The airport which is located on 55,000 acres
began construction 2006 and on June 27, 2010,
partially opened with one runway began accepting
cargo flights. It is expected that Al Maktoum
International Airport will be completed by 2027.
When completed it is reported that Al Maktoum
International Airport will handle 12 million
tons of cargo and 160 million passengers per
year making it the largest passenger and cargo
hub in the world at a cost of $32.67 billion.
The airport will have six parallel runways,
three passenger terminals and 16 cargo
terminals, hotels and shopping malls, with
aircraft maintenance facilities that will
support A, B, and C checks on all aircraft to
include the A380 and the B787.
At present the airport has completed phase 1 of
construction. The airport currently has the
capacity to handle 600,000 tons of cargo
annually, operates 24 hours a day on an
A380-compatible 14,700 foot runway. Facilities
include 64 aircraft stands (10 of which are Code
F), a state of the art ATC Tower, fire stations,
line maintenance services, a fuel farm and a
66,000 square meter, single-level passenger
terminal.
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