Construction Magazine June 2021 | Page 101

Al Maktoum International Airport
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Al Maktoum International Airport

Dubai
If you ’ ve ever been to London Heathrow , you ’ ll know what a “ big ” airport looks like . That ’ s 4.6 square miles , which pales in comparison to Al Maktoum International Airport ’ s incredible 21 square mile plot . A truly gargantuan airport , Dubai ’ s Al Maktoum is designed to handle 200 wide-body aircraft at any given time , and it ’ s only going to get bigger with the airport ’ s second expansion – which has no definite completion date – estimated to cost a staggering US $ 32bn . constructionglobal . com 101