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Hamad International Airport (ICAO: OTHH) (Arabic: مطار حمد الدولي‎) is the international airport facility currently under construction in Doha, capital of Qatar. Formerly known as New Doha International Airport (NDIA), Hamad International Airport was originally slated to replace the old Doha International Airport as Qatar's only international airport in 2009, but after a series of costly delays, the opening is set for mid-2013. It has been built 5 kilometers east of the current airport. The new airport is spread over an area of 8,640 acres (3,500 ha).The airport was currently scheduled to open on April 1, 2013, and was set to initially serve airlines that will not utilize lounge access. National carrier Qatar Airways is due to move into the new airport once all the lounges and duty free shops are completed with the move slated to take place gradually from June to September 2013. Abdul Aziz Al Noaimi, chairman of the Qatar Civil Aviation Authority as well as a spokesperson from Qatar Airways, the operator of the airport and main customer, have indicated that the airport will be renamed Hamad International Airport when the hub opens.