International travel is back on the table after two years of lockdowns. The world is opening up and people are looking to travel again. Passenger traffic is on the rise as borders are opening up. This means airports are once again becoming hives of activity as people travel across the globe. If it makes you wonder what the biggest airports in the world are, you’re in luck. That’s the question being addressed in this article.

Some of the airports featured below are bigger than multiple football stadiums joined together and can accommodate thousands of people as they fly in and out on all the big name airlines. These airports are scattered across the globe and are often in heavily populated cities. You might be surprised to find the likes of Dubai International Airport, Beijing Capital International Airport, Los Angeles International Airport, Istanbul Airport, and London Heathrow Airport don’t make the cut.

Some of these airports below will be familiar to you, while others might surprise you. What they all have in common is that they are the busiest and biggest in the world. 

The Top 10 Biggest Airports in the World 

The sheer size of these airports will blow your mind. Not only do they cover huge amounts of land, but they offer passengers a wide range of services, such as hotels, shops, restaurants, and leisure activities. The statistics are provided by World Population Review and are correct as of 2022. 

1. King Fahd International Airport (DMM), Dammam, Saudi Arabia (299.61 square miles)

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Covering almost 300 square miles of land, the King Fahd International airport in Dammam is by far the biggest airport in the world. This former United States airbase is the size of the five boroughs of New York. The airport is named after the former King of Saudi Arabia, Fahd Ibn Abdulaziz. This giant airport assists over 10 million passengers a year through 37 different airlines. As you can imagine, the passenger traffic gets crazy during a standard day at this airport.