Guest User | Login / Register

What is WIDN

The World Interior Design Network is the leading global resource for the interior design industry brought to you by World Market Intelligence, one of the world's foremost publishers of interior design information

Find out more

Product Inspiration

Browse our interior design product showcase, one of the largest and fastest growing collections of premium interior design products on the Internet.

Find out more

Industry Research

World Market Intelligence publishes in-depth strategic intelligence reports, drawing on in-depth primary and secondary research, proprietary databases and high quality analysis from our expert teams.

Find out more

Al Maktoum International airport to open soon

Published: 12-Mar-2010

The world’s largest airport, Al Maktoum International, situated in Dubai, would open its facility for use on June 27, 2010, after a year’s delay.

Related Image

Suppliers to this sector

The first passenger terminal, costing a total of DH100 million ($27 million) is still under construction and is nearing completion soon. The first phase of the airport will include a single A380 compatible runway, a passenger terminal with a capacity of five million passengers per annum, a cargo terminal building capable of handling 250,000 tons per annum, and a dedicated road connecting to the region's largest port in Jebel Ali.

The first runway at Al Maktoum International Airport has been completed on time in the projected 600 days - an aviation record for the fastest A380 enabled 4.5 kilometer CAT III runway construction.

Phase two of the project, expected to be complete in 2020, will see the airport grow to five runways and a capacity of 160 million passengers.

The airport will be linked to the existing Dubai International Airport (DXB) via an express rail system and ultimately will be serviced by the Dubai Light Railway Network (Dubai Metro). Some 100,000 car parking spaces will be available for airport parking and car rental services.

The total cost of the new airport at the Dubai World Central (DWC) development in Jebel Ali, 40 kilometers away from the existing Dubai International Airport, is DH121.12 billion ($33 billion).

Al Maktoum International Airport includes hotels and shopping malls, support facilities and maintenance facilities.

Mail sent successfully

Tell your friend about this article

Please enter a valid email address

Please enter your name

Your Name: *

Your Email: *

Friend's Email: *

Email Body: *: I thought you would be interested in this article : http://www.worldinteriordesignnetwork.com/news/al_maktoum_international_airport_to_open_soon_100312/

Other Relevant WMI Sites: