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'''Al Maktoum International Airport''' {{Airport codes|DWC|OMDW}}, also known as '''Dubai World Central''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dubaiairports.ae/corporate/about-us/dwc-dubai-world-central/|title=DWC Dubai World Central|website=www.dubaiairports.ae}}</ref> is an ] in ], {{convert|37|km}} southwest of<ref name="aip">{{cite web|url=http://www.gcaa.gov.ae/aip/current/AIRACs/2019-P01/html/index-en-GB.html|title=United Arab Emirates AIP|access-date=4 February 2019|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209233032/https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/aip/current/AIRACs/2019-P01/html/index-en-GB.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ], ], that opened on&nbsp;June&nbsp; 27, 2010.<ref name="dwc.ae">{{cite web |url=http://www.dwc.ae/site/Dubai_World_Central_celebrates_inauguration_of_Al_Maktoum_International_Airport.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831130710/http://www.dwc.ae/site/Dubai_World_Central_celebrates_inauguration_of_Al_Maktoum_International_Airport.html |archive-date=2010-08-31 |title=Dubai World Central celebrates inauguration of Al Maktoum International Airport |url-status=dead |access-date=June 1, 2016}}</ref> It is the main part of ], a planned residential, commercial and logistics complex. '''Al Maktoum International Airport''' {{Airport codes|DWC|OMDW}}, also known as '''Dubai World Central''',<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dubaiairports.ae/corporate/about-us/dwc-dubai-world-central/|title=DWC Dubai World Central|website=www.dubaiairports.ae}}</ref> is an ] in ], {{convert|37|km}} southwest of<ref name="aip">{{cite web|url=http://www.gcaa.gov.ae/aip/current/AIRACs/2019-P01/html/index-en-GB.html|title=United Arab Emirates AIP|access-date=4 February 2019|archive-date=9 February 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209233032/https://www.gcaa.gov.ae/aip/current/AIRACs/2019-P01/html/index-en-GB.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> ], ], that opened on&nbsp;June&nbsp; 27, 2010.<ref name="dwc.ae">{{cite web |url=http://www.dwc.ae/site/Dubai_World_Central_celebrates_inauguration_of_Al_Maktoum_International_Airport.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100831130710/http://www.dwc.ae/site/Dubai_World_Central_celebrates_inauguration_of_Al_Maktoum_International_Airport.html |archive-date=31 August 2010 |title=Dubai World Central celebrates inauguration of Al Maktoum International Airport |url-status=dead |access-date=1 June 2016}}</ref> It is the main part of ], a planned residential, commercial and logistics complex.


When fully completed (originally expected 2027, now in 2030<ref>{{cite news |title=Dubai plans $33bn airport mega project: Report |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/construction/dubai-plans-33bn-airport-mega-project-report#:~:text=The%20initial%20phase%20of%20the,to%20be%20completed%20by%202030. |newspaper=Arabian Business | date=8 April 2023 |access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref>), the airport will contain transport modes, logistics, and value-added services, including manufacturing and assembly, in a single ].<ref>{{cite web|title=A whole new world |work=venturemagazine – Ventureonline |publisher=Schofield Publishing Ltd |date=20 Jun 2007 |url=http://www.venturemagazine.co.uk/article-page.php?contentid=2530&issueid=120 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005205/http://www.venturemagazine.co.uk/article-page.php?contentid=2530&issueid=120 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Clarify|reason = |date=December 2014}} It will cover an area of {{convert|35000|acre|ha|order=flip}}. The airport has a projected annual capacity of {{Convert|12|e6t}} of freight and between 160 million<ref>{{cite web When fully completed (originally expected 2027, now in 2030<ref>{{cite news |title=Dubai plans $33bn airport mega project: Report |url=https://www.arabianbusiness.com/industries/construction/dubai-plans-33bn-airport-mega-project-report#:~:text=The%20initial%20phase%20of%20the,to%20be%20completed%20by%202030. |newspaper=Arabian Business | date=8 April 2023 |access-date=27 May 2023}}</ref>), the airport will contain transport modes, logistics, and value-added services, including manufacturing and assembly, in a single ].<ref>{{cite web|title=A whole new world |work=venturemagazine – Ventureonline |publisher=Schofield Publishing Ltd |date=20 June 2007 |url=http://www.venturemagazine.co.uk/article-page.php?contentid=2530&issueid=120 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131203005205/http://www.venturemagazine.co.uk/article-page.php?contentid=2530&issueid=120 |archive-date=3 December 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>{{Clarify|reason = |date=December 2014}} It will cover an area of {{convert|35000|acre|ha|order=flip}}. The airport has a projected annual capacity of {{Convert|12|e6t}} of freight and between 160 million<ref>{{cite web
|title=Al Maktoum International Airport |title=Al Maktoum International Airport
|work=dwc.ae |publisher=Dubai World Central |work=dwc.ae |publisher=Dubai World Central
|url=http://www.dwc.ae/project-details/al-maktoum-international-airport/ |url=http://www.dwc.ae/project-details/al-maktoum-international-airport/
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121025831/http://www.dwc.ae/project-details/al-maktoum-international-airport/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131121025831/http://www.dwc.ae/project-details/al-maktoum-international-airport/
|archive-date=2013-11-21 |archive-date=21 November 2013
|url-status=dead |url-status=dead
}}</ref> and 260 million passengers.<ref name="avweek1">{{cite web|url=http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/first-phase-dubai-world-central-be-ready-six-eight-years|title= First Phase Of Dubai World Central To Be Ready In Six To Eight Years|last1=Flottau |first1=Jens |last2=Osborne |first2=Tony|date=17 September 2014| publisher = Aviation Week}}</ref> {{As of|2021}}, only a handful of airlines operated passenger services out of Al Maktoum International Airport with a focus on freight activity. }}</ref> and 260 million passengers.<ref name="avweek1">{{cite web|url=http://aviationweek.com/commercial-aviation/first-phase-dubai-world-central-be-ready-six-eight-years|title= First Phase Of Dubai World Central To Be Ready In Six To Eight Years|last1=Flottau |first1=Jens |last2=Osborne |first2=Tony|date=17 September 2014| publisher = Aviation Week}}</ref> {{As of|2021}}, only a handful of airlines operated passenger services out of Al Maktoum International Airport with a focus on freight activity.
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==History== ==History==
=== Construction === === Construction ===
The {{convert|4500|x|60|m|abbr=on|-2}} runway was completed in 2007 after 600 days of construction with tests planned over the following six to eight months in order to fulfill its CAT&nbsp;III-C requirements.<ref>{{cite web|title=Al-Maktoum International, formerly Dubai World Central, runway complete |work=Flightglobal |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=5 Nov 2007 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-world-central-runway-complete-219157/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232622/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-world-central-runway-complete-219157/ |archive-date=2013-12-02 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai (DWC/OMDW) |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/al-maktoum/ |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=Airport Technology |language=en-US}}</ref> Construction of the airport's cargo terminal, the ], which cost around US$75&nbsp;million, was 50% complete by the end of 2008.<ref name="arabianbusiness"/> The {{convert|4500|x|60|m|abbr=on|-2}} runway was completed in 2007 after 600 days of construction with tests planned over the following six to eight months in order to fulfill its CAT&nbsp;III-C requirements.<ref>{{cite web|title=Al-Maktoum International, formerly Dubai World Central, runway complete |work=Flightglobal |publisher=Reed Business Information |date=5 November 2007 |url=http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-world-central-runway-complete-219157/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202232622/http://www.flightglobal.com/news/articles/dubai-world-central-runway-complete-219157/ |archive-date=2 December 2013 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai (DWC/OMDW) |url=https://www.airport-technology.com/projects/al-maktoum/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |website=Airport Technology |language=en-US}}</ref> Construction of the airport's cargo terminal, the ], which cost around US$75&nbsp;million, was 50% complete by the end of 2008.<ref name="arabianbusiness"/>


During the first phase of the project, the airport was planned to handle around {{Convert|200000|t|abbr=on}} of cargo per year, with the possibility of increasing to {{Convert|800000|t|abbr=on}}.<ref name="arabianbusiness"/> The passenger terminal at this phase was designed to have a capacity of 5&nbsp;million passengers per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/212810.asp?source=rss|title=Dubai opens second airport|publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=28 June 2010|access-date=29 June 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100705233028/http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/212810.asp?source=rss| archive-date= 5 July 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> It was planned to be the largest airport in the world in terms of freight handled, moving up to {{Convert|12|e6t}} per year in 2013.{{Update inline|date=December 2014}}<ref name="arabianbusiness">{{Cite news |date=2008-01-07 |title=Dubai Cargo Village announces major restructure - Arabian Business |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/507706-dubai-cargo-village-announces-major-restructure |access-date=2024-03-05 |work=Arabian Business |language=en-US}}</ref> During the first phase of the project, the airport was planned to handle around {{Convert|200000|t|abbr=on}} of cargo per year, with the possibility of increasing to {{Convert|800000|t|abbr=on}}.<ref name="arabianbusiness"/> The passenger terminal at this phase was designed to have a capacity of 5&nbsp;million passengers per year.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/212810.asp?source=rss|title=Dubai opens second airport|publisher=Seattle Post-Intelligencer|date=28 June 2010|access-date=29 June 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100705233028/http://blog.seattlepi.com/aerospace/archives/212810.asp?source=rss| archive-date= 5 July 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> It was planned to be the largest airport in the world in terms of freight handled, moving up to {{Convert|12|e6t}} per year in 2013.{{Update inline|date=December 2014}}<ref name="arabianbusiness">{{Cite news |date=7 January 2008 |title=Dubai Cargo Village announces major restructure - Arabian Business |url=http://www.arabianbusiness.com/507706-dubai-cargo-village-announces-major-restructure |access-date=5 March 2024 |work=Arabian Business |language=en-US}}</ref>


The project was originally expected to be fully operational by 2017, although the ] 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". The airport was eventually named the Al Maktoum International Airport after the ] which rules the Emirate of Dubai.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cornwell |first=Alexander |date=October 3, 2018 |title=Dubai's $36 billion Al Maktoum airport expansion put on hold: sources |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1MD28Y/ |access-date=April 28, 2024 |work=]}}</ref> The total cost of the airport has been estimated by the Dubai government to be $82 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zawya.com/projects/project.cfm/pid060707061036?cc |title=Zawya Projects |publisher=Zawya.com |access-date=2013-11-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306054351/http://www.zawya.com/projects/project.cfm/pid060707061036?cc |archive-date=March 6, 2012 }}</ref> The project was originally expected to be fully operational by 2017, although the ] 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". The airport was eventually named the Al Maktoum International Airport after the ] which rules the Emirate of Dubai.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cornwell |first=Alexander |date=3 October 2018 |title=Dubai's $36 billion Al Maktoum airport expansion put on hold: sources |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSKCN1MD28Y/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |work=]}}</ref> The total cost of the airport has been estimated by the Dubai government to be $82 billion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zawya.com/projects/project.cfm/pid060707061036?cc |title=Zawya Projects |publisher=Zawya.com |access-date=4 November 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120306054351/http://www.zawya.com/projects/project.cfm/pid060707061036?cc |archive-date=6 March 2012 }}</ref>


===Operations=== ===Operations===
Al Maktoum International Airport opened on June&nbsp;24, 2010 with one ] and only cargo flights.<ref name="dwc.ae" /> The first flight into the airport occurred on June&nbsp;20, 2010, when an ] ] landed after a flight from Hong Kong. The flight served as a test for various functions such as air traffic control, movement of aircraft on the ground, and security. According to Emirates, the flight was an "unmitigated success".<ref name="flightglobal">{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/21/343468/pictures-skycargo-777-tests-new-dubai-al-maktoum-airport.html|title=PICTURES: SkyCargo 777 tests new Dubai Al-Maktoum Airport|publisher=Flightglobal.com|date=21 June 2010|access-date=25 June 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100625010719/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/21/343468/pictures-skycargo-777-tests-new-dubai-al-maktoum-airport.html| archive-date= 25 June 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> Al Maktoum International Airport opened on 24&nbsp;June 2010 with one ] and only cargo flights.<ref name="dwc.ae" /> The first flight into the airport occurred on 20&nbsp;June 2010, when an ] ] landed after a flight from Hong Kong. The flight served as a test for various functions such as air traffic control, movement of aircraft on the ground, and security. According to Emirates, the flight was an "unmitigated success".<ref name="flightglobal">{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/21/343468/pictures-skycargo-777-tests-new-dubai-al-maktoum-airport.html|title=PICTURES: SkyCargo 777 tests new Dubai Al-Maktoum Airport|publisher=Flightglobal.com|date=21 June 2010|access-date=25 June 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100625010719/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2010/06/21/343468/pictures-skycargo-777-tests-new-dubai-al-maktoum-airport.html| archive-date= 25 June 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>


On February&nbsp; 24, 2011, the airport was certified to handle passenger aircraft with up to 60&nbsp;passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/24/353618/no-airline-operations-at-al-maktoum-before-fourth-quarter.html |title=No airline operations at Al-Maktoum before fourth quarter |access-date=24 February 2011 |date=24 February 2011 |publisher=Flightglobal.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301010952/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/24/353618/no-airline-operations-at-al-maktoum-before-fourth-quarter.html |archive-date=1 March 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first passenger aircraft touched down on February&nbsp;28, 2011, an Airbus&nbsp;A319CJ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smartarabs.com/products-a-services/airlines-a-aviation/1199-dubai-airports-launches-general-aviation-at-dwc-with-inaugural-flight |title=First Passenger Aircraft landed |publisher=Smartarabs.com |access-date=24 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092658/http://www.smartarabs.com/products-a-services/airlines-a-aviation/1199-dubai-airports-launches-general-aviation-at-dwc-with-inaugural-flight |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> The airport officially opened for passenger flights on October 26, 2013 with ] and ] as the two carriers to operate from the airport.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/new-dubai-world-central-international-airport-to-open-passenger-terminal-in-october-1.1166126 | title=New Dubai World Central international airport to open passenger terminal in October | access-date=28 May 2013 | date=3 April 2013 | publisher=GulfNews.com}}</ref> On February&nbsp; 24, 2011, the airport was certified to handle passenger aircraft with up to 60&nbsp;passengers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/24/353618/no-airline-operations-at-al-maktoum-before-fourth-quarter.html |title=No airline operations at Al-Maktoum before fourth quarter |access-date=24 February 2011 |date=24 February 2011 |publisher=Flightglobal.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110301010952/http://www.flightglobal.com/articles/2011/02/24/353618/no-airline-operations-at-al-maktoum-before-fourth-quarter.html |archive-date=1 March 2011 |url-status=live }}</ref> The first passenger aircraft touched down on 28&nbsp;February 2011, an Airbus&nbsp;A319CJ.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.smartarabs.com/products-a-services/airlines-a-aviation/1199-dubai-airports-launches-general-aviation-at-dwc-with-inaugural-flight |title=First Passenger Aircraft landed |publisher=Smartarabs.com |access-date=24 February 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110716092658/http://www.smartarabs.com/products-a-services/airlines-a-aviation/1199-dubai-airports-launches-general-aviation-at-dwc-with-inaugural-flight |archive-date=16 July 2011 }}</ref> The airport officially opened for passenger flights on 26 October 2013 with ] and ] as the two carriers to operate from the airport.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/new-dubai-world-central-international-airport-to-open-passenger-terminal-in-october-1.1166126 | title=New Dubai World Central international airport to open passenger terminal in October | access-date=28 May 2013 | date=3 April 2013 | publisher=GulfNews.com}}</ref>


In the first quarter of 2014, 102,000 passengers went through the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/six-figure-passenger-numbers-for-dubais-al-maktoum-airport-at-dwc-in-debut-quarter|title=Six-figure passenger numbers for Dubai's Al Maktoum airport at DWC in debut quarter|author=Shereen El Gazzar|access-date=4 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504001530/http://www.thenational.ae/six-figure-passenger-numbers-for-dubais-al-maktoum-airport-at-dwc-in-debut-quarter|archive-date=2014-05-04|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the time of its opening, three cargo service airlines served Al&nbsp;Maktoum International Airport, including ], Skyline Air and Aerospace Consortium. Fifteen additional airlines then signed a contract to operate flights to the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/al-maktoum-international-airport-begins-operations-1.646783|title=Al Maktoum International airport begins operations|publisher=Gulf News|date=27 June 2010|access-date=22 July 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100630085531/http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/al-maktoum-international-airport-begins-operations-1.646783| archive-date= 30 June 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref> In the first quarter of 2014, 102,000 passengers went through the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thenational.ae/six-figure-passenger-numbers-for-dubais-al-maktoum-airport-at-dwc-in-debut-quarter|title=Six-figure passenger numbers for Dubai's Al Maktoum airport at DWC in debut quarter|author=Shereen El Gazzar|access-date=4 June 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140504001530/http://www.thenational.ae/six-figure-passenger-numbers-for-dubais-al-maktoum-airport-at-dwc-in-debut-quarter|archive-date=4 May 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> At the time of its opening, three cargo service airlines served Al&nbsp;Maktoum International Airport, including ], Skyline Air and Aerospace Consortium. Fifteen additional airlines then signed a contract to operate flights to the airport.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/al-maktoum-international-airport-begins-operations-1.646783|title=Al Maktoum International airport begins operations|publisher=Gulf News|date=27 June 2010|access-date=22 July 2010| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20100630085531/http://gulfnews.com/business/aviation/al-maktoum-international-airport-begins-operations-1.646783| archive-date= 30 June 2010 | url-status= live}}</ref>


Passenger numbers in the first half of 2016 totaled 410,278, up from 209,989 in the first half of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfbusiness.com/first-half-passenger-traffic-dubai-world-central-surges-95/#.V7smv_krJD8|title=First half passenger traffic at Dubai World Central surges 95%|author=Robert Anderson|date=22 August 2016|publisher=Gulf Business|access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> Low usage of the facility led to it being described as a ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Murdo |date=2 September 2014 |title=After 'Boris Island': 10 other airport follies |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/after-boris-island-10-other-airport-follies/114351.article |website=Flight Global}}</ref> Passenger numbers in the first half of 2016 totaled 410,278, up from 209,989 in the first half of 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://gulfbusiness.com/first-half-passenger-traffic-dubai-world-central-surges-95/#.V7smv_krJD8|title=First half passenger traffic at Dubai World Central surges 95%|author=Robert Anderson|date=22 August 2016|publisher=Gulf Business|access-date=22 August 2016}}</ref> Low usage of the facility led to it being described as a ].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Murdo |date=2 September 2014 |title=After 'Boris Island': 10 other airport follies |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/after-boris-island-10-other-airport-follies/114351.article |website=Flight Global}}</ref>


=== Expansion plans === === Expansion plans ===
On April 28, 2024, ] announced that the ruler of Dubai, ], had approved a major expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport with the construction of a new 128 billion AED ($34.85 billion USD) passenger terminal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Makary |first=Adam |date=April 28, 2024 |title=Dubai ruler approves new $35 billion airport terminal |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/dubai-ruler-approves-new-35-bln-airport-terminal-2024-04-28/ |access-date=April 28, 2024 |work=Reuters |agency=Reuters}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Rahman |first=Saifur |date=April 28, 2024 |title=Dubai to invest Dh128 bn in Phase II of Al Maktoum International Airport On 28 April 2024, ] announced that the ruler of Dubai, ], had approved a major expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport with the construction of a new 128 billion AED ($34.85 billion USD) passenger terminal.<ref name=":0">{{Cite news |last=Makary |first=Adam |date=28 April 2024 |title=Dubai ruler approves new $35 billion airport terminal |url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/dubai-ruler-approves-new-35-bln-airport-terminal-2024-04-28/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |work=Reuters |agency=Reuters}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Rahman |first=Saifur |date=28 April 2024 |title=Dubai to invest Dh128 bn in Phase II of Al Maktoum International Airport
|url=https://thearabianpost.com/dubai-to-invest-dh128-bn-in-phase-ii-of-al-maktoum-international-airport/ |access-date=April 28, 2024 |work=Arabian Post|website=thearabianpost.com |language=en}}</ref> When complete, the airport is expected to be the largest in the world at roughly five times the size of the existing Dubai International Airport with capacity for up to 260 million passengers.<ref name=":2" /> Plans call for the airport to include five parallel runways and 400 aircraft gates.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=2024-04-28 |title=Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years |url=https://apnews.com/article/dubai-international-airport-al-maktoum-air-travel-048de9e336d947846911fffe1685ab8f |access-date=2024-04-28 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> All Emirates and ] operations are expected to be transferred to the new airport by 2034.<ref name=":1" /> |url=https://thearabianpost.com/dubai-to-invest-dh128-bn-in-phase-ii-of-al-maktoum-international-airport/ |access-date=28 April 2024 |work=Arabian Post|website=thearabianpost.com |language=en}}</ref> When complete, the airport is expected to be the largest in the world at roughly five times the size of the existing Dubai International Airport with capacity for up to 260 million passengers.<ref name=":2" /> Plans call for the airport to include five parallel runways and 400 aircraft gates.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=28 April 2024 |title=Dubai plans to move its busy international airport to a $35 billion new facility within 10 years |url=https://apnews.com/article/dubai-international-airport-al-maktoum-air-travel-048de9e336d947846911fffe1685ab8f |access-date=28 April 2024 |website=AP News |language=en}}</ref> All Emirates and ] operations are expected to be transferred to the new airport by 2034.<ref name=":1" />


==Airlines and destinations== ==Airlines and destinations==

Revision as of 14:28, 29 April 2024

Airport in Dubai Not to be confused with Dubai International Airport.
Al Maktoum International Airport
مطار آل مكتوم الدولي
Maṭār Āl Maktūm al-Duwalī
Satellite view of the airport
Summary
Airport typePublic
Owner/OperatorDubai Airports Company
ServesEmirate of Dubai
LocationJebel Ali, United Arab Emirates
Opened27 June 2010; 14 years ago (2010-06-27)
Hub forEmirates SkyCargo
Time zoneUAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00)
Elevation AMSL170 ft / 52 m
Coordinates24°53′17.80″N 55°9′37.36″E / 24.8882778°N 55.1603778°E / 24.8882778; 55.1603778
Websitewww.dubaiairports.ae
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Runways
Direction Length Surface
m ft
12/30 4,500 14,764 Asphalt
13/31 1,838 6,030 Asphalt
Sourceː UAE AIP

Al Maktoum International Airport (IATA: DWC, ICAO: OMDW), also known as Dubai World Central, is an international airport in Jebel Ali, 37 kilometres (23 mi) southwest of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that opened on June  27, 2010. It is the main part of Dubai South, a planned residential, commercial and logistics complex.

When fully completed (originally expected 2027, now in 2030), 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 million and 260 million passengers. As of 2021, only a handful of airlines operated passenger services out of Al Maktoum International Airport with a focus on freight activity.

History

Construction

The 4,500 m × 60 m (14,800 ft × 200 ft) runway was completed in 2007 after 600 days of construction with tests planned over the following six to eight months in order to fulfill 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 was 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 was 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.

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". The airport was eventually named the Al Maktoum International Airport after the House of Maktoum which rules the Emirate of Dubai. The total cost of the airport has been estimated by the Dubai government to be $82 billion.

Operations

Al Maktoum International Airport opened on 24 June 2010 with one runway and only cargo flights. The first flight into the airport occurred on 20 June 2010, when an Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 777F landed after a flight from Hong Kong. The flight served as a test for various functions such as air traffic control, movement of aircraft on the ground, and security. According to Emirates, the flight was an "unmitigated success".

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

In the first quarter of 2014, 102,000 passengers went through the airport. At the time of its opening, three cargo service airlines served Al Maktoum International Airport, including RUS Aviation, Skyline Air and Aerospace Consortium. Fifteen additional airlines then signed a contract to operate flights to the airport.

Passenger numbers in the first half of 2016 totaled 410,278, up from 209,989 in the first half of 2015. Low usage of the facility led to it being described as a white elephant.

Expansion plans

On 28 April 2024, Emirates announced that the ruler of Dubai, Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, had approved a major expansion of Al Maktoum International Airport with the construction of a new 128 billion AED ($34.85 billion USD) passenger terminal. When complete, the airport is expected to be the largest in the world at roughly five times the size of the existing Dubai International Airport with capacity for up to 260 million passengers. Plans call for the airport to include five parallel runways and 400 aircraft gates. All Emirates and Flydubai operations are expected to be transferred to the new airport by 2034.

Airlines and destinations

Passenger

AirlinesDestinations
Azimuth Mineralnye Vody, Sochi
Air Cairo Sharm El Sheikh
Berniq Airways Benghazi
Enter Air Seasonal: Katowice, Poznań, Warsaw–Chopin
FlyOne Chișinău
Hunnu Air Ulaanbaatar
Luxair Seasonal: Luxembourg
Pobeda Makhachkala, Moscow–Vnukovo, Vladikavkaz, Volgograd
Rossiya Airlines Saint Petersburg, Sochi
S7 Airlines Moscow–Domodedovo, Novosibirsk
Smartlynx Airlines Seasonal charter: Berlin, Leipzig-Halle
Smartwings Bratislava, Prague
Transavia Amsterdam (begins 30 March 2025)
Ural Airlines Moscow–Domodedovo, Yekaterinburg
Seasonal: Sochi
Utair Grozny, Surgut
Seasonal: Tyumen

Cargo

AirlinesDestinations
Aerotranscargo Fujairah, Hanoi, Hong Kong, Riyadh, Zhengzhou
Astral Aviation Aktobe, Hong Kong, Johannesburg–O. R. Tambo, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta
Atlas Air Delhi
Cargolux Hong Kong, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Luxembourg City, Kuala Lumpur–International
Cargolux Italia Milan–Malpensa
Cathay Cargo Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London–Heathrow, Riyadh
China Airlines Cargo Amsterdam, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Frankfurt, Hanoi, Luxembourg, Prague, Taipei–Taoyuan
Emirates SkyCargo Addis Ababa, Ahmedabad, Algiers, Amsterdam, Auckland, Barcelona, Bangkok–Suvarnabhumi, Bengaluru, Bogotá, Brussels, Cairo, Chicago–O'Hare, Dakar–Senghor, Dammam, Dhaka, Djibouti, Entebbe, Frankfurt, Guangzhou, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong, Houston–Intercontinental, Jakarta–Soekarno-Hatta, Johannesburg–O.R. Tambo, Khartoum, Lagos, Liège, Lilongwe, London–Heathrow, Maastricht/Aachen, Madrid, Mexico City, Milan–Malpensa, Mumbai, Nairobi–Jomo Kenyatta, New York–JFK, Ouagadougou, Phnom Penh, Quito, Riyadh, Shanghai–Pudong, Singapore, Sydney, Taipei–Taoyuan, Tokyo–Narita, Zaragoza
Egyptair Cargo Cairo
Lufthansa Cargo Hong Kong, Frankfurt
Kalitta Air Brussels
MASKargo Amsterdam, Kuala Lumpur–International
Qatar Airways Cargo Doha
Turkish Cargo Hyderabad, Istanbul
Turkmenistan Airlines Cargo Ashgabat
YTO Cargo Airlines Hangzhou

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