World Central Airport

As its name suggests, the new Dubai World Central Airport will dwarf all other world airports in size and handling capability. 140 square kilometers of land and six parallel runways will accomodate up to 120 million passsengers and 12 tons or cargo per year. To give a sense of comparision, those handling statistics are equal to London's Heathrow and Chicago's O'Hare Airport combined. In addition to the airport, the zone will have extensive residential, business and tourism facilities, creating a mini-city of up to 750,000 inhabitants. The first runway is scheduled for completion by the end of 2008 and the entire development should be done around 2020.