AL MAKTOUM

INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT
INTRODUCTIO AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT

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AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
INTRODUCTION

• Al Maktoum International Airport or also known as Dubai World Central is an international airport in
Jebel Ali which is 37 kilometers or 23 miles southwest from Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
• It was firstly opened on 27th June 2010.
• It is the main part of Dubai South, a planned residential, commercial and logistic complex.
• It is design to be the world largest meeting point for people and aircraft.
• When fully completed (originally expected 2027), the airport will contain transport modes, logistics,
and value-added services, including manufacturing and assembly, in a single free economic zone
• It will cover an area of 14,000 hectares (35,000 acres). The airport has a projected annual capacity of
12 million tonnes (12,000,000 long tons; 13,000,000 short tons) of freight and between 160 millions
and 260 million passengers.
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AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
INTRODUCTION

• As of 2021, only a handful of airlines operated passenger services out of Al Maktoum

International Airport with a focus on freight activity.
• A completion of the project is yet to be confirmed.

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 HISTORY OF THE
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AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
History of The Project

• The 4,500 m × 60 m (14,800 ft × 200 ft) runway was completed in 600 days and subsequently
underwent tests over the following six to eight months in order to fulfil its CAT III-C requirements.
• Construction of the airport's cargo terminal, the Al Maktoum Airport Cargo Gateway, which cost
around US$75 million, was 50% complete by the end of 2008.
• During the first phase of the project, the airport is planned to handle around 200,000 t (200,000 long
tons; 220,000 short tons) of cargo per year, with the possibility of increasing to 800,000 t (790,000
long tons; 880,000 short tons).
• The passenger terminal at this phase is designed to have a capacity of 5 million passengers per year.
• It was planned to be the largest airport in the world in terms of freight handled, moving up to
12 million tonnes (12,000,000 long tons; 13,000,000 short tons) per year in 2013.

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AL MAKTOUM INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
History of The Project

• The project was originally expected to be fully operational by 2017, although the 2007–2012
global financial crisis subsequently postponed the completion of the complex to 2027.
• Previous working names for the airport complex have included "Jebel Ali International Airport",
"Jebel Ali Airport City", and "Dubai World Central International Airport". It has been named
after the late Sheikh Maktoum bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the former ruler of Dubai.
• The total cost of the airport has been estimated by the Dubai government to be $82 billion.

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 DETAILED
SUMMARY OF THE
PROJECT

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