Definition: This entry gives the total number of airports or airfields recognizable from the air. The runway(s) may be paved (concrete or asphalt surfaces) or unpaved (grass, earth, sand, or gravel surfaces) but may include closed or abandoned installations. Airports or airfields that are no longer recognizable (overgrown, no facilities, etc.) are not included. Note that not all airports have accommodations for refueling, maintenance, or air traffic control.
Source: CIA World Factbook - Unless otherwise noted, information in this page is accurate as of January 1, 2012
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Zurich Airport Named the World's Best Airport
e-Travel Blackboard - 5/19/2013 11:38:43 PM
Zurich Airport has been recognised by the highly prestigious Skytrax World Airport Award as the world's best airport in the "20-30 million passengers" category. The airport has also been awarded the world’s best baggage claim service for the fourth ...
Coke’s New Airport Stunt Welcomes Travelers to ‘World’s Happiest Country’
Media Bistro - 5/14/2013 2:04:50 PM
Coke has long associated its brand with happiness — even dedicating entire websites to the philosophical meaning of the word, and calling the contents of a can of cola “140 happy calories.” Now, the company is taking advantage of a happy coincidence ...
CompareAirportTransfers.co.uk Helps International Tourists Find Great Airport Transfer Deals Across 85+ Countries
SBWire - 5/14/2013 8:21:14 AM
Click here to take a look at transfer companies of different countries. The tourists who want to ... “We have access to resort and airport transfer services around the world. For example, airport transfers are available between your airport and hotel ...
DIA named in top 10 list of best airports worldwide
KDVR Fox-31 - 5/14/2013 4:13:41 PM
The Skytrax World Airport Awards are among the most prestigious accolades for the world airport industry. Travelers from more than 160 countries take part in the world’s largest annual airport passenger satisfaction survey to decide award ...
Airports in need of major upgrade
financialgazette.co.zw - 5/18/2013 1:45:46 PM
Although government has facilitated the sourcing of funds to rehabilitate the country’s major airports namely the Harare International Airport in the capital, the Joshua Nkomo Airport in Bulawayo as well as the Victoria Falls Airport in the world ...
Seven groups qualify to bid for $430 mln Philippine airport project
Reuters - 5/16/2013 10:13:24 AM
The groups include some of the world's top airport operators and the largest conglomerates in the country. The project involves the right to build a new terminal with an annual capacity of 8 million passengers at the international airport of the ...
20 flights without bags after Egypt airport strike
The Miami Herald - 5/18/2013 9:16:45 PM
CAIRO -- Egyptian officials say baggage handlers in Cairo's airport have gone on strike to protest a colleague's death, leaving passengers on 20 international flights from Europe and Arab countries waiting several hours for luggage. Airport ...
Istanbul's third airport contract initialled
worldbulletin.net - 5/20/2013 10:33:07 PM
Istanbul's third airport contract has been initialled. The third airport to be built in Istanbul was contracted on the 80th foundation anniversary of General Directorate of State Airports Authority (DHMI) in Ankara with the attendance of Turkish Minister ...
Airport Show: Technology Optimization to Further Enhance Passengers' Airport Experience
aviationpros.com - 5/13/2013 11:53:00 PM
Dubai, May 10 -- By 2020, it might be possible for 80 per cent of the passengers travelling through the world's international ... of facilitation of passengers - countries realize today that creating hub airports like in Singapore or Dubai are a great ...
Syrian rebels attack military airports across country, opposition says
CNN - 4/28/2013 8:33:03 AM
(CNN)-- In an attempt to weaken the Syrian government's air power, rebel fighters attacked several military airports across the country Sunday -- including a sprawling base in Idlib province, dissidents said. "Fighter planes have caused many ...
China: World Bank to Help Develop Green Airport to Improve Connectivity in Jiangxi Province
The World Bank Group - 5/13/2013 10:19:56 PM
In 2011, the country’s air passenger throughput reached ... The Shangrao Sanqingshan Airport project was identified as the first World Bank-financed air transport project in China. “Aside from improving air transport connectivity, this ...
How America Became a Third World Country
The Huffington Post - 5/21/2013 4:41:10 PM
The streets are so much darker now, since money for streetlights ... The resulting world-class infrastructure, educated workforce, and technological revolution fed a robust private sector. Austerity Fever In the early years of the twenty-first ...
Gannett Fleming, Design Engineer for PHX Sky Train™: First Transit Bridge in the World to Cross an Active Taxiway
San Francisco Gate - 5/19/2013 3:14:39 AM
The new PHX Sky Train™ people-mover system is a prototype for airports seeking modern transit solutions. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport opened Stage 1 of the PHX Sky Train™ to customers on April 8, 2013, marking a global distinction for ...
Syrian, Hezbollah troops fight rebels in key town
KSL-TV - 5/21/2013 2:32:19 PM
There were no reports of casualties in Tuesday's fighting in the area ... In a statement Tuesday, the UN child protection agency said up to 20,000 civilians, many of them women and children, could be trapped there by the fighting. In recent days, hundreds ...
Christchurch Airport CEO quits
airport-world.com - 5/21/2013 12:59:16 PM
Christchurch Airport CEO, Jim Boult, is set to leave the New Zealand gateway in December ... including the development of the new terminal building. “Together we have worked through 11,000 earthquakes and various other unexpected and emergency situations ...
