2024-12-11T16:31:07-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150425613/dubai-floats-plan-for-new-400-gate-airport-terminal-the-world-s-largest Josh Niland 2024-04-29T15:57:00-04:00 >2024-04-30T16:55:47-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/f1/f19559f065877d750e4a179ed4f3cb57.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>A design for what will become the world&rsquo;s new largest-capacity airport terminal has been announced for <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/10250/dubai" target="_blank">Dubai</a> by the Emirati leader Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. <em><a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2024/4/29/dubais-ruler-announces-construction-of-worlds-largest-airport-terminal" target="_blank">Al Jazeera</a> </em>and other international outlets are reporting on the planned $35 billion development, which will take shape at the existing Al Maktoum International Airport with 400 total gates, five parallel runways, and a capacity for 260 million annual travelers &mdash; five times the size of Dubai's current international airport, according to the announcement.&nbsp;</p> <figure><p><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7e/7e1365890b3afd124a4a9e04863c7833.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/7e/7e1365890b3afd124a4a9e04863c7833.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a></p><figcaption>Image: Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum via X</figcaption></figure><p>Sheikh Mohammed also said there is a plan for a one-million-person satellite city to be developed alongside the new terminal, joined by a logistics hub for international carriers. <a href="https://finance.yahoo.com/news/dubai-plans-move-busy-international-084932406.html" target="_blank"><em>Yahoo! Finance</em></a> reported the vision will be realized "within ten years."&nbsp;</p> <p>Speaking via his <a href="https://twitter.com/HHShkMohd/status/1784485931275149431?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1784485931275149431%7Ctwgr%5E5e0e577140c350fa39680f6e5db04fcc6e2e4639%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&amp;ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fd-28782575242552670052.ampproject.net%2F2404091947000%2Fframe.html" target="_blank">X account</a>, the nation's ruler said, "We are building a new project for future generations, ensuring continuous and stable development for our children...</p>