The biggest airport in the world. is the size of NYC

[hollydolly]

...did you know that, ?

I just found that out. The largest airport in the world is Dammam Saudi Arabia.... it is almost exactly the same size as the area taken up by NYC....it is 299 square miles or 775 square Km's ... and used to be a former US Airbase

 

[Radrook]

Th

...did you know that, ?

I just found that out. The largest airport in the world is Dammam Saudi Arabia.... it is almost exactly the same size as the area taken up by NYC....it is 299 square miles or 775 square Km's ... and used to be a former US Airbase

That is indeed a very impressively large airport.

King Fahd International Airport (DMM) - 776 Km2
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-10-largest-airports-by-size.html

New York City's land area is estimated to be 321 square miles (830 km2). However, a more recent estimate calculates a total land area of 304.8 square miles (789.4 km2
Geography of New York City - Wikipedia

 

[Magna-Carta]

Th

That is indeed a very impressively large airport.

King Fahd International Airport (DMM) - 776 Km2
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-10-largest-airports-by-size.html

New York City's land area is estimated to be 321 square miles (830 km2). However, a more recent estimate calculates a total land area of 304.8 square miles (789.4 km2
Geography of New York City - Wikipedia

I think it might be more of the case that the land area allocated by the government is around 776k Km2. The airport itself being significantly smaller than that? The airport itself being 36.8Km2. Just north of Riyadh.

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[hollydolly]

Th

That is indeed a very impressively large airport.

King Fahd International Airport (DMM) - 776 Km2
https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/the-world-s-10-largest-airports-by-size.html

New York City's land area is estimated to be 321 square miles (830 km2). However, a more recent estimate calculates a total land area of 304.8 square miles (789.4 km2
Geography of New York City - Wikipedia

so just 5 square miles difference between the 2.... you just can't fathom an airport being that size at all....