UAE airport expanding with major new runway

Coinciding with the UAE’s 51st National Day, Fujairah Airport celebrated the obtaining of an operating licence for a new runway from the General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA), after fulfilling all international and local requirements and standards required for the runway’s operation.

Ismail Al Baloushi, Director-General of Fujairah Airport, said that the new runway underscores the airport’s strategic objective to improve and maintain its operations, in line with the highest international standards.

This will increase its capacity to accommodate more aircraft, noting that the project is ongoing and is running on realistic time frames.

New runway in UAE

The new runway is more than 3km long and a 45m wide, and is equipped according to the highest standards approved by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) and the GCAA in the UAE, he added.

The runway was inaugurated by Sheikh Hamad bin Saleh Al Sharqi, who is the first pilot to use it.

The operation of the new runway is part of the airport’s expansion and development plan, which will enhance the UAE’s stature in the civil aviation sector.

The gross domestic product of Fujairah reached $5.9bn (AED22bn) in 2021, according to estimates revealed by the Fujairah Statistics Centre (FSC). It saw an increase in hotel guests and flight numbers.