There are many airports in the world which are so big that if you go there, you might get lost. For this reason, many airports were located outside the city, so that they could be built in larger areas. But do you know which is the smallest airport in the world? The airport we are going to tell about today (Airport bigger than Mumbai) is so big that even the city of Mumbai is very small in front of it. You might hardly know his name.
The name of the airport we are talking about is King Fahd International Airport which is located in Dammam, Saudi Arabia. You will be surprised to know that this airport is 776 square kilometers large. Whereas the area of Mumbai is 603.4 square kilometers. In this respect, this airport is bigger than Mumbai city. King Fahd International Airport is named after King Fahd bin Abdulaziz Al Saudi, the former king of Saudi Arabia.
There are many unique things here. (Photo: Linkedin)
Crores of people come every year
This airport was started in 1999. According to some news reports, about 2 crore people visit this airport every year. In terms of passengers, this airport is the third largest airport in the world. This airport handles 1 lakh 25 thousand tonnes of cargo every year. There is also a mosque in this airport, which can accommodate about 2 thousand people. There are two parallel runways at the airport whose length is 4 thousand meters and width is up to 60 meters. This runway can accommodate two big planes, Airbus A340-600 and Boeing 747-400.
Video is going viral
instagram account @yah_itsayaz But a reel related to this airport has also been posted, in which the area of this airport has been compared with the area of Mumbai. This video has received 79 lakh views while many people have given their feedback by commenting. Many people say that as soon as Saudi Arabia runs out of oil, the game here will end!
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FIRST PUBLISHED: November 15, 2024, 16:23 IST
