Jebel Ali Al Maktoum International Airport (JXB)  

Al Maktoum International Airport in Jebel Ali (IATA Airport Code JXB)

The opening date of the new Al Maktoum International Airport at Jebel Ali is expected to be 27 June 2010, according to a report in Emirates Business 24/7 (24 February 2010). Don't get too excited thought, first flights will be cargo only. Paul Griffiths, CEO of Dubai Airports, said in the report "We are on track so far for the June 27 opening. ... The airport will open for freighter operations initially." No further information supplied about when passenger flights would start ("at some stage in the future"), or which airlines would fly to JXB ("we hope to be able to make some announcements shortly").

For latest flight information to Dubai, Dubai International Airport (DXB) telephone +971-4-2166666 or visit the Flight Information menu on the Dubai Airport website. All Emirates flights (EK) arrive at and depart from Terminal 3 (T3) at DXB. Most other flights to Dubai use Terminal 1 (T1), and the remainder use Terminal 2 (T2), including the Dubai budget airline FlyDubai.

Jebel Ali ... Dubai World Central ... Al Maktoum International Airport (JXB)

• Capacity update 24 February 2010 (Emirates Business report of interview with Dubai Airports CEO): "We are expecting a gradual build-up for DWC because obviously, the main point at DWC is to work towards Phase 2 of Al Maktoum International, which will have a capacity for 160 million passengers, five runways and the airports of the future, which we expect to become operational sometime in early 2020. ... Al Maktoum International airport's initial capacity is about seven million passengers, while our current capacity at the existing airport [Dubai International Airport] is about 60 million."
• JXB was Jebel Ali International Airport but ... was renamed as Dubai World Central International Airport ... and then ... JXB was renamed again as Al Maktoum International Airport.
• The new Al Maktoum International Airport is part of Dubai International Airport City - area covered is 140 sq km (twice the size of Hong Kong Island). Expected cost $33 billion.
• Area will include Dubai Logistics City, Dubai Commercial City, Dubai Aviation City, Dubai Science and Technology Park, Residential City, Dubai golf resort.
• Completed in two phases. First phase includes Logistics City, one runway and intended mainly for freight. Completion intended for 2008 but delayed until June 2010 (or later).
• Second phase will have another five four runways and annual handling capacity will be 120 million passengers and 12 million tons of cargo. JXB expected to be ten times the size of DXB. World's busiest airport in 2004 was Atlanta with over 80 million passengers.
• The first 4.5 kilometre A-380 enabled CAT-III runway is scheduled for completion by the end of 2007. "First flights at JXB are expected mid-2008, when the first passenger and cargo terminals will be ready," stated Abdulla Alfalasi, DWC's Marketing and Communications Director in 24 January 2007 press release (see below).

Dubai World Central - 24 January 2007 update (from press release)

• 140 square km aviation community include DWC Airport.
• Dubai Logistics City (DLC) AEB 1.5 billion headquarters and office park construction contract awarded to M. A. Kharafi & Sons (Kuwait) with March 2009 completion scheduled.
• Central Utility Complexes (CUC) contract awarded to The National Company, part of the Kharafi Group. One to meet district cooling requirements for DWC's airport area, the second for DLC's HQ and Office Park.
• DLC comprises a headquarters and Office Park, Forwarders Area, Light Industrial Area, Warehousing Area and the Staff Village. Area of 25 square kilometres, eventually will handle 12 million tonnes of air cargo annually in up to 16 air cargo terminals.
• The Office Park is part of the free zone, but outside the customs bonded area. The Park will provide leased office buildings and also host two business hotels, serviced apartments, banks, business centres, coffee shops, restaurants, snacks, prayer rooms, shops and a multi-use convention centre.
• Phase 1 of the Office Park will include 10 six-storey office buildings each with a total built up area of approximately 255,000m2, and a net office space of around 198,000m2.

Growth in passenger traffic to Dubai and the UAE - November 2006

• Dubai International Airport traffic almost 24 million passengers by end of October 2006 (Update: was over 38 million passengers for 2008).
• Total UAE airport capacity in 2006 is 33 million passengers. Expected to increase 4x by 2008 to 120 million passengers, and 240 million passengers by the time DWCIA is completed. Total for the Middle East region is forecast at 320 million passengers per year by 2012.
• Annual growth in passenger traffic about 15% for Dubai from 2003 onwards.

Last update Wednesday 24-Feb-2010. Page development 4L 5C.

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