary.

Charter airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Hub airport(s)	Notes
Abu Dhabi Aviation					1975	Abu Dhabi International Airport	https://ada.ae/
AeroGulf Services					1976	Al Maktoum International Airport	http://www.aerogulfservices.com/
Aerovista					1999	Sharjah International Airport
AIRAVAT				AIRAVAT	2023	Al Maktoum International Airport	https://airavat.com/
Dana Executive Jets			DEJ	DANAJET		Ras Al Khaimah International Airport	http://www.danajets.com/
Empire Aviation Group			MJE	EMJET		Dubai International Airport	http://www.empireaviation.com/
Falcon Aviation Services			FVS	FALCON AVIATION	2006	Al Bateen Executive Airport	https://www.falconaviation.ae/
Gama Aviation			GSH	GAMAMENA	2010	Dubai International Airport
GI Aviation					2016	Al Bateen Executive Airport	http://www.gi-aviation.com/
Gulf Wings			GWC	GULF WINGS		Sharjah International Airport	http://www.gulfwings-fze.com/
Heli Dubai						Dubai International Airport	http://www.helidubai.com/
JET-OPS			OPS	OPS-JET		Jebel Ali	http://www.jet-ops.com/
Rotana Jet		RG	RJD	ROTANA	2010	Abu Dhabi International Airport	https://rotanajet.com/
Royal Jet			ROJ	ROYALJET	2003	Abu Dhabi International Airport	https://www.royaljetgroup.com/
Tahseen Aviation Services					2008	Dubai International Airport	https://www.tahseenaviation.com/

Government airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Hub airport(s)	Notes
Presidential Flight		MO	AUH	EMIRI		Abu Dhabi International Airport, Al Bateen Executive Airport	Operating for the Royal Family and Government of Abu Dhabi
Dubai Royal Air Wing			DUB	DUBAI		Dubai International Airport	Operating for Royal Family of Dubai
Fujairah Royal Flight (PAB AirWing)			FJR			Fujairah International Airport	Operating for Royal Family of Fujairah
Sharjah Ruler's Flight			SHJ	SHARJAH		Sharjah International Airport	Operating for Royal Family of Sharjah

Cargo airlines

Airline	Image	IATA	ICAO	Callsign	Commenced operations	Hub airport(s)	Notes
Emirates SkyCargo		EK	UAE	EMIRATES	1985	Al Maktoum International Airport
Etihad Cargo		EY	ETD	ETIHAD	2003	Abu Dhabi International Airport
Maximus Air Cargo			MXU	CARGO MAX	2005	Abu Dhabi International Airport
Unique Air			UQA	UNICARGO	2014	Sharjah International Airport
Sky bizz					2015	Sharjah International Airport