Dubai · Free zone
Office space in Dubai Airport Free Zone
Inside the perimeter of Dubai International, with cargo clearing into the zone in hours rather than days.
The district
Who is actually there.
Electronics and pharmaceutical distributors, aviation parts traders, jewellery and high-value goods, and time-critical logistics operations.
What it costs
The highest per square foot in Dubai for light-industrial and office space.
Market conditions
Published market rates, 2026. Outside DIFC this is currently a tenant's market: rent-free periods of three to six months are standard and extend to twelve on leases above 10,000 sq ft, and Business Bay landlords have been offering AED 150–300 per sq ft toward fit-out. Ask for both — they are negotiable and rarely volunteered.
Who leases here
Electronics and pharmaceutical distributors, aviation parts traders, jewellery and high-value goods handlers.
Getting there
Inside the Dubai International perimeter, with metro nearby and direct cargo terminal access.
Suits
Businesses whose stock is expensive per kilogram or time-critical, where hours of clearance time have real value.
Avoid if
Anything where the goods are not time-sensitive or high-value. The adjacency premium is substantial.
Licensing route
DAFZA free zone licence.
Nearby districts
Questions
You are inside the airport perimeter, with cargo clearing into the zone in hours rather than days. For high-value or time-critical stock that is worth real money; otherwise it is not.
Electronics, pharmaceuticals, aviation parts, jewellery and other high-value or time-sensitive goods handlers.
Different jobs. DAFZA is air freight and high value per kilogram; JAFZA is sea freight and volume at a fraction of the rate.
One question
What do you actually need in Dubai Airport Free Zone?
At premium rates you are paying for a postcode, and there are cheaper postcodes. A free zone flexi-desk satisfies the licence and gives a visa allocation for a fraction of the cost. Worth confirming what the address is actually doing for you.
Compare the 40 authoritiesOr just ask usAt these rates a serviced office inside the district usually beats a leased floor — no fit-out, no separate Ejari, no DEWA account, and you can scale a desk at a time.
How visa quota worksOr just ask usThen budget properly. Premium districts carry service charges and chiller costs on top of base rent, and fit-out approval runs in parallel with the licence rather than after it.
Ejari and DEWA, step by stepOr just ask us