❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 11942 Benxihu Colliery Mine accident (China, 1549 casualties) A tragic coal dust explosion killed an incredible third of the workers at the Benxihu Colliery Mine. The explosion occurred when gasses within the mine mixed with coal dust … Read more
❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 31914 Mitsubishi Hojyo coalmine accident (Japan, 687 casualties) At the Mitsubishi Hojyo coalmine, a gas explosion resulted in the deaths of 687 people. This explosion was so impressively powerful that the mines elevator cage was blown up about … Read more
❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 81972 Wankie Colliery accident (Zimbabwe, 426 casualties) On June 6, 1972, in Rhodesia, or present day Zimbabwe, at the Wankie Colliery Disaster killed a tragic 426 people. The disaster was caused by a series of explosions at the … Read more
I bet you can name quite a few countries by heart. Not only the one you live in, but your neighboring countries, maybe some places you visited. You’ve heard of countries, regions and territories in history and geography class, you hear about strange places like Transnistria in the news, but still there are those places … Read more
I bet you can name quite a few countries by heart. Not only the one you live in, but your neighboring countries, maybe some places you visited. You’ve heard of countries, regions and territories in history and geography class, you hear about strange places like Transnistria in the news, but still there are those places … Read more
10 Dubai International Airport Location: Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates Airport codes: IATA: DXB ICAO: OMDB Total passengers in 2012: 57,684,550 Daily aircraft operations: 940+ Number of terminals: 3 Number of gates: 82 Number of runways: 2 9 Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Location: Cengkareng, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia Airport codes: IATA: CGK ICAO: WIII Total passengers in 2012: 57,772,762 Daily aircraft operations: 1,000+ Number of terminals: 3 + 1 freight terminal … Read more
25 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Location: Phoenix, Arizona, United States Airport codes: IATA: PHX ICAO: KPHX FAA LID: PHX Total passengers in 2012: 40,448,932 Average daily aircraft operations: 1,200+ Number of terminals: 3 Number of gates: 106 Number of runways: 3 24 McCarran International Airport Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, United States Airport codes: IATA: LAS ICAO: KLAS FAA LID: LAS Total … Read more
If you’re traveling a lot then you’re surely to have passed some of these enormous airports. If you haven’t then of course you must at least have heard of them! These are the 25 busiest international airports, sorted by number of total passengers that went through in 2012. Happy travels! 25 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Location: Phoenix, … Read more
If you’re traveling a lot then you’re surely to have passed some of these enormous airports. If you haven’t then of course you must at least have heard of them! These are the 25 busiest airports in the world, sorted by number of total passengers that went through in 2012. Happy travels! Phoenix Sky Harbor International … Read more
Use your ← → (arrow) keys to browse 2 Beijing Capital International Airport Chinese: 北京首都国际机场 Location: Chaoyang, Beijing, China Airport codes: IATA: LHR ICAO: EGLL Total passengers in 2012: 81,929,359 Daily aircraft operations: 1,500+ Number of terminals: 3 Number of gates: for some reason incredibly un-transparent information Number of runways: 3 1 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Location: Atlanta, Georgia, United States Airport codes: IATA: ATL ICAO: KATL FAA … Read more