25 Biggest and Busiest Airports in the World by yearly passengers

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15 Singapore Changi Airportsingapore-changi-international-airport-biggest-airports-in-the-world

  • Location: Changi, East Region, Singapore
  • Airport codes:
    • IATA: SIN
    • ICAO: WSSS
  • Total passengers in 2012: 51,181,804
  • Daily aircraft operations: 880+
  • Number of terminals: 3
  • Number of gates: 209
  • Number of runways: 3 (one of which restricted to military traffic, to be opened for commercial flights in the near future)

14 Suvarnabhumi Airportsuvarnabhumi-international-airport-biggest-airports-in-the-world

  • Location: Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand
  • Airport codes:
    • IATA: BKK
    • ICAO: VTBS
  • Total passengers in 2012: 53,002,328
  • Daily aircraft operations: 850+
  • Number of terminals: 1
  • Number of gates: 141
  • Number of runways: 2

13 Denver International Airportdenver-international-airport-biggest-airports-in-the-world

  • Location: Denver, Colorado, United States
  • Airport codes:
    • IATA: DEN
    • ICAO: KDEN
    • FAA LID: DEN
  • Total passengers in 2012: 53,156,278
  • Daily aircraft operations: 1,700+
  • Number of terminals: 1 terminal, 3 concourses
  • Number of gates: 103
  • Number of runways: 6

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12 Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok Airport)hong-kong-international-airport-biggest-airports-in-the-world

  • Chinese: 香港國際機場 赤鱲角機場
  • Location: Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China
  • Airport codes:
    • IATA: HKG
    • ICAO: VHHH
  • Total passengers in 2012: 56,057,751
  • Daily aircraft operations (max daily capacity): 1,536
  • Number of terminals: 2
  • Number of gates: 66
  • Number of runways: 2

11 Frankfurt Airportfrankfurt-international-airport-biggest-airports-in-the-world

  • German: Flughafen Frankfurt am Main / Rhein-Main-Flughafen
  • Location: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
  • Airport codes:
    • IATA: FRA
    • ICAO: EDDF
  • Total passengers in 2012: 57,527,251
  • Daily aircraft operations: 1,300+
  • Number of terminals: 2 + 1 small First Class terminal
  • Number of gates: 145
  • Number of runways: 4

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