Airport articles

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Wikivoyage has articles for several dozen of the world's largest and most-complicated international airports. They are designed to help you navigate safely and comfortably around them, and provide essential knowledge such as information on eating and sleeping options in the airport, and onward travel advice. This article lists our current airport articles by continent and city.

If you know of a major international airport not listed here that deserves its own article, first take a look at our Airport expedition, then plunge forward!

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Africa

Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International is Africa's busiest airport

Johannesburg

  • 🌍 O.R. Tambo Airport (JNB). The major hub for southern Africa, and the continent's busiest airport, and main hub of flag carrier South African Airways. 

Asia

Abu Dhabi

  • 🌍 Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH). The main hub of the Abu Dhabi's flag carrier Etihad Airways, like its rivals in Dubai and Doha, its traffic is mostly made up of transit passengers. (updated Mar 2021)

Bali

Bangalore

Bangkok

Concourse E of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport
  • 🌍 Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK). Opened in 2006 and the larger of two airports in Bangkok (the other being Don Mueang, which is for low-cost carriers). Main hub of flag carrier Thai Airways. 

Beijing

  • 🌍 Capital Airport (PEK). The main hub of Chinese flag carrier Air China, and second busiest airport in the world by passenger count — at least before the new Daxing Airport opened which will take over much of its traffic. 
  • 🌍 Daxing Airport (PKX). The newer international airport, opened in 2019. 

Busan

Delhi

Doha

  • 🌍 Hamad Airport (DOH). Dubai's main rival, its traffic is mostly made up of transit passengers connecting between flights on Emirates' main rival Qatar Airways. 

Dubai

  • 🌍 Dubai Airport (DXB). The world's busiest airport for international traffic, due to its strategic location between east and west. Much of its traffic is made up of transit passengers on Dubai's flag carrier Emirates rather than passengers using Dubai as origin or destination. 

Guangzhou

  • 🌍 Baiyun Airport (CAN). The main hub of China Southern Airlines, and China's third most important international gateway after Beijing and Shanghai. 

Hong Kong

  • 🌍 Hong Kong Airport (HKG) (Chek Lap Kok). Main hub of Hong Kong's well-regarded flag carrier Cathay Pacific. Opened in 1998 to replace the constrained Kai Tak airport. 

Jakarta

Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto & Kobe)

Kuala Lumpur

  • 🌍 Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL). Malaysia's main international gateway, the main hub of flag carrier Malaysia Airlines and pan-Asian low cost carrier AirAsia. 

Manila

Medan

  • 🌍 Kualanamu Airport (KNO). Transit airport linking domestic flights from all over Sumatra to international flights across Asia. (updated Sep 2020)

Mumbai

Check-in counters of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport

Nagoya

Seoul

  • 🌍 Incheon Airport (ICN). South Korea's primary international hub, home to flag carrier Korean Air and second carrier Asiana Airlines. 

Shanghai

  • 🌍 Pudong Airport (PVG). China's second busiest airport, and the main international hub China Eastern Airlines (their other hub in Shanghai is the older Hongqiao Airport, which is mostly for domestic flights). 

Singapore

Greenery in Terminal 3 of Singapore Changi Airport
  • 🌍 Changi Airport (SIN). The main base of Singapore's well-regarded flag carrier Singapore Airlines, and a major hub for passengers travelling between Australia and Europe, used as a refuelling stop by British Airways and Qantas. 

Taipei

  • 🌍 Taoyuan Airport (TPE). Taiwan's primary international air hub, home to the well-regarded EVA Air and Taiwanese flag carrier China Airlines, and a popular transit hub for passengers travelling between North America and Southeast Asia. 

Tel Aviv

  • 🌍 Ben Gurion Airport (TLV). Despite lying in a very tense region and Israel (as well as its national symbols and aviation) frequently being the target of terrorism, the airport enjoys a stellar reputation for safety and security. The main hub of Israeli flag carrier El Al, which is known for serving only kosher meals on their flights, and not flying during the Jewish sabbath. 

Tokyo

  • 🌍 Haneda Airport (HND). Primarily domestic flights, but is now also a major international hub since the opening of its international terminal in 2010. The main hub of ANA and flag carrier Japan Airlines . (updated Mar 2024)
  • 🌍 Narita Airport (NRT). Serves primarily international flights. The other main hub of ANA and Japan Airlines. (updated Mar 2024)

Europe

Barcelona-El Prat, exterior of Terminal 2
Fine woodwork in the check-in at Oslo

Amsterdam

  • 🌍 Schiphol Airport (AMS). Hub for flag carrier KLM, one of the oldest airlines in the world and one of the top contenders for "most countries served from one airport". Curiously lies below sea level, which is interesting because its name means "ship grave". 

Barcelona

  • 🌍 El Prat Airport (BCN). Spain's amusingly-named second hub has some architectural features of the modernisme movement that helped make Barcelona's name. The route MAD-BCN was the busiest in the world until competition with high speed rail made flights increasingly unattractive. 

Berlin

Copenhagen

  • 🌍 Copenhagen Airport (CPH). The busiest airport in the Nordic countries according to 2017 numbers, this airport also offers flights to Greenland and the Faroes. Largest hub of SAS, the flag carrier of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway. 

Dublin

  • 🌍 Dublin Airport (DUB). Main hub of flag carrier Aer Lingus and a hub of low cost airline Ryanair. (updated Mar 2024)

Frankfurt

Helsinki

  • 🌍 Helsinki Airport (HEL). Historically one of Europe's airports with the most connections to east Asia, as the flights could take the shortcut over the Soviet Union, and later Russia. Main hub of flag carrier Finnair. 

Istanbul

  • 🌍 Istanbul Airport (IST) (Istanbul New Airport). Opened gradually from autumn 2018, it replaces Atatürk Airport which has now closed. The main hub of flag carrier Turkish Airlines, which is attempting to challenge the dominance of the Gulf trio. 

Lisbon

  • 🌍 Lisbon Airport (LIS). A major hub connecting Europe with former Portuguese colonies in Africa and South America, particularly Brazil. Main hub of flag carrier TAP Air Portugal. 

London

Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport

Madrid

  • 🌍 Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD) (Barajas Airport). Spain's main hub and the hub of flag carrier Iberia has Europe's best air links to Latin America. 

Manchester

Milan

Moscow

Munich

  • 🌍 Munich Airport (MUC) (Franz Josef Strauß Airport). Officially named after a conservative politician from Bavaria (died 1988) and Germany's second airport. The airport replaced Riem Airport in 1992. A secondary hub for flag carrier Lufthansa. 

Oslo

Paris

  • 🌍 Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG). Built to replace Orly, it's France's biggest international hub and the main base of flag carrier Air France, and a major hub to flights to Francophone Africa 
  • 🌍 Orly Airport (ORY). Besides its role as a domestic hub, it also sees several intercontinental flights to French overseas territories and departments and a wide selection of (mainly short-haul) international flights. 

Reykjavík

  • 🌍 Keflavík Airport (KEF). Iceland's principal door to the world, with flights from both sides of the Atlantic, and main hub for flag carrier Icelandair. Not to be confused with Reykjavik's domestic airport. 

Rome

Stockholm

Venice

Vienna

Zurich

North America

A model DC3 hangs in San Francisco Airport
International arrival hall of Vancouver International Airport
Air Margaritaville Bar in Cancun International Airport
Concourse B, Chicago O'Hare airport

Atlanta

Boston

Cancun

Charlotte

Chicago

  • 🌍 O'Hare Airport (ORD). The world's busiest airport until overtaken by Atlanta. Major hub of American Airlines and United Airlines. 

Dallas and Fort Worth

Denver

  • 🌍 Denver Airport (DEN). Moved to its current site "overnight" in 1995 after old Stapleton Airport had grown too small and too close to downtown for modern needs. Famously contains a bunch of "weird" artwork that has given rise to absurd conspiracy theories. A hub for United Airlines. 

Detroit

Houston

Las Vegas

Los Angeles

  • 🌍 Los Angeles Airport (LAX). Often called the airport with the highest "destination and origin traffic", i.e. travelers that live in, or intend to visit, the area the airport serves instead of boarding a connecting flight. 

Mexico City

  • 🌍 Benito Juárez Airport (MEX) (AICM (Aeropuerto Internacional Ciudad de Mexico)). Mexico's busiest airport. Hub of flag carrier Aeromexico. Hub for Volaris and Viva Aerobus. (updated Mar 2024)

Miami

  • 🌍 Miami Airport (MIA). Busy international airport is a hub for American Airlines and serves numerous airlines with routes through the Caribbean and major South America destinations. 

Minneapolis and Saint Paul

Montreal

New York City

  • 🌍 John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK). While only the fifth busiest airport in the U.S. by total passenger count, JFK is the busiest by international passenger count and the only American airport to make the top 20 in that list. A major hub for American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, and the main hub of JetBlue. 
  • 🌍 LaGuardia Airport (LGA). The closest airport to Midtown Manhattan; primarily serves domestic flights, but also has some international flights from airports with U.S. border preclearance. (updated Jan 2021)
  • 🌍 Newark Liberty Airport (EWR). United Airlines' hub in the New York City area. 

Orlando

  • 🌍 Orlando Airport (MCO). A useful international gateway to Central America and the Caribbean, both through connecting flights and through cruises departing from Port Canaveral. 

Panama City

Philadelphia

Phoenix

Salt Lake City

San Francisco

  • 🌍 San Francisco Airport (SFO). The main airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area, and a major hub for flights to East and Southeast Asia, particularly on United Airlines. 

San Diego

Seattle

Toronto

Vancouver

  • 🌍 Vancouver Airport (YVR). Canada's main gateway to the Asia and Oceania, and a secondary hub for flag carrier Air Canada. 

Washington, D.C.

  • 🌍 Dulles Airport (IAD). The main international airport in Washington DC, of three serving the area (the others are Reagan National and BWI). A hub of United Airlines. 

Oceania

Auckland

Brisbane

Melbourne

Perth

Sydney

South America

Buenos Aires

Rio de Janeiro

São Paulo

Santiago de Chile

See also

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