worlds largest airport will be built in UAE 5 runways 400 terminal gates see photo

The world’s largest airport is going to be built in Dubai, the largest city of UAE. Its capacity will be 26 crore passengers every year. On Sunday, Dubai’s ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum announced on social media platform ‘X’ that his government has approved the airport’s new terminal designs. The construction of the airport will cost $34.85 billion (Rs 2.92 lakh crore). The name of the airport will be Al-Maktoum International Airport.

In his post, Sheikh Mohammed said that Al Maktoum International Airport will be the largest airport in the world. It will be five times bigger than Dubai International Airport. According to the information, all operations of Dubai Airport will be transferred to Al Maktoum in the next 10 years. The new airport will have 5 parallel runways. This means that 5 aircraft will be able to take off or land here simultaneously. The new airport will have 400 terminal gates.

Today, we approved the designs for the new passenger terminals at Al Maktoum International Airport, and commencing construction of the building at a cost of AED 128 billion as part of Dubai Aviation Corporation’s strategy.

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— HH Sheikh Mohammed (@HHShkMohd) April 28, 2024

Sheikh also claimed that many new technologies of the aviation sector will be implemented in the new international airport for the first time. He also told that a city is also being built around the airport in Dubai South. It is said that after the construction of the new airport and in the future, there will be a need for houses for 1 million people in Dubai. Keeping this in mind, a new city is being established.

According to media reports, the area of ​​the new airport will be 70 square kilometers. A target has been set to complete its construction in the next 10 years. In view of the increasing burden on Dubai Airport, a new airport is being built. Dubai Airport is said to be the busiest airport in the world. The UAE government has been working on the new airport project for many years. Due to recession this project had to be postponed in the year 2009.