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Al Maktoum International Airport

Dubai(Jebel Ali), United Arab Emirates

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Al Maktoum International Airport

Dubai(Jebel Ali), United Arab Emirates

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Dubai's mega-airport built for the world's largest capacity.

Opened

2010

Location

Dubai (Jebel Ali), United Arab Emirates

Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC/OMDW), located in the Jebel Ali district of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a large-scale aviation development operated by Dubai Airports. It opened for cargo operations in 2010 and for limited passenger services in 2013, functioning as Dubai's second international airport alongside Dubai International (DXB). The airport is the centrepiece of the Dubai World Central (DWC) development zone, a planned aerotropolis encompassing logistics, commercial, and residential districts. In its ultimate master-planned form, the airport is intended to become the world's largest aviation hub, with a projected eventual capacity exceeding 200 million passengers per year. As of the early 2020s, passenger operations at DWC remain limited, with flydubai and other carriers having used the facility periodically. Major expansion works have been announced to eventually shift primary Dubai aviation activity from DXB to DWC, with large-scale construction phases planned over coming decades.

Terminals

Currently one operational passenger terminal with limited capacity, though master plans envision multiple concourses capable of handling over 200 million passengers annually.

Getting to & from

The airport is accessible primarily by road via Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Road, with future Dubai Metro Route 2020 extension connectivity planned.

Airlines here

Operations have included flydubai and select cargo and charter carriers, with Emirates expected to eventually relocate hub operations here.

Notable facts

›Opened for cargo operations in 2010 and passenger services in 2013.
›Ultimate master plan envisions capacity for over 200 million passengers per year, which would make it the world's largest airport.
›Part of the Dubai World Central aerotropolis development covering approximately 145 square kilometres.
›Has two runways operational, with plans for a total of six runways at full build-out.
›Dubai Airports has announced plans to eventually close Dubai International (DXB) and consolidate operations at DWC.

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Route map (37 destinations)

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Airlines serving this airport

Air Philippines

Royal Brunei Airlines

Routes

DWC → MNL2P · 330

DWC → LHRBI · 787

DWC → AMDFZ · 73H

DWC → AMMFZ · 73H

DWC → BAHFZ · 73H

DWC → BEYFZ · 73H

DWC → CGPFZ · 73H

DWC → CMBFZ · 73H

DWC → DMMFZ · 73H

DWC → DOHFZ · 73H

DWC → DOKFZ · 73H

DWC → IEVFZ · 73H

DWC → JEDFZ · 73H

DWC → KBLFZ · 73H

DWC → KIVFZ · 73H

DWC → KRTFZ · 73H

DWC → KTMFZ · 73H

DWC → KUFFZ · 73H

DWC → KWIFZ · 73H

DWC → KZNFZ · 73H

DWC → MCTFZ · 73H

DWC → MLEFZ · 73H

DWC → ODSFZ · 73H

DWC → RUHFZ · 73H

DWC → SVXFZ · 73H

DWC → UFAFZ · 73H

DWC → BAHGF · 320 321

DWC → KWIJ9 · 320

DWC → KULMH · 333

DWC → MNLPR · 330

DWC → DOHQR · 320 321 319

DWC → CEKU6 · 321

DWC → GOJU6 · 321

DWC → KUFU6 · 321

DWC → MRVU6 · 321

DWC → PEEU6 · 321

DWC → SVXU6 · 321 320

DWC → DMEUN · 773

DWC → KUFUN · 738

DWC → LEDUN · 738

DWC → OMSUN · 738

DWC → OVBUN · 738

DWC → SVXUN · 738

DWC → TJMUN · 738

DWC → VKOUN · 777 763

DWC → BUDW6 · 320

DWC → OTPW6 · 320

DWC → SOFW6 · 320

Aircraft operating here

73H24 routes Airbus A3218 routes Airbus A3207 routes Boeing 737-8006 routes Airbus A3302 routes Boeing 7871 routes Airbus A330-3001 routes Airbus A3191 routes Boeing 777-3001 routes Boeing 7771 routes Boeing 767-3001 routes

Stay, Eat & Explore: Dubai

Superlatives in the sand

•Burj Khalifa — 828 m of glass and steel — observation decks at 124, 125 and 148 floors.
•Dubai Mall & Dubai Fountain — 1,200 shops, an aquarium and choreographed fountain shows.
•Palm Jumeirah — The palm-shaped island of resorts, capped by Atlantis.
•Old Dubai & Gold Souk — Abra boats across the Creek to spice and gold markets.
•Desert Safari — Dune bashing, camel rides and Bedouin-style dinners.

Getting around: The driverless Metro's Red Line strings the city together; DXB has its own stations. Taxis are plentiful and cheap; abras cross the Creek for a dirham.

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Encyclopaedia

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

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