Collections
Curated collections of notable airports: longest runways, highest elevation, northern hubs and more.
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Major international hubs
Airports with scheduled service to the widest network of destinations. Each link here is a route served by...
60 airports
Closed airports
Airports that once handled traffic but no longer do. Their runways and coordinates remain part of the...
60 airports
General aviation airports
Small fields that serve private aircraft, flight training and charter work rather than scheduled airline routes.
60 airports
Heliports and heli-decks
Helicopter-only facilities, from hospital pads to offshore platforms.
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The world’s highest airports
Elevation changes how an aircraft performs: thin air reduces lift and engine output. These airports ask...
60 airports
The world’s longest runways
Every airport here operates at least one runway long enough to handle heavy wide-body aircraft. These are...
60 airports
Airports near the Arctic Circle
At extreme latitudes, seasonal light and weather shape every operation. These are the airports that sit...
60 airports
Seaplane bases
Water runways and amphibious bases, where aircraft take off and land on a lake, river or sheltered bay.
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