Where is the sinking airport?

The Kansai International Airport, serving the Japanese city of Osaka and occupying two artificial islands in Osaka Bay, leads the race to the bottom. Since it opened in 1994, Kansai has sunk 38 feet.



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Located at 378 m (1,240 ft) below mean sea level, Bar Yehuda Airfield is the lowest airport in the world.

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Of the world's 17 non-self-governing territories, two have no airport within their boundaries: Tokelau and the Pitcairn Islands. Both are remote island groups, so a fairly long boat trip is the only way to get there. Tokelau does not have an airport, so boats are the only means of travel and transport.

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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport remains the busiest airport in the world with 5.2 million seats in September 2023. The composition of the Global Top 10 Busiest Airports is also the same as last month but there are a few changes to the rankings.

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Scotland's windswept island of Barra has the only airport in the world where scheduled flights land on a beach. Get a pilot's-eye-view of touchdown on this unique runway.

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College Park Airport (KCGS) was established in 1909 after Wilbur Wright came to the field to train two military officers to fly in the government's first aeroplane. The facility is now the world's oldest continually operated airport and is the site of many significant aviation firsts.

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A great example of an abandoned airport is in Berlin: Tempelhof Airport. A place with an awful lot of history! It was built by the Nazis during the First and Second World Wars, but they never used it as an airport. Nowadays, it is used as an event space and you will also find the largest refugee camp in Germany.

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There are three islands in total that make up Dubai Palm Islands - Palm Jumeirah, Palm Jebel Ali and Palm Deira, however the only island open to visitors is Palm Jumeirah.

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Monaco, San Marino, Andorra, Liechtenstein and the Vatican are States without airports.

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The cheapest airports in the U.S.
  • Metro Oakland International Airport (OAK)
  • Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport (FLL)
  • Bob Hope Airport (BUR)
  • Orlando International Airport (MCO)
  • Kahului Airport (OGG)
  • Ellison Onizuka Kona International Airport (KOA)
  • Harry Reid International Airport (LAS)


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Yet such disappearances are not that uncommon: according to records assembled by the Aviation Safety Network, 100 aircraft have gone missing in flight and never been recovered since 1948.

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