The country has the largest European airport. The largest airport in Europe. place. Hong Kong International Airport. China
Airports can be conditionally classified into two types: conventional aircraft receivers and record-breaking stars. With the first, everything is clear - the terminal, the runway, the tower, ladders and planes. With the latter it is more interesting - each of them is interesting and remarkable in its own way. Let's talk about those.
The busiest hub
Hartsfield-Jackson in the city of Atlanta in the USA is the leader in terms of congestion among all airports. In 2012, the air hub served 94 million people. For comparison, Sheremetyevo transported only 26 million in the same year. Atlanta Airport has been holding its world championship in terms of congestion since 1998. The Americans themselves jokingly say that after death, on the way to heaven or hell, it will be possible to get to one of these places only with a connection in Atlanta. 
Record holders for the number of runways
This status is shared by two American airports - Chicago O'Hare and Dallas Fort Worth. Both have seven(!) runways. At their intersections it is just right to put traffic lights. The air traffic controllers, apparently, have a hard time, but nothing - they hold on ... 
Airport below sea level
Bar Yehuda airfield - not secret base Israeli troops, but quite an ordinary airport, which is located at an altitude of minus 378 meters due to the peculiarities of the local terrain. Nearby is the Dead Sea, which is why it’s so low (its water surface is 427 meters below world ocean level). aircraft… 
airport upside down
The Amundsen-Scott airfield is really located upside down relative to the northern hemisphere - it is located in Antarctica and is considered the southernmost on the planet. In the period from October to February, aircraft of various sizes, up to cargo giants, arrive here with enviable constancy. They sit down directly on the snow, tightly packed and smoothed. And what is convenient - the runway can be easily extended if necessary - you just need to clear the area longer. 
The shortest runway
This record belongs to J. Irausquin Airport on the island of Saba, which is on Antilles. On both sides, the runway is cut off by the sea, and only aircraft with turboprop engines and special technical specifications. By the way, the airport is also among the most dangerous… 
The biggest terminal
360 football fields - this is exactly the area occupied by international Airport Dubai. Just think, just some half a century ago there were sand dunes here, peace and quiet. And today the terminal ranks second in the world in terms of area among all buildings and the first among airport terminals. 
Most big airport by area
Everyone can oil kings! illustrative example- King Fahd Airport Saudi Arabia, which in terms of area occupies the largest territory in the world (780 sq. km), which is 30 sq. km. km more territory neighboring state Bahrain. Despite its huge size, the airport serves only 4 million passengers a year. 
most expensive airport
For construction air harbor Hong Kong took 28 billion dollars. Unreasonably much even by Russia's inflated standards of construction! It must have been that the runway was filled with a mixture of concrete and diamonds to make it stronger - we can’t claim ... By the way, Chek Lap Kok Airport is also the world leader in terms of cargo turnover. 
It now takes only a few hours to get from one end of the Earth to the other. Earlier, in order to find yourself in neighboring country It took days and even weeks. And such progress has appeared thanks to airplanes.
Denver International Airport
In tenth place in the list of 10 largest airports in the world is huge airport in Denver, USA. The territory of this terminal and runways covers approximately 140 square kilometers. The airport in Denver began to work not so long ago, it began to receive the first aircraft in 1995. Over the years of its existence, an unimaginable number of flights have been made here, the number is already approaching a million, according to the latest data.Everything is provided here for the convenience of passengers. Long hours of waiting at the airport can be spent on the Internet, at the airport there is free access to the network via Wi-Fi. By the way, Denver is very interesting for its design solution. At the entrance and approach, it attracts attention with a non-standard design in the form mountain peaks that are covered with snow.
Hong Kong International Airport
The main and best airport in China is called Chek Lap Kok. It ranks ninth in the ranking of the largest airports in the world. By the way, he has a remarkable feature, this is the location. Chek Lap Kok was built on the artificial island of the same name. Dozens of trucks land here every day, as well as passenger aircraft. The Hong Kong airport was opened later than the Denver one - in 1998. For a decade and a half, Cheklapkok has managed to fly to the top of the ratings of the best airports on the planet more than once.Frankfurt Airport
Airport in Frankfurt am Main - true pride Germany. And it holds a strong hold in the top 10 best and biggest airports in the world. Here is a truly frantic passenger flow - about 60 million people a year. Serving guests of the city and aircraft 70 thousand people. They work every day and around the clock. By the way, the road to the airport from the city is not the closest. But in order to easily get to the terminals, special bus and train routes are organized in the country. Well, for lovers of comfort - a taxi, with a trip cost of 50 euros.Charles de Gaulle International Airport
Charles de Gaulle Airport, which is named after one of the presidents of France, is known throughout the world. He is already quite an adult, compared with the previous participants in the rating. The airport was founded in 1974. And now he proudly bears the title of one of the largest airports in the world. There are many working on its territory. entertainment venues, where you can spend hours waiting for flights: these are shops, bars, cafes, restaurants. Every day Charles de Gaulle airport takes about 150 thousand people.Dallas International Airport
This airport boasts seven runways. However, much attention here is paid to freight traffic, not passenger traffic. In 2007, Dallas Airport even took the title of the best cargo. He is located in US state Texas and occupies approximately 7.5 thousand hectares. This is a huge area for an airport. And according to the latest data, the passenger traffic per day is about 60 thousand people. 
Los Angeles International Airport
This is truly a gigantic airport that impresses with its convenience and simplicity. But some guests find it ugly. Nevertheless, it should be noted that the Los Angeles airport performs its functions with high quality and, most importantly, quickly. Passenger traffic per day is almost 70 thousand people. And this provides him with the fifth place in the ranking of the 10 largest airports in the world. By the way, it is equipped with eight terminals and four runways.Haneda International Airport
The largest Japanese airport now serves about 100,000 people every day. Haneda Airport was founded in 1937. And then he occupied a rather small area. Gradually, the building became wider, and more runways. And now it is a huge airport with high quality service and a well-functioning structure. Haneda's main competitor is Narita, another airport in Tokyo, which is famous for its high passenger traffic.Heathrow airport
The largest airport, however, not in the world, but in Europe, is Heathrow Airport. In the world list, he is in third place. The airport is located in the UK, it was built in 1930. In the early years, Heathrow was famous for its six landing and takeoff lines. Now the airport has only two lanes. And such changes are connected with the fact that the bands expanded and lengthened over time. As a result, it was decided to reduce the number of bands without changing the quality. Anyway, with this English airport cooperates with almost 100 airlines of the world.Departure from Heathrow Airport (HEATHROW terminal 5).
O'Hare airport
O'Hare Airport is located near Chicago and is reputed to be perhaps the largest in the world. Now it ranks second in the list of the largest airports in the world. The year 2005 turned out to be very productive for O'Hara's activities, when almost a million flights were made. But even today there is a crazy passenger traffic here every day. However, because of this, the quality of service suffers quite seriously. O'Hare Airport is considered one of the most harmful, as one sixth of all flights are canceled here.Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
The largest airport in the world is Hartsfield-Jackson Airport. It is the most powerful in America and on the entire planet. Passenger turnover here is more than 92 million people. The airport is located in the state of Georgia, near Atlanta. And it carries out flights literally in all directions. But many flights still have an internal character, that is, passengers move only within the country. And all because in America it is often cheaper to get to another state by air than by land. The airport is named after one of the mayors - M. Jackson.Subscribe to our channel in Yandex.Zen
When it comes to the largest airports in the world, the question arises, by what parameters are the leaders of this list determined? If we consider the size of the terminal, then the undisputed leader is the Dubai air harbor.
The largest airport in the world
Located in the United United Arab Emirates. The huge area makes it one of the largest in terms of area (3.5 thousand hectares). The terminal consists of three terminals, the third of which is the largest in the world.
Terminal 3 It has huge area(slightly more than 1 million square meters) and consists of two buildings. Everything is here, five-star rooms, entertainment centers, fitness rooms, spas and more, making it a traveler's paradise. This terminal is intended for customers of Emirates, and its zone A is only for passengers of Airbus A380. You can move between airport buildings by free shuttles and metro.
Also on the territory of the airport is the five-star hotel Dubai International, between terminals 1 and 3. By and large, on the territory of the air harbor there is everything that makes the stay of tourists as comfortable as possible.
The largest in area
Saudi Arabia is truly impressive for its size. By comparison, it is larger than the neighboring kingdom of Bahrain and twice the size of the capital of Latvia, Riga.
The most interesting thing is that the passenger traffic is very small for such a gigantic size. Only 4 million people pass through the airport every year.
The Royal Terminal serves only members of the royal family.
The territory of King Fahd even has its own mosque, which can accommodate up to 2 thousand people.
The main problem of the terminal is its extremely inconvenient location. Passengers prefer to use the nearest airport in Bahrain. Over time, availability increases, but the maximum capacity of King Fahd has not yet been reached.
The largest in terms of passenger traffic
Congestion is one of the main criteria for the leadership of air harbors. Therefore, in this regard, the airport of the capital of Georgia, Atlanta, is confidently in the first place.
Hartsfield-Jackson, which is what it is called, serves more than 90 million passengers a year. This is much more than the famous European Heathrow and Charles de Gaulle.
To understand the scale of traffic at this transport hub, you need to consider some information:
- Airport employees are 55,000 people;
- Landing can be carried out by three aircraft at the same time;
- 250 thousand passengers are served daily;
- The area of the airport is 2000 hectares.
Add this and quality service according to tourist reviews and you get one of the best air harbors in the world.
Top largest airports in the world
In addition to the above, there are other airports that occupy a leading position.
Capital City, Beijing (PRC)
In terms of passenger traffic, this node occupies a solid 2nd place. More than 80 million people pass through here every year. The airport has undergone three transformations to increase capacity and comfort.
Interesting fact. The cost of goods inside the terminals is the same as outside the terminal. You won't find this anywhere.
Soon in the capital of China will be built new airport, which claims to be the largest. The passenger traffic that it is able to accept is 130 million people. Big win!
O'Hare, Chicago (USA)
Approximately 80 million people pass through this Illinois airport. It was designed for testing purposes, and then was converted for civil aviation. There are 4 terminals on the territory of O'Hare Airport, and several more are planned to be built. The load on the airport was quite serious, and the authorities decided to limit passenger traffic in order to reduce the number of canceled flights.
Heathrow, London (UK)
The Beijing Capital is the busiest in Asia, while Heathrow is the leader in Europe. One of the highlights is, of course, London's foggy weather. Flights are carried out to 170 destinations around the world. The main one is London-New York. The infrastructure is very developed, there are shops, cafes, recreation areas. The UK capital is connected to the airport by express train.
The west-east orientation of the airport lanes allows aircraft to take off directly over London.
Haneda, Tokyo (Japan)
The airport was created mainly for domestic traffic, but all most began to occupy international flights. This is the reason for such a rapid growth of the air harbor, which receives up to 70 million passengers a year.
Much attention is paid to the disabled and people with limited mobility, for whom all conditions for comfort and convenience are created.
LAX, Los Angeles (USA)
Passenger traffic of 60 million people makes the airport largest city state of California, one of the leaders in the world. The terminals are located in a peculiar way in the form of a horseshoe or the American letter "U". Shuttles connect the airport terminals with the city. LAX is home to the headquarters of United Airlines.
Dallas Airport (USA)
Recognized as the best in the world in terms of cargo transportation, however, the main specialization is passengers. They pass through the airport about 60 million people annually. One of the few airport terminals with seven runways.
Charles de Gaulle, Paris (France)
The airport boasts an area of 3.2 hectares, as well as grass, on which you can often see rabbits. Passability - 60 million people, which puts it next to the airport terminals in Tokyo and Los Angeles. Many films and clips were filmed in this famous place. However, negative phenomena, such as luggage theft, tarnished his reputation a little.
Denver (USA)
The largest in area in America and one of the most unusual, thanks to its design. The age of the air harbor is a little over 20 years, but many different and rather implausible legends are associated with it. Passenger traffic - 47 million people a year.
Hong Kong
It is the most expensive and most beautiful in the world. Everything here is done for the convenience of passengers and their comfort. Tourists can move around the terminals on shuttles. Getting lost, despite the size, is impossible here - numerous pointers and services help.
Domodedovo (Russia)
The largest airport in Russia is Domodedovo. Built in 1963, it still occupies a leading position. Passenger traffic is 20 million people a year.
Airports are the most important part air transportation. The further the development of aircraft construction goes, the more technologically advanced the terminals become, the runways. The areas of territories will grow steadily in proportion to passenger traffic.
The comfort of terminals, their capabilities and infrastructure are also increasing.
What progress has come, it used to take days, and sometimes weeks, to get to your beloved grandmother; Now same account goes on hours and minutes. And all thanks to the aircraft and the developed network of aviation communications. Air travel V last years began to gain popularity, and the annual passenger flow at some airports reaches tens of millions of people. This ranking presents the 10 largest airports in terms of the number of passengers carried.
1 place. Hutsfield-Jackson Airport, Atlanta. USA
Atlanta Airport is located just 11 km from the city, and it serves the largest number of flights in the world.
A significant part of the transportation is carried out within the country, since in America it is often much cheaper to get to your destination by air than by land.
The annual passenger traffic of Hutsfield - Jackson is 90 million people.
2nd place. O'Hare Airport, Chicago. USA
The airport is located 27 km northwest of Chicago, and until 2005. he occupied a leading position in the number of takeoffs and landings.
Currently, 80 million people pass through the airport every year.
3rd place. Heathrow Airport, London
The world famous Heathrow is the busiest airport in Europe. And this is despite the fact that it is not located very well, at an altitude of only 25 meters above sea level, which is why the runways often disappear in the famous London fog.
70 million passengers annually use the services of this airport.
4th place. Haneda International Airport, Tokyo. Japan
Tokyo Airport (second name - Haneda) is recognized as the largest in terms of the number of passenger traffic in Asia.
It was created for domestic flights, but in recent years the number of international flights has increased dramatically.
Today, the airport serves a little less than 70 million people.
5th place. Los Angeles International Airport. USA
Los Angeles International Airport is the largest airport in the City of Angels.
It has 9 terminals through which 60 million people pass annually.
6th place. Dallas International Airport. USA
The second name of the airport is Fort Worth, as it is located in the middle between the two cities.
It is considered the largest airport in Texas, and serves 60 million people a year.
7th place. Charles de Gaulle International Airport, Paris. France
It is considered the most convenient docking station in Europe. Two railway stations, connecting the airport with any city in France.
The annual passenger traffic is 60 million people.
8th place. Frankfurt am Main Airport. Germany
Frankfurt Airport is also called Rhine-Main, and is the largest in Germany, serving 52 million people a year.
It is distinguished by the fact that, in addition to two large terminals, it still has one - a small one, for VIP.
9th place. Hong Kong International Airport. China
The Chinese themselves call this airport Chek Lap Kok. It is located 34 km. from Hong Kong, and its services are used by 48 million people annually.
Repeatedly received the title best airport in the world.
10th place. Denver International Airport. USA
Denver Airport is the largest in terms of area in the United States (140 km2), and the second in the world, after the airport in Dubai.
However, in terms of passenger traffic, it ranks only 10th, serving 47 million people a year.
The desire for more is characteristic of a person and it affects those places through which he learns our planet, traveling in search of new experiences or just flying to his parents for the holidays ...
Let's find the largest airport in the world, both in terms of physical size and passenger traffic per year. By the way, you know that the size does not matter, and here the connection between the area and the number of passengers passed through itself is not noticed!
10th place in the "oil" desert - Dubai International Airport
The tenth place in the list of the busiest airports in the world is occupied by Dubai International Airport, whose passenger traffic is 57.6 million people a year, has 2 runways.
Dubai Airport is home to one of the most major air carriers in the world - Emirates, which is the leader in the number of Boeing 777 models in its fleet.
9. Soekarno Hatta International Airport in Jakarta
Indonesia's main airport is located near Jakarta on the island of Java. The airport bears the name of the first president - Sukarno and the first vice-president of Indonesia - Hat. One of the fastest growing in the world. So back in 2008, it carried 32 million passengers a year and ranked 37th in the world, and already in 2012 almost 58 million. It has two runways.
Among other things, this is one of the most punctual airports in the world, 86.3% of flights departed on time, and 76% arrived without delay. Serves mainly Asian destinations, from others - Australia, the Netherlands, Turkey.
8. Dallas International Airport in Fort Worth
In terms of passenger traffic, it occupies the 8th place, but in terms of area it is one of the four largest, thanks to seven runways for aircraft and another separate platform for helicopters. It is also one of the busiest cargo airports in the world.
The airport serves 35 international flights and 135 domestic ones. About 57 million passengers annually pass through the main air gate state of Texas.
The largest airport in the world by area
Of course, this does not mean that it is the largest in terms of the number of passengers served. Located in Saudi Arabia, named after King Fahd. 
It is located in the northwest of Ed Damm and covers an area of 78,000 hectares. The airport was officially opened in 1999, but was already used in 1990 for the Gulf War.
7. Charles de Gaulle International Airport in Paris
The main airport of France was opened in 1974, 25 kilometers from Paris, and was named after the outstanding French politician Charles de Gaulle. Receives and sends 1400 flights daily.
The airport serves 60 million people a year. It has 4 runways. Flights are carried out in the directions Moscow - Paris and St. Petersburg - Paris, as well as the flight Paris - Kyiv.
6. Los Angeles International Airport
Another American airport on the list. It is the largest in West coast United States and ranks sixth in the world in terms of passenger traffic. An average of 60 million passengers pass through the airport per year. It has four runways.
Airlines operate flights to Europe, Asia, Oceania, South and Central America. It is a hub for six airlines, including: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Great Lakes Airlines, United Airlines, Virgin America.
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5. Haneda Airport in Tokyo
We continue our rating, next in line is Haneda Airport, one of the two airports serving Tokyo -. Despite the fact that almost all international flights are accepted by another airport in the city. It ranks fifth in the ranking of the busiest airports in the world - passenger traffic is over 60 million people a year.
International flights include flights to Shanghai, Hong Kong, Seoul, Honolulu, Paris and Frankfurt. The rest of the traffic falls on domestic flights.
London airport is the busiest in Europe. Every year 70 million people pass through it. Heathrow receives and sends flights to 170 airports around the world. The busiest destination is New York, with nearly 3.5 million passengers going both ways each year.
For those who want to pray, special rooms are provided, the Chapel of St. George is functioning. Priests from many of the world's religions are represented at Heathrow.
In 2007, Heathrow was voted the worst airport in the world by TripAdvisor polls, due to frequent delays flights.
3. Chicago O'Hare Airport
The third place in this list is occupied by another American air terminal, which is located 27 kilometers from Chicago. Every year, 80 million passengers pass through its terminals.
Until 2005, he was the first on the list, but the federal government imposed certain restrictions due to constant flight delays. O'Hare Airport currently handles more than a sixth of all canceled US flights. Has 7 runways, some of them intersect with each other, which does not allow them to be used simultaneously.
By the number of runways (runways) it ranks first in the world, along with Fort Worth in the city of Dallas (8th on our list).
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There is a lot going on at this airport. a large number of plane crashes. During its operation, 1057 people died. Including the plane crash that occurred in 1979, which became the largest in terms of the number of victims in US history. The plane en route to Los Angeles crashed after taking off from Chicago.
2. Beijing Capital International Airport
It is the largest airport in China and ranks second in terms of passenger traffic in the world. Just over 80 million passengers annually. The airport was opened in 1954 and became the first airport in China. The reconstruction took place three times, the first in 1980, the second in 1999 - for the 50th anniversary of the PRC, the third for the Beijing Olympics in 2008. The Shoudah hosts the largest passenger traffic in Asia.
If you are flying with a transfer at this airport, you will not be bored in the waiting room - duty-free services with an area of 10,000 sq.m and about 80 food outlets - cafes, restaurants, fast foods. The authorities made sure that food prices here were no higher than in the city.
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta
Here it is the leader - the busiest airport not only in the US, but also in the world. It is located 11 kilometers from the capital of the state of Georgia - Atlanta. The airport ranks first in the world, both in terms of passenger traffic and take-off and landing system. He won this title back in 2007, and still holds the palm. On average, a little over 100 million passengers pass annually. In 2016, he crossed the line for 100 million.
The airport has five runways. The construction of the fifth runway took place from 2001 to 2006, and residential buildings and a cemetery were destroyed during construction. The airport operates flights to Asia, South and North America, Europe, Africa.
