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Dubai International Airport is an international airport serving Dubai, the largest city of the United Arab Emirates. It is a major aviation hub in the Middle East, and is the main airport of Dubai. It is situated in the Garhoud district, only 4 kilometers southeast of Dubai. Dubai airport is served by several major airlines, most notably Dubai-based Emirates. Direct flights connect Dubai to Johannesburg, London, Sydney, Melbourne, Karachi, Tehran, Riyadh, Bombay, Hong Kong, Paris, Zurich, Frankfurt, New York City, Rio de Janeiro and many other major cities in Europe, Asia, Australasia and Africa. Emirates Airline is the largest airline operating at the airport, with an all-wide body fleet of over 100 Airbus and Boeing aircraft based at Dubai. Distances in the United Arab Emirates are relatively short and no rail service exists for the moment, so getting around by road is the only way to go, the easy way is to rent a car in Dubai. The roads are generally in excellent condition. Car rental is of course available at Dubai Airport. The airport can handle 60 million passengers and 2.1 million tones of cargo a year and is expanding to accommodate over 80 million passengers by 2011. When the full expansion program will be completed by 2011, and the airport will have three terminals and three concourses, two cargo mega terminals, an airport free zone, an expo centre with three large exhibition halls, a major aircraft maintenance hub and a flower centre to handle perishable goods. In 2008, the airport was the 20th busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and 11th busiest by cargo traffic. The airport also was the 6th busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic. Dubai International Airport will be complemented by Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai World Central International Airport, new airport that will help handle the influx of travelers well into the future.