In time, it will replace Dubai International Airport as the city’s principal aviation hub and become the main base for Emirates and flydubai. Jump to…What is Al Maktoum International Airport? Al Maktoum International Airport is Dubai’s second airport, situated in Dubai South, close to Jebel Ali and approximately 35 kilometres southwest of the historic centre of the city. How the new terminal at Dubai's Al Maktoum Airport will look Courtesy Dubai Media OfficeHow big will Al Maktoum International Airport be? Once fully developed, Al Maktoum International Airport will cover approximately 70 square kilometres, which is more than five times the size of Dubai International.