Home      Discussion      Topics      Dictionary      Almanac
Signup       Login
List of airports

List of airports

Discussion
Ask a question about 'List of airports'
Start a new discussion about 'List of airports'
Answer questions from other users
Full Discussion Forum
 
Encyclopedia
List of airports is an organized list of airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...

s.
  • Lists of military bases
  • By country: see :Category:Lists of airports
  • By metropolitan area: see :Category:Airports by city
  • Worldwide list of airports with scheduled commercial service, see: Airline destinations
  • List of eponyms of airports (airports named after people)
  • Lists of the busiest
    World's busiest airport
    The definition of the world's busiest airport has been specified by the Airports Council International in Geneva, Switzerland. The ACI defines and measures the following three types of airport traffic:...

     airports: by air traffic
    World's busiest airports by traffic movements
    The thirty world's busiest airports by aircraft movements are measured by total movements . One total movement is a landing or take off of an aircraft.- 2010 final statistics :-2009 final statistics:...

    , by passengers
    World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
    The world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by number of total passengers . One passenger is described as someone who arrives in, departs from, or transfers through the airport on a given day...

    , by international passengers
    World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic
    The following is a list of the world's busiest airports by international passenger traffic.London Heathrow has been the busiest since 2000-2010 year-to-date statistics:Airports Council International's year-to-date figures are as follows....

    , or by cargo
    World's busiest airports by cargo traffic
    The world's thirty busiest airports by cargo traffic for various periods . Numbers listed refer to loaded and unloaded freight in metric tonnes.-2010 final statistics:...

    .

See also