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10 Largest Airports in the World, Does Indonesia Have a Representative?

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Dream - Airports play a vital role for a country. They not only serve as the main support for air transportation that helps passenger mobility, but also reflect a country that is first seen by foreign citizens.

This important role has been realized by many airport operators who always adapt quickly. Building very large airports and supporting infrastructure to meet the increasing demand for air transportation.

In addition to transporting passengers, airports are also busy with non-human cargo activities including mail, merchandise, and military cargo.

The numerous activities at the airport certainly require very large infrastructure support. The size of an airport can be measured in three categories: physical size, passenger capacity, and total flight volume that can be served.

So out of the many airports in the world, which one is the largest?

 

10 Largest Airports in the World Based on Area

King Fahd Airport

King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia is the largest airport in the world. With an area of ​​almost 300 square miles, this former US airbase is almost equivalent to the fifth largest area in New York City when combined (302.6 mi2).

Its facilities include a mosque on site that can accommodate up to 2,000 worshipers at once, residential communities that can support up to 3,000 people, and greenhouses on site that supply plant materials for the site's landscape.

Here are the 10 largest airports in the world based on area:

  1. King Fahd International (DMM) - Dammam, Saudi Arabia - 776 km2 (299.61 mi2)
  2. Denver International (DEN) - Denver, CO, United States - 135.7 km2 (53.09 mi2)
  3. Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW) - Dallas, TX, United States - 69.6 km2 (26.88 mi2)
  4. Orlando International (MCO) - Orlando, FL, United States - 53.8 km2 (20.78 mi2)
  5. Washington Dulles International (IAD) - Washington D.C., United States - 48.6 km2 (18.75 mi2)
  6. Beijing Daxing International (PKX) - Beijing, China - 46.6 km2 (18 mi2)
  7. George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) - Houston, TX, United States - 44.5 km2 (17.19 mi2)
  8. Shanghai Pudong International (PVG) - Shanghai, China - 39.9 km2 (15.4 mi2)
  9. Cairo International (CAI) - Cairo, Egypt - 36.3 km2 (14 mi2)
  10. Suvarnabhumi International (BKK) - Bangkok, Thailand - 32.4 km2 (12.51 mi2)

10 Largest Airports in the World Based on Passenger Numbers

Guangzhou Baiyun Airport

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is the largest airport in the world based on passenger numbers. Both China and the United States dominate this list due to their large populations.

  1. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) - Guangzhou, China - 43,767,558
  2. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) - Atlanta, GA, United States - 42,918,685
  3. Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) - Chengdu, China - 40,741,509
  4. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) - Grapevine, TX, United States - 39,364,990
  5. Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) - Shenzhen, China - 37,916,054
  6. Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) - Chongqing, China - 34,937,789
  7. Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) - Beijing, China - 34,513,827
  8. Denver International Airport (DEN) - Denver, CO, United States - 33,741,129
  9. Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) - Kunming, China - 32,990,805
  10. Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) - Shanghai, China - 31,165,641

10 Airports with the Highest Aircraft Movements in the World

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Airport

  1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) - Atlanta, GA, United States - 548,016
  2. O'Hare International Airport (ORD) - Chicago, IL, United States - 538,211
  3. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) - Dallas, TX, United States - 514,702
  4. Denver International Airport (DEN) - Denver, CO, United States - 436,971
  5. Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (DVT) - Phoenix, AZ, United States - 402,444
  6. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) - Charlotte, NC, United States - 397,983
  7. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) - Los Angeles, CA, United States - 379,364
  8. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) - Guangzhou, China - 373,421
  9. Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) - Shanghai, China - 325,678
  10. McCarran International Airport (LAS) - Las Vegas, NV, United States - 323,422

On average, the three busiest airports in the world each handle around 1,460 takeoffs or landings per day in 2020. Although this volume is impressive, it significantly decreased compared to 2019, where ORD and ATL each handled 919,704 and 904,301 aircraft movements, with an average of 2,299 aircraft movements per day.

Source: Liputan6.com

Disclaimer: This translation from Bahasa Indonesia to English has been generated by Artificial Intelligence.
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