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15 mega-airport projects in the world

Last updated on: August 7, 2012 08:39 IST

A Swiss airline plane takes-off from Zurich airport.

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

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Kansai International Airport

Location: Japan

Cost: $20 billion

Global rank: 1

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Hong Kong International Airport

Location: Hong Kong

Cost: $20 billion

Global rank: 2

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Al Maktoum International Airport

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Cost: $10 billion

Global rank: 3

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A view of King Abdullah City near Jeddah.

King Abdulaziz International Airport

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Cost: $7.2 billion

Global rank: 4

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Abu Dhabi International Airport

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Cost: $6.8 billion

Global rank: 5

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Denver International Airport

Location: Denver, United States

Cost: $4.8 billion

Global rank: 6

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A passenger walks at the airport terminal in Lisbon.

New Lisbon Airport

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Cost: $4.5 billion (estimated)

Global rank: 7

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Tourists line up to board the city tour bus at Plaza Catalunya in central Barcelona.

Barcelona International Airport

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Cost: $4 billion (estimated)

Global rank: 8

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Workers at the terminal building of the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport outside Berlin.

Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport

Location: Berlin, Germany

Cost: $4 billion (estimated)

Global rank: 9

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Suvarnabhumi Airport

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Cost: $3.8 billion (estimated)

Global rank: 10

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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.

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Cost: $3.5 billion (estimated)

Global rank: 11

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Athens International Airport

Location: Athens, Greece

Cost: $3 billion

Global rank: 12

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Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Location: Guangzhou, China

Cost: $3 billion

Global rank: 13

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Incheon International Airport

Location: Incheon, South Korea

Cost: $2.6 billion

Global rank: 14

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A knee boarder catches a wave on Durban's beach front.

King Shaka International Airport

Location: Durban, South Africa

Cost: $1 billion

Global rank: 15