Al Maktoum International Airport
Al Maktoum International Airport (IATA: DWC, ICAO: OMDW), also known as Dubai World Central, is an international airport in Jebel Ali, 37 kilometres (23 mi) southwest of Dubai, United Arab Emirates, that opened on 27 June 2010. It is the main part of Dubai South, a planned residential, commercial and logistics complex.
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, 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 | ||||||||||||||
| Website | www | ||||||||||||||
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When fully completed (originally expected 2027, now in 2030), 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 14,000 hectares (35,000 acres). 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.