Airport articles

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!

Africa

Johannesburg

O.R. Tambo Airport (IATA: JNB), -26.139167°, 28.246111°. The major hub for southern Africa, and the continent's busiest airport.

Asia

Abu Dhabi

Abu Dhabi Airport (IATA: AUH). 2021-03-28

Bali

Ngurah Rai Airport (IATA: DPS). 2021-03-28

Bangalore

Kempegowda Airport (IATA: BLR).

Bangkok

Suvarnabhumi Airport (IATA: BKK), 13.681111°, 100.747222°.

Beijing

Capital Airport (IATA: PEK), 40.08°, 116.584444°. The 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 (IATA: PKX), 39.509167°, 116.410556°. The newer international airport, opened in 2019.

Busan

Gimhae Airport (IATA: PUS), 35.180556°, 128.938056°. Overtaken as the biggest South Korean airport outside greater Seoul by the one serving Jeju.

Delhi

Indira Gandhi Airport (IATA: DEL), 28.554444°, 77.099444°. The busiest airport in India.

Doha

Hamad Airport (IATA: DOH), 25.273056°, 51.608056°.

Dubai

Dubai Airport (IATA: DXB), 25.252778°, 55.364444°. 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 flight connections on the Middle East carrier Emirates rather than passengers using Dubai as origin or destination.

Medan

Kualanamu Airport (IATA: KNO), 3.631038°, 98.867558°. Transit airport linking domestic flights from all over Sumatra to international flights across Asia. 2020-09-03

Mumbai

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport (IATA: BOM), 19.088611°, 72.868056°.

Nagoya

Chubu Centrair Airport (IATA: NGO), 34.858333°, 136.805278°.

Seoul

Incheon Airport (IATA: ICN), 37.4625°, 126.439167°. South Korea's primary international and intercontinental hub.

Shanghai

Pudong Airport (IATA: PVG), 31.143333°, 121.805278°. China's second busiest airport and the international and intercontinental hub of China Eastern Airlines (their other hub in Shanghai is the older Hongqiao Airport, which is mostly for domestic flights).

Singapore

Changi Airport (IATA: SIN), 1.359167°, 103.989444°.

Taipei

Taoyuan Airport (IATA: TPE), 25.076389°, 121.223889°. Taiwan's primary international and intercontinental air hub.

Tel Aviv

Ben Gurion Airport (IATA: TLV), 32.009444°, 34.882778°. 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.

Tokyo

Haneda Airport (IATA: HND), 35.553333°, 139.781111°. Primarily domestic flights, but increasingly offers international flights since the opening of its international terminal in 2010.
Narita Airport (IATA: NRT), 35.7649°, 140.38845°. Serves primarily international flights.

Europe

Amsterdam

Schiphol Airport (IATA: AMS), 52.3081°, 4.764169°. 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 (IATA: BCN), 41.296944°, 2.078333°. 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

Berlin Brandenburg Airport (IATA: BER) (Willy Brandt Airport), 52.366°, 13.503°. The long-awaited new international airport serving Germany's capital opened 31st October 2020.

Copenhagen

Copenhagen Airport (IATA: CPH), 55.618056°, 12.656111°. The busiest airport in the Nordic countries according to 2017 numbers, this airport also offers flights to Greenland and the Faroes

Dublin

Dublin Airport (IATA: DUB), 53.421389°, -6.27°.

Frankfurt

Frankfurt Airport (IATA: FRA), 50.033333°, 8.570556°. Germany's biggest airport and the hub of flag carrier Lufthansa

Helsinki

Helsinki Airport (IATA: HEL), 60.317222°, 24.963333°. 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.

Istanbul

Istanbul Airport (IATA: IST) (Istanbul New Airport), 41.260833°, 28.742222°. Opened gradually from autumn 2018, it replaces Atatürk Airport which has now closed.

Lisbon

Lisbon Airport (IATA: LIS), 38.774°, -9.1342°. A major hub connecting Europe with former Portuguese colonies in Africa and South America, particularly Brazil.

London

Heathrow Airport (IATA: LHR), 51.4775°, -0.461389°. Europe's busiest airport by international traffic, and the world's second. Main hub of UK flag carrier British Airways.
Gatwick Airport (IATA: LGW), 51.147222°, -0.190278°. London's second hub is as drab and functional as they come.
Stansted Airport (IATA: STN), 51.885°, 0.235°. Busy low cost and business aviation hub.

Madrid

Adolfo Suárez Airport (IATA: MAD) (Barajas Airport), 40.472222°, -3.560833°. Spain's main hub and the hub of flag carrier Iberia has Europe's best air links to Latin America.

Manchester

Manchester Airport (IATA: MAN), 53.353889°, -2.275°. Serves more destinations than Heathrow

Milan

Malpensa Airport (IATA: MXP), 45.63°, 8.723056°.

Moscow

Sheremetyevo Airport (IATA: SVO), 55.972642°, 37.414589°. Moscow and Russia's busiest airport, the hub of Aeroflot.
Domodedovo Airport (IATA: DME), 55.408611°, 37.906111°. Moscow's secondary airport.

Munich

Munich Airport (IATA: MUC) (Franz Josef Strauß Airport), 48.353889°, 11.786111°. Officially named after a conservative politician from Bavaria (died 1988) and Germany's second airport. The airport replaced Riem Airport in 1992.

Oslo

Gardermoen Airport (IATA: OSL), 60.202778°, 11.083889°. Opened in 1998 to replace the old Fornebu Airport.

Paris

Charles de Gaulle Airport (IATA: CDG), 49.009722°, 2.547778°. 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 (IATA: ORY), 48.723333°, 2.379444°. 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 (IATA: KEF), 63.985°, -22.605556°. Iceland's principal door to the world, with flights from both sides of the Atlantic. Not to be confused with Reykjavik's domestic airport.

Rome

Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (IATA: FCO), 41.800278°, 12.238889°.

Stockholm

Arlanda Airport (IATA: ARN), 59.651944°, 17.918611°.

Venice

Marco Polo Airport (IATA: VCE), 45.505278°, 12.351944°.

Vienna

Vienna Airport (IATA: VIE) (Often referred to as Wien-Schwechat in German), 48.110278°, 16.569722°.

Zurich

Zurich Airport (IATA: ZRH), 47.464722°, 8.549167°. Switzerland's international air hub.

North America

Atlanta

Hartsfield–Jackson Airport (IATA: ATL), 33.636667°, -84.428056°. The busiest airport in the world by passenger count for several years in a row, mostly on the strength of Delta's hub.

Boston

Logan Airport (IATA: BOS), 42.363056°, -71.006389°.

Charlotte

Douglas Airport (IATA: CLT), 35.213889°, -80.943056°. 2022-07-27

Chicago

O'Hare Airport (IATA: ORD), 41.978611°, -87.904722°. The world's busiest airport until overtaken by Atlanta. Major hub of United Airlines.

Dallas and Fort Worth

Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (IATA: DFW), 32.896944°, -97.038056°. Main hub of American Airlines.

Denver

Denver Airport (IATA: DEN), 39.861667°, -104.673056°. 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.

Detroit

Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (IATA: DTW), 42.2125°, -83.353333°.

Houston

George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IATA: IAH) (Houston Intercontinental Airport), 29.984444°, -95.341389°. Houston's main international airport is a hub for United Airlines.

Las Vegas

Harry Reid Airport (IATA: LAS), 36.08°, -115.152222°. Formerly known as McCarran until 2021.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles Airport (IATA: LAX), 33.9425°, -118.408056°. 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 (IATA: MEX), 19.436111°, -99.071944°. Named for Mexico's first president of indigenous descent.

Miami

Miami Airport (IATA: MIA), 25.793333°, -80.290556°.

Minneapolis and Saint Paul

Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport (IATA: MSP), 44.8847554°, -93.22228459999997°.

Montreal

Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport (IATA: YUL), 45.46°, -73.74°.

New York City

John F. Kennedy Airport (IATA: JFK), 40.639722°, -73.778889°. 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.
LaGuardia Airport (IATA: LGA), 40.7724°, -73.8673°. 2021-01-22
Newark Liberty Airport (IATA: EWR), 40.6925°, -74.1686°.

Orlando

Orlando Airport (IATA: MCO), 28.429444°, -81.308889°. A useful international gateway to the Caribbean, both through connecting flights and through cruises departing from Port Canaveral.

Panama City

Tocumen Airport (IATA: PTY), 9.071389°, -79.383611°. Central America's main international air hub.

Philadelphia

Philadelphia Airport (IATA: PHL), 39.871944°, -75.241111°.

Phoenix

Sky Harbor Airport (IATA: PHX), 33.434167°, -112.011667°.

Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City Airport (IATA: SLC), 40.785806°, -111.981203°. 2022-05-19

San Francisco

San Francisco Airport (IATA: SFO), 37.618889°, -122.375°.

Seattle

Seattle–Tacoma Airport (IATA: SEA), 47.448889°, -122.309444°.

Toronto

Pearson Airport (IATA: YYZ), 43.6767°, -79.6306°. The busiest airport in Canada and the main hub for flag carrier Air Canada.

Vancouver

Vancouver Airport (IATA: YVR). Canada's gateway to the Pacific.

Washington, D.C.

Dulles Airport (IATA: IAD).

Oceania

Auckland

Auckland Airport (IATA: AKL), -37.008056°, 174.791667°.

Brisbane

Brisbane Airport (IATA: BNE), -27.3933°, 153.1129°.

Melbourne

Melbourne Airport (IATA: MEL), -37.673333°, 144.843333°.

Perth

Perth Airport (IATA: PER), -31.940278°, 115.966944°.

Sydney

Sydney Airport (IATA: SYD), -33.946111°, 151.177222°. The busiest airport in Australia and a major hub for flag carrier Qantas.

South America

Buenos Aires

Ministro Pistarini Airport (IATA: EZE) (Ezeiza Airport), -34.822222°, -58.535833°.

Rio de Janeiro

Galeão Airport (IATA: GIG), -22.81°, -43.25056°.

São Paulo

Guarulhos Airport (IATA: GRU), -23.435556°, -46.473056°.

Santiago de Chile

Arturo Merino Benítez Airport (IATA: SCL), -33.392778°, -70.785556°.