United Arab Emirates · Dubai Airports
Al Maktoum International Airport
DWC · OMDW
Open capex
$35bn
Dubai World Central is the most audacious aviation bet on the planet — a greenfield mega-airport being rebuilt to swallow 260 million passengers a year and replace DXB entirely. Launched in 2010 as a cargo and low-cost node, it is now the site of a USD 35 billion reimagination announced in 2024, sized for five parallel runways and over 400 gates. When complete, it will be the single largest airport the world has ever built.
Current expansion
USD 35 bn Phase 1 expansion (announced April 2024) to deliver 150 mppa capacity, five runways and a new passenger terminal within a decade.
1.3m
Pax per year
0.9m
Cargo tonnes/yr
1
Runways
1
Terminals
Hub airlines at DWC
Emirates (future)
flydubai (future)
Suppliers installed at DWC
11 listed
baggage handling
Siemens Logistics
Baggage handling that scales with mega-hubs.
Constance, Germany
baggage handling
Vanderlande
Global baggage leader, now consolidated with Siemens Logistics.
Veghel, Netherlands
ground support
TLD Group
The world's largest ground support equipment OEM.
Sorigny, France
security screening
Smiths Detection
CT hold-baggage and cabin screening at scale.
Watford, United Kingdom
runway lighting
ADB SAFEGATE
Airfield lighting and A-SMGCS market leader.
Zaventem, Belgium
pilot training simulation
CAE
World's largest civil aviation training network.
Montréal, Canada
pilot training simulation
FlightSafety International
Business-jet training institution for the GCC.
Melville, New York, USA
defence avionics
Thales Group
ATM, avionics and cyber across the Gulf's aviation estate.
Paris-La Défense, France
uav drones
EDGE Group
UAE defence champion consolidating local aerospace.
Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
defence avionics
Leonardo DRS
US-headquartered defence tech, Italian parent.
Arlington, Virginia, USA
fire safety
Rosenbauer International
Austrian ARFF trucks standard at GCC airports.
Leonding, Austria