Location: Dammam, Saudi Arabia Architect: Minoru Yamasaki Associates Area: 776 km² King Fahd International Airport, which has the title of the biggest airport in the world, is named after King Fahd Abdulaziz al-Saudi. It is also known as Dammam International Airport. The airport, which spreads over a total area of1,92,000 acres, was opened in 1999. It is one of the three main international airports in the Kingdom and serves the entire eastern province.
Location: Colorado, USA Architect: Curt Fentress and James Brandburn Area: 135.7 km² Denver International Airport, the biggest airport in the United States and the second biggest in the world, covers 34,000 acres of land and occupies one-third of Denver. Opened in 1995, the airport is known as the second busiest airport in the world.
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, USA Architect: Stevens & Wilkinson, Smith Hinchman & Grylls, and Minority Airport Architects & Planners Area: 78 km² Atlanta Harsfield-Jackson Airport, which holds the title of the world’s busiest airport with a capacity of 89 million passengers, is the world’s 3rd largest airport. The airport, which is located on 19,274 acres, was opened in 1998. It has 5 runways positioned parallel from east to west and these runways allow more than one aircraft to take off at the same time
Location: İstanbul, Türkiye Architect: Grimshaw Architects, Nordic Office of Architecture and Haptic Architects Area: 76.5 km² Istanbul Airport, one of the busiest airports in Europe, was opened in 2018. The airport, which serves passengers with a main terminal building of 1 million 400 thousand square meters under a single roof, has a passenger capacity of 90 million. It is aimed to increase this number to 200 million passengers after all phases are completed. It also has a cargo capacity of 4 million tons.
Location: Texas, USA Architect: Gyo Obata Area: 69.93 km Dallas Fortworth International Airport, the owner of the title of the biggest airport in Texas, was built on 17,000 acres of land. The airport, which started operating in 1973, has 5 terminals and 7 runways. In addition to being the 5th largest airport in the world by size, it is the 3rd busiest airport in the world in terms of aircraft movements.
Location: Florida, USA Area: 69.63 km² Orlando International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States, is also the 4th biggest airport in the country. Formerly known as McCoy Air Force Base, it is spread over 13,440 acres of land and opened in 1981. The airport, which has a passenger capacity of 44 million, has a total of 4 runways. In addition to the existing North Terminal A/B complex, Fentress Architects designed the South Terminal.
Location: Washington D.C., USA Architect: Eero Saarinen Area: 52,6 km² The airport, named after the 52nd US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, is counted on an area of 12,992 acres. Despite being an important transportation hub with its size and well-designed infrastructure, there is only one main and two intermediate terminal buildings. Equipped with 4 runways, the airport serves the areas connecting the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area.
Location: Beijing, China Architect: Zaha Hadid Architects Area: 47 km² Beijing Daxing International Airport, ranked 8th among the biggest airports, is the largest airport in China. It also holds the distinction of being the largest single-building airport in the world. The design, which has a futuristic design, is also inspired by traditional Chinese architecture.
Location: Houston, Texas, USA Area: 44.5 km² The airport, which is ranked 9th among the biggest airports in the world, was opened in 1969 under the name Houston Intercontinental Airport. It was named after the 41st President of the USA, George HW Bush, in 1997. George Bush International Airport, which has the title of the largest airport in Houston with its area of more than 11,000 acres, has 5 terminals and 5 runways. Terminal A is also known as the “IAH Mickey Leland Terminal”.
Location: Shanghai, China Architect: Paul Andreu Area: 40 km² One of China’s two international airports, Shanghai Pudans International Airport, began operating in 1999. It is one of the biggest airports in Asia and the world’s 3rd busiest airport in terms of cargo traffic. Due to its advantageous location, it has become an important center for passengers traveling to and from Asia, Europe and other continents.