Terminal 3
Dedicated for use by Emirates airline and for select destinations by flydubai, United Airlines, and Air Canada; Terminal 3 increased Dubai International’s total capacity by 43 million passengers per year to 60 million when it opened along with an associated airside facility known as Concourse B in 2008.
The Terminal 3 complex also includes Concourse A, which opened in January 2013 increasing the airport’s capacity to 75 million passengers per annum.
Concourse C became part of the Terminal 3 complex in 2016 when Dubai Airports opened Concourse D as the new home for 60 International airlines.
Project Cost - US$4.5 billion [Terminal 3 + Concourse B]
FAST FACTS
Access to Terminal: Economy Class passengers access the Terminal from the main kerbside. First and Business Class passengers have dedicated kerbside at the entrance of the Terminal’s F&J Check-in area.
DEPARTURES: LOCATED AT LEVEL 3
| Total built-up area | 515,000 m2 [equivalent to 94 football fields] |
| Floors | 6 |
| Check-in counters | 100 counters at Y class; 52 counters at F&J, 6 Staff Travel |
| Oversized baggage check-in | 6 at Y class and 4 in F&J check-in |
| Self Service kiosks with baggage | 32 at Y class; 6 at F & J, 4 Staff Travel |
| Self Service kiosks without baggage | 16 at Y class; 6 at F&J |
| Premium Economy and Skywards Silver members | 20 counters |
| Unaccompanied Minors Lounge (5-11 and young passengers between 12-15 on request) | 2 lounges - one lounge in the terminal at Departures, and one in the Concourse at Departures. Amenities include TV, video games, light refreshments, drawing and reading material. |
| Special Handling Services Lounges | Two in the terminal at Departures and Arrivals, and two in the concourse at Departures |
| Ticket sale counters | 2 counters – one in First and Business and one in Economy Class Check-in Hall |
| Cashier Desks [excess baggage] | 6 in Economy class and 2 in F&J check-in |
| Immigration Counters (Departures) | 35 counters and 15 Smart Gates (Economy Class) 10 counters and 10 Smart Gates (First & Business Class) |
| Immigration Counters (Arrivals) | 72 counters and 40 Smart Gates |
| Retail areas | 4800 m2. 3 Dubai Duty Free public shops including a pharmacy |
| Food Court Area | 2000 m2 |
BAGGAGE HANDLING SYSTEM
| Capacity | 8,000 Bags Per Hour |
| Baggage Reclaim Carousels | 14 in Arrivals Hall 4 for Oversized Bags |
| Conveyor Belts | 90 Kilometres (Total 175 Kilometers at DXB) |
| Early Baggage Storage | 4,500 Positions |
*The world's largest and deepest system of its kind
GETTING AROUND
| SkyTrains (Large Elevators) | Total 8 (4 each at Arrivals and Departures) Capacity - 47 passengers |
| Elevators | 157 |
| Escalators | 97 |
| Moving Walkways | 82 |
| Dumbwaiters/Truck Lifts | 27 |
CIVIL AND STRUCTURAL WORKS
| Piles | 8,700 |
| Excavation | 10 million cubic metres of earth (fills 4,000 Olympic-sized swimming pools) |
| Diaphragm Walls | 57,600 m2 |
| Structural Concrete | 2.4 million cubic metres (fills 950 Olympic-sized swimming pools) |
| Reinforcement | 450,000 tonnes |
| Structural Steel | 33,000 tonnes (equal to 850 Airbus A380s) |
CAR PARK
| Parking Spaces | 1,889 |
| Rental Spaces | 163 |
| Spaces for Emirates Chauffeur | 44 |
| Early Check-In | 4,500 m2 18 Check-in Counters |
| Mosque | 950 m2 |
| Floors | 3 |
| Total Area | 177,500 m2 |
The Metro, which was opened in September 2009, provides passengers with another option to access Dubai International Terminal 3.
Interesting Facts
- The mega-project required the excavation of over 10 million cubic metres of earth, enough to fill 4,000 Olympic-size swimming pools.
- Some 2.4 million cubic metres of concrete, enough to fill 950 Olympic-size swimming pools, was used in the construction of the project.
- As much as 450,000 tonnes of steel was used for reinforcement and another 33,000 tonnes of steel was required for the structure; that’s approximately the weight of 850 Airbus A380s.