Omdb ATC attempted to vector an aircraft to omdw vice nearby omdb because somewhere the incorrect de...

Narrative:

We were being vectored [for arrival] by ATC in the dubai airspace. Lots of planes on the TCAS navigation display so we just let ATC vector us around; operations normal. We got vectored to intercept runway 30 ILS final. The first officer asked 30L or 30R. The controller said runway 30. We were told to descend to 2;000 cleared for the ILS. The airport was behind us some 20 miles or so. The first officer and I both looked at each other and said something's screwed up. I got on the radio and asked if we were going to get another vector because the final course was behind us. The controller must have thought we were all screwed up on situational awareness. He asked us where we are going. I said dubai; omdb in phonetics. He said that he has us filed for dubai; omdw. We quickly looked at the paper flight plan and it said omdb. Both airports have a runway that lands course 300 degrees; but omdb has a 30L and 30R. I said just take us to dubai; omdb because that's where I was used to going. Ends up; the other field [has] a cargo ramp too; although I haven't been there. Bottom line is that someone entered omdw into the ATC system; and we almost got sucked into the wrong field by ATC just doing what they thought was our destination.somehow the wrong airport; omdw got entered into the ATC system; but it is still in the dubai area.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: OMDB ATC attempted to vector an aircraft to OMDW vice nearby OMDB because somewhere the incorrect destination was entered in the ATC system although the flight plan was correct.

Narrative: We were being vectored [for arrival] by ATC in the Dubai airspace. Lots of planes on the TCAS NAV display so we just let ATC vector us around; OPS normal. We got vectored to intercept Runway 30 ILS final. The First Officer asked 30L or 30R. The Controller said Runway 30. We were told to descend to 2;000 cleared for the ILS. The airport was behind us some 20 miles or so. The First Officer and I both looked at each other and said something's screwed up. I got on the radio and asked if we were going to get another vector because the final course was behind us. The Controller must have thought we were all screwed up on situational awareness. He asked us where we are going. I said Dubai; OMDB in phonetics. He said that he has us filed for Dubai; OMDW. We quickly looked at the paper Flight Plan and it said OMDB. Both airports have a runway that lands course 300 degrees; but OMDB has a 30L and 30R. I said just take us to Dubai; OMDB because that's where I was used to going. Ends up; the other field [has] a cargo ramp too; although I haven't been there. Bottom line is that someone entered OMDW into the ATC system; and we almost got sucked into the wrong field by ATC just doing what they thought was our destination.Somehow the wrong airport; OMDW got entered into the ATC system; but it is still in the Dubai area.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.

Attributes
ACN	1197776
Time
Date	201408
Local Time Of Day	1201-1800
Place
Locale Reference	OMDB.Airport
State Reference	FO
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Make Model Name	Heavy Transport
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	Initial Approach
Route In Use	Vectors
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Function	Captain Pilot Flying
Qualification	Flight Crew Air Transport Pilot (ATP)
Events
Anomaly	ATC Issue All Types Deviation - Procedural Clearance Deviation - Procedural Published Material / Policy

Omdb ATC attempted to vector an aircraft to omdw vice nearby omdb because somewhere the incorrect destination was entered in the ATC system although the flight plan was correct.