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Dubai To Create The World's Largest Airport

16th June 2006 By the time it is completed at the end of 2007, the new Dubai World Central Airport and its six runways will be the world's largest passenger and cargo hub, capable of handling 120 million passengers a year - almost double London Heathrow's current handling capacity.

Dubai World Central Airport (JXB) will be 10 times larger than Dubai's existing airport and will form the centrepiece of a brand new city with a population of 750,000, roughly the same size as Leeds.

Formerly known as Jebel Ali Airport City, the development will be 40 kilometres south of Dubai city centre and served by the new Dubai Light Rail Network (Dubai Metro).

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