Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters
Some countries spend billions of dollars on constructing mega airports.
Let's take a look at some of these projects.
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: A view of Kansai International Airport in Osaka.Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters
Kansai International Airport
Location: Japan
Cost: $20 billion
Global rank: 1
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: A traveller at Hong Kong International Airport.Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters
Hong Kong International Airport
Location: Hong Kong
Cost: $20 billion
Global rank: 2
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: A welcome ceremony for a cargo plane at Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport.Photographs: Handout/Reuters
Al Maktoum International Airport
Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Cost: $10 billion
Global rank: 3
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: A view of King Abdullah City near Jeddah.Photographs: Susan Baaghil/Reuters
King Abdulaziz International Airport
Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia
Cost: $7.2 billion
Global rank: 4
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: A view of Abu Dhabi skyline.Photographs: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters
Abu Dhabi International Airport
Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Cost: $6.8 billion
Global rank: 5
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: Passengers wait in security lines at the Denver International Airport.Photographs: Nathan Armes/Reuters
Denver International Airport
Location: Denver, United States
Cost: $4.8 billion
Global rank: 6
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: A passenger walks at the airport terminal in Lisbon.Photographs: Hugo Correia/Reuters
New Lisbon Airport
Location: Lisbon, Portugal
Cost: $4.5 billion (estimated)
Global rank: 7
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: Tourists line up to board the city tour bus at Plaza Catalunya in central Barcelona.Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters
Barcelona International Airport
Location: Barcelona, Spain
Cost: $4 billion (estimated)
Global rank: 8
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: Workers at the terminal building of the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport outside Berlin.Photographs: Thomas Peter/Reuters
Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport
Location: Berlin, Germany
Cost: $4 billion (estimated)
Global rank: 9
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: A view of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.Photographs: Darren Whiteside/Reuters
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Location: Bangkok, Thailand
Cost: $3.8 billion (estimated)
Global rank: 10
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: Lawrence Jones, four, plays cards with his mother Susan Hourihan and brother Harvey as they wait for their flight to London, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Cost: $3.5 billion (estimated)
Global rank: 11
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: Passengers at Athens' International Airport.Photographs: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters
Athens International Airport
Location: Athens, Greece
Cost: $3 billion
Global rank: 12
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: A man walks past a reflection of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport's passenger terminal.Photographs: Kin Cheung/Reuters
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Location: Guangzhou, China
Cost: $3 billion
Global rank: 13
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: Korean Air's airplanes are seen at Incheon International airport.Photographs: Choi Bu-Seok/Reuters
Incheon International Airport
Location: Incheon, South Korea
Cost: $2.6 billion
Global rank: 14
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15 mega-airport projects in the world
Image: A knee boarder catches a wave on Durban's beach front.Photographs: Rogan Ward/Reuters
King Shaka International Airport
Location: Durban, South Africa
Cost: $1 billion
Global rank: 15
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