This week we’ve got some cool for the fans of aviation. Below you’ll find the satellite images of the world’s 15 busiest airports by passenger traffic*in 2015. The images are courtesy of our partner terraserver.com.
John F. Kennedy International Airport –*56,827,154
Opened as New York International Airport in 1948*it was commonly known as Idlewild Airport*before being renamed in 1963 in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. JFK*is the busiest international air passenger gateway into the United States,*the fifth busiest airport in the US*handling 56,827,154 passengers in 2015.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol –*58,284,864
Schiphol Airport is an important European airport, ranking as Europe’s fifth busiest and the world’s fourteenth busiest by total passenger traffic in 2015. The airport*opened in 1916 as a military airbase, with a few barracks and a field serving as platform and runways.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport –*60,053,387
Shanghai Pudong International Airport*is a fast-growing hub for both passenger and cargo traffic. With 3,275,231 metric tonnes handled in 2015, the airport is the world’s third busiest airport by cargo traffic. Pudong Airport also served over 60 mln passengers in 2015, making it the second busiest airport in mainland China and the 13th busiest in the world.*A relatively new addition to the airports scene in the Republic of China, Shanghai’s Pudong Airport opened towards to the end of 1999, at the cost of around $400 million, being built as a part replacement to nearby Hongqiao International Airport.
Frankfurt Airport –*61,032,022
Frankfurt Airport is by far the busiest airport by passenger traffic in Germany as well as the 4th busiest in Europe after London Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle in Paris*and
John F. Kennedy International Airport –*56,827,154
Opened as New York International Airport in 1948*it was commonly known as Idlewild Airport*before being renamed in 1963 in memory of John F. Kennedy, the 35th President of the United States. JFK*is the busiest international air passenger gateway into the United States,*the fifth busiest airport in the US*handling 56,827,154 passengers in 2015.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol –*58,284,864
Schiphol Airport is an important European airport, ranking as Europe’s fifth busiest and the world’s fourteenth busiest by total passenger traffic in 2015. The airport*opened in 1916 as a military airbase, with a few barracks and a field serving as platform and runways.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport –*60,053,387
Shanghai Pudong International Airport*is a fast-growing hub for both passenger and cargo traffic. With 3,275,231 metric tonnes handled in 2015, the airport is the world’s third busiest airport by cargo traffic. Pudong Airport also served over 60 mln passengers in 2015, making it the second busiest airport in mainland China and the 13th busiest in the world.*A relatively new addition to the airports scene in the Republic of China, Shanghai’s Pudong Airport opened towards to the end of 1999, at the cost of around $400 million, being built as a part replacement to nearby Hongqiao International Airport.
Frankfurt Airport –*61,032,022
Frankfurt Airport is by far the busiest airport by passenger traffic in Germany as well as the 4th busiest in Europe after London Heathrow, Charles de Gaulle in Paris*and