What is the 2 biggest airport in the world?

Denver International Airport Situated in Denver, Colorado, USA, Denver International Airport covers an area of 135.69 square kilometres, making it the second-largest airport in the world.



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Covering an area of around 27 sq miles, Dallas International Airport is the third largest airport in the world.

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The biggest airports in the USA by size
  • 1- Denver International Airport, Colorado – 135 square kilometres. ...
  • 2- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, Texas – 69 square kilometres. ...
  • 3- Orlando International Airport, Florida – 54 square kilometres. ...
  • 4- Washington Dulles International Airport, Virginia – 52 square kilometres.


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Extending over 135 square kilometres, Denver airport is by far and away the largest airport in the USA, and hence also one of the biggest employers in Colorado: the airport staff consists of over 35,000 employees.

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The largest airport in this ranking is the Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the United States. With 724,145 starts and landings in 2022, it belongs without doubt on the list of the biggest airports worldwide.

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The rather unique honor of hosting the smaller airport in the US goes to Montana. According to the Federal Aviation Administration, the Dawson Community Airport is the smallest in America. It covers a mere 413 acres and is at an elevation of 2,458 feet, and is five miles northwest of Glendive in Dawson County.

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O'Hare International Airport (ORD): Chicago, IL – 84.3 Million Passengers. Sitting on over 7,200 acres, O'Hare International Airport takes seventh in the rankings for largest airports in the US. These are pretty impressive stats considering it's also the third busiest airport in the country.

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#1 Denver International Airport, Colorado With a land size of 33,531 acres and 135.7 kilometers square, Denver International Airport (DIA) is the second-largest airport in the world. It is second only to Saudi Arabia's King Fahd International Airport.

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Top 10 busiest airports in the world
  • Denver International Airport (DEN)
  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
  • Dubai International Airport (DXB)
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
  • Istanbul Airport (IST)
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR)
  • Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)


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This is Seattle-Tacoma's second year in a row winning the award. Seattle-Tacoma also earned a position in the Top 20 Best Airports in the World and landed second place for Cleanest Airport in North America, right behind Vancouver International Airport.

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Best U.S. Airports according to TravelAwaits
  • Kansas City International Airport.
  • Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport.
  • San Francisco International Airport.
  • Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport.
  • Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport.


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With the increase in air travel, it's no surprise that there are 5,211 public airports in the USA.

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The airfield is managed by three FAA air traffic control towers. O'Hare has a voluntary nighttime (22:00–07:00) noise abatement program. Currently, O'Hare has the most runways of any civilian airport in the world, totaling eight.

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Delta is #1 With more than a third of flights, Delta is JFK's leading carrier overall and domestically but is second to JetBlue internationally. Of course, this is primarily because JetBlue has three and a half times as many flights to the Caribbean, a good-sized slice of JetBlue's JFK pie.

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Why Atlanta's Airport Is King. Delta, headquartered in Atlanta, is one of the world's largest airlines, toting around some 200 million passengers a year. Hartsfield-Jackson is the carrier's (and the world's) biggest hub. According to Delta, about 745 Delta flights, to more than 275 cities, leave ATL every day.

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