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Al Maktoum International Airport APM and aviation shift

Overview

The Dubai Aviation City Corporation (DACC) has awarded a contract to develop an Automated People Mover (APM) system for the Al Maktoum International Airport expansion. The project is being executed by a consortium including Mitsubishi Heavy Industries (MHI), MHI Mobility Engineering Services (MHI-MESC), and the Indian engineering group Larsen & Toubro (L&T).

The driverless system is designed to be the world’s largest airport APM, featuring a 50-kilometre network with 165 vehicles connecting nine stations across the airport campus. Scheduled for completion in December 2031, the APM system supports the airport’s long-term expansion goals to facilitate 260 million passengers and 12 million tonnes of freight annually.

This infrastructure development coincides with a major strategic shift in Dubai’s aviation landscape. Dubai International Airport (DXB), which has operated since 1960 and handles over 90 million passengers annually, is set to close for commercial passenger traffic in the long term. Due to rapid urban growth limiting the potential for physical expansion at the DXB site, flight operations will be gradually relocated to Al Maktoum International Airport. Major airlines, including Emirates and flydubai, are preparing for this transition, with flydubai expected to begin a phased relocation to DWC by the start of 2027.

Entities

Al Maktoum International Airport · Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · Larsen & Toubro · Dubai Aviation City Corporation · Emirates

Timeline

  1. [INTERNATIONAL] 6 sources
    Dubai International Airport to relocate operations to Al Maktoum

    Dubai International Airport (DXB) will eventually close to commercial passenger traffic, with operations relocating to Al Maktoum International Airport due to expansion constraints.

  2. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Dubai prepares aviation shift to Al Maktoum International Airport

    Dubai is preparing to shift major aviation operations to Al Maktoum International Airport, with flydubai expected to begin a phased relocation by 2027 as the new hub expands capacity.

  3. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Al Maktoum International Airport awards APM contract

    Larsen & Toubro and Mitsubishi Heavy Industries will build an Automated People Mover system for the first phase of Dubai’s Al Maktoum International Airport expansion.

  4. [BUSINESS] 2 sources
    Al Maktoum International to host world’s largest airport people mover

    Dubai is constructing a 50km automated people mover at Al Maktoum International Airport, set to be the world’s largest airport APM system by 2031.

Sources

bazaartimes.com · bigprojectme.com · derwesten.de · economymiddleeast.com · gulfnews.com · heftig.de · kurier.at · meconstructionnews.com · netprnews.de · polizei.news · presse-board.de · whatson.ae

This summary has been updated 2 times: see revision history