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Not many people are surprised to learn that the busiest airport in the world, in terms of domestic and international passenger traffic, is in the United States, but many are surprised to learn that it's not in New York City or Los Angeles, but in Atlanta, GA instead. The populations of NYC and LA are eight and four million residents, respectively, compared to less than 500,000 in Atlanta, yet Atlanta's airport has been the busiest in the world for more than 20 years running. It's a behemoth, but once we start limiting records to international travel alone, it drops down the list and some pretty awesome airports arise.
Have you ever seen a 130-foot waterfall inside of an airport? How about an IMAX theater, a supermarket, butterfly gardens or shower facilities? If you travel a lot and absolutely dread having a layover, you've been traveling to the wrong countries. Some of these airports are destinations in themselves. Changi Airport, for instance, features a $1-billion complex that is open to anyone—ticket or not. Incheon Airport has its own golf course. Needless to say, there are some really awesome airports around the world. Here's a quiz to help you find out where they are. We'll give you the airport name, and you'll have to pick the country. Think you can do it?
Dubai International Airport is the busiest airport in the world, do you know where it is?
United Arab Emirates
Dubai International Airport is located in Dubai, which is one of seven emirates that comprise the United Arab Emirates and it is the country's main airport. It is the busiest airport in the world in terms of international passenger traffic and is responsible for close to half a million jobs in the area.
Libya
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
The Munich Airport, which handles more than 40 million passengers a year, is in what country?
France
Germany
Munich Airport is located in Munich, Germany and is the second-busiest airport in Germany (behind Frankfurt Airport), the seventh-busiest in Europe, and the 15th-busiest in the world in terms of international passengers.
Austria
Belgium
Schiphol is located just outside of Amsterdam in which country?
Sweden
Norway
Vienna
Netherlands
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, commonly referred to as Schiphol Airport, is the the main airport of the Netherlands and is the third-busiest airport in all of Europe. It is the 11th-busiest airport in the world.
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Hong Kong International Airport has been in operation since 1998 and is one of the busiest airports in Asia. Where does it reside?
India
Hong Kong
Hong Kong International Airport is also known as Chek Lap Kok Airport and it is the commercial airport that serves Hong Kong, which is a special administrative region near southern China. It is an autonomous region but legally speaking, it is part of China.
Japan
Thailand
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is one of two airports serving the same city in which of these countries?
China
Shanghai Pudong International Airport is one of two airports in Shanghai, China, which is the second-most populous city in the world with more than 24 million residents. The other airport in the city mostly serves domestic flights. Shanghai Pudong is the busiest international hub in China.
Japan
South Korea
Thailand
Do you know where Indira Gandhi International Airport is located?
Nepal
Pakistan
India
Indira Gandhi International Airport serves the National Capital Region of Delhi, India and is situated in the neighborhood of Palam. It is the 12th-busiest airport in the world, the sixth-busiest in Asia, and the busiest in India. It is named after former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
Myanmar
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Can you name the country where the Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport is located?
Switzerland
Italy
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport aka Fiumicino International Airport is the busiest airport in Italy and the eighth-busiest airport in all of Europe. It's named after polymath Leonard da Vinci who, among other things, designed what many consider the first helicopter, called the aerial screw.
France
Vienna
Frederic Chopin Airport, which is the busiest airport in the newer EU member countries, is located in what country?
Vienna
Poland
Frederic Chopin Airport is located in Warsaw, Poland and is the country's largest and busiest airport. It handles international and domestic flights totaling about 300 flights a day. It was named after the virtuoso Polish composer and one-time Warsaw resident Frederic Chopin.
Belarus
Russia
Charles de Gaulle Airport, aka Roissy Airport, is located where?
France
Charles de Gaulle Airport is the largest international airport in France and the second-largest in all of Europe. It is named after Charles de Gaulle, who was a French officer that led the French Resistance against the Nazis in WWII. He died in 1970 and the airport was opened in 1974.
Austria
Belgium
Finland
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Benito Juarez International Airport, which sees more than 100,000 passengers each day, is the biggest airport in Latin America. Where is it located?
Columbia
Mexico
Benito Juarez International Airport aka Mexico City International Airport is the primary airport serving Mexico City, Mexico and it's the busiest airport in both Mexico and Latin America. It's named after the former president of Mexico, Benito Juarez.
Puerto Rico
Peru
Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is named after two tantamount figures. Do you know where it is?
Switzerland
Canada
Macdonald-Cartier International Airport is located in Ottawa, Ontario in the country of Canada and is the sixth-busiest airport in Canada. It is named after two of the founding fathers of Canada, Sir John A. Macdonald and Sir George-Etienne Cartier.
Austria
Denmark
Toussaint Louverture International Airport, which honors the leader of a slave rebellion, is located in which of these countries?
Haiti
Toussaint Louverture International Airport is located in Port-au-Prince, Haiti and is the busiest airport in the country. The airport is named after Francois-Dominique Toussaint Louverture, who led the slave rebellion known as the Haitian Revolution in 1791.
France
Belgium
Australia
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Aeroparque Jorge Newbery, which earned its name after a 1955 coup against the country's president, is located where?
Columbia
Chile
Honduras
Argentina
Aeroparque Jorge Newbery or Jorge Newbery Airfield (in English) is located in the Palermo neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina and is the country's main airport for domestic flights. It is named after the Argentine aviator and engineer, Jorge Newbery.
Lynden Pindling International Airport got its current name in 2006. Where is it located?
The Bahamas
Lynden Pindling International Airport is located in the Bahamas near Nassau. It is the largest airport in the Bahamas, the main international gateway into the country, and the fourth-busiest airport in the Caribbean. It is named after Sir Lynden Oscar Pindling, who is recognized as the "Father of the Bahamas."
India
Norway
Latvia
Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport offers sweeping views of the ocean in which of these countries?
Bolivia
Columbia
Chile
Brazil
Antonio Carlos Jobim International Airport (originally named Galeao International Airport) is located in Brazil and serves the Rio de Janeiro area. It is the largest airport in Brazil in terms of size and second-busiest in the country. It's named after the nearby Galleon Beach. In 1999 it was renamed to honor Brazilian musician, Antonio Carlos Jobim.
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Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport is located about 30 minutes away from the main city in which of these countries?
Algeria
Denmark
Belize
Philip S. W. Goldson International Airport is located in Belize and it's the largest and busiest airport in the country. It is named after politician Philip Stanley Wilberforce Goldson and is the seventh-busiest airport in Central America.
Australia
Jose Marti International Airport, aka Rancho-Boyeros Airport, is located in what Latin country?
Cuba
Jose Marti International Airport, formerly known as Rancho-Boyeros Airport, is located south of Havana, Cuba and is the country's primary airport for both domestic and international flights. It is named for Cuban writer, translator, professor and publisher Jose Julian Marti Perez.
Nicaragua
Argentina
Ecuador
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport serves more than 4 million passengers per year, making it the busiest in the Caribbean. Where is it located?
Portugal
Spain
France
Puerto Rico
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport is a joint civil-military international airport located in the neighborhood of Carolina, Puerto Rico, which is just three miles south of the country's capital, and it is the busiest airport in the Caribbean. It is named after the first democratically elected governor of the country, Jose Luis Alberto Munoz Marin, who is also considered the "Father of Modern Puerto Rico."
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Jorge Chavez International Airport is named after an engineer and aviator who earned fame for achieving aeronautical feats at such a young age. Where does it reside?
Columbia
Peru
Jorge Chavez International Airport is located just outside of Lima, Peru in the neighborhood of Callao, and it is the country's main airport for domestic and international flights. It is named after legendary aviator, Jorge Chavez.
Uruguay
Thailand
Ben Gurion Airport is considered one of the top airports in the region. What country is it in?
Denmark
Australia
Israel
Ben Gurion Airport is located in the city of Lod in Israel and it is the busiest airport in the country. It's named after Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and the airport is also known by the Hebrew acronym, Natbag.
Austria
Humberto Delgado Airport sees close to 30 million passengers a year and plans to see 50 million a year by 2022. Where is it located?
Costa Rica
Sweden
Portugal
Humberto Delgado Airport, aka Portela Airport or Lisbon Airport, is located in Lisbon, Portugal and it is the country's primary international gateway. It is the 18th busiest airport in Europe and is one of the most important European hubs to Brazil, South America and Africa. It is named after Air Force general and politician Humberto da Silva Delgado.
Spain
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You may find yourself at Sangster International Airport on your next beach vacation. Where is it?
Jamaica
Sangster International Airport is located just east of Montego Bay in Jamaica and is the busiest airport for tourists visiting the country's north. It is named for the former Jamaican Prime Minister, Sir Donald Sangster.
Austria
Switzerland
Jordan
El Prat Airport is the second-busiest airport in the country but still sees about 50 million passengers a year. Do you know where it is?
Spain
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport aka El Prat Airport is located in Barcelona, Spain and is the second-largest and second-busiest airport in the country. It was renamed after Josep Tarradellas in 2018, who was a Spanish politician.
Nicaragua
Belize
Guyana
Changi Airport is home to the tallest indoor waterfall in the world. Where is it?
South Korea
Philippines
Singapore
Changi Airport is located in Singapore and it has been named the "World's Best Airport" for seven consecutive years, the only airport to do so. As of 2019, it was home to the tallest indoor waterfall. Inside you will also find: several gardens, free massages, a movie theater, a rooftop swimming pool, a cactus garden, a 350-store mall, a sleeping lounge, a gaming area, 100 restaurants, a four-story slide, a hotel and more.
Malaysia
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El Dorado International Airport is responsible for 49% of which country's air traffic?
El Salvador
Australia
Mexico
Colombia
El Dorado International Airport is located in Bogota, Colombia and is the busiest airport in Colombia, serving just under half of all air traffic. It is the third-busiest airport in all of Latin America.
Heathrow Airport is the busiest airport in Europe. Where is it located?
Norway
Denmark
United Kingdom
Heathrow Airport, aka London Heathrow, is located in the city of London in the United Kingdom and it is the second-busiest airport in the world in terms of international traffic, only to Dubai International. It is the busiest airport in all of Europe.
Greenland
Hamad International Airport has been voted the most luxurious airport in the world. What country is it in?
Iraq
Iran
Saudi Arabia
Qatar
Hamad International Airport is located in Doha, which is the capital city of Qatar. It is a fairly new airport, opening in 2014, but is already the main airport in the country. It is considered to be the most luxurious airport in the world.
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The average departure time at Incheon International Airport is 19 minutes, compared to the worldwide average of 60 minutes. Where is it?
Indonesia
South Korea
Incheon International Airport serves the area of Seoul in South Korea and it is one of the largest and busiest airports in the world. It is the perfect place for a layover, as it's been rated one of the best and cleanest airports in the world. It has a golf course, spa, sleeping rooms, an ice skating rink, a casino, indoor gardens and a museum.
Australia
Malaysia
Haneda International Airport serves one of the most-populous cities in the world. Where is it?
Laos
Oman
Vietnam
Japan
Haneda International Airport, aka Tokyo International Airport, is located in the Ota area of Tokyo and is the busiest passenger airport in Japan. It is one of two airports serving the Tokyo area and it is the third-busiest airport in Asia and the fourth-busiest in the world.
Piarco International Airport is one of the area's most important airports. Do you know where it is?
Suriname
St. Lucia
Barbados
Trinidad
Piarco International Airport is an international airport in the Piarco area on the island of Trinidad. It is one of two airports on the island and is the third-busiest airport in the Caribbean. One of its terminals offers great views of the Piarco savannah.
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Punta Cana International Airport is a private airport, but also the busiest in the country. Do you know where it is?
Costa Rica
The Dominican Republic
Punta Cana International Airport is located in Punta Cana on the island of the Dominican Republic. In 1983 it became the first privately-owned airport in the world and it accounts for about 60% of all air traffic in the Dominican Republic.
Chile
Ecuador
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport is considered one of the best and biggest airports in the world. What country is it in?
Indonesia
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport is located on the island of Java in Indonesia and is the main airport serving the Jakarta area. It is named after the first president and vice president of Indonesia, Soekarno and Mohammad Hatta, and is the busiest airport in the southern hemisphere.
Vietnam
Mongolia
Thailand
Suvarnabhumi Airport is one of two airports serving the same city in which of these countries?
Pakistan
Malaysia
Thailand
Suvarnabhumi Airport, aka Bangkok Airport, is one of two airports serving the Bangkok area of Thailand. It is the country's busiest airport and the 21st-busiest airport in the world. It is one of the biggest airports in all of Southeast Asia in terms of size.
Myanmar
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Tan Son Nhat International Airport sees close to 40 million passengers a year. Where does it reside?
Belarus
Vietnam
Tan Son Nhat International Airport is the primary airport serving Ho Chi Minh City and southeastern Vietnam and it is the busiest airport in the country. It is located near the village of Tan Son Nhat in southern Vietnam.
Nepal
Pakistan
John F. Kennedy International Airport is located in the country's most-populous city. Where is it?
United Kingdom
Australia
The United States of America
John F. Kennedy International Airport is commonly referred to as JFK and is located in the Jamaica neighborhood of Queens in New York City. It is the busiest air entrance into the United States and is the 22nd busiest airport in the world. It is only the sixth busiest in the U.S. The busiest American airport is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
Germany
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