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It will have five runways and 400 aircraft gates
Sheikh Mohammed further said that the new airport will be called Al Maktoum International Airport and will have 5 runways, the capacity to host 260 million passengers and 400 aircraft gates. He further said that this new project will ensure “sustained and stable development for our children and their children”. New aviation technology will be used for the first time in the aviation sector.
Dubai's existing airport will be 5 times bigger
The Ruler of Dubai further said that the airport will be 5 times the size of the existing Dubai International Airport and all operations of Dubai International Airport will be transferred to it in the coming years.
Know seven special things about Dubai's new airport
Al Maktoum International Airport will be the largest airport in the world hosting 260 million passengers per year.
In the coming years it will be 5 times larger than the existing Dubai International Airport.
The airport will have 400 aircraft gates and 5 runways.
An entire city will be built around the airport in Dubai South as the project seeks to house 1 million people.
The airport will host the world's leading companies in the fields of logistics and aviation.
The new terminal will cost AED 128 billion (US $34.85 billion or Rs 2.9 lakh crore).
New aviation technology will be used for the first time in the aviation sector.