This brand new “greenfield” airport some 20 miles southwest of downtown Dubai was designed to become, in a not-so-distant future, the world’s largest and busiest.

New designs have been revealed for Dubai’s Al Maktoum International. It will have capacity for 260 million passengers a year, which would make it the busiest airport in the world.

Dubai wants to build a $35 billion airport with 400 gates and five runways in the next 10 years. The emirate says the facility's capacity will hit 260 million passengers, the most in the world by far.

Dubai's ruler Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum approved a new passenger terminal in Al Maktoum International airport worth 128 billion AED ($34.85 billion), he said on Sunday in a post on X.

Dubai has unveiled a $35-billion plan to create the largest airport in the world out of the emirate’s second largest airfield, the Al Maktoum International Airport. The massive project will ...

Dubai International Airport is coming off a record year. In 2024, it welcomed 92.3 million guests, surpassing its previous high of 89.1 million in 2018.

Dubai International Airport (DXB) is set to close, with UK travellers rerouted to the city’s second airfield – once its $35 billion expansion is complete. Flights out of the popular UAE ...

Dubai International Airport, the world's busiest for international travel, announced last week it served 41.6 million passengers in the first half of this year -- exceeding figures for the same ...

Dubai International Airport (DXB), the world's busiest international hub, registered a 31.7% increase in passenger traffic last year to 86.9 million, surpassing pre-pandemic levels, operator Dubai ...