Tuesday, January 30, 2018

BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE WORLD

1.  Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

 Hartsfield–Jackson is an international airport located 11 km south of Atlanta's central business district, in the U.S. state of Georgia. It has been the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic since 1998 and held its ranking as the world’s busiest airport since 2012.


The Airport covers 4,700 acres of land and has five parallel runways. The airport has 209 domestic and international gates.

Every year over 100 million passengers travel by this airport.
With just over 1,000 flights a day,the Delta Air Lines hub is the world's largest hub, about 75.4% of the airport's passenger’s travel by Delta airlines.

2.  Beijing Capital International Airport

Beijing Capital International Airport is located 32 km northeast of Beijing's city center, China. It has been the second busiest airport since 2012.

The Airport covers over 3657 acres of land. The airport has 150 domestic and international gates with 3 Terminals. Every year over 95 million passengers travel by this airport.
 It is the main hub for Air China, the flag carrier of the People's Republic of China, which flies to around 120 destinations (excluding cargo) from Beijing. 

Hainan Airlines  and China Southern Airlines also use the airport as their hub. The airport had become the 13th busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic in 2012.

3.  Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport is the primary international airport serving DubaiUnited Arab Emirates and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic it is also the 3rd busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and the 6th busiest cargo airport in world.

It is also the busiest airport for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 movements. It is spread over an area of 7,200 acres of land.

The three passenger terminals have a total handling capacity of around 80 million passengers a year.

The Emirates hub is the largest airline hub in the Middle East. Emirates handles around 65% of all passenger traffic and accounts for approximately 42% of all aircraft movements at the airport

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