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Doha Airport (Take A Look At Qatar’s Astounding New $16 Billion Airport Everything You Need To Know – Welcome Qatar

7 March, 2021

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What makes a good airport?

A good airport does not have: Long lines of any sort, whether they be checkin, security, the bathrooms, immigration, or customs. … For example, Amsterdam Schiphol puts its passengers through security at each gate on long haul flights, eliminating a major choke point that occurs at most airports.

Doha Airport

Hamad International Airport (IATA: DOH, ICAO: OTHH) (Arabic: مطار حمد الدولي‎, Maṭār Ḥamad al-Duwalī) is the sole international airport in the state of Qatar. Located south of its capital, Doha, it replaced the former Doha International Airport as Qatar’s principal airport.

Opened: 30 April 2014 (6 years ago)

Location: Doha, Qatar

Operator: Qatar Airways

Qatar Airways has been named the Best Airline in the World for 2015 by leading aviation consumer website Skytrax.

However, the carrier’s one glaring weakness over the years has been the antiquated and over-crowded Doha International Airport. In fact, the overcrowding affected the airline’s on-time performance so much that it kept the airline from the top spot on Business Insider’s list of the world’s best airlines.

But that’s all changed!

Doha International has been shuttered. In its place is the gleaming new Hamad International Airport (HIA). It’s biggest tenant and benefactor is none other than Qatar Airways.

The new airport, constructed on 5,400 acres of land, will feature two world-class terminals buildings along with two of the longest runways in Asia, with each more than 14,000 feet long.