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Al Maktoum International Airport (IATA: DWC , ICAO: OMDW ) is an international airport in Jebel Ali, 37 kilometers (23 miles) southwest from Dubai, United Arab Emirates which opened on June 27, 2010. This is a major part of Dubai World Central, a planned residential, commercial and logistics complex.

The airport will contain modes of transportation, logistics, and value-added services, including manufacturing and assembly, within a single free economy zone. It will cover an area of ​​14,000 hectares (35,000 hectares). The airport has an annual capacity of 12 million tons (12,000,000 tons, 13,000,000 tons) and between 160 million to 260 million passengers. As of December 2014, only a handful of airlines operate passenger services from Al Maktoum International Airport.


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History

Construction

The timeframe of 4,500 mÃ, Â ± 60 m (14,760Ã, ft ÃÆ'â € "200 feet) has been completed in 600 days and afterwards undergo tests for the next six to eight months to meet the CATÃ, III-C requirements. The construction of the airport cargo terminal, Al-Maktoum Airport Cargo Gateway, which cost about US $ 75 million, is 50% completed by the end of 2008.

During the first phase of the project, the airport is planned to handle approximately 200,000 tonnes of cargo per year, with a possible increase to 800,000 tonnes (790,000 tonnes long; 880,000 short tons). The passenger terminal at this stage is designed to have a capacity of 5 million passengers per year. It is planned to become the world's largest airport in terms of delivering goods, moving up to 12 million tonnes (12,000,000 tonnes, 13,000,000 short tons) per year by 2013.

The project was initially expected to be fully operational by 2017, although the global financial crisis of 2007-2012 later delayed completion of the complex until 2027. Previous work names for the airport complex have included "Jebel Ali International Airport", "Jebel Ali Kota Airport", 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 $ 82 billion.

Operation

Al Maktoum International Airport opened on 27 June 2010 with one runway and only cargo flights. The first flight to the airport occurred on June 20, 2010, when Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F landed after a flight from Hong Kong. The flight serves as a test for functions such as air traffic control, aircraft ground movement, and security. According to Emirates, the flight was a "true success".

On February 24, 2011, the airport was certified to handle passenger aircraft with up to 60 passengers. The first passenger plane landed on February 28, 2011, an Airbus A319CJ. The airport was officially opened for passenger flights on 26 October 2013 with Nas Air and Wizz Air as two operators to operate from the airport.

In the first quarter of 2014, 102,000 passengers passed the airport. At the time of its opening, three cargo airlines served Al Maktoum International Airport, including RUS Flight, Skyline Air and Aerospace Consortium. Fifteen additional airlines have signed contracts to operate flights to airports.

The number of passengers in the first half of 2016 reached 410,278 up from 209,989 in the first half of 2015.

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Facilities

The airport will be the largest component of Dubai World Central with a surface area of ​​more than 280 square kilometers (110 m²). If completed as planned, the airport will have an annual cargo capacity of 62 million tonnes (61,000,000 tonnes long; 68,000,000 short tons), and passenger capacity of up to 851 million people per year. This will make it the largest airport in the world both in physical size and passenger volume.

Al Maktoum International Airport intends to handle all types of aircraft. Up to four aircraft will be able to land simultaneously.

The airport will include:

  • Three passenger terminals, including two luxury amenities; one dedicated to Emirates, the second to another carrier, and a third dedicated to low-cost carriers.
  • Multiple concourses
  • The executive and royal jet centers
  • Hotels and shopping centers
  • Support and maintenance facilities: the only regional hub for A-, B-, and C-checks on all aircraft up to A380 specifications

Al Maktoum International Airport will be linked with the existing Dubai International Airport with the proposed high-speed express train system, and is serviced by Dubai Metro and Light World Light rigs.

The airport was originally planned to have six runways, but this number was reduced to five parallel runways for 4,500 m (14,800 ft) in April 2009, with a large central passenger complex. In addition, each runway will expand the asphalted pathways on both sides which will allow the aircraft to pass through runways and other taxiways without disrupting the movement of aircraft from these runways and taxiways. Dubai expects an exponential increase in passenger traffic above its skies, assuming that it will become the main air hub for tourist transit from the Asia-Pacific Region, South Asia, Middle East, Africa, Europe and Australia (for Kanguru route: Australia to UK and back).

Several large warehouses and hangers hung in the most western part of the airport. This interconnected hangar will extend from end to end of the western runway. Each of these is capable of accommodating A380 aircraft.

The airport will complement Dubai International Airport, about 40 km (25 miles) away. Surrounded by logistics centers, luxury golf resorts, trade and exhibition facilities with 3 million square meters of exhibition space, commercial district, and residential and hotel areas.

Dubai World Central will have a total of 100,000 parking slots for car vehicles for its employees, residents of Dubai, tourists, and other users.

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Airlines and destinations

Passenger

Cargo


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References


Al Maktoum International Airport Guide | Propsearch Dubai
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External links

Media linked to Al Maktoum International Airport on Wikimedia Commons

  • Official website

Source of the article : Wikipedia

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