Dubai International Airport Terminal 3
| Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 | |
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Terminal 3
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| Alternative names | Terminal 3 |
| General information | |
| Type | Airport terminal |
| Location | Al Garhoud district, Dubai |
| Address | Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
| Coordinates | 25°14′55″N 55°21′41″E / 25.2485°N 55.3613°ECoordinates: 25°14′55″N 55°21′41″E / 25.2485°N 55.3613°E |
| Current tenants | Emirates, Qantas |
| Construction started | November 2004 |
| Completed | 2008 |
| Opened | 14 October 2008 |
| Inaugurated | 14 October 2008 |
| Cost | $4.5 billion |
| Owner | Dubai Airports Company, Government of Dubai |
| Height | Terminal 3 - Concourse A, 40 m (130 ft) Terminal 3 - Concourse B, 49.5 m (162 ft) |
| Technical details | |
| Structural system | Steel frame roof with glass facades |
| Floor count | Concourse A, 11 floors Concourse B, 10 floors |
| Floor area | 1,713,000 m2 (18,440,000 sq ft) |
| Design and construction | |
| Architecture firm | Aéroport de Paris (ADPi), France |
| Main contractor | Al Habtoor Engineering, Dubai, UAE Murray & Roberts, Bedfordview, South Africa Takenaka Corporation Dubai Office, UAE |
| Awards and prizes | Recipient of Middle east leading Airport Terminal Award 2009-2012. |
Dubai International Airport Terminal 3 is an airport terminal at Dubai International Airport serving Dubai, UAE. When completed and opened on 14 October 2008, it was the largest building in the world and is currently the world's largest airport terminal, with over 1,713,000 m2 (18,440,000 sq ft) of space. The partly underground Terminal 3 was built at a cost of US$4.5 billion, exclusively for Emirates and has a capacity of 43 million passengers. However it was announced on 6 September 2012 that Terminal 3 would no longer be Emirates exclusive, as Emirates and Qantas had set up an extensive code sharing agreement. Qantas would be the second and only one of two airlines to fly in and out of Terminal 3. This deal also allows Qantas to use the A380 Dedicated Concourse A. The terminal has 5 Airbus A380 gates at Concourse B, and 18 at Concourse A.
Terminal 3 includes a multi level underground structure, first and business class lounges, restaurants, 180 check-in counters and 2,600 car-parking spaces. The terminal offers more than double the previous retail area of concourse C, by adding about 4,800 m2 (52,000 sq ft) and Concourse B's 10,700 m2 (115,000 sq ft) of shopping facilities.
When completed, Terminal 3 was the largest building in the world by floor space, with over 1,713,000 m2 (18,440,000 sq ft) of space, capable of handling 43 million passengers in a year. A large part is located under the taxiway area and is directly connected to Concourse B: the departure and arrival halls in the new structure are 10 m (33 ft) beneath the airport's apron. It has been operational since 14 October 2008, and opened in four phases to avoid collapse of baggage handling and other IT systems.
The baggage handling system is the largest system and also the deepest in the world; it has a capacity to handle 8,000 bags per hour. The system includes 21 screening injection points, 49 make-up carousels, 90 km of conveyor belts capable of handling 15,000 items per hour at a speed of 27 km/h, and 4,500 early baggage storage positions. The entire system is located beneath the taxiway area. High-speed conveyors transport the items of baggage in individual trays, which permits better control at high speeds and leads to quicker passenger check-in and 100 percent accurate baggage tracking.
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