❰ 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
❰ Previous Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Next Page ❱ 101965 Dhanbad coalmine accident (India, 375 casualties) India’s Dhanbad coalmine dealt with its own chaotic explosion between the 27th and 28th of May. The explosion in Dhanbad took 375 miners lives and was caused when a lantern … 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
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
13 Denver International Airport 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 12 Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok Airport) 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 … Read more
13 Denver International Airport 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 12 Hong Kong International Airport (Chek Lap Kok Airport) 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 … Read more
15 Singapore Changi Airport 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 Airport Location: Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand Airport codes: … 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