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Located in Chihuahua, México near the U.S.- México border opposite with el Paso, Texas
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In 2007 renamed after author and politician Aimé Césaire
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Was formerly known as Petrovec Airport and is the largest and busiest international airport in the Republic of Macedonia. Serving the national capital Skopje, it is also the hub of MAT Macedonian Airlines.
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Surrounded by mountains up to 14,000 ft high, leading to many accidents.
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Largest airport in Sweden with 17.5 million passengers in 2006.
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Also known as Pudahuel Airport. Is Chile’s largest aviation facility, and has over 9 million passengers
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Named in honor of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, the founder and first President of the modern Turkish republic.
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Largely known as Banesa Airport or Bucharest City Airport
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Europe's fifth busiest airport and 12th busiest in the world.
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David Ben-Gurion was the first Prime Minister of Israel.
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Busiest airport in Latin America
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It is also home to the Aviation Museum of Kentucky
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Former Burbank-Glendale- Pasadena Airport (1978-2003)
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Formerly known as Haile Selassie I International Airport
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It is Connecticut’s busiest commercial airport
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Also known as Roissy, its construction lasted about ten years.
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Opened for commercial operations in 1998, replacing the Kai Tak Airport
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It was recently renamed after the 17th century Maratha Emperor, Chhatrapati Shivaji Raje Bhonsle
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Simply known as Taoyuan Airport or C.K.S. Airport. One of three intl airports in Taiwan.
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Served 9.96 million passengers in 2006. A major hub for easyJet.
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Sri Lanka’s only international airport
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The main air link for the island of Tobago
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Has helicopter service to Monaco.
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Is the largest airport in Russia in terms of passenger and cargo traffic
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Built on the border of Fairfax County and Loudoun County; it is possible to land in Fairfax and deplane in Loudoun.
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Boasts the third-largest landing field in the world.
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Major hub for Greece's state-owned airline, Olympic Airlines.
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Currently undergoing a huge expansion expected to enter service in 2009
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Site of an IED bus attack against Russian Jewish emigrants in the early 1990's.
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Is a hub for Lufthansa and Star Alliance partner airlines
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Formerly called Okecie Intl Airport, it is Poland's largest airport.
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Called Galeao-Antonio Carlos Jobim Intl Airport, it carried approximately 8.75 million passengers in 2006
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It is one of the two main airports in Tuscany together with Peretola Airport in Florence
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London's 2nd largest airport and second busiest after Heathrow.
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The airport is named for Bernardo O’Higgins the first Chilean head of state
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Considered one of the most modern airports in North America, it serves up to 5 million passengers per year.
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It is named after United States Army Air Service General Billy Mitchell raised in Milwaukee and is often regarded as the father of the United States Air force
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Second-largest airport in Texas after Dallas-Fort Worth Intl
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GRR is the largest regional commercial service airport serving the west Michigan community
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Is a joint civilian, commercial and military airport near Rome.
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The airport is named after Bologna native Guglielmo Marconi, an Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate
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Formerly known as Seawell Airport
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Also known as Puerto Plata Airport
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The airport has a constant problem with fog and is commonly closed in the early mornings
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Since 2005, the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic, landings, and take-offs.
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Although third-busiest by total passenger traffic, Heathrow carries more international traffic than any other.
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The airport was named after Martin Hector, who donated the land the airport is situated on
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Used as an air base for the Third Reich of Hitler during World War II
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Is the larger of the country’s two airports
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Cleveland Hopkins Int'l Airport holds the title of first municipal airport in the US.
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Designed to replace Mehrabad International Airport
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In a 2005 passenger survey Incheon was voted the best airport in the world.
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Formerly known as Palam Airport
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Third largest airport in Argentina
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Located 9 miles north of the central business district of Dayton a city in Montgomery County, Ohio
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It was renamed in 1993, in honor of the former Premier of Québec
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Is Pakistan’s largest international and domestic airport
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Suriname's main international gateway
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It serves as an alternate and reliever for nearby Toronto Pearson International
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Originally known as Idlewild Airport, it is operated by the Port Authority of New York
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Formerly known as Speke Airport, is located adjacent to the estuary of the River Mersey
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Second busiest airport in the country after Warsaw Frederic Chopin Airport
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Named after the first Kenyan president, it is the 7th busiest airport in Africa.
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Is Peru’s main international and domestic airport
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Named after pioneer Peruvian pilot Jorge Chavez Dartnell
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Is a hub for Cubana de Aviación and Aerocaribben
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Commonly known as Brnik Airport
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One of the largest air facilities in Mexico and can accommodate jets up to the size of a Boeing 747
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It is named after Costa Rica’s National Hero
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Located on an aritficial island in the middle of Osaka Bay
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Serves Agra, Uttar, Pradesh
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Largest airport in the world in terms of area; it is slightly larger than the neighboring country of Bahrain.
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It was the largest airport in the world, until King Fahd was completed in 1999.
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Sydney Airport is the world’s oldest continually operated commercial airport and the busiest commercial airport in Australia
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Named in 1967 after Col. Emmanuel Kotoka who was shot near the airport during an attempted coup
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In 1960 was voted the “greatest airport in the world” by the worldwide aviation community
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Largest airport in the Dominican Republic and among the largest in the Caribbean.
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The airport opened in 1974
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Also known as Fiumicino Intl Airport, it is completely non-smoking.
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Named after the first president of Gabon
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Opening in 1928, it was the first major airport in the New York area. It was closed to the public during World War II.
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Covers 2400 acres, has six runways, and employs around 16,000 people
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Is the second lowest lying international airport in the world, second only Schiphol
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The airport receives over 10 million passengers per year making it the busiest airport in the Caribbean
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Canada’s busiest airport by airline passenger traffic
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Also known as Simon Bolivar Intl Airport it is the main hub for Aeropostal
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Is the main international airport in the Maldives
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Italy's top airport for international traffic
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Is the main international airport in Kyrgyzstan
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Managed by SAVE, a company partially controlled by local government. Traded on the Milan Stock Exchange.
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Named after Antonio José de Sucre, a hero of Ecuadorian and Latin American Independence
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Has more than 1300 slot machines throughout the airport terminals. Largest operation base for Southwest Airlines.
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The airport is named for Miguel Hidalgo, who began the war that brought Mexican Independence from Spain
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More commonly known as Ezeiza Airport since it is located in the town of Ezeiza in Buenos Aires province.
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President Mohamed Boudiaf was an Algerian Political leader and one of the founders of the Revolutionary National Liberation Front
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Hub of Royal Air Maroc
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Modeled after Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
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Busiest airport in Japan and 4th busiest in the world
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Originally Dum Dum Airport and was renamed in honor of the Bengali Indian Patriot
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There are no jet bridges. Passengers walk to and from the aircraft or are occasionally bussed.
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Over 130 international flights a week
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Built in 1942-43 as a manufacturing plant for Douglas C-54's during World War II
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Africa’s busiest airport
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Canada's busiest airport and 29th busiest in the world
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At risk of serious flooding, it is at an altitude of 5 meters.
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The largest and busiest airport in the country
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Located in the city of Dorval, on the Island of Montreal, 20 km from downtown Montreal.
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Has begun work to renovate and add the facilities that were heavily damaged by hurricane Ivan in 2004
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During World War II it was a hub for smuggling people in and out of Europe.
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A terminal capable of handling more than 9 million passengers per year, it is one of Brazil’s most modern airports
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Famous for its short landing strip, only 7,708 ft; barely enough for heavy jets.
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3rd busiest in Russia with over 5 million passengers in 2006
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Named for the third wife of King Hussein of Jordan. She was killled in an air crash in 1977.
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Named after Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands, the head of state of Aruba.
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It’s the hub for Lebanon’s national carrier Middle East Airlines
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Is one of the two international airports located on the island of Tenerife on the Canary Islands
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This was formerly the Royal Air Force Station
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Eponymous of the French aviator Roland Garros
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It is notable for being the nearest commercial airport to Washington, D.C.
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Hub for Czech Airlines, it served 11.6 million passengers in 2006
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Named after the French writer and pilot Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, a native of Lyon
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Minneapolis-Saint Paul Intl Airport is the 19th largest airport in the world
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Often referred to as "The Gateway to the Caribbean"
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World's lowest major commercial airport. The base of the control tower is 3m below sea level.
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Opened in 1959
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Called "Maiquetia" by the locals
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The capital Port Louis is located around 25 miles from the airport
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Eighth busiest airport in the United States
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Often called "Cengkareng" by Indonesians. Thus its airport code: CKG
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It is named after the St. Paul the Apostle, the second most important person in the history of Christianity. The airport is located 9 km from Ohrid.
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Often called Subang Airport
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Is the home base for China Airlines and EVA Air.
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Named after Alaska's long-time U.S. senator, it is a hub for Alaska Airlines
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Notable for its hexagonal terminal building around an open square
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The Tocumen River was diverted from its original course to construct the new terminal
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Its close proximity to a mountain range makes it one of the most dangerous airports in the world.
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It is named after the twelfth Sultan of Aceh, Iskandar Muda
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In 1985 was named in honor of Sir Vere Cornwall Bird, the first Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda
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The second largest airport in Austria.
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Is Houston’s oldest commercial airport
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Is the principal commercial airport of the Oklahoma City Metropolitan Area
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It is owned, and was operated by the Palestinian Authority
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Largest airport in Bangladesh
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A new international terminal opened in 2007, another terminal will open 2011-2012
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Facts contributed by:
Kristian
rondapowell
Susana Sànchez
tazmox
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