Projects
Dubai Aeronautical Feasibility Study
As part of the ongoing commercial development of the Emirate of Dubai, a number of super tall structures are either under construction or in the development phase. In 2008, Mott MacDonald was commissioned to undertake an aeronautical and economic assessment of just such a structure, taking into account the potential operational and economic impact upon both Al Maktoum International and Dubai International airports.
The proposed structure lies within the City of Dubai between the existing Dubai International Airport (DIA) and Al Maktoum International Airport (MIA) which is still under construction and is scheduled to open in 2009. The challenge for the Mott MacDonald team was to predict the likely operational impact upon the projected traffic pattern for the two airports.
Given that MIA is yet to open and no aeronautical procedures for the airport have yet been published it was necessary to extrapolate the existing procedures for DIA to produce a working hypothesis for the procedures at MIA and estimate the peak hour runway capacity. Using this as a baseline the Super Tall Structure was then introduced into the equation and the baseline procedures amended to accommodate it. The estimated peak hour runway capacity was then recalculated and an estimate made of the annual loss in capacity. By comparing this with the forecast growth in traffic at MIA it was then possible to predict the actual traffic that would potentially be lost in any future year. Then with the application of benchmarked aeronautical and non aeronautical revenues per passenger it was possible to estimate the economic loss to the airport that might arise as a consequence of the Super Tall Structure.
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