Al Maktoum International Airport has moved into large-scale construction, with phase one still set for operations in 2032. Dubai has cleared enabling works, runway infrastructure and early terminal foundations, while AED13 billion in contracts is already under execution and more than AED55 billion in additional packages is being prepared.
Work now spans over 17,000 concrete piles, more than 45 million cubic metres of excavation, completion of the second runway, and about 4.5 million cubic metres of core concrete works. The site has passed 10 million work hours in 15 months, with 9,000 workers on site and a peak workforce of 120,000 projected.
The next award cycle will define the terminal and people-mover buildout.