THE United Arab Emirates (UAE) is working to build the largest airport in the world, an astounding addition to its record-breaking infrastructures established in the past decades.
The word “Dubai’ is fastly becoming synonymous with nearly everything – ranging from the biggest skyscrapers to hotels and museums.
This year, the emirate unveiled another record-breaking goal of building the world’s largest airport in the next 30 years.
Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport aims to become the largest airport in the world by 2050.
The world’s first purpose-built aerotropolis has a capacity of up to 255 million passengers annually.
The $33 billion infrastructure was launched in 2010 for cargo operations and was expanded in 2013 for passengers.
Once completed, it will be a multi-modal transport infrastructure linking air, land, and sea.
At present, King Fahd International Airport located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia holds the top spot as the largest airport in the world by land area, measured at 776 square kilometers.
Dubai South, the largest urban master developer in the emirate, plans to further expand the area into a business-friendly free zone and provide a diverse range of residential options.
