What Are The Top 10 Biggest Airports In The World? + Their Images

By Katie Collie Last updated Jul 10, 2023

What Are The Top 10 Biggest Airports In The World + Their Images

If you love wonderful places join us in this article to talk with you about the biggest airports in the world.

Do you think the biggest airport is located on which continent? To do think which country is the home of the biggest airports? Keep reading to give you a brief overview of the biggest airports in the world and more even.

10.Suvarnabhumi Airport

Its area: its area is about 32 square km.
Suvarnabhumi Airport can put in the 10th position on our list and it is one of the major and biggest international airports in Southeast Asia located in Thailand.
This international airport was inaugurated in 2006.

9.Cairo International Airport

Its area: is approximately 37 square km.
Cairo International Airport is the busiest airport in North Africa and the second busiest airport in Africa located in Egypt.
This international airport was inaugurated in 1963.

8.Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Its area: covers approximately 40 square km.
Although Pudong international airport is located in the 8th position in terms of the land area it is the third-busiest cargo-traffic international airport in the world.
This airport is located in Shanghai, China and is one of the two international airports in this city.
It was opened in 1999 and its growth is very fast. A lot of passengers and cargo transfer from this airport all over the world every day.

7.George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Its area: it is about 44.5 square km
It is in the 7th position on our list after Beijing Daxing International Airport.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport was opened in 1969.
The original name of this international airport had been Houston Intercontinental Airport because it is located in the north of downtown Houston, Texas in the USA.
Its name changed to George HW Bush in 1997, in honour of the 41st President of the United States.

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6.Beijing Daxing International Airport

Its area: this international airport covers approximately 47 square Km.
Beijing Daxing International Airport is in the 6th position on our list but it is the second biggest airport in Asia after King Fahd International Airport.
It is located in Hebei Province, China.
Beijing Daxing International Airport was opened in 2019 and most people know it as “The Starfish” Airport.
Its honour: it gained the award of the hygiene measures in Asia-Pacific in 2020.

5.Washington Dulles International Airport

Its area: is about 52.6 square km.
Washington Dulles International Airport also known as Dulles International Airport was opened in 1962.
It was named in honour of John Foster Dulles, 52nd US Secretary of state.
Dulles International Airport is located in the northern Virginia side of Washington DC in the USA.

4.Orlando International Airport

Its area: covers approximately 69.63 square km.
Orlando International Airport was opened in 1981 however its originally named McCoy Air Force Base.
It is located in Florida, USA.
Today it is the 10th busiest airport in the United States, although it is the busiest airport in Florida. Based on the reports it transferred 50,613,072 passengers in 2019.

3.Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Its area: its size is about 69.63 square km.
DFW Airport (Dallas Fort Worth International Airport) is located in Texas, US.
It was opened in 1973.
Its honour: In 2020 was titled as the third-busiest airport in the world based on aircraft movement. In addition, based on passenger traffic, it is the fourth-busiest airport in the world.

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2.Denver International Airport

Its area: is about 135.7 square km.
DIA (Denver International Airport) is located in Colorado, USA.
It was opened in 1995 and is the biggest airport in the USA.
It gained the title of the second largest airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport.
Since 2000, it has been among the top 20 busiest airports in the world.

1.King Fahd International Airport

King Fahd International Airport is located at top of our list with a 776 square km area.
It is one of the three major international airports in Saudi Arabia that was constructed and opened during the reign of King Fahd of Saudi Arabia in 1999.
It was named after King Fahd of Saudi Arabia.

Conclusion

In this article, we talk with you about the top 10 biggest airports in the world including King Fahd of Saudi Arabia, King Fahd International Airport, Denver International Airport, Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Orlando International Airport, Washington Dulles International Airport, Beijing Daxing International Airport, George Bush Intercontinental Airport, Shanghai Pudong International Airport, Cairo International Airport and Suvarnabhumi Airport.

Do you have any experience with travelling from the above airports? Do you think the biggest airport is the best in facilities and technology? if you want to create your list based on facilities, which airport will locate on top of your list? Please share your experience and idea with our readers below this page.