The 5 Largest Airports In The World In 2024

Simple Flying

By Giacomo Amati

Published 3 days ago

There are different ways of ranking airports' sizes. One of them is based on the amount of land occupied.

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Airports can be categorized based on different parameters, one of those being the surface area occupied.
Four of the world's five largest airports based on surface are located in the US
The world's largest airport in terms of land is in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, featuring a mosque and a residential community.