Al Maktoum International Airport
Al Maktoum International Airport مطار آل مكتوم الدولي Maṭār Āl Maktūm al-Duwalī | |||||||||||||||
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| Airport type | Public | ||||||||||||||
| Owner/Operator | Dubai Airports Company | ||||||||||||||
| Serves | Emirate of Dubai | ||||||||||||||
| Location | Jebel Ali, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | ||||||||||||||
| Opened | 27 June 2010 | ||||||||||||||
| Hub for | Emirates SkyCargo | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | UAE Standard Time (UTC+04:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation AMSL | 170 ft / 52 m | ||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°53′17.80″N 55°9′37.36″E / 24.8882778°N 55.1603778°E | ||||||||||||||
| Website | dubaiairports | ||||||||||||||
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Sourceː UAE AIP | |||||||||||||||
Al Maktoum International Airport (IATA: DWC, ICAO: OMDW), 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.
When fully completed (not before 2035), 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 36,000 acres (14,400 ha). 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.
Emirates plans to use the airport as its only hub once the first expansion is complete. Dubai International Airport will be shut down once Al Maktoum Airport expansion is completed.