Did you know that the busiest airport in the world serves 7 times more people per year than live in Moscow? Read about it below!
№10. international Airport Dubai (UAE) - 57 million people a year.
Dubai International Airport is the largest airport in the United United Arab Emirates... The airport annually serves over 57 million people and handles 2.1 million tons of cargo. The construction of the airport cost US $ 5.5 billion.
Dubai International Airport is the home base for the national airline Emirates Airline. The main directions are the Middle East and Africa.
No. 9. Sukarno-Hatta International Airport (Indonesia) - 59 million people a year.
Sukarno-Hatta International Airport - main airport in Indonesia, located in Jakarta. The airport annually serves over 59 million. The area of \u200b\u200bthe airport is 18 km², the airport has two independent runways.
Serves mainly Asian destinations, as well as Australia, the Netherlands, Turkey.
No. 8. Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport (USA) - 60 million people a year.
Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport is located between Dallas and Fort Worth and is the busiest airport in the state of Texas.
Airport area - 7.3 hectares. The airport has 7 runways at its disposal.
Dallas / Fort Worth International Airport serves 135 domestic and 38 international destinations and is the largest and primary hub for American Airlines and American Eagle Airlines.
No. 7. Charles de Gaulle International Airport (Paris) - 63 million people a year.
Charles de Gaulle International Airport is the largest airport in France. Named after the first president of the Fifth Republic, military and political leader of France Charles de Gaulle.
The airport annually serves 63 million people a year and handles more than 2 million tons of cargo. The airport has 4 runways at its disposal.
The airport is the headquarters and main hub of the national airline of France Air France.
No. 6. Los Angeles International Airport (USA) - 65 million people a year.
Los Angeles International Airport is considered the most popular departure / destination in the world, that is, the place where people start or end their journey.
The airport annually serves over 70 million. The airport has 4 runways at its disposal.
Passengers are served by nine terminals. Main directions: North America, Latin America, Middle East, Europe, Asia and Oceania. Airport area 14 sq. km. It is a hub for Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.
No. 5. Tokyo International Airport (Japan) - 66 million people a year.
Tokyo International Airport is one of the two largest airports serving Greater Tokyo. The second name is Haneda Airport.
The airport annually serves over 66 million. Haneda receives almost all domestic flights to and from Tokyo. Regular charters to Seoul appeared at the airport ( South Korea), Shanghai (China) and Hong Kong.
Haneda is the hub for two major Japanese airlines: Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.
No. 4. Heathrow International Airport (London) - 68 million people a year.
Heathrow International Airport is the largest international airport in the city of London.
The airport includes 5 passenger terminals and one cargo terminal.
Heathrow is served by over 90 airlines that connect London with 170 airports around the world. The airport is a hub for British Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways.
No. 3. O'Hara International Airport (USA) - 69 million people a year.
About "Hara is Chicago's largest airport. O'Hare International Airport has been voted by Business Traveler Magazine readers as the best airport in North America. It is the largest hub for United Airlines and the second largest hub for American Airlines."
# 2. Capital International Airport (China) - 83 million people a year.
Capital International Airport is the largest airport in Beijing, all of China and the second in terms of passenger traffic in the world.
Shoud was ranked 2nd among Least Punctual Airports in 2007 by Forbes magazine.
The main airport destinations are Frankfurt, London (Heathrow), Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco and Vancouver.
Capital Airport is the largest hub for Air China, as well as Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines.
# 1. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (USA) - 90 million people a year.
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the busiest airport not only in the United States but also in the world. The airport is located 11 km south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The airport serves 90 million people annually.
The airport has 5 runways at its disposal. The airport is the main hub for Delta Air Lines, AirTran Airways, Shuttle America
Most of the flights to Hartsfield-Jackson are domestic, they carry passengers to various US airports with connections or to smaller cities in the Southern United States.
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport serves international flights to North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia and Africa.
P.S. For reference:
Sheremetyevo annually serves 32 million people.
Domodedovo - 30.5 million people.
Vnukovo - 15.8 million people.
Today, in order to be on the other side of the planet or country, it is not necessary to spend weeks and months as our ancestors did. IN modern world it is enough to buy a ticket for a silver plane and you are already there. In order for flights to be regular, to operate on schedule, to arrive at the designated place and to satisfy their passengers, special facilities were created - airports.
Top 10 major airports in the world
Aerial berths are located mainly in the most big cities or near them. They differ in terms of volume, number of passengers served, scale, safety, technical issues and other criteria. Today we will take a look at the largest airports in the world that delivered the most passengers to their destination. There are quite a few of them, scattered all over the world, but there are dozens of special ones and I want to talk about them.
Hutsfield-Jackson Airport, Atlanta USA
Opens the top ten ranking of the largest airport on the planet, located in America. This building is named Hutsfield-Jackson, given to it in honor of Mayor M. Jackson, and is located near the city of Atlanta, Georgia. It is the busiest airport in terms of passenger handling, with approximately 92 million. Americans fly much more often than Russians, since air transport is less expensive than land transport. Airport customers can fly to all corners of the globe. However, the lion's share falls on domestic flights.
Chicago O'Hare Airport, USA
The second place in the list of major airports in the world was taken by the O'Hara air hub. By the way, not so long ago it was in the lead in the ranking and was precisely the largest airport in the world. O'Hara ferried about 100 million people (2005). But in recent times here, because of the crazy flow, flights began to be canceled more and more often, as a result of which the outflow and negative of passengers increased. The airport itself is located 27 kilometers from the city of Chicago. According to statistics, it serves 80 million passengers a year.
Heathrow Airport, UK, London
Known all over the world, the airport of foggy London is Heathrow. The busiest airport in Europe was built a long time ago, around 1930. There were originally six runways... Over time, the stripes expanded, became longer, and it became difficult to use them all. Then the management came to the conclusion to leave only two lanes for the take-off of their airliners. Thanks to the smooth and precise operation with only two lanes, 70 million passengers are served here annually, which cannot but impress. For unknown reasons, the airport was located in a not very suitable place - only 25 meters above sea level. London is a city of fogs and from such a location, often the takeoff poll is completely invisible, which creates discomfort for both pilots and passengers.
Haneda International Airport, Japan, Tokyo
The largest airport in Asia and ranked 4th in the world is Haneda International Airport. It is located in the Japan city of Tokyo. A little less than 70 million passengers fly here every year. There are approximately 100,000 people a day. The airport was built in 1937. Initially, it did not stand out for its scale, it was a small airfield that received and sent passengers inside the country. Later, it began to expand and increase the number of domestic flights operated. And not so long ago they became very popular in Haneda and international flightsthat today occupy most of all air travel. He became the most major airport countries with high standards of service to their customers. But Haneda already has a competitor, Narita Airport, which is very well demanded by the Japanese. But this is only for the best, healthy competition always gives an incentive: to look for something new, to move and achieve better results.
Los Angeles International Airport, USA
A huge structure that was included in the middle of the famous list. The airport, originally from the Angel City, boasts 4 lanes for landing and taking off aircraft. And the terminals (there are 9 of them) are always filled with a large number of tourists from all over the planet. About 70 thousand travelers pass here a day, and a year the figure reaches 60 million. Despite the fact that this is not a young airport, the building has a very interesting and original design, it is very convenient and simple for its clients.
Dallas International Airport, USA, Texas
This is an amazing airport covering an area of \u200b\u200b7,500 hectares! Not every airport has this privilege. In Texas, it is the busiest airport. The giant is ranked 6th only because its work is more related to the transportation of goods than serving private passengers. In 2007, he took first place in the number of completed cargo transportation. Despite its versatility, Dallas Airport welcomes around 60 million customers annually. The number of service users per day hovers around 60 thousand. You can hear its other name Fort Worth, it got it because it is located between two cities.
Charles de Gaulle airport of international class, based in France
Oh beautiful sophisticated Paris and no less marvelous Charles de Gaulle airport - the point of takeoffs and landings of many airliners. It is rightfully recognized as the most comfortable for passengers. The airport was built in 1974 and was a medium-sized structure. Over time, it has grown and is now directly in seventh place in the world ranking. There is always a huge number of people literally from all corners of our beautiful planet... So that passengers do not get bored while waiting for their flight, they are offered a variety of cafes, restaurants, clubs, bars and entertainment venues. Every year the flow of passengers is equal to 60 million. An airport named Charles de Gaulle serves about 150,000 people a day. To make it easier to get to the airport and back, 2 stations were installed railroadthat travelers use to travel to their destination. The airport owes its name to the former French President Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle.
German airport Frankfurt am Main
The largest and most visited international airport in Germany. About 52 million people pass here annually. Modern equipment and a large staff of 70 thousand people are always waiting for their guests. Another name is the Rhine-Main airport. There are three terminals on the territory of the building. Two terminals use passengers of different categories, and the third one is small, exclusively for VIPs. It is not very convenient to get to the place where the heavenly pier is located, so the country's authorities specially created a decree to develop round-the-clock routes leading to the structure. You can get to the airport by train or by shuttle bus... For adherents of more comfortable trips, there are taxis that will take you where you want for 50 euros. Germans are proud of their airport and for good reason, because it is one of the ten largest air hubs on the planet.
Chek Lap Kok International Airport, China, Hong Kong
This is the youngest airport built in 1998. Despite his very young age, Cheklapkok (as the Chinese themselves affectionately call him), repeatedly topped the list of the most best airports the world. It got its bright name because of its location - the artificially poured island of Chek Lap Kok. It is 34 kilometers away from Hong Kong, and you can easily get to the airport by any means of transport. In China, Hong Kong Airport is the hub of all traffic. In addition to passengers, who number about 48 million annually, there are also regular cargo flights.
Denver International Airport, USA
The area of \u200b\u200bthe airport cannot be compared with any of the American aerial structures. Its territory covers 140 km. sq. It takes the third place in the world, due to its size, second only to the airport in Dubai. As for the rating of the airports most visited by passengers, it got only 10th place. According to the latest data, about 47 million of both local and visiting population are served here. Denver airport was built relatively recently, but the number of flights has already reached almost a million. In addition, it is unique in its design reminiscent of mountain peaks covered with snow.
TravelAsk, keen on travel, could not leave this topic aside. Indeed, most of the travel people go by plane. So where is the largest airport located?
Hartsfield-Jackson airport
The largest airport is Atlanta Airport, Georgia. It was named after two politicians of the state of Georgia: William Hartsfield and Maynard Jackson.
William Hartsfield is a former mayor and the same man who founded the airport in 1925 on the site of an abandoned circuit. For this he attracted major airlines and city authorities.
Maynard Jackson is the first African American to serve as mayor of a major southern city (in this case Atlanta). After Jackson's death in 2003, his name was added to the name of the airport.
90 million passengers
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is the largest and most powerful airport in the world. It operates flights in almost all directions, both internal and external. Domestic, of course, the majority, since the United States is well established air traffic between cities. There are 150 destinations in the USA in total, and 75 international destinations in 50 countries.
The airport is located 11 kilometers from Atlanta. More than ninety million people become its passengers annually. That's about 250,000 passengers a day. It is also the leader in take-offs and landings: their number is close to a million per year.
The Atrium is located between the North and South terminals. It serves as a general meeting point for airport lunches.
Freight traffic is also huge: about 54,000 tons of cargo and 60,000 tons of mail pass through its terminals a month.
Territory
Hartsfield-Jackson has five parallel runways and handles around 2,500 flights daily. In general, in good weather about 90 planes land here a day, and about 100 planes take off.
The area of \u200b\u200bthe airport is approximately 2000 hectares. For comparison, the size of the Olympic Park is 10 times less.
Terminal complex is also huge: it is located on 526,000 sq. There are as many as 207 exits in the halls, of which 167 gates for domestic flights, and 40 gates for international flights.
In addition, there are 263 customer service points on the territory of the airport, they occupy 21,000 square meters. m. (this is about 3 football fields in Luzhniki). They include: 114 grocery stores, 90 convenience stores, 3 stores Duty Free and 56 service points (banking center, ATMs, post office, lottery sales).
Hartsfield-Jackson has a special system for moving people. In fact, it is a metro: 11 trains, each with four carriages, connects all halls and terminals. They run every 2 minutes and transport about 200 thousand people daily.
And for those who do not want to ride the train, there are moving sidewalks.
Who else is in the lead
The second in terms of power and passenger traffic is the Capital Airport in Beijing. It carries around 80 million passengers every year and is the hub airport for Air China Ltd. In third place is O'Hara Airport, Illinois, but the latter has established itself as the busiest airport: 1/6 of all canceled US flights occur here.
Airports can be roughly classified into two types: conventional aircraft receivers and record-breaking stars. With the first, everything is clear - the airport terminal, the runway, the tower, ladders and aircraft. The latter are more interesting - each of them is interesting and remarkable in its own way. We will talk about these.
Busiest hub
Hartsfield-Jackson in the city of Atlanta in the USA is in the lead 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 leadership position 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 docking in Atlanta. 
Record holders for the number of runways
This status is shared by two American airports - Chicago O'Hara and Dallas Fort Worth. Both have seven (!) Runways. At their intersections, just right to put traffic lights. Air traffic controllers, apparently, have a hard time, but nothing - they hold on ... 
Airport below sea level
The Bar Yehuda airfield is not a secret base of Israeli troops, but quite an ordinary airport, which is located at an altitude of minus 378 meters due to the peculiarities of the local relief. Nearby is the Dead Sea, which is why it is so low (its water surface is 427 meters below world ocean level). aircraft… 
Airport upside down
Amundsen-Scott airfield is really 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, planes of various sizes, up to the cargo giants, arrive here with enviable consistency. They sit directly on the snow, tightly packed and smoothed. And what is convenient - the runway can be easily lengthened if necessary - you just need to clear a longer section. 
Shortest runway
This record belongs to J. Irausquin airport on the island of Saba, which is Antilles... The runway is cut off by the sea on both sides, and only aircraft with turboprop engines and special technical characteristics... By the way, the airport is also among the most dangerous ... 
Largest terminal
360 football fields - this is the area occupied by Dubai International Airport. Just think, only half a century ago there were sand dunes here, quiet and smooth. And today the terminal ranks second in the world in terms of area among all buildings and the first among airport terminals. 
Largest airport by area
Oil kings can do anything! A good example is King Fahd Airport in Saudi Arabia, which occupies the largest area in the world (780 sq. km), which is 30 sq. km. km more than the territory of the neighboring state of Bahrain. With its huge size, the airport serves only 4 million passengers per year. 
Most expensive airport
The construction of the Hong Kong air harbor cost $ 28 billion. Excessively much, even by Russian overstated construction standards! The runway must have been poured with a mixture of concrete and diamonds to make it stronger - we don’t undertake to assert ... By the way, Chek Lap Kok airport is also a world leader in terms of cargo turnover. 
Airport with runway across the highway
On a small piece of land between Spain and Morocco, an overseas british territory Gibraltar, which, despite its miniature size, has its own airport, and what kind of airport. Its runway is exactly in the middle at right angles across the city highway, along which people get from one part of the city to another - by car, public transport, on foot. When an aircraft is expected to land or take off, the runway is blocked by barriers, and pedestrians and drivers wait patiently until the path is clear again. 
A refugee from Iran Mehran Karimi Nasseri was forced to live in the Paris Charles de Gaulle airport for 18 years - he could not help but fly away, not leave because of the stolen documents. You won't wish this to the enemy, but Mehran survived, and not only because he had nowhere to go: De Gaulle is whole city, which has everything you need for a person's needs. ELLE has collected the top 7 most large airports the world.
Saudi Arabia
What is the largest airport in the world? And what is common between the Latvian capital Riga and the King Fahd Airport (KFIA), which is located on the outskirts of the Saudi city of Dammam? The fact that KFIA is twice as big as Riga. Its size, of course. 780 square kilometers of the airport were used for military needs until 2000, and for the last 15 years they have served civil aviation... KFIA, the largest airport in the world by area, boasts six-level terminals, including the Royal Terminal, whose name speaks for itself - it serves the royal family. There are two runways located in parallel at a distance of two kilometers, its own mosque, which can accommodate two thousand people (!). Airport parking lots are designed for, scary to say, four thousand cars. But the most surprising thing is that KFIA is not working out its gigantic resource - with its scale, the airport's congestion leaves much to be desired. And all because it is inconveniently located. The situation is gradually changing for the better, passenger traffic is growing, but all the same - "King Fahd" is not working at full capacity.
The largest US airport by area is the last one built in this country to date. He is only twenty years old, but he is already overgrown with legends. This is due to a very unusual appearance and Denver design International Airport... Firstly, his terminal is all covered with white tents. It looks original, but very strange.
Secondly, the symbol of DIA is a terrible looking horse, or rather, a sculpture of a blue horse rearing up. The animal's eyes glow around the clock, and the history of its creation is freezing blood. The statue, erected at the end of the 2000s, was created by the renowned master Luis Jimenez. The work took him thirteen years and it also ruined him - the sculptor was killed by the fallen body of a horse. The statue was brought to mind by his children.
And that's not it. Symbols and signs are scattered throughout the airport that make citizens prone to conspiracy theories and mysticism nervous. On the walls you can see giant murals depicting women of different skin colors, a creepy monster in military uniforms reminiscent of the Nazi, and so on. There are also strange-looking slabs with incomprehensible inscriptions. Unsurprisingly, in the legend of located under the DIA underground citydesigned for the world's elites, thousands of people stubbornly believe.
The area of \u200b\u200bthe territory is not the most important thing for the airport. Whether it's the workload. In this sense, the undisputed leader, oddly enough, is based not in some major world capital, but in the American city of Atlanta. Hartsfield-Jackson passes 90 million passengers annually, overtaking such hyped airports as London Heathrow (70 million) and Charles de Gaulle ("only" 60 million people). Hartsfield-Jackson is not well known because it serves mainly domestic flights, primarily between the northern and southern states of the country. 250,000 passengers every day, 100 planes every hour - something incredible. The airport employs 55,000 - you can imagine fifty-five thousand! - man. Well, in terms of size, Hartsfield-Jackson is fine too. 2,000 hectares are ten parks in Sochi. Or the whole area of \u200b\u200bdowntown Atlanta, which, by the way, is not such a small city. If you still can't imagine, then there is another analogy. The size of only the airport service areas - shops, cafes, exchange offices and others - is equal to three Luzhniki stadiums. Not weak, really.
Shoudou is the largest airport in China (and Asia, respectively) and the owner of the world "silver" - in the sense that it is second only to its competitor in the American Atlanta in terms of occupancy.
80 million people come and go here and from here. Over the 60 years of its existence, the Shoud has already been reconstructed three times, the last time, as you might guess, for the Beijing Olympics, 7 years ago. What is definitely worth knowing about the airport is that the prices in the shops here are basically the same as outside it. Not a cent (yuan) higher. It's nice.
By the way, now in the Chinese capital construction began on another airport, Daxing, which promises to be the largest in the world. It will be ready to receive 130 million passengers! The budget is 80 billion dollars, the architect is Zaha Hadid - in general, by 2020 something grandiose will grow in Beijing.
The Emirates is a real fairy tale in the flesh, and this also applies to the airport. Just half a century ago, Dubai airport barely accepted one plane, and now about 70 million passengers and 30 flights pass through it every hour. A huge territory, four hotels, swimming pools, a spa, free baby carriages and electric cars, free showers - this is not a consumer paradise!
Just keep in mind that all passengers need to undergo a retinal scan on arrival. This is the law. And further. Dubai Airport has become the "hero" of the National Geographic documentary series. The third season started this year. Must be a fascinating sight.
Great Britain
If Shoudou is the most "throughput" in Asia, then Heathrow is a champion on a European scale. However, the most frequent flights from here do not go to Rome, Paris or Berlin, but across the ocean - to New York. On the territory of Heathrow everything is arranged perfectly - a lot of shops, its own chapel, priests of almost all religions of the world. They also think about the smaller brothers: the official cars rolling around the airport are equipped with speakers that reproduce the recordings of the calls of birds. To scare away birds - God forbid they get into the turbine of some liner.
Despite its long history, British polish and great service for those waiting, Heathrow managed to get the title of the worst in the world several years ago - due to regular flight delays.
De Gaulle, located in the northeastern suburb of the French capital, is striking in scale - its area is 3.2 hectares. For comparison, Dubai Airport is spread over 2.9 hectares. In terms of traffic, the airport ranks with the hubs in Los Angeles and Tokyo - 60 million passengers annually. De Gaulle is very fond of rabbits, rock stars and filmmakers. The eared ones roam the fields of the airport, attracted by the grass cover, from where the staff constantly drives them. As for rockers and moviegoers, it was at this airport that U2 filmed the video for the famous Beautiful Day, and director Brett Ratner - part of the scenes for his film "Rush Hour". However, these facts exhaust De Gaulle's cultural potential: over the past ten years, there have been high-profile scandals here five times with the exposure of group thefts of luggage, in which a total of 80 loaders were involved. So much for France. All this, however, did not prevent the refugee from Iran Mehran Karimi Nasseri to live in De Gaulle for 18 years, as his documents were stolen. This story formed the basis of Steven Spielberg's film The Terminal.
