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Dubai International Airport:
A third terminal at Dubai International Airport for the 100m passengers expected by 2020.

The phased expansion work is currently in progress for world’s fastest-growing airport, including the construction of Terminal 3 and two concourses, all of which will be exclusive to Emirates airlines, and a Mega Cargo Terminal. Work commenced on the second phase of $4.1 billion Dubai International Airport expansion in 2003.

The expansion will help one of the world’s most admired airports to handle 70 million passengers a year, up from 18 million passengers passed through in 2003. The expansion is scheduled to be completed fully by 2006.

New Doha International Airport (NDIA):
NDIA is scheduled to open in 2009 at a cost of $2.5bn in the first phase and will be capable of handling 12 million passengers a year, together with 750,000 tonnes of cargo. Once fully developed in 2015 at a cost of $5.5bn, the airport is expected to handle up to 50 million passengers and 2 million tonnes of cargo a year. On completion, the airport-covering 22.5 sq. km – will be able to handle 50 million passengers a year.

The New Doha International Airport will fulfill three critical roles: Qatar as the gateway to the world; hub for the country's national airline Qatar Airways and other carriers; and as a cargo and aircraft maintenance centre.

NDIA is being designed on a “water” theme, with a large landscaped lagoon and fountains at the entrance and a wave design for the roof of the passenger terminal.
One of the project's key features is that 40% of the site will be built on reclaimed land from the Arabian Gulf, where 63 million cubic metres of fill is being dredged from the sea to create the airport.

Qatar Airways will manage the new airport, designed to help shape Doha as a key regional and global aviation hub.

The new airport will be the world's first to be designed and built specifically for Airbus's new A380-800 double-decker 'super jumbo' – the largest passenger aircraft ever built. The A380 will be capable of carrying more than 550 passengers, with Qatar Airways a launch customer taking delivery of the first of its four A380s in 2009, the year the new airport opens.

US engineering and construction giant Bechtel has been awarded the contract to build the new airport, which will initially have a 26-gate passenger terminal complex, two runways, maintenance hangar, cargo centre and extensive shopping facilities.

The Emiri complex will be an architectural marvel, with the exterior shape of the pavilion representing sail boats which complement the water setting of the airport. The building is layered to provide a striking effect and will light up the night sky. The complex will also include a pavilion, ceremonial podium, apron, private roadways and parking, surrounded by lush landscaping.

The airport complex will comprise a 75-metre high control tower located between the parallel runways, multi-storey office building, parking and access roads. Triangular in shape with one angle cut by a crescent shape all along its height, the structure will be topped by a glazed cabin.

Abu Dhabi International Airport:
The Abu Dhabi Department of Civil Aviation is currently working on a major expansion programme at Abu Dhabi International Airport. The $230 million project is designed to transform Abu Dhabi International Airport into a major transport hub for the Middle East. The project includes constructing a 4,100m parallel runway and taxiway, creating 18 new aircraft parking stands, building a new satellite terminal and installing a rapid transit shuttle. The extension to the existing passenger lounge will include twelve glazed air bridges, which will be connected to the lounge, and expansion of the airport's cargo terminal to include two new security controlled storage buildings, each covering 8,500m