Those who have ever flown from one country to another, had the opportunity to see what a huge area is occupied by the airport. There are a lot of them all over the world. Some are interesting for their design, others are striking in size. Do you know which is the largest airport in the world? There is a whole list of ten such giants.
The biggest airport in Russia
As you know, Russia is the largest country and it is not surprising that there are several large airports at once. Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo and Vnukovo occupy huge territories.
The largest airport in Russia is Domodedovo. Every year it takes about 20 million passengers. In addition, it is considered one of the most convenient in the country and the quality of service in it at a higher level compared to the rest.
The largest airports in the world
Now consider the official list, which lists the world's largest airport, as well as a dozen overtaking it.
- In the first place is the airport of Hatsvilda-Jackson in Atlanta. He is considered the most powerful not only in America, but the world. The passenger turnover here is simply fantastic - more than 92 million people. It is located in the state of Georgia near Atlanta. Most flights are domestic, because within the country it is much more profitable to travel by plane, but flights are carried out in all directions. Its name is due to the mayor of Jackson.
- Not far from Chicago is the second largest airport among the largest airports in the world - O'Hare Airport. The most productive year in the ego "career" is considered to be 2005, when about a million flights were realized. To date, there is a large passenger turnover, which is not the best way to affect the quality of service. This place has a reputation of one of the most "harmful", as the sixth part of flights here is canceled.
- The third in the list is Haneda International Airport. Every day about one hundred thousand people are discussed here. Initially, the area occupied by the airport was very small. Gradually it increased, the number of runways increased. Today, its competitor can only be called Narita Airport. Haneda is rightly read by the largest airport in Asia for passenger turnover.
- Fourth place is London Heathrow. He can safely claim the title of the largest airport in Europe. It is also the busiest in Europe. Even the most successful location (at an altitude of 25 m above sea level) did not affect the number of passengers carried
- In the list of the 10 largest airports in the world, the fifth place is occupied by Los Angeles International Airport. As for the design part, many people here mark its ugliness. But the quality of service, convenience and simplicity are more than offset by this. There are four runways and ten terminals here.
- Dallas International Airport takes the sixth place due to its freight traffic. In 2007, he was given the title of the best among cargo. Its area is about 7,5 thousand hectares. According to the latest figures, the passenger turnover is about 60 thousand.
- One of the "adults" is the airport of Charles de Gaulle. It was founded in 1974. There is a large number of entertainment venues on the territory where you can have a great time between flights.
- Frankfurt am Main Airport is considered to be the pride of Germany. The passenger turnover there is incredible and amounts to 60 million people a year. Get to the place from the city can be shuttle buses
or trains, since the distance is large. - Very unusual location of the next contender for the title of the largest airport in the world. Hong Kong International Airport is located on an artificial island. Dozens of cargo and passenger planes daily land there.
- The last item on the list is Denver airport. He started working relatively recently (in 1995), but quite successfully. Today the number of flights is approaching one million.
After reading the list of the most impressive airports, you can find out about the most dangerous in the world .