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Dubai: Work on the first runway of Dubai World Central International Airport (JXB), the world's largest airport, is on target for completion in the last quarter of 2007.
"Progress is right on schedule with more than 10 per cent of the four and a half kilometre CAT III runway, which will be capable of handling the new generation Airbus A380 aircraft, completed in the past four months alone," said HH Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum, Chairman of Dubai Aviation Corporation - Dubai World Central, Government of Dubai.
Work on track on Dubai World Central International Airport's First Runway
"This first runway - of a final six - will enable JXB and Dubai Logistics City (DLC) to commence operations as the world's largest freighter airport and cargo hub," continued Sheikh Ahmed.
Al Nabooda Contracting Company, which is building the runway - labelled Runway 12/30 - have over 600 personnel on-site working on three parallel taxiways and associated rapid exits, the airside road network and infrastructure services such as airfield lighting, power, water, fire fighting and drainage network.
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