{"id":122538,"date":"2016-12-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/dubai-invests-35-7-billion-to-build-second-airport\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T15:25:01","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:25:01","slug":"dubai-invests-35-7-billion-to-build-second-airport","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/dubai-invests-35-7-billion-to-build-second-airport\/","title":{"rendered":"Dubai invests $35.7 billion to build second airport"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The Emirate of Dubai intends to invest $35.7 billion to build a second airport, Al Maktoum International, and a logistics center in the south of the city, with a significant portion of the project&#8217;s financing to be debt-based.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to sources, the investments will be made over the next 12 years in Dubai World Central and associated facilities, including Al Maktoum International Airport.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Spending plans are detailed in documents inviting banks to bid for a $3 billion loan that the Dubai government wants to contract for the first phase of the project, the sources added.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>According to information published on the Dubai Airports website, the future Al Maktoum International Airport will be built in the center of Dubai World Central, a six-zone development project covering a total area of 140 sq km, including logistics, residential, office spaces, and golf courses. Development costs for the entire Dubai World Central project are estimated at over $32 billion.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Upon completion, Al Maktoum International will be the world&#8217;s largest airport, with a capacity of over 220 million passengers and 16 million tons of cargo per year.<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.economica.net\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Economica<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What is the total investment for the new Dubai airport?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Emirate of Dubai plans to invest $35.7 billion over the next 12 years to develop Al Maktoum International Airport and the surrounding logistics hub.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What will be the capacity of Al Maktoum International upon completion?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Once finished, it will be the world&#8217;s largest airport, capable of handling over 220 million passengers and 16 million tons of cargo annually.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How is the first phase of the project being funded?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Dubai government is seeking a $3 billion loan from banks to finance the initial phase of the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Emirate of Dubai intends to invest $35.7 billion to build a second airport, Al Maktoum International, and a logistics center in the south of the city, with a significant portion of the project&#8217;s financing to be debt-based. According to sources, the investments will be made over the next 12 years in Dubai World Central&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":66431,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2853],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-122538","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-investment"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/investitii-3.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122538","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=122538"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/122538\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=122538"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=122538"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=122538"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=122538"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}