the largest civil airport in the United Arab Emirates, located four kilometers south-east of the historic center of Dubai in the Al-Garhoud area
Dubai International Airport has a maximum capacity of 60 million passengers and 2.1 million tons of cargo per year, the construction of the airport cost about 5.5 billion US dollars. By 2001, the airport expansion program was completed, after which the airport complex began to include 3 terminals with 3 passenger sectors, two large cargo terminals, an exhibition center from three large halls, a center for repair and maintenance of aviation equipment and other premises for service units and services transportation. The maximum capacity of the airport at the same time increased to 80 million passengers per year.
The area of all passenger terminals of the airport is 2,036,020 m² larger than Monaco
The construction of the airport was started by the British company Costain Group in 1959 on the orders of the ruler of Dubai Sheikh Rashid ibn Saeed al-Maktoum (Arabic راشد بن سعيد آل مكتوم). Officially, the airport opened in 1960 and had a small passenger terminal, three aircraft landing sites and a runway of 1800 meters long on compacted sand, capable of accepting aircraft in sizes with Douglas DC-3.
According to the studies conducted by the experts of The Telegraph., Dubai International Airport, which received 83.6 million international tourists, performs the most work with international passengers.