![]() ![]() Miami:Miami International Airport (MIA) is situated 8 miles north of downtown Miami and is the largest airport in Florida by passenger numbers. A $330 million expansion programme is underway for Terminal 2 to redesign the key functions of the building and increase baggage capacity. Melbourne: Melbourne International Airport (MLB) is also known as also known as Tullamarine Airport and is the second busiest in Australia. The airport is named after politician Benigno "> Manila: Ninoy Aquino International Airport (MNL) is relatively small player on the world airport scene, registering as 51st busiest passenger airport in 2009. The ‘X’ in the airport code has no specific meaning, and serves only to create a three letter code for identifying the airport. Los Angeles: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) was the 6th busiest airport in the world in 2009 and is the busiest in California. Being Las Vegas, the airport has more than 1,234 slot machines throughout the airport terminals. Las Vegas: McCarran International Airport (LAS) was the 15th busiest airport in the world by 2008 figures – the gateway for millions of tourists to the bright lights of The Strip. Terminal buildings are designed to allow plentiful natural light into the building with huge expanses of glass throughout, and a spectacular roof with cut-out sections. Kuala Lumpur: Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KUL) is a modern airport, occupying one of the largest airport sites in the world. The airport is the busiest in Africa and one of only three in the world which offer direct flights to all inhabited continents of the world. Johannesburg: OR Tambo International Airport (JNB) is named after former ANC President and anti-apartheid activist Oliver Tambo. The project began in 1991 and involved the creation of almost 10km² of ‘new land’. Hong Kong: Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) is the product of a fairly unique feat of engineering, built almost entirely on land reclaimed from the sea around the tiny island of Chek Lap Kok. Terminal 3 – which opened in 2008 – is the single largest building in the world by floor space. The airport won the Skytrax award for the best airport in Africa in 2009.ĭubai: Dubai International Airport (DXB) is the largest aviation hub in the Middle East, and the 15th busiest passenger airport in the world. In the 2009 Skytrax World Airport Awards it was voted the best airport in Australia and won the friendliest staff award for the Asia Pacific region.Ĭape Town: Cape Town International Airport (CPT) was expanded considerably in preparation for the 2010 FIFA World Cup. A new terminal building was opened to coincide with the 2008 Beijing Olympics.īrisbane: Brisbane International Airport (BNE) is Australia’s third busiest airport. At 132m, the busy airport has the world’s tallest control tower, and the world’s third largest single-building airport terminal.īeijing: Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) is the second busiest airport in the world, with over 70 million passengers passing through in 2010. Below are a list of the main airports throughout the world that Netflights flies from and to: International Airport CodesĪbu Dhabi: Abu Dhabi International Airport (AUH) is currently one the fastest growing airports in the world – by the time current expansion work is complete in 2012 it will more than double the number of passengers it can currently handle.Īuckland: Auckland International Airport (AKL) is the largest and busiest airport in New Zealand, and is the second busiest airport in Australasia for international passengers.īangkok: Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) opened in September 2006, with the name – meaning ‘land of gold’ – chosen as a reference to the fabled golden kingdom in Southeast Asian folklore. Airport codes are used to uniquely identify the world’s airports. ![]()
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