Overview

Dubai World Central (DWC) is one of the most strategically important commercial infrastructure developments ever launched in the region. DWC, the 140-square kilometre urban aviation project centred around the world's largest international airport, will transform the region into one of the most powerful global centres for logistics, tourism and commerce.

Currently being built 40 km from the existing Dubai International Airport, the project is almost twice the size of Hong Kong Island. DWC also creates a new benchmark in urban planning and destination living designed to support Dubai's aviation, tourism, commercial and logistics requirements until 2050.

Eventually home to 900,000 people, the self-sustaining development at Jebel Ali, some 40 kilometres south of Dubai city centre, will be true 'city-within-a-city' with all the amenities that make up a world-class residential destination.

DWC, designed to support Dubai’s aviation, tourism, commercial and logistics requirements until 2050 with infrastructure costs estimated at $33 billion, comprises six specialized clustered zones: Al Maktoum International Airport, Dubai Logistics City (DLC), DWC Commercial City, DWC Residential City, DWC Aviation City and DWC Golf City.

Al Maktoum International Airport

At the heart of Dubai World Central is Al Maktoum International Airport – which will be the world’s largest passenger and cargo hub with a design capacity of over 12 million tonnes of cargo a year and in excess of 120 million passengers annually and capable of handling all new generation aircraft, including the A380 superjumbo.

The airport, which will be 10 times the size of the current Dubai International Airport and Dubai Cargo Village combined, will have six parallel runways and as many concourses with a 91 metre high control tower that will be an aviation landmark and tallest freestanding ATC tower in the Middle East.

The ATC control tower will be fully equipped with the latest in avionics and navigational aids.

Dubai Residential City

o be developed in phases and covering some 800 hectares, freehold land plots in Residential City are offered to developers on the open market who will then build in accordance with Master Plan guidelines.

Up to 250,000 people are expected to live in the ‘city’ where some 20,000 people will be employed. The Dubai Metro will serve Residential City which will also have a dedicated, integrated road network.

The city will include four-star and three-star hotels, shopping malls, schools & Hospitals.

One area of the Master Plan has been earmarked for labour accommodation which will be operated by Dubai World Central to safeguard standards. Residential City will have a full range of civic amenities including schools.

Dubai Logistic City

Dubai Logistics City (DLC), which is the world's first truly integrated multi-modal logistics platform is central to Dubai's business proposition as a global and regional hub for integrated supply chain management and multi-modal transport.

DLC is designed as the region's unchallenged logistics hub catering to some two billion people throughout the Middle East, Indian Sub-continent, Africa and the CIS, all within three-to-four hours flying time from Dubai.

The project encompasses all transportation modes, logistics and value added services, such as kitting and assembly, in a single bonded and free zone environment.

Spanning 25 square kilometres, DLC is designed to ultimately handle 12 million tonnes of air cargo annually in up to 22 air cargo terminals.

Dubai Logistics City will also have its own aviation area, offering direct apron access and a dedicated staff village accommodating up to 40,000 workers in purpose-built surroundings.

Dubai Logistics City will also have state-of-the-art office buildings, land plots for dedicated industrial business, trading companies, distributors, logistics service providers and forwarders, shared facilities, such as warehouses and modern air-side cargo handling facilities.

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