Dubai International Airport

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                 Dubai International Airport  is the primary airport serving Dubai, United Arab Emirates and is the world's busiest airport by international passenger traffic. It spreads over an area of 2,900 hectares of land. The airport is operated by the Dubai Airports Company and is the home base of Dubai's international airlines, Emirates and flydubai.

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                 The airport consists of three terminals and has a total capacity of 75 million passengers annually. Terminal 3 is the second largest building in the world by floor space and the largest airport terminal in the world.

                                  
                  The airport has two fully equipped runways which are capable of guiding any aeroplane even in harsh climatic conditions. Recently, the runways had to be reconstructed in order to accommodate the largest aeroplane of all - Airbus A380. The Department of Civil Aviation spent $120 million in upgrading both of its terminals and airport infrastructure.
                  
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  •  It is also the 3rd busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic, the 6th busiest cargo airport in the world and the busiest hub for the Airbus A380.
  • In 2014, the airport handled 70.5 million passengers, 2.37 million tonnes of cargo and registered 357,339 aircraft movements.
  • Dubai International is an important contributor to the Dubai economy, employing approximately 90,000 people.
  • As of August 2009, Dubai Duty Free was the biggest single airport retail operation in the world.

Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport



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                  Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport, formerly Sahar International Airport, is the primary international airport serving the Mumbai Metropolitan Area, India. The airport has five operating terminals spread over an operational area of 750 hectares and handles more than 780 aircraft movements per day.

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                  It is one of the two airports in India to have implemented Airport Collaborative Decision Making to ensure timely takeoffs and landings.

                  The airport is named after the 17th-century Maratha Emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji. The airport consists of two passenger terminals: Terminal 1 at Santacruz for domestic flights and Terminal 2 at Sahar for international flights. While both terminals use the same airside facilities. The airport has two intersecting runways which can accommodate aircraft as big as the Airbus A380.

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  •  It is the second busiest airport in the country in terms of passenger traffic and international traffic after Delhi.
  •  It is the 29th busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic.
  • The airport is still the busiest in the country in terms of cargo traffic.
  •  It handled a record 51 movements in one hour on 16 September 2014.
  •  In 2011, it was ranked the third-best in the world in the 25–40 million passengers category.

John F. Kennedy International Airport

           

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                 John F. Kennedy International Airport is a major airport in the borough of Queens in New York City, owned by the City of New York and operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey under a long-term operating lease. It is about 12 miles (19 km) southeast of Lower Manhattan.


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                 Dedicated as New York International Airport in 1948, the airport was more commonly known as Idlewild Airport until 1963, when it was renamed in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States.


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                  Over 90 airlines operate out of JFK. It is the base of operations for Jetblue Airways and is a major international gateway hub for American Airlines and Delta Air Lines. In the past, it has been a hub for Eastern Air Lines, Gemini Air Cargo, National Airlines, Pan American World Airways and Trans World Airlines.


                  John F. Kennedy International Airport spans over 21 square kilometres (8.1 sq mi). There are four runways (two pairs of parallel runways) surrounding the airport's central terminal area.Aircraft service facilities include seven aircraft hangars, an engine overhaul building, a 32-million-US-gallon (120,000 m3) aircraft fuel storage facility, and a truck garage.JFK has six terminals, containing 128 gates, numbered 1–8 but skipping Terminal 6 and Terminal 3 which were demolished


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  • In 2013, JFK handled 50,423,765 revenue passengers, which was a 2.3 percent increase over 2012.
  • The airport contributes about $30.1 billion in economic activity to the New York City region. About 35,000 people are employed at the airport.
  • In 2014, the airport handled 53,254,362 passengers.
  • Over 90 airlines operate out of JFK.
  • It is one of only three airports in North America with scheduled direct flights to all six inhabited continents.