10 Largest Airports In The World

Which are the world's biggest airports ranked by area? Can you even guess! Find out.

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King Fahd International Airport, Saudi Arabia

The largest airport in the world by area, covering more land than Bahrain, is at Dammam. It also serves as a military base for Royal Saudi Air Force.

Total Area: 780 sq km (301 sq mi)

Opened: 1999

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Denver International Airport, USA

The largest airport in North America, it has the longest public-use runway in that continent too.

Total Area: 135.7 sq km (52.4 sq mi)

Opened: 1995

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Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, USA

The second-largest airport in the US, DFW is the fourth-busiest in the world by passenger traffic.

Total Area: 69.6 sq km (26.9 sq mi)

Opened: 1974

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Orlando International Airport, USA

Humongous, it's also one of the busiest airports in America, serving Walt Disney World and Universal Studios.

Total Area: 53.8 sq km (20.8 sq mi)

Opened: 1976

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Washington Dulles International Airport, USA

This elegant airport that carts passengers about in strange-looking omnibuses, is one of the first American airports to introduce biometric facial recognition for faster boarding.

Total Area: 52.6 sq km (20.3 sq mi)

Opened: 1962

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Beijing Daxing International Airport, China

China makes it to the list with The Starfish, the world’s largest terminal building, shaped like the echinoderm.

Total Area: 47 sq km (18.1 sq mi)

Opened: 2019

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George Bush Intercontinental Airport, USA

Named for Dubya's dad, IAH, at Houston, has five terminals and five runways.

Total Area: 44.5 sq km (17.2 sq mi)

Opened: 1969

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Shanghai Pudong International Airport, China

One of China’s busiest airports, handling over 70 million passengers annually, it's also rather spacious.

Total Area: 40 sq km (15.4 sq mi)

Opened: 1999

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Cairo International Airport, Egypt  

Surprise, surprise, the largest airport in Africa is in Cairo and is a key hub for EgyptAir.

Total Area: 37 sq km (14.3 sq mi)

Opened: 1963

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Suvarnabhumi Airport, Thailand

No Singapore Changhi is not the largest airport in Southeast Asia. Bangkok's is.

Total Area: 32.4 sq km (12.5 sq mi)

Opened: 2006

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