Fun fact: the area designated for Dammam airport is bigger than Bahrain. There are flights that heading to Bahrain that land in Dammam first

@Meechooilka

2 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: The area designated for Dammam airport is 776 square km, while the area of Bahrain is 785 square km. So, no, the area of Dammam airport in not bigger than Bahrain.

@User-69-420-acbf

Жыл бұрын

The cargo village is the main reason.

Very nice videos! You should do next largest airports by number of operations and by passenger trafic

I would contest that Montreal Mirabel Airport should have made the list it has a surface area of 396.6 Square Kilometers. Although not a commercial airport it still operates cargo flights as well as being home to the Airbus A220 production line in Canada.

@gregsells8549

2 жыл бұрын

Mirabel was larger than DFW when it opened, but as it flopped as a passenger facility some of its land was sold back to its previous owners, from what I've heard. I recall DFW being touted as the world's largest when it opened.

Who knew that Ft Myers, FL would be on this list. Must be a lot of swamp land

@evanopos5

2 жыл бұрын

I first thought that the MIA is the biggest land area in SoFlo. But, i guess the designated area of RSW is bigger? Or is it the MIA is all cramped out like sardine?

What about IST Istanbul, Turkey? 30 square miles of land.

@clems33fr

2 жыл бұрын

It's not finish. Only 40% are finish

The first time I flew into IAD at night, I was surprised when we landed because it seemed so far from the terminal.

Great video!! The overhead shots of the airports were amazing.

There is something weird about how the size is calculated. I wonder whether they're including undeveloped land around the airport that is owned by the airport? How can Denver be bigger than DFW, for example??

@kingsharkoon

2 жыл бұрын

DFW is very compressed. DEN is spread out.

@explorenaked

2 жыл бұрын

Having lived in the Denver area for years (not there anymore) and flown in and out of Denver many times I can confirm the land usage is massive. Granted, a lot of the land is not used for runways but it does have function. A plane can taxi for something like 3 miles at DIA. Sometimes you feel like you're driving to your destination.

@oicfas4523

2 жыл бұрын

@@explorenaked I think the most valid metric is total building and structure (terminals, hangars) footprint size plus total paved area (taxiways and runways). Paved parking lots and parking structures are debatable but I'd be fine including them.

@jameshumphreys2754

2 жыл бұрын

@@explorenaked, the Denver Airport is larger in land area, than DFW. In fact, the Denver Airport mostly uses its land and is larger than the city of San Fransisco. And Denver is nearly as high in passengers too. In 2019 DFW had nearly 75 million passengers. And DEN had nearly 70 million.

@Universecentral1

2 жыл бұрын

A. Where are you going to put all those hidden UFO landing pads, huh? B. Denver's runway layout is in the shape of a... Oh, Right. Anyway the area DIA takes up is just a giant box around the farthest of each leg to create a giant box. Basically most of DIA is just grassland.

DEN has insanely long taxiing times. It can be a good 15-20 minutes from touchdown to the gate. I think some of those runways also serve the Colorado Springs (COS) terminal!

@DJAYPAZ

2 жыл бұрын

Long taxiing times at just crazy. I feel asleep during taxing on a flight out of Narita airport in Japan. 20 minutes later I woke up and the pIane was still taxiing !!

@keithkyli

2 жыл бұрын

@@DJAYPAZ The case for NRT is a story of its own. There are families who refuse to surrender their land and still have houses within the airport 43 years after its opening, blocking the construction of planned runways and necessitating several twists and turns on the taxiways. There is also no connection between the east and west aprons at the northern end. As a result, aircrafts may have to run a grand tour of the airport before reaching the runway. One time I was on the ground for about an hour before finally taking off.

@janellek21

2 жыл бұрын

@@jackphaag You don't get it, do you...

@DJAYPAZ

2 жыл бұрын

@@keithkyli Interesting, I was unaware of that. Thanks for telling me.

@roadrunner6224

2 жыл бұрын

Polderbaan

Damn, #1 is bigger than 2-10 combined

Surprised CDG did not make the list... Taxiing at CDG takes 20min sometimes when you arrive at Terminal 2E (Delta Air France) and use the north runways

What difference does it make how big an airport is? This is a really cool channel with very cool images and excellent content and I am in the process of watching every video that is on it one right after the other!!! Also it is really nice to hear someone speak such perfect English!!! Thank you for sharing these videos with the world!!!

#7 is George Bush InterCONTINENTAL, not international. Before being named after the former President, it was just Intercontinental Airport. The code IAH is based on the name: Intercontinental Airport of Houston.

have you guys done a story on the largest airports in terms of flights per day/year or customer count??

@hanj31

2 жыл бұрын

ATL

Very interesting.. But which has the most runaways?

@ZK-APA

2 жыл бұрын

Chicago O'Hare if I recall correctly

I expected ORD to be up there. I was wrong. Lots of runways but relatively compact.

2:46, does that include the new terminal area MCO is building or the only area in use

Haha I recognized that airport on the thumbnail right away! Been there at least 5 times

You should do a video of the largest airports in terms of love

Love the thumbnail, KRSW

I used to live in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia and DMM was the airport we always used to fly back home to the UK

You’re supposed to count DOWN from 10th to #1. You save the biggest for last.

In my opinion I think it’s pretty cool 😎 how each airport around the world 🌎 is different and unique in some way. 😁👍

I knew the first three on the list already. How about a video about the busiest airports by passenger volume or number of flights, and relate that to physical size.

Which airport has the most gates?

@BabyBang17datruth

2 жыл бұрын

Atlanta

@seanthe100

2 жыл бұрын

Atlanta has 239 of course the words busiest with 110 million passengers in 2019 a feat no other airport has ever achieved.

O hare in chicago is 13.34 square miles so it should be in Bankok Suvarnabhumi's spot

1) You needed to make this video in reverse order so that number one was the big payoff. 2) Bangkok's airport is pronounced "SOO - vuhn'POOM."

Cool to be the 3rd person here on this video

I’ve flown into Shanghai Pudong a few times when we went to China to visit my wife’s family. Nice airport.

Native thai here, 2 facts about Suvarnabhumi Airport 1. It's actually read without the '"i" is the back (Su-varn-na-bhum) 2.the airport is actually NOT located in Bangkok, but rather in the neighboring province of Samut Prakan (Around 25km from the center of Bangkok)

Who else drew a blank when he said the runway length only in mertes--- Under other circumstances I would be a meric fanboy but aviation uses feet and nautical miles as per ICAO regulations

@yegfreethinker

2 жыл бұрын

4,000 m ≈ 12 000 ft

Phlipin heck, wowzers, these Saudis are on the next level 🙈🙈🙈 very interesting indeed 👍🏾

@1vawt

2 жыл бұрын

I think it has more to do with that airport being a former US military base than the Saudi's being next level with airport sizes. US tax dollars being put to good use ;)

I would never have guessed RSW would be on this list. It was the airport I'd ever flown from...flying from Ft. Myers to Reagan National Airport in Washington DC with a stop to pick up passengers in Orlando, Florida. I've also flown many times into IAD and I have also into DEN and DFW as well.

@dingdongditch1000

2 жыл бұрын

A large part of the swampland surrounding RSW is part of the airport property which is why it counts for this list.

I knew about the Saudi one because I watched a similar video elsewhere on KZread recently

Singapore 🇸🇬 Changi International Airport is also one of the Biggest Airport in terms of Surface area and soon will be even bigger with the Completion of the Future Giant Terminal 5 building and its remote Terminals on Changi East apart from the Military Air Force Base at Changi East.

been to RSW several time and only remember congestion before the overpass was build. Never took note of the size

KORD. It's a whole blob on Chicago's northwest side. If you live on the north side of Chicago, you can almost set a watch by flights landing. Flights even come in at 3am, usually from PANC. Still love that place though. Hope to get my pilots license soon and fly out of home.

What happened to Daxing airport in Beijing? It is called one of the largest airport in the world. Also Turkey just built a large airport which had been promoted largest airport in the world

O'Hare International Airport should be on the list too.

Who is the Simple Flying narrator. His voice is very cool

Orlando is also rapidly growing. It is over capacity and the new terminal is already expected to be over capacity in 5 years. Good thing there are so many runways. But I hate landing on the farthest one from the terminal it takes 20 minutes from landing to get to the gates. I hate it.

KRSW (Southwest Florida International Airport) is the airport in the thumbnail for this video.

You should have included the ranking in the video and not just mention it at the beginning of each airport

That's my local airport in the thumbnail.

I think just empty land that happens to belong to the airport authority, should not qualify for the size of the airport. Only areas that are actively used by the airport should be considered.

@pushslice

2 жыл бұрын

I agree; most of that land that is inconsequential doesn’t contribute to the ‘interestingness’ of a given airport. Someone should take a separate measurement that calculates the area inside a hypothetical ‘box’ formed by active runways and buildings.

@doujinflip

2 жыл бұрын

The empty space provides potential for a new terminal or support facilities, perhaps a runway realignment. If the airport doesn't secure that space, the surrounding community will, and that makes it way more difficult for the airport to take back if it needs to expand its capabilities.

RSW??? it's my home airport and I'm blown away by that stat, however it's measured. How can only one commercial terminal and one runway take up so much space?

@alecbramlett

2 жыл бұрын

There's protected swampland that counts as airport area.

What about ATL Atlanta Delta main hub.

@SOULSONICFORCE619

2 жыл бұрын

Atl is small compared to most of the airports on the list

Why are the runways spaced so far apart on some airports and then they are closer to each other on other airports? You would think even the large airports want to conserve space.

@kingsharkoon

2 жыл бұрын

If the runways are far enough apart you can use them simultaneously. :)

@bandbigred

2 жыл бұрын

Closer runways have more stringent operation standards/reduced use rates.

@doujinflip

2 жыл бұрын

Airports want to maximize the amount of space reserved to it, because the surrounding community will grow right up to the fence line and that will make it much more difficult to take it back in case a new runway is wanted. The space in between can also be used for future expansions, like a new terminal or support facilities.

Montreal Mirabel is around 67 square kilometers. Mostly cargo.

@Fiedman

2 жыл бұрын

396 square kilometers.

I would have thought that Honolulu or atlanta would have made the list.

I expected AMS 😴 BTW

Kualanamu Int Airport in Medan (KNIA) ?

How about Tenzing-Hillary Airport in Lukla?

How about the new Beijing international airport ? I would think it should be at the top 5

It surprised me,,

Where would Heathrow airport and Dubai airport be on the list?

Actually didn't know Bush was that big .. used it multiple times as a native Houstonian!

The New Turkish Istanbul International Airport is currently the World largest Airport and the Jebel Ali International Airport in Dubai World are huge Airport hubs and soon Singapore 🇸🇬 Changi International Airport will join that group. Changi international airport and its Giant Famous Iconic Attraction The Jewel is operating.

Denver Intl has to be the world‘s largest Swastika..

The Istanbul airport is about 76km square. Why isn't that on the list?

What about İstanbul airport?

@johnboz8087

2 жыл бұрын

Biased report.

I like DXB

What about Atlanta?

y u no mention atlanta and chicago?

Madrid Barajas? (LEMD)

I'm suprise that atlanta was not o n the list

ORD (CHICAGO) ???????

Is this based on commercial traffic?

@ZK-APA

2 жыл бұрын

Nope, on land area of the airport property

What about ATL?

Many more bigger size airports in term of land area gazetted are not in this list.

how is ohare not on this list

CDG airport is the same area as Brussels

DFW yes

That doesn't seem right. On the map Dammam looks like it's 8x5km so maybe 40 square km? What do they count as part of the airport?

@dingdongditch1000

2 жыл бұрын

I was asking myself the same thing. I thought the airbase currently south of the city was the airport, not the one northwest of the city. I guess they count half of the Saudi desert as part of the airport.

Shout out to DIA

where is chicago o hare?

Was expect ORD

Pittsburgh Int.l covers 20 sq mi. Not sure why it wasn't on the list. 🤔🤔

Beijing?

Suvarnabhumi (BKK) is pronounced : Su Wan Na Poom.

It surprises me that O'Hare isn't on the list.

@sliferxxxx

2 жыл бұрын

Me too...

Twenny one

I expect chinese airports like the new one in Beijing but they are not on this list

Seveny seven

How is Atlanta not on this list?

fourth

Fifth

@aviation_001

2 жыл бұрын

Lol

@Chris-qc2kd

2 жыл бұрын

Your actually first

Wow I am first

@Celixir

2 жыл бұрын

Actually we commented on THE EXACT same second

@modelaviation6930

2 жыл бұрын

@@Celixir oh great 👍🏻 ,I wasn’t alone thanks for the company 😉😄

Am surprised that no European Airport made the list. I thought that at least London Heathrow would get a mentain, even if would be something along the lines the biggest airboards in Europe only come in at places 20/30/... with London being the largest.

@spongebubatz

2 жыл бұрын

London is pretty small when it comes to area, everything is very confined. Heathrow has an area of 1227 ha, Frankfurt is around 2160 ha. Madrid could be Europe‘s biggest, with 4000 ha it even beats Amsterdam by far!

What's the meaning of building such a large airport without air traffic in proportion? You ended up taking up more land than necessary and wasting taxpayers' money.

@shehranazim4784

2 жыл бұрын

It's Saudi Arabia. They don't have taxpayers. The government can (and does) use its oil money to do whatever it wants.

These airports a testament of inefficient land use. There is no good reason why they need to be this big.

@MarsastheCat

2 жыл бұрын

I think it’s probably to do with safety- which necessitates wide open spaces in case something goes wrong. But I recall Amsterdam schiphol was using all the grass clippings collected from landscape maintenance in some construction materials so at least there’s that 🤷🏻‍♂️

@FELiPES101

2 жыл бұрын

more of a testament to how ignorant you are

George H. W. Bush INTERCONTINENTAL Airport, not International

Any reasons for today's half hour delay 🤔

@spicemasterii6775

2 жыл бұрын

Bad weather. Low visibility.

@rajayjain5932

2 жыл бұрын

@@spicemasterii6775 Haha, or a go around maybe😀

DFW has 7 "individual" runway's. Ok, individual runway's...as opposed to?? 😂😂

@aakashravichandran8444

2 жыл бұрын

as opposed to each runway being counted as two based on direction of landing.

@dodoubleg2356

2 жыл бұрын

@@aakashravichandran8444 I'm aware of that. It was a poor attempt at humor on my part. ✌️

@pushslice

2 жыл бұрын

@@dodoubleg2356 I appreciated the humor! Thumbs up.

I expect chinese airports like the new one in Beijing but they are not on this list