The airport, one of the world's busiest, is also limiting the number of arriving flights for 48 hours to expedite recovery efforts.

Passengers traveling to Dubai as their final destination may still check-in and fly as usual.

The suspension and airport restrictions come after the UAE experienced its heaviest rains in 75 years, causing significant damage and bringing much of the country to a standstill for two days.

Thousands of passengers have been affected by flight cancelations at Dubai Airports due to storm-flooded taxiways, resulting in deaths in both Oman (21) and the UAE (1).

Budget carrier flydubai canceled flights to Iran on Friday due to an official alert, stranding passengers on one departed flight that returned to Dubai.

Flights were suspended in several areas of Iran due to explosions in the central province of Isfahan, causing commercial flights to avoid the region and reroute around Tehran.

In the UAE, the main road connecting Dubai and Abu Dhabi was partially closed, and an alternative route was flooded with abandoned cars and buses.

Residents in the UAE's northern emirates, including Sharjah, reported being trapped in their homes and extensive damage to businesses.

The UAE and other parts of the Arabian Peninsula usually experience a dry desert climate with infrequent rainfall and extreme summer temperatures over 50 degrees Celsius.

The UAE's National Center of Meteorology announced on social media that there could be light rainfall towards the end of Monday, and a higher chance of light to moderate rainfall, possibly heavy in some areas, on Tuesday.

Temperatures may also decrease in some coastal regions.