{"id":60719,"date":"2025-01-31T20:55:28","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:55:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/aerospace\/the-worlds-largest-airports-by-size-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2025-01-31T20:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T20:55:28","slug":"the-worlds-largest-airports-by-size-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=60719","title":{"rendered":"The world&#8217;s largest airports by size in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>More than 4,000 airports worldwide have regularly scheduled commercial flights, handling more than 96 million aircraft movements a year. They range from the tiny Juancho E Yrausquin Airport, located on the Dutch Caribbean island of Saba, to sprawling airport cities that spread for dozens of square miles.<\/p>\n<p>According to OAG, the busiest airport in the world is Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL), which handled almost 63 million passengers in 2024. But when it comes to the biggest airports in the world, Atlanta\u2019s 7.3 square mile site doesn\u2019t even make the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u2019s take a look at the largest airports in the world in terms of land mass as they stand at the start of 2025.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"cnvs-block-posts cnvs-block-posts-1738341133638 cnvs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-layout=\"horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-min-height=\"\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area\" data-posts-area=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__outer\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__main cs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more cs-display-column\">\n<article class=\"post-112492 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-airport category-analysis tag-london-city-airport trending_today-trending_today cs-entry cs-video-wrap\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__outer\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid;border-bottom: 1px solid;padding: 5px 0;\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__inner cs-entry__thumbnail cs-entry__overlay cs-overlay-ratio cs-ratio-square\">\n<div class=\"cs-overlay-background cs-overlay-transparent\">\n<p>\t\t                        <a class=\"cs-overlay-link\" style=\"position: relative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/the-25-major-airports-located-closest-to-the-city-centers-they-are-named-after\" title=\"The 25 major airports located closest to the city centers they are named after \u00a0\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\"><br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"YTZ 32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"YTZ 32\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-80x80.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-80x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"YTZ 32\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/YTZ-32-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"YTZ 32\"\/>                    <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-flourish wp-block-embed-flourish\">\n<p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"Interactive or visual content\" src=\"https:\/\/flo.uri.sh\/visualisation\/21389524\/embed#?secret=U6sDXMQX8d\" data-secret=\"U6sDXMQX8d\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" height=\"575\" width=\"700\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<p><em>* Please note that sizes are approximate and use rounded values.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"10-shanghai-pudong-international-airport-pvg\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">10. Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG)\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"16-square-miles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">16 square miles<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opened<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hubbed airlines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Air China, China Eastern, China Southern, Juneyao, Suparna, Shanghai Airlines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annual passenger traffic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>55 million (2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runways<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Terminals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shanghai Pudong Airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"719\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--600x399.jpg 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shanghai Pudong Airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"719\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115111\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport--600x399.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Part of the airport site. Photo: Shanghai Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shanghai Pudong Airport is one of two sprawling facilities dedicated to serving the city of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/shanghai\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">Shanghai<\/a> in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/china\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">China<\/a>. While its sister airport, Shanghai Hongqiao, mainly serves regional and domestic flights, Pudong hosts the majority of the city\u2019s international connections.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-2\"\/>\n<p>As well as being a hub for major Chinese airlines, Pudong is an important cargo hub for freight companies including FedEx, UPS and DHL. Alongside the 55 million travelers that passed through the airport in 2023, more than 3.4 million tons of cargo was handled too.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, with its five runways and two passenger terminals, Pudong is starting to bump up against its maximum capacity. But with plenty of space to grow, work is already underway to construct a third passenger terminal and two additional runways, taking its passenger capacity from 60 to 80 million a year and giving it the ability to handle up to six million tons of freight.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shanghai Pudong Airport expansion plans\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-600x338.jpg 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shanghai Pudong Airport expansion plans\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"608\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Shanghai-Pudong-Airport-expansion-plans-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Expansion plans will see a satellite terminal added. Photo: Shanghai Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Shanghai Pudong Airport\u2019s 16 square miles of land makes it the biggest airport in China, but its buildings are not the largest. For that, you need to look to the north, where Beijing Daxing Airport hosts the world\u2019s largest airport terminal. Its distinctive starfish-shaped terminal covers more than ten million square feet, and is designed to make passenger connections easier by keeping gates and checkpoints close together.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"article-leaderboard bn-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"cnvs-block-posts cnvs-block-posts-1738335732713 cnvs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-layout=\"horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-min-height=\"\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area\" data-posts-area=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__outer\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__main cs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more cs-display-column\">\n<article class=\"post-112384 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-airlines tag-juneyao-air tag-shanghai tag-sydney-airport trending_today-trending_today cs-entry cs-video-wrap\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__outer\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid;border-bottom: 1px solid;padding: 5px 0;\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__inner cs-entry__thumbnail cs-entry__overlay cs-overlay-ratio cs-ratio-square\">\n<div class=\"cs-overlay-background cs-overlay-transparent\">\n<p>\t\t                        <a class=\"cs-overlay-link\" style=\"position: relative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/juneyao-air-inaugural-flight-from-shanghai-pudong-touches-down-in-sydney\" title=\"Juneyao Air inaugural flight from Shanghai Pudong touches down in Sydney\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\"><br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"2M (40)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"2M 40\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-80x80.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-80x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"2M (40)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/12\/2M-40-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"2M 40\"\/>                    <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<h2 id=\"9-washington-dulles-international-airport-iad\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">9. Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"18-square-miles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">18 square miles<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opened<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1962<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hubbed airlines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>United Airlines, Southern Airways Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annual passenger traffic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>25 million (2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runways<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Terminals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1 + 2 concourses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dulles International Airport IAD aerial 2024 08 22\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-1200x800.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dulles International Airport IAD aerial 2024 08 22\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115110\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dulles_International_Airport_IAD_aerial_2024-08-22.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dulles Airport from above. Photo: Ifly6 via Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Washington Dulles International Airport, commonly referred to as Dulles International Airport, has been in operation since 1962. It is both the first and main hub for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/united-airlines\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">United Airlines<\/a> and one of several hubs for Southern Airways Express. At 18 square miles, it\u2019s the ninth-largest airport in the world and fifth largest in the US.<\/p>\n<p>The airport sees service from airlines all over the world, including Air China, Air France and Air India. United Airlines dominates, but low-cost airlines Allegiant and Breeze also have a prominent presence here.<\/p>\n<p>The airport\u2019s code is IAD, which doesn\u2019t seem to fit with its name. The reason for this is that, when handwritten, its original code \u2013 DIA for Dulles International Airport \u2013 was often misread as DCA, the code for Washington National. To avoid confusion, the airport switched the letters around, and IAD now stands for International Airport Dulles.<\/p>\n<p>Even that name has been up for debate, as Senator Bob Dole proposed changing it to Washington Eisenhower International in 1990, although the bill didn\u2019t pass. More recently, Congress has made efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/washington-dulles-airport-donald-trump\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">rename it Donald J. Trump International Airport<\/a>, and the debate about whether it will change is ongoing.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"8-orlando-international-airport-mco\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">8. Orlando International Airport (MCO)\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"20-square-miles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">20 square miles<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opened<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1961<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hubbed airlines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Silver Airways<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annual passenger traffic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>58 million (2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runways<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>4<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Terminals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lando 21071002804\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Lando 21071002804\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Lando_21071002804-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The sprawling site of Orlando Airport. Photo: formulanone via Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Opened in 1961, Orlando International Airport serves as a hub for Silver Airways and has a significant presence from several low-cost airlines, including Frontier, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/breeze-airways\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">Breeze<\/a>, Spirit and Southwest. With a landmass of 20 square miles, it\u2019s the fourth largest airport in the US and eighth biggest in the world.<\/p>\n<p>The airport code MCO derives from the airport\u2019s former name. McCoy Air Force Base was in operation here before closing in 1975. Today, it hosts more than 850 daily flights from 44 different airlines, helping more than 58 million passengers get on their way each year.<\/p>\n<p>It has three terminals, A, B and C, but is working to add one more. Building work on Terminal D will commence when the annual passenger traffic rises to 70 million, and it should provide the airport with a final capacity to handle 100 million passengers each year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"media images north terminal exterior 05\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" data-id=\"115106\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-1160x774.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-1200x801.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"media images north terminal exterior 05\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" data-id=\"115106\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-1200x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115106\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-1160x774.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-north-terminal-exterior-05.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"media images terminal c exterior 03\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"695\" data-id=\"115108\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-1200x695.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-1536x890.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-380x220.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-800x463.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-1160x672.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-760x440.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-1600x927.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-600x348.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-1200x695.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"media images terminal c exterior 03\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"695\" data-id=\"115108\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-1200x695.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115108\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-1200x695.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-300x174.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-768x445.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-1536x890.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-380x220.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-800x463.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-1160x672.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-760x440.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-1600x927.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03-600x348.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-exterior-03.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"media images terminal c interior 04\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"815\" data-id=\"115107\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-1200x815.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-380x258.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-800x543.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-1160x788.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-760x516.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-1600x1087.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-1200x815.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"media images terminal c interior 04\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"815\" data-id=\"115107\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-1200x815.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115107\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-1200x815.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-300x204.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-768x522.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-1536x1043.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-380x258.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-800x543.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-1160x788.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-760x516.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-1600x1087.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04-600x408.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-images-terminal-c-interior-04.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"media train station across lake\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" data-id=\"115109\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-1160x774.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-1200x801.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"media train station across lake\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" data-id=\"115109\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-1200x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-1160x774.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/media-train-station-across-lake.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Orlando is home to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/busiest-flight-routes-usa-2024\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">busiest domestic USA flight route<\/a>, connecting it to Atlanta (ATL). Just short of 3.5 million seats were offered for sale on this route last year, the most of any city-pair in the US.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"7-southwest-florida-international-airport-rsw\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. Southwest Florida International Airport (RSW)<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"21-square-miles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">21 square miles<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opened<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1983<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hubbed airlines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Breeze Airways (base)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annual passenger traffic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>58 million (2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runways<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Terminals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1 + 3 concourses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Southwest Florida International Airport Overhead Shot\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-1200x675.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Southwest Florida International Airport Overhead Shot\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-1600x900.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Southwest_Florida_International_Airport_Overhead_Shot.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Around 6,000 acres of the site have been conserved as swamp land. Photo Matt5067 Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Southwest Florida Airport is located southeast of Fort Myers and serves as an important gateway to the southwest Florida region. Despite serving 58 million passengers a year, it has only one runway and is the second busiest single-runway airport in the US after San Diego (SAN).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Its huge 21 square mile site makes it the third largest airport in the States, and seventh largest in the world. Not all of the site is used for aviation, though. 6,000 acres have been conserved as swampland and set aside for environmental projects.<\/p>\n<p>Work is ongoing to relocate the security checkpoints in a bid to ease wait times. By moving the checkpoints, the airport will be able to create more retail outlets and post-security space for passengers. Another concourse is also under construction, with works estimated to be completed in 2027.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"6-dallas-fort-worth-international-airport-dfw\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Dallas\/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"27-square-miles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">27 square miles<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opened<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1973<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hubbed airlines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>American Airlines, Southern Airways Express<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annual passenger traffic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>81 million (2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runways<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>7<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Terminals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dallas Fort Worth airport from overhead Photo Wikimedia\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"903\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-1200x903.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-380x286.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-1160x873.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-760x572.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-1600x1204.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-1200x903.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dallas Fort Worth airport from overhead Photo Wikimedia\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"903\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-1200x903.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115097\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-1200x903.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-1536x1156.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-200x150.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-260x195.jpg 260w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-380x286.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-800x602.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-1160x873.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-400x300.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-520x390.jpg 520w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-760x572.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-1600x1204.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia-600x452.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dallas-Fort-Worth-airport-from-overhead.-Photo-Wikimedia.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dallas Fort Worth airport from overhead. Photo Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since 1973, Dallas\/Fort Worth International Airport, based in Texas, has played a pivotal role as a major aviation hub for various airlines, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/american-airlines\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">American Airlines<\/a>, Ameriflight, Southern Airways Express and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/ups\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">UPS<\/a> Airlines. Additionally, it is a base for Spirit Airlines and Frontier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With a landmass of 27 square miles, Dallas is the second-largest airport in the US and the sixth-largest in the world. According to OAG, in 2024 it was the second busiest airport in America and fifth busiest in the world, and has grown 7% since 2023.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Terminal D Interior 033\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115099\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-1200x800.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Terminal D Interior 033\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115099\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115099\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Terminal_D_Interior_033.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"original Airfield Terminal D Aug min\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115098\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115098\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-1200x800.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"original Airfield Terminal D Aug min\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115098\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/original_-_Airfield_Terminal_D-Aug-min-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115098\" 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https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04.jpg 1587w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-1200x800.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AHQ26 Exterior 04\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115101\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115101\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/AHQ26_Exterior_04.jpg 1587w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DFW Airport Aerial new sky 1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115100\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DFW_Airport_Aerial_new_sky__1_-1200x800.jpg 1200w, 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100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DFW_Airport_Aerial_new_sky__1_-1200x800.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DFW Airport Aerial new sky 1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115100\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DFW_Airport_Aerial_new_sky__1_-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115100\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DFW_Airport_Aerial_new_sky__1_-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DFW_Airport_Aerial_new_sky__1_-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DFW_Airport_Aerial_new_sky__1_-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DFW_Airport_Aerial_new_sky__1_-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DFW_Airport_Aerial_new_sky__1_-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DFW_Airport_Aerial_new_sky__1_-800x533.jpg 800w, 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Like the other airports on this list, it is still expanding, with a long-discussed Terminal F on the cards as well as a $2.7 billion project to renovate Terminal C.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"cnvs-block-posts cnvs-block-posts-1738335784375 cnvs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-layout=\"horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-min-height=\"\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area\" data-posts-area=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__outer\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__main cs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more cs-display-column\">\n<article class=\"post-106425 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-airlines tag-cathay-pacific trending_today-trending_today cs-entry cs-video-wrap\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__outer\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid;border-bottom: 1px solid;padding: 5px 0;\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__inner cs-entry__thumbnail cs-entry__overlay cs-overlay-ratio cs-ratio-square\">\n<div class=\"cs-overlay-background cs-overlay-transparent\">\n<p>\t\t                        <a class=\"cs-overlay-link\" style=\"position: relative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/cathay-pacific-new-flights-dallas-fort-worth\" title=\"Cathay Pacific expands North American network with new Dallas flights\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\"><br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cathay A350-1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"Cathay A350 1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-80x80.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-80x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"Cathay A350-1000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/09\/CX1-32-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"Cathay A350 1000\"\/>                    <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<h2 id=\"5-istanbul-airport-ist\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Istanbul Airport (IST)\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"29-square-miles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">29 square miles<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opened<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hubbed airlines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Turkish Airlines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annual passenger traffic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>80 million (2024)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runways<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Terminals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA 3503270\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"NASA 3503270\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115091\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/52747433006_9d8fa2fb4c_b-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Istanbul Airport as seen from the ISS in 2023. Photo: NASA Johnson Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Since its opening in 2019, Istanbul Airport has become a major global hub for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/turkish-airlines\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">Turkish Airlines<\/a>. The airport has one terminal, serving both domestic and international flights.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>What sets Istanbul Airport apart is its impressive runway infrastructure, with five runways, some exceeding 13,000 feet in length. This capacity allows for efficient handling of a large number of flights. 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https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-1160x774.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download.jpg 1908w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-1200x801.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"download\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" data-id=\"115095\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-1200x801.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115095\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-1200x801.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-380x254.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-800x534.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-1160x774.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-1600x1068.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/download.jpg 1908w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"sleepod 1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"813\" data-id=\"115096\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-1200x813.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-1536x1041.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-380x257.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-800x542.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-1160x786.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-760x515.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1.jpg 1550w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-1200x813.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"sleepod 1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"813\" data-id=\"115096\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-1200x813.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115096\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-1200x813.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-300x203.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-768x520.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-1536x1041.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-380x257.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-800x542.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-1160x786.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-760x515.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1-600x406.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/sleepod-1.jpg 1550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The new Istanbul airport stands as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/turkey\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">Turkey<\/a>\u2018s largest infrastructure project, and it is still being built. It\u2019s expected to be fully completed in 2027, at which point it will have eight runways, 16 taxiways and the capacity to handle 150 million passengers a year.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"cnvs-block-posts cnvs-block-posts-1738335812412 cnvs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-layout=\"horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-min-height=\"\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area\" data-posts-area=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__outer\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__main cs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more cs-display-column\">\n<article class=\"post-114602 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-sponsored tag-istanbul-airport trending_today-trending_today cs-entry cs-video-wrap\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__outer\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid;border-bottom: 1px solid;padding: 5px 0;\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__inner cs-entry__thumbnail cs-entry__overlay cs-overlay-ratio cs-ratio-square\">\n<div class=\"cs-overlay-background cs-overlay-transparent\">\n<p>\t\t                        <a class=\"cs-overlay-link\" style=\"position: relative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/iga-istanbul-airport-technology-innovation\" title=\"iGA Istanbul Airport: Taking airport technology innovation to the next level\u00a0\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\"><br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"iGA Istanbul Airport\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"iGA Istanbul Airport\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-80x80.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-80x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"iGA Istanbul Airport\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-200x200.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-400x400.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/IGA9-32-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"iGA Istanbul Airport\"\/>                    <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<h2 id=\"4-kuala-lumpur-international-airport-kul\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL)<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"39-square-miles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">39 square miles<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opened<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hubbed airlines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Batik Air, Malaysia Airlines, Raya Airways<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annual passenger traffic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>47 million (2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runways<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Terminals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"our airports banner international klia\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"361\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-768x277.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-380x137.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-800x289.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-760x274.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-600x217.jpg 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"our airports banner international klia\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"361\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115090\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-300x108.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-768x277.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-380x137.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-800x289.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-760x274.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/our-airports-banner-international-klia-600x217.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The KLIA complex. Photo: Malaysia Airports<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Located in Sepang, Selangor, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/kuala-lumpur\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">Kuala Lumpur<\/a> International Airport (KUL) is around 28 miles south of the city center and a hub for national flag carrier <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/malaysia-airlines\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">Malaysia Airlines<\/a>. Also hubbed at the airport are Batik Air and Raya Airways, while AirAsia has an operating base here.<\/p>\n<p>Housed on 39 square miles of former agricultural land, the airport has plenty of opportunities for expansion. In the past, KLIA was separated into the main international terminal and KLIA2 for regional and domestic flights. However, in 2023, the airport rebranded the two facilities as simply Terminal 1 and Terminal 2.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It has three parallel runways and almost eight million square feet of terminal space. At present, it can handle 70 million passengers a year, although it hasn\u2019t come close to that capacity yet.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KLIAAeropolis\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis-600x400.jpg 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"KLIAAeropolis\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115089\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis-760x506.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/KLIAAeropolis-600x400.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">How the airport could look when expansion works are complete. Photo: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Nevertheless, Malaysia Airports has already announced plans to increase capacity, taking Terminal 1 from 30 million to 59 million passengers a year, and Terminal 2 from 45 million to 67 million per year. There are also plans to build a Private Premium Terminal, which should start in 2025, and Hajj and Umrah facilities with Saudi Arabia preclearance for pilgrims traveling to Mecca.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"3-denver-international-airport-den\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Denver International Airport (DEN)\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"53-square-miles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">53 square miles<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opened<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1995<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hubbed airlines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Denver Air Connection, Southern Airways Express, United Airlines<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annual passenger traffic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>82 million (2024)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runways<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>6<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Terminals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1 + 3 concourses<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DenverAirport2023\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023.jpg 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-1200x676.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"DenverAirport2023\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-1200x676.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115085\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-1200x676.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-768x433.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-800x451.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/DenverAirport2023.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Denver Airport Photo Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Denver International Airport is the USA\u2019s largest airport by size. At 53 square miles, it\u2019s like a small airport city. Transporting over 80 million passengers a year, Denver is ranked by OAG as sixth busiest in the world and third busiest in the US, behind Dallas and Atlanta.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, the airport boasts the longest public-use runway across <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/north-america\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">North America<\/a> and the seventh longest globally, stretching an impressive 16,000 feet. Serving as a hub for United Airlines, Southern Airways Express, and Denver Air Connection, it also operates as a base for Southwest Airlines and Frontier Airlines.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Denver Airport\u2019s single terminal is connected to three primary midfield concourses\u2014A, B and C. To accommodate its dynamic air traffic, the airport is equipped with a total of six runways.\u00a0<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-4 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"041823 airfield airlines united 007 scaled\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" data-id=\"115087\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115087\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/041823_airfield_airlines_united-007-scaled-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/041823_airfield_airlines_united-007-scaled-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/041823_airfield_airlines_united-007-scaled-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/041823_airfield_airlines_united-007-scaled-1-1536x864.jpg 1536w, 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https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Wildlife-Management-Hero-1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Wildlife-Management-Hero-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Wildlife-Management-Hero-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Wildlife-Management-Hero-1-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Wildlife-Management-Hero-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Wildlife-Management-Hero-1-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Wildlife-Management-Hero-1-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Wildlife-Management-Hero-1-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Wildlife-Management-Hero-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Wildlife-Management-Hero-1.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Enhancing its distinctiveness, Denver International Airport <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/the-denver-airport-conspiracy-theories\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">showcases a collection of iconic and unique artworks<\/a>. Among these, one particularly noteworthy piece is the huge rearing blue horse with red eyes, affectionately known as \u2018Bluecifer\u2019. Meanwhile, the airport\u2019s iconic Teflon-coated fiberglass roof pays homage to the Rocky Mountains.\u00a0<\/p>\n<aside class=\"cnvs-block-posts cnvs-block-posts-1738335882588 cnvs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-layout=\"horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-min-height=\"\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area\" data-posts-area=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__outer\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__main cs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more cs-display-column\">\n<article class=\"post-114547 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-airlines tag-airbus-a380 tag-lufthansa trending_today-trending_today cs-entry cs-video-wrap\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__outer\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid;border-bottom: 1px solid;padding: 5px 0;\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__inner cs-entry__thumbnail cs-entry__overlay cs-overlay-ratio cs-ratio-square\">\n<div class=\"cs-overlay-background cs-overlay-transparent\">\n<p>\t\t                        <a class=\"cs-overlay-link\" style=\"position: relative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/lufthansa-to-begin-flights-to-denver-with-airbus-a380\" title=\"Lufthansa to begin flights to Denver with Airbus A380 from summer 2025\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\"><br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"Airbus is establishing an aircraft servicing center in China\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-300x300.jpg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"Lufthansa Airbus A380 stored in Teruel Airport TEV Spain\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-80x80.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-80x80.jpg\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"Airbus is establishing an aircraft servicing center in China\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-80x80.jpg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-110x110.jpg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-160x160.jpg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-220x220.jpg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/Lufthansa-Airbus-A380-stored-in-Teruel-Airport-TEV-Spain-300x300.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"Lufthansa Airbus A380 stored in Teruel Airport TEV Spain\"\/>                    <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<h2 id=\"2-king-khalid-international-airport-ruh\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. King Khalid International Airport (RUH)<\/h2>\n<h3 id=\"145-square-miles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">145 square miles<\/h3>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opened<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1983<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hubbed airlines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Flynas, flyadeal, Saudia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annual passenger traffic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>37 million (2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runways<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Terminals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riyadh airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"695\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-380x273.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-800x575.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-760x546.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-600x431.jpg 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riyadh airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"967\" height=\"695\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport.jpg 967w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-768x552.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-380x273.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-800x575.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-760x546.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-airport-600x431.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 967px) 100vw, 967px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Riyadh\u2019s King Khalid Airport sits on a huge 145-square-mile site. Photo: Wikimedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Three times the size of the next largest airport, King Khalid is the airport for Riyadh and was opened over 40 years ago, in 1983. It will be the home of the forthcoming airline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/tag\/riyadh-air\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">Riyadh Air<\/a>, and is also a hub for Saudia and local low-cost carriers Flynas and flyadeal.<\/p>\n<p>The airport has five main passenger terminals as well as a general aviation terminal and one terminal regular visitors never get to see. The Royal Terminal is for heads of state and other high-ranking VIPs, featuring gardens, fountains and a 1,300-foot-long ceremonial hall connecting it to the mosque.<\/p>\n<p>King Khalid Airport was honored in Cirium\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/on-time-airlines-2024\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">on-time performance<\/a> report at the end of 2024. It won both the Large Airport and Global categories for exemplary on-time performance, achieving 86.65% on-time departures.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-5 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"King Khalid Airport RUH\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115082\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-1200x800.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"King Khalid Airport RUH\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115082\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115082\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-RUH.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"King Khalid Airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"671\" data-id=\"115080\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-1200x671.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-1536x859.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-800x448.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-1160x649.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-760x425.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-1600x895.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-1200x671.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"King Khalid Airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"671\" data-id=\"115080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-1200x671.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-1200x671.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-300x168.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-768x430.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-1536x859.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-380x213.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-800x448.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-1160x649.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-760x425.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-1600x895.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport-600x336.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Khalid-Airport.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riyadh King Khalid Airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115081\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-1200x800.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Riyadh King Khalid Airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" data-id=\"115081\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115081\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Riyadh-King-Khalid-Airport.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As part of Saudi\u2019s Vision 2030 investments, the airport will be significantly expanded by 2030 to add four more runways and increase its passenger capacity to 120 million a year. When complete, the airport is due to be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/saudi-arabia-signs-deal-with-firms-to-build-new-king-salman-international-airport\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">renamed King Salman International<\/a>.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"cnvs-block-posts cnvs-block-posts-1738335902793 cnvs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-layout=\"horizontal-type-2-read-more\" data-min-height=\"\">&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area\" data-posts-area=\"\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__outer\">\n<div class=\"cs-posts-area__main cs-block-posts-layout-horizontal-type-2-read-more cs-display-column\">\n<article class=\"post-114620 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail category-airlines tag-riyadh-air trending_today-trending_today cs-entry cs-video-wrap\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__outer\" style=\"border-top: 1px solid;border-bottom: 1px solid;padding: 5px 0;\">\n<div class=\"cs-entry__inner cs-entry__thumbnail cs-entry__overlay cs-overlay-ratio cs-ratio-square\">\n<div class=\"cs-overlay-background cs-overlay-transparent\">\n<p>\t\t                        <a class=\"cs-overlay-link\" style=\"position: relative\" href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/riyadh-air-performs-first-b787-9-flight-gets-new-dreamliner-simulator\" title=\"Riyadh Air performs first B787-9 flight, gets new Dreamliner simulator\u00a0\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\"><br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"Riyadh Air B787 test aircraft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-110x110.jpeg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-50x50.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-160x160.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-220x220.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-300x300.jpeg 300w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"Riyadh Air B787 test aircraft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-80x80.jpeg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"80\" height=\"80\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-80x80.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-csco-smaller size-csco-smaller wp-post-image\" alt=\"Riyadh Air B787 test aircraft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-80x80.jpeg 80w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-110x110.jpeg 110w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-50x50.jpeg 50w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-200x200.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-100x100.jpeg 100w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-160x160.jpeg 160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-220x220.jpeg 220w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-400x400.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2025\/01\/15_Jan_25_banner-300x300.jpeg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 80px) 100vw, 80px\" title=\"Riyadh Air B787 test aircraft\"\/>                    <\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/article><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>&#13;<br \/>\n\t<\/aside>\n<h2 id=\"1-king-fahd-international-airport-dmm\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. King Fahd International Airport (DMM)\u00a0<\/h2>\n<h2 id=\"300-square-miles\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">300 square miles<\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\">\n<table class=\"has-fixed-layout\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Opened<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>1999<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Hubbed airlines<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>Flynas, flyadeal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Annual passenger traffic<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>10 million (2023)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Runways<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><strong>Terminals<\/strong><\/td>\n<td>3<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"King Fahd Airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport.jpg 1280w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-1200x675.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"King Fahd Airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-1200x675.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115077\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-380x214.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-800x450.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-1160x653.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-760x428.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport-600x338.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/King-Fahd-Airport.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A small part of the huge site that is Dammam Airport. Photo: King Fahd Airport<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>If you thought King Khalid was large, the site is dwarfed by the behemoth of an airport in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. Covering 300 square miles, King Fahd International Airport has been recognized by Guinness World Records as the largest airport in the world by size.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>To put it in perspective, 300 square miles is about the same size as the entire country of Bahrain and a good 20 square miles larger than Singapore. However, only around 14 square miles of the site is being utilized for airport operations at present.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dammam airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-380x250.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-800x527.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-760x501.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-600x396.jpg 600w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Dammam airport\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115075\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-300x198.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-768x506.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-380x250.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-800x527.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-760x501.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/Dammam-airport-600x396.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Old photos of the site when it was a military base give some clue as to the scale of the place. Photo: Sgt. John Bohmer NARA &amp; DVIDS Archive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The terminal building spans six floors and takes up a total area of 3.5 million square feet. It was the first airport in Saudi Arabia to adopt duty free stores, and work is ongoing to expand the terminals even more, improving the passenger flow.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past two decades, the growth at King Fahd Airport has been exponential. In 2001, it handled just 2.5 million passengers. By 2015, it had surged to more than nine million. Official statistics for 2024 are not out yet, but initial reports suggest the airport handled as many as 12 million passengers last year.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2174996105 e458e7d1da k\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k.jpg 1920w\" data-lazy-sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-1200x800.jpg\"\/><img loading=\"lazy\" title=\"2174996105 e458e7d1da k\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-1200x800.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115076\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-380x253.jpg 380w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-1160x773.jpg 1160w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-760x507.jpg 760w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-1600x1067.jpg 1600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/images\/2024\/01\/2174996105_e458e7d1da_k.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Waleed Alzuhair \/ Flickr<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>King Fahd Airport is the world\u2019s largest airport by size at the time of writing, and thanks to the massive site it\u2019s built on, is unlikely to be eclipsed by any other airport project. However, there is a giant of an airport being built just down the road, which won\u2019t compete in size but will have the highest capacity of any airport in the world.<\/p>\n<p>Located in Riyadh, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aerotime.aero\/articles\/worlds-largest-airport-scheduled-to-open-in-saudi-arabia-by-2030\" data-wpel-link=\"internal\" rel=\"follow\">King Salman International Airport <\/a>will boast six parallel runways and is expected to handle 120 million passengers per year, making it the largest in the world in terms of passenger numbers. While the airport has not yet been given a designated IATA code, it is expected to open by 2030.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than 4,000 airports worldwide have regularly scheduled commercial flights, handling more than 96 million aircraft movements a year. 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