May 5, 2024, 05:15 PM IST

Top 9 biggest airports in the world

Varnika Srivastava

King Fahd International Airport, located in Saudi Arabia, is the world's largest airport, serving the Eastern Province and serving as one of the three primary international airports in the Kingdom.

King Fahd  international airport

Denver International Airport, established in 1995, is the largest airport in North America and the second largest globally, with a record of being among the top 20 busiest airports annually since 2000.

Denver International Airport,

Orlando International Airport, established in 1981, is the busiest airport in Florida and the 10th busiest in the US, handling 50,613,072 passengers in 2019.

Orlando International Airport

Washington Dulles International Airport, named after 52nd US Secretary of State John Foster Dulles, is a 52.6 square km airport located in northern Virginia, USA.

Washington Dulles International Airport

Beijing Daxing International Airport, nicknamed "The Starfish," is Asia's largest and best-hygiene airport, covering 47 square km and winning the 2020 Asia-Pacific hygiene award.

Beijing Daxing International Airport

Houston Intercontinental Airport, originally named Houston Intercontinental, was renamed after George HW Bush in 1997 and opened in 1969, covering 44.5 square km.

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Pudong Airport, established in 1999 in Shanghai, China, is a rapidly growing hub for passengers and cargo, ranking third in global cargo traffic.

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Cairo International Airport, Egypt's principal and busiest, opened in 1963 and covering 37 square km, is the second-busiest airport in Africa.

Cairo International Airport

Suvarnabhumi Airport, also known as Bangkok Airport, is a major international airport in Thailand, covering 32 square km and serving as a regional aviation hub.

Suvarnabhumi Airport