Hamad International Airport

Hamad International Airport

TEXTEC is providing construction materials for Hamad International Airport (formerly New Doha International Airport), nearing completion in Qatar. The project is funded US$ 15.5 billion endowment. It will replace an existing facility, increase passenger and cargo-handling capacity, and accommodate the new Airbus A380 super jumbo jets. The new Hamad International Airport will accommodate 24 million passengers and 750,000 metric tons of cargo annually. It will feature, among other facilities: It has the longest commercial runways in the world and a control tower some 85 meters (about 280 feet) tall , 510,000-square-meter passenger terminal
with 40 gates and a separate terminal for the Emir of Qatar.