List of busiest airports by cargo traffic
2015 statistics
Table:
Rank
Airport
Location
Code (IATA/ICAO)
Total
Cargo
(tonnes)
Rank
Change
%
Change

1.
Hong Kong International Airport
Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories, Hong Kong
HKG/VHHH
4,422,227

0.4%

2.
Memphis International Airport
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
MEM/KMEM
4,290,638

0.8%

3.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Pudong, Shanghai, China
PVG/ZSPD
3,275,231

2.9%

4.
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport
Anchorage, Alaska, United States
ANC/PANC
2,630,701
1
5.5%

5.
Incheon International Airport
Incheon, Seoul National Capital Area, South Korea
ICN/RKSI
2,595,678
1
1.5%

6.
Dubai International Airport
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
DXB/OMDB
2,506,092

3.4%

7.
Louisville International Airport
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
SDF/KSDF
2,350,656

2.5%

8.
Narita International Airport
Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan
NRT/RJAA
2,122,134

0.6%

9.
Charles de Gaulle Airport
Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France
CDG/LFPG
2,090,795
5
0.2%

10.
Frankfurt am Main International Airport
Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
FRA/EDDF
2,076,734

2.6%

11.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport
Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
TPE/RCTP
2,021,865

3.2%

12.
Miami International Airport
Miami, Florida, United States
MIA/KMIA
2,005,175

0.3%

13.
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles, California, United States
LAX/KLAX
1,938,624
3
6.5%

14.
Beijing Capital International Airport
Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing, China
PEK/ZBAA
1,889,829
1
2.2%

15.
Singapore Changi Airport
Changi, East Region, Singapore
SIN/WSSS
1,886,999
1
2.2%

16.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands
AMS/EHAM
1,655,354

0.9%

17.
Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Chicago, Illinois, United States
ORD/KORD
1,592,826

15.6%

18.
London Heathrow International Airport
Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom
LHR/EGLL
1,591,637

0.2%

19.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
CAN/ZGGG
1,537,759

5.8%

20.
Hamad International Airport
Doha, Qatar
DOH/OTBD
1,454,952
4
46.0%

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Hong Kong International Airport ( IATA : HKG , ICAO : VHHH ) is Hong Kong 's main airport , built on reclaimed land on the island of Chek Lap Kok . The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Airport ( 赤鱲角機場 ) or Chek Lap Kok Airport , to distinguish it from its predecessor , the former Kai Tak Airport . Having been in commercial operation since 1998 , Chek Lap Kok Airport is an important regional trans-shipment centre , passenger hub and gateway for destinations in China ( with 45 destinations ) and the rest of Asia . The airport is the world 's busiest cargo gateway and one of the world 's busiest passenger airports . It is also home to one of the world 's largest passenger terminal buildings ( the largest when opened in 1998 ) . The airport is operated by the Airport Authority Hong Kong 24 hours a day and is the primary hub for Cathay Pacific ( the flag carrier of Hong Kong ) , Cathay Dragon , Hong Kong Airlines , HK Express and Air Hong Kong ( cargo carrier ) . The airport is one of the hubs of Oneworld alliance , and also one of the Asia-Pacific cargo hubs for UPS Airlines . It is a focus city for many airlines , including China Airlines and China Eastern Airlines . Singapore Airlines , Ethiopian Airlines and Air India utilise Hong Kong as a stopover point for their flights . HKIA is an important contributor to Hong Kong 's economy , with approximately 65,000 employees . More than 100 airlines operate flights from the airport to over 180 cities across the globe . In 2015 , HKIA handled 68.5 million passengers , making it the 8th busiest airport worldwide by passenger traffic .
Chek Lap Kok ( Chinese : 赤鱲角 ) is an island in the western waters of Hong Kong 's New Territories . Unlike the smaller Lam Chau , it was only partially leveled when it was assimilated via land reclamation into the 12.48 square kilometres ( 4.82 sq mi ) island for the current Hong Kong International Airport , which opened for commercial aviation in 1998 . The airport is popularly referred to as Chek Lap Kok Airport to distinguish it from the former Hong Kong International Airport , now commonly known as Kai Tak Airport ( 啟德機場 ) . Hong Kong SkyCity , a business and entertainment complex , is also located on Chek Lap Kok . It includes AsiaWorld-Expo , a convention and exhibition centre , which opened in 2005 . Cathay Pacific City , the head office of Cathay Pacific , and the head offices of Dragonair and Hong Kong Airlines are also located on the airport platform .
The Islands District ( Chinese : 離島區 ) is one of the 18 districts of Hong Kong . It is part of the New Territories . It had a population of 141,327 in 2011 . Hong Kong consists of a peninsula and 236 islands . The Islands District consists of some twenty large and small islands which lie to the south and southwest of Hong Kong . With an area that is 16% of Hong Kong and a population that is 2% of Hong Kong , the Islands District is the largest in terms of area and also the least populated . It is therefore the district with by far the lowest population density of 783 per km2 . The outlying islands are notable for a more relaxed way of life than that of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon Peninsula . The district has the third-youngest residents . Many islands of Hong Kong are actually not part of the district . Most notably , Hong Kong Island contains four districts itself . The term Outlying Islands tends to refer to the islands of the Islands District .
The New Territories ( Chinese : 新界 ; Cantonese Yale : Sān'gaai ) is one of the three main regions of Hong Kong , alongside Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula . It makes up 86.2% of Hong Kong 's territory , and contains around half of the population of Hong Kong . Historically , it is the region described in the Convention for the Extension of Hong Kong Territory . According to that treaty , the territories comprise the mainland area north of the Boundary Street of Kowloon Peninsula and south of the Sham Chun River ( which is the border between Hong Kong and Mainland China ) , as well as over 200 outlying islands , including Lantau Island , Lamma Island , Cheung Chau , and Peng Chau in the territory of Hong Kong .
Hong Kong ( /ˌhɒŋˈkɒŋ/ ( listen ) ; Chinese : 香港 , Cantonese : [ hœ́ːŋ.kɔ̌ːŋ ] ( listen ) ) , officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People 's Republic of China ( HKSAR ) , is a city and special administrative region on the eastern side of the Pearl River estuary in southern China . With over 7.4 million people of various nationalities [ d ] in a 1,104-square-kilometre ( 426 sq mi ) territory , Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world . Hong Kong became a colony of the British Empire after Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island at the end of the First Opium War in 1842 . The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War , and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898 . The territory was returned to China in 1997 . As a special administrative region , Hong Kong maintains separate governing and economic systems from that of mainland China under the principle of one country , two systems . Originally a sparsely populated area of farming and fishing villages , the territory has become one of the world 's most significant financial centres and commercial ports . It is the world 's tenth-largest exporter and ninth-largest importer . As one of the world 's leading international financial centres , Hong Kong has a major capitalist service economy characterised by low taxation and free trade , and the currency , Hong Kong dollar , is the eighth most traded currency in the world . Hong Kong hosts the largest concentration of ultra high-net-worth individuals of any city in the world . Although the city has one of the highest per capita incomes in the world , there is severe income inequality among its residents . Hong Kong is a highly developed territory and ranks fourth on the UN Human Development Index .
Memphis International Airport ( IATA : MEM , ICAO : KMEM , FAA LID : MEM ) is a civil-military airport seven miles ( 11 km ) southeast of downtown Memphis in Shelby County , Tennessee , United States . It is home to the FedEx Express global hub , which processes many of the company 's packages . Non-stop FedEx destinations from Memphis include cities across the continental United States , Canada , Europe , the Middle East , Asia , and South America . From 1993 to 2009 , Memphis had the largest cargo operations of any airport worldwide . MEM dropped to the second position in 2010 , just behind Hong Kong ; however , it remains the busiest cargo airport in the United States and in the Western Hemisphere . On the passenger side , MEM averages over 80 passenger flights per day . The 164th Airlift Wing of the Tennessee Air National Guard is based at the co-located Memphis Air National Guard Base , operating C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft .
Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in southwestern Shelby County , Tennessee , United States . The 2018 city population was 650,618 , making Memphis the largest city on the Mississippi River , the second most populous city in Tennessee , as well as the 26th largest city in the United States . Greater Memphis is the 42nd largest metropolitan area in the United States , with a population of 1,348,260 in 2017 . The city is the anchor of West Tennessee and the greater Mid-South region , which includes portions of neighboring Arkansas and Mississippi . Memphis is the seat of Shelby County , the most populous county in Tennessee . As one of the more historic and culturally significant cities of the southern United States , the city features a wide variety of landscapes and distinct neighborhoods . The first European explorer to visit the area of present-day Memphis was Spanish conquistador Hernando de Soto in 1541 with his expedition into the New World . The high Chickasaw Bluffs protecting the location from the waters of the Mississippi would then be contested between the Spanish , French , and the English as Memphis took shape . Modern Memphis was founded in 1819 by three prominent Americans : John Overton , James Winchester , and future president Andrew Jackson . Memphis grew into one of the largest cities of the Antebellum South as a market for agricultural goods , natural resources like lumber , and the American slave trade . After the American Civil War and the end of slavery , the city experienced even faster growth into the 20th century as it became among the largest world markets for cotton and lumber . Home to Tennessee 's largest African-American population , Memphis played a prominent role in the American civil rights movement and was the site of Dr. Martin Luther King , Jr. 's 1968 assassination .
Shanghai Pudong International Airport ( IATA : PVG , ICAO : ZSPD ) is one of the two international airports in Shanghai and a major aviation hub of East Asia . Pudong Airport mainly serves international flights , while the city 's other major airport Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport mainly serves domestic and regional flights in East Asia . Located about 30 kilometres ( 19 mi ) east of the city center , Pudong Airport occupies a 40-square-kilometre ( 10,000-acre ) site adjacent to the coastline in eastern Pudong . The airport is operated by Shanghai Airport Authority ( Chinese : 上海机场集团公司 , SSE : 600009 ) . The airport is the main hub for China Eastern Airlines and Shanghai Airlines , and a major international hub for Air China , as well as secondary hub for China Southern Airlines . It is also the hub for privately owned Juneyao Airlines and Spring Airlines , and an Asia-Pacific cargo hub for FedEx , UPS and DHL . The DHL hub , opened in July 2012 , is reportedly the largest express hub in Asia . Pudong Airport has two main passenger terminals , flanked on both sides by four operational parallel runways . A third passenger terminal has been planned since 2015 , in addition to a satellite terminal and two additional runways , which will raise its annual capacity from 60 million passengers to 80 million , along with the ability to handle six million tons of freight . Pudong Airport is a fast-growing hub for both passenger and cargo traffic . With 3,703,431 metric tons handled in 2017 , the airport is the world 's third-busiest airport by cargo traffic . Pudong Airport also served a total of 74,006,331 passengers in 2018 , making it the third-busiest airport in China after Beijing Capital and Hong Kong Airport , fifth-busiest in Asia , and the eighth-busiest in the world .
Pudong is a district of Shanghai located east of the Huangpu River across from the historic city center of Shanghai in Puxi . The name refers to its historic position as The East Bank of the Huangpu River , which flows through central Shanghai , although it is now administered as the Pudong New Area , a state-level new area which extends all the way to the East China Sea . The traditional area of Pudong is now home to the Lujiazui Finance and Trade Zone and the Shanghai Stock Exchange and many of Shanghai 's best-known buildings , such as the Oriental Pearl Tower , the Jin Mao Tower , the Shanghai World Financial Center , and the Shanghai Tower . These modern skyscrapers directly face Puxi 's historic Bund , a remnant of former foreign concessions in China . The rest of the new area includes the Port of Shanghai , the Shanghai Expo and Century Park , Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park , Shanghai Pudong International Airport , the Jiuduansha Wetland Nature Reserve , Nanhui New City , and the Shanghai Disney Resort .
Shanghai ( Chinese : 上海 ; Shanghainese pronunciation : [ zɑ̃.hɛ ] ( listen ) , Putonghua pronunciation : [ ʂâŋ.xài ] ( listen ) ) is one of the four municipalities of the People 's Republic of China . It is located on the southern estuary of the Yangtze , and the Huangpu River flows through it . With a population of 24.2 million as of 2018 [ update ] , it is the most populous urban area in China and the second most populous city proper in the world . Shanghai is a global center for finance , innovation , and transportation , and the Port of Shanghai is the world 's busiest container port . Originally a fishing village and market town , Shanghai grew in importance in the 19th century due to trade and its favorable port location . The city was one of five treaty ports forced open to foreign trade after the First Opium War . The Shanghai International Settlement and the French Concession were subsequently established . The city then flourished , becoming a primary commercial and financial hub of the Asia-Pacific region in the 1930s . During the Second Sino-Japanese War , the city was the site of the major Battle of Shanghai . After the war , with the CPC takeover of mainland China in 1949 , trade was limited to other socialist countries , and the city 's global influence declined . In the 1990s , economic reforms introduced by Deng Xiaoping resulted in an intense redevelopment of the city , especially the Pudong district , aiding the return of finance and foreign investment to the city . The city has since re-emerged as a hub for international trade and finance ; it is the home of the Shanghai Stock Exchange , one of the largest stock exchanges in the world by market capitalization , and the Shanghai Free-Trade Zone , the first free-trade zone in China .
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport ( IATA : ANC , ICAO : PANC , FAA LID : ANC ) is a major airport in the U.S. state of Alaska , located 5 miles ( 8 km ) southwest of downtown Anchorage . The airport is named for Ted Stevens , a U.S. senator from Alaska in office from 1968 to 2009 . It is included in the Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA ) National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2017-2021 , in which it is categorized as a medium-hub primary commercial service facility .
Anchorage ( officially called the Municipality of Anchorage ; Dena'ina : Dgheyay Kaq ' ) is a unified home rule municipality in the U.S. state of Alaska , on the West Coast of the United States . With an estimated 291,538 residents in 2018 , it is Alaska 's most populous city and contains more than 40% of the state 's population ; among the 50 states , only New York has a higher percentage of residents who live in its most populous city . The Anchorage metropolitan area , which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Matanuska-Susitna Borough , had a population of 399,148 in 2018 , accounting for more than half the state 's population . At 1,706 square miles ( 4,420 km2 ) of land area , the city is the fourth-largest by area in the United States and larger than the smallest state , Rhode Island , which has 1,212 square miles ( 3,140 km2 ) . Anchorage is in Southcentral Alaska , at the terminus of the Cook Inlet , on a peninsula formed by the Knik Arm to the north and the Turnagain Arm to the south . The city limits span 1,961.1 square miles ( 5,079.2 km2 ) , encompassing the urban core , a joint military base , several outlying communities and almost all of Chugach State Park . Due to its location , almost equidistant from New York City and Tokyo , Anchorage lies within ​9 1⁄2 hours by air of nearly 90% of the industrialized world . For this reason , Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport is a common refueling stop for international cargo flights and home to a major FedEx hub , which the company calls a critical part of its global network of services . Anchorage has won the All-America City Award four times : in 1956 , 1965 , 1984-85 , and 2002 , from the National Civic League . Kiplinger has named it the United States ' most tax-friendly city .
Incheon International Airport ( IIA ) ( Korean : 인천국제공항 ; Hanja : 仁川國際空港 ) ( IATA : ICN , ICAO : RKSI ) ( sometimes referred to as Seoul-Incheon International Airport ) is the largest airport in South Korea , the primary airport serving the Seoul Capital Area , and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world . Since 2005 , it has been rated the best airport worldwide by Airports Council International every year . It is also rated as the world 's cleanest airport and the world 's best international transit airport by Skytrax . The airport has a golf course , spa , private sleeping rooms , an ice skating rink , a casino , indoor gardens , video game center and a Museum of Korean Culture . Airport authorities claim that average departure and arrival takes 19 minutes and 12 minutes , respectively , as compared to worldwide average of 60 minutes and 45 minutes , respectively , ranking it among the fastest airports in the world for customs processing . Its duty-free shopping mall has been rated the world 's best for three years in a row in 2013 by Business Traveller . Incheon International Airport also claims that it has only a 0.0001% baggage mishandling rate . The airport opened for business on March 29 , 2001 to replace the older Gimpo International Airport , which now serves mostly domestic destinations and shuttle flights to several East Asian metropolitan areas including Tokyo , Osaka , Beijing , Shanghai , and Taipei . Incheon International Airport is located west of Incheon 's city center , on an artificially created piece of land between Yeongjong and Yongyu Islands . The two islands were originally separated by shallow sea . That area between the two islands was reclaimed for the construction project , effectively connecting the once separate Yeongjong and Yongyu islands . The reclaimed area as well as the two islands are all part of Jung-gu , an administrative district of Incheon .
Incheon ( Korean : 인천 ; Hanja : 仁川 ; Korean pronunciation : [ intɕʰʌn ] ; McCune-Reischauer romanization Inchŏn ; literally kind river ) , officially the Incheon Metropolitan City ( 인천광역시 ) , is a city located in northwestern South Korea , bordering Seoul and Gyeonggi to the east . Inhabited since the Neolithic , Incheon was home to just 4,700 people when it became an international port in 1883 . Today , about 3 million people live in the city , making it South Korea 's third most-populous city after Seoul and Busan . The city 's growth has been assured in modern times with the development of its port due to its natural advantages as a coastal city and its proximity to the South Korean capital . It is part of the Seoul Capital Area , along with Seoul itself and Gyeonggi Province , forming the world 's fourth largest metropolitan area by population . Incheon has since led the economic development of Korea by opening its port to the outside world , ushering in the modernization of Korea as a center of industrialization . In 2003 , the city was designated as Korea 's first free economic zone . Since then , large local companies and global enterprises have increasingly invested in the Incheon Free Economic Zone , including Samsung which chose Songdo International City as its new investment destination for its bio industry . As an international city , Incheon has held numerous large scale international conferences , such as the Incheon Global Fair & Festival in 2009 . The 17th Asian Games Incheon 2014 was also held in Incheon on 19 September 2014 . Incheon has established itself as a major transportation hub in northeast Asia with the Incheon International Airport and Incheon Port . The city is also home to the Green Climate Fund , an international organization addressing environmental issues .
The Seoul Capital Area ( SCA ) , Sudogwon ( Korean : 수도권 ; Hanja : 首都圈 ; RR : Sudogwon ; MR : Sudokwŏn , [ sudoɡwʌn ] ) or Gyeonggi region ( Korean : 경기 지방 ; Hanja : 京畿地方 ; RR : Gyeonggi Jibang ; MR : Kyŏnggi Jibang ) is the metropolitan area of Seoul , Incheon , and Gyeonggi-do located in north-west South Korea . It has a population of 25 million ( as of 2017 ) and is ranked as the fifth largest metropolitan area in the world . Its area is about 11,704 km2 ( 4,519 sq mi ) . It forms the cultural , commercial , financial , industrial , and residential center of South Korea . The largest city is Seoul , with a population of approximately 10 million people , followed by Incheon , with 3 million inhabitants .
Dubai International Airport ( IATA : DXB , ICAO : OMDB ) ( Arabic : مطار دبي الدولي ) is the primary international airport serving Dubai , United Arab Emirates , and is the world 's busiest airport by international passenger traffic . It is also the fifth-busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic , the sixth-busiest cargo airport in the world , the busiest airport for Airbus A380 and Boeing 777 movements , and the airport with the highest average number of passengers per flight . In 2017 , DXB handled 88 million passengers and 2.65 million tonnes of cargo and registered 409,493 aircraft movements . In July 2019 , Dubai International airport installed the largest solar energy system in the region 's airports as part of Dubai 's goal to reduce 30 percent of the city energy consumption by 2030 . Dubai International Airport is situated in the Al Garhoud district , 2.5 nautical miles ( 4.6 km ; 2.9 mi ) east of Dubai and spread over an area of 7,200 acres ( 2,900 ha ) of land . Terminal 3 is the second-largest building in the world by floor space and the largest airport terminal in the world . Emirates Airline has its hub airport in Dubai International ( DXB ) and has their own terminal 3 with 3 concourses that they share with flydubai . The Emirates hub is the largest airline hub in the Middle East ; Emirates handles 51% of all passenger traffic and accounts for approximately 42% of all aircraft movements at the airport . Dubai Airport is also the base for low-cost carrier flydubai which handles 13% of passenger traffic and 25% of aircraft movements at DXB . The airport has a total capacity of 90 million passengers annually . As of January 2016 , there are over 7,700 weekly flights operated by 140 airlines to over 270 destinations across all inhabited continents . Over 63% of travelers using the airport in 2018 were connecting passengers .
Dubai ( /duːˈbaɪ/ doo-BY ; Arabic : دبي Dubay , Gulf Arabic : Arabic pronunciation : [ dʊˈbɑj ] ) is the most populous city in the United Arab Emirates ( UAE ) and the capital of the Emirate of Dubai . Located in the eastern part of the Arabian Peninsula on the coast of the Persian Gulf , Dubai aims to be the business hub of Western Asia . It is also a major global transport hub for passengers and cargo . Oil revenue helped accelerate the development of the city , which was already a major mercantile hub . Today , less than 5% of the emirate 's revenue comes from oil . A centre for regional and international trade since the early 20th century , Dubai 's economy relies on revenues from trade , tourism , aviation , real estate , and financial services .
Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport ( IATA : SDF , ICAO : KSDF , FAA LID : SDF ) is a civil-military airport in Louisville in Jefferson County , Kentucky . The airport covers 1,500 acres ( 6.1 km2 ) and has three runways . Its IATA airport code , SDF , is based on the airport 's former name , Standiford Field . It has no regularly-scheduled international passenger flights , but it is a port of entry , as it handles numerous international cargo flights . Over 4.2 million passengers and over 5.7 billion pounds ( 2.89 million tons ) of cargo passed through the airport in 2019 . It is also the third-busiest in the United States in terms of cargo traffic , and seventh-busiest for such in the world . The National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011-2015 categorized it as a primary commercial service airport since it has over 10,000 passenger boardings ( enplanements ) per year . As per Federal Aviation Administration records , the airport had 1,877,861 revenue enplanements in 2018 , an increase of 11.46% from 1,684,738 in 2017 . The airport is home to Worldport , the worldwide hub of UPS . The Kentucky Air National Guard 's 123d Airlift Wing operates C-130 transport aircraft from the co-located Louisville Air National Guard Base . On January 16 , 2019 , the Regional Airport Authority voted to change the name of the airport to Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport in honor of the legendary boxing great and Louisville native Muhammad Ali . On June 6 , 2019 , the airport unveiled its new logo , featuring Ali 's silhouette , arms up and victorious , against the background of a butterfly .
Louisville ( US : /ˈluːəvəl/ ( listen ) LOO-ə-vəl , /ˈluːivɪl/ ( listen ) LOO-ee-vil , /ˈlʊvəl/ ( listen ) LUUV-əl , UK : /ˈluːivɪl/ ) is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States . [ d ] It is one of two cities in Kentucky designated as first-class , the other being Lexington , the state 's second-largest city . [ e ] Louisville is the historical seat and , since 2003 , the nominal seat of Jefferson County , on the Indiana border . Named after King Louis XVI of France , Louisville was founded in 1778 by George Rogers Clark , making it one of the oldest cities west of the Appalachians . With nearby Falls of the Ohio as the only major obstruction to river traffic between the upper Ohio River and the Gulf of Mexico , the settlement first grew as a portage site . It was the founding city of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad , which grew into a 6,000-mile ( 9,700 km ) system across 13 states . Today , the city is known as the home of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali , the Kentucky Derby , Kentucky Fried Chicken ( KFC ) , the University of Louisville and its Cardinals , Louisville Slugger baseball bats , and three of Kentucky 's six Fortune 500 companies : Humana , Kindred Healthcare , and Yum ! Brands . Muhammad Ali International Airport , Louisville 's main commercial airport , hosts UPS 's worldwide hub . Since 2003 , Louisville 's borders have been the same as those of Jefferson County , after a city-county merger . The official name of this consolidated city-county government is the Louisville/Jefferson County Metro Government , abbreviated to Louisville Metro . Despite the merger and renaming , the term Jefferson County continues to be used in some contexts in reference to Louisville Metro , particularly including the incorporated cities outside the balance which make up Louisville proper .
Narita International Airport ( 成田国際空港 , Narita Kokusai Kūkō ) ( IATA : NRT , ICAO : RJAA ) , also known as Tokyo Narita Airport , formerly and originally known as New Tokyo International Airport ( 新東京国際空港 , Shin Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō ) , is an international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area of Japan . It is located approximately 60 kilometres ( 37 mi ) east of central Tokyo . It is located in Narita , Chiba . As of 2015 [ update ] Narita is the predominant international airport in Japan , handling around 50% of the country 's international passenger traffic and 60% of its international air cargo traffic . As of 2016 , Narita was the second-busiest passenger airport in Japan ( after Haneda Airport in Tokyo ) , and was the tenth-busiest air freight hub in the world . Its 4,000-metre ( 13,123 ft ) main runway shares the record for longest runway in Japan with the second runway at Kansai International Airport in Osaka . Narita serves as the main international hub of Japan Airlines , All Nippon Airways and Nippon Cargo Airlines , and as a hub for low-cost carriers Jetstar Japan and Peach . At Narita , air traffic movements have been controlled under various noise related operating restrictions . As a result , the airport must be closed from 11:00pm to 6:00am the next day to minimize noise impact around the airport .
Narita ( 成田市 , Narita-shi ) is a city in Chiba Prefecture , Japan . It is the site of Narita International Airport , the main international airport serving the Greater Tokyo Area . As of February 1 , 2016 , the city has an estimated population of 131,096 , and a population density of 613 persons per km² . Its total area is 213.84 square kilometres ( 82.56 sq mi ) .
Chiba Prefecture ( 千葉県 , Chiba-ken ) is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region , and the Greater Tokyo Area . The sixth most populous prefecture , and 27th largest by land area , Chiba is on the east coast of Honshu and largely consists of the Bōsō Peninsula , which encloses the eastern side of Tokyo Bay . Its capital is the city of Chiba .
The Kanto region ( 関東地方 , Kantō-chihō ) is a geographical area of Honshu , the largest island of Japan . The region includes the Greater Tokyo Area and encompasses seven prefectures : Gunma , Tochigi , Ibaraki , Saitama , Tokyo , Chiba , and Kanagawa . Within its boundaries , slightly more than 45 percent of the land area is the Kanto Plain . The rest consists of the hills and mountains that form the land borders . According to the official census on October 1 , 2010 by the Japan Statistics Bureau , the population was 42,607,376 , amounting to approximately one third of the total population of Japan . Kanto is the second largest sub-national economy in the world .
Honshu ( 本州 , Honshū , pronounced [ hoɰ̃ꜜɕɯː ] ( listen ) ; Main island/Main province ) is the largest and most populous main island of Japan . It is located south of Hokkaido across the Tsugaru Strait , north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea , and northeast of Kyushu across the Kanmon Straits . The island separates the Sea of Japan , which lies to its north and west , from the North Pacific Ocean to the south and east . It is the 7th largest island in the world , and the 2nd most populous after the Indonesian island of Java . Honshu had a population of 104 million as of 2017 [ update ] , mostly concentrated in the coastal areas and plains . Approximately 30% of the total population resides in the Greater Tokyo Area on the Kantō Plain . [ citation needed ] As the historical center of Japanese cultural and political power , [ citation needed ] the island includes several past Japanese capitals , including Kyoto , Nara and Kamakura . Much of the island 's southern shore forms part of the Taiheiyō Belt , a megalopolis that spans several of the Japanese islands . Most of Japan 's industry is located in a belt running along Honshu 's southern coast , from Tokyo to Nagoya , Kyoto , Osaka , Kobe , and Hiroshima ; [ citation needed ] by contrast , the economy along the northwestern Sea of Japan coast is largely based on fishing and agriculture . The island is linked to the other three major Japanese islands by a number of bridges and tunnels . Its climate is humid and mild .
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport ( French : Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle , IATA : CDG , ICAO : LFPG ) , also known as Roissy Airport , is the largest international airport in France and second-busiest airport in Europe . Opened in 1974 , it is located in Roissy-en-France , 23 km ( 14 mi ) northeast of Paris . It is named after Charles de Gaulle ( 1890-1970 ) . Charles de Gaulle Airport is located within portions of several communes in Val-d'Oise , Seine-Saint-Denis and Seine-et-Marne . It serves as the principal hub for Air France and a destination for other legacy carriers ( from Star Alliance , Oneworld and SkyTeam ) , as well as a focus city for low-cost carriers easyJet , Vueling , and Norwegian Air Shuttle . The Airport is operated by Groupe ADP under the brand Paris Aéroport . In 2019 , the airport handled 76,150,007 passengers and 498,175 aircraft movements , thus making it the world 's tenth-busiest airport , and Europe 's second-busiest airport ( after London Heathrow ) in terms of passenger numbers . In terms of cargo traffic , the airport is the twelfth-busiest in the world and the second-busiest in Europe ( after Frankfurt Airport ) , handling 2,150,950 metric tonnes of cargo in 2012 . As of 2017 , the airport offers direct flights to the most countries and hosts the most airlines in the world . Marc Houalla has been the director of the airport since 12 February 2018 .
Seine-et-Marne ( pronounced [ sɛn e maʁn ] ) is a French department named after the Seine and Marne rivers and located in the Île-de-France region .
Seine-Saint-Denis ( French pronunciation : ​ [ sɛn sɛ̃ d ( ə ) ni ] ) is a French department located in the Île-de-France region and in the Grand Paris . Locally , it is often referred to colloquially as quatre-vingt treize or neuf trois ( i.e. , ninety-three or nine three ) , after its official administrative number , 93 . The learned and rarely used demonym for the inhabitants is Séquano-Dionysiens ; more common is Dionysiens .
Val-d'Oise ( French : [ val dwaz ] ( listen ) , Valley of the Oise ) is a French department , created in 1968 after the split of the Seine-et-Oise department and located in the Île-de-France region . It gets its name from the Oise River , a major tributary of the Seine , which crosses the region after having started in Belgium and flowed through north-eastern France . Charles de Gaulle Airport , France 's main international airport is partially located in Roissy-en-France , a commune of Val d'Oise .
Île-de-France ( /ˌiːl də ˈfrɒ̃s/ , French : [ il də fʁɑ̃s ] ( listen ) ; literally Island of France ) is the most populous of the 18 regions of France . It is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the région parisienne ( Paris Region ) because it includes the city of Paris . Île-de-France is densely populated and economically important : it covers only 12,012 square kilometres ( 4,638 square miles ) , about 2% of France 's territory , but has an official estimated population of 12,213,364 ( 18.2% of the population of France ) and accounts for nearly 30% of the French Gross Domestic Product ( GDP ) . The region is made up of eight administrative departments : Paris , Essonne , Hauts-de-Seine , Seine-Saint-Denis , Seine-et-Marne , Val-de-Marne , Val-d'Oise and Yvelines . It was created as the District of the Paris Region in 1961 and renamed in 1976 after the historic province of Île-de-France , when its status was aligned with the other French administrative regions created in 1972 . Residents are sometimes referred to as Franciliens , an administrative word created in the 1980s . The GDP of the region in 2016 was €681 billion ( or US $ 850 billion at market exchange rates ) . It has the highest per-capita GDP among regions in France and the third-highest of regions in the European Union . In 2018 , almost all of the twenty-eight French companies listed in the Fortune Global 500 had their headquarters in the Paris Region . Besides the landmarks of Paris , the region has many important historic sites , including the Palace of Versailles and the Palace of Fontainebleau , as well as the most-visited tourist attraction in France , Disneyland Paris . The poverty rate in Île-de-France was 15.9% in 2015 , compared with 12.3% in 2006 . The region is also increasingly unequal .
Frankfurt am Main Airport ( IATA : FRA , ICAO : EDDF ) ( German : Flughafen Frankfurt am Main [ ˈfluːkhaːfn̩ ˌfʁaŋkfʊʁt ʔam ˈmaɪn ] , also known as Rhein-Main-Flughafen ) is a major international airport located in Frankfurt , the fifth-largest city of Germany and one of the world 's leading financial centres . It is operated by Fraport and serves as the main hub for Lufthansa including Lufthansa CityLine and Lufthansa Cargo as well as Condor and AeroLogic . The airport covers an area of 2,300 hectares ( 5,683 acres ) of land and features two passenger terminals with a capacity of approximately 65 million passengers per year , four runways and extensive logistics and maintenance facilities . Frankfurt Airport is the busiest airport by passenger traffic in Germany as well as the 4th busiest in Europe after London Heathrow Airport , Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol . The airport is also the 13th busiest worldwide by total number of passengers in 2016 , with 60.786 million passengers using the airport in 2016 . In 2017 Frankfurt Airport handled 64.5 million passengers and in 2018 nearly 70 million . It also had a freight throughput of 2.076 million metric tonnes in 2015 and is the busiest airport in Europe by cargo traffic . As of summer 2017 , Frankfurt Airport serves more than 300 destinations in 5 continents , making it the airport with the most direct routes in the world . The southern side of the airport ground was home to the Rhein-Main Air Base , which was a major air base for the United States from 1947 until 2005 , when the air base was closed and the property was acquired by Fraport . In 2017 , passengers at the airport increased by 6.1% to 64,500,386 compared to 2016 . The airport celebrated its 80th anniversary in July 2016 .
Frankfurt-Flughafen is a city district of Frankfurt am Main , Germany . It is part of the Ortsbezirk Süd and is subdivided into the Stadtbezirke Unterwald and Flughafen . Frankfurt-Flughafen contains the whole airport ground of Frankfurt Airport after which the district is named . With only 218 inhabitants it is the least populated ( and least densely populated ) district but with 71,500 people employed at about 500 airport companies ( 2010 ) it is also the district with the most employees . Due to its statistical anomalies , it also enjoys the highest per capita income in the city . In relation to the area Frankfurt-Flughafen is the second largest district after Sachsenhausen . It is entirely surrounded by the Frankfurt City Forest . Frankfurt-Flughafen does not lack infrastructure : Within the district are two train stations ( Frankfurt Airport regional station and Frankfurt Airport long-distance station ) , several hotels , a hospital , places of worship for all major religious groups , many restaurants ( including Europe 's largest McDonald 's ) and shops .
Frankfurt ( officially : Frankfurt am Main ( German : [ ˈfʁaŋkfʊʁt ʔam ˈmaɪn ] ( listen ) ; Hessian : Frangford am Maa ; lit . Frank ford on the [ a ] Main ) ) is a metropolis and the largest city of the German federal state of Hesse , and its 746,878 ( 2017 ) inhabitants make it the fifth-largest city in Germany . On the River Main ( a tributary of the Rhine ) , it forms a continuous conurbation with the neighbouring city of Offenbach am Main , and its urban area has a population of 2.3 million . The city is at the centre of the larger Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region , which has a population of 5.5 million and is Germany 's second-largest metropolitan region after the Rhine-Ruhr Region . Since the enlargement of the European Union in 2013 , the geographic centre of the EU is about 40 km ( 25 mi ) to the east of Frankfurt 's central business district . Like France and Franconia , the city is named after the Franks . Frankfurt is the largest city in the Rhine Franconian dialect area ( Franconian dialects ) , Frankfurt was one of the host cities of the official tournaments of the 1974 and the 2006 FIFA World Cup . Frankfurt was a city state , the Free City of Frankfurt , for nearly five centuries , and was one of the most important cities of the Holy Roman Empire , as a site of imperial coronations ; it lost its sovereignty upon the collapse of the empire in 1806 and then permanently in 1866 , when it was annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia . It has been part of the federal state of Hesse since 1945 . Frankfurt is culturally , ethnically , and religiously diverse , with half of its population , and a majority of young people , having a migration background . A quarter of the population consists of foreign nationals , including many expatriates . Frankfurt is an alpha world city and a global hub for commerce , culture , education , tourism and transportation .
Hesse ( /hɛs/ , also US : /ˈhɛsə , ˈhɛsi/ , Hessian dialect : [ ˈhɛzə ] ) or Hessia ( UK : /ˈhɛsiə/ , US : /ˈhɛʃə/ ; German : Hessen [ ˈhɛsn̩ ] ( listen ) ) , officially the State of Hesse ( German : Land Hessen ) , is a parliamentary republic in western Europe and , with just over six million inhabitants , a member state of the Federal Republic of Germany as of 1949 . Its capital city is Wiesbaden , the largest metropolitan area is Frankfurt am Main . As a cultural region , Hesse also includes the area known as Rhenish Hesse ( Rheinhessen ) in the neighbouring state of Rhineland-Palatinate .
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport ( IATA : TPE , ICAO : RCTP ) is an international airport serving Taipei and northern Taiwan . Located about 40 km ( 25 mi ) west of Taipei in Dayuan District , Taoyuan , the airport is Taiwan 's largest and busiest airport . It is operated by the Taoyuan International Airport Corporation . In 2016 , it was ranked the best airport for its size in the Asia-Pacific region by Airports Council International . The airport opened for commercial operations in 1979 and is an important regional trans-shipment center , passenger hub , and gateway for destinations in Asia . Formerly known as Chiang Kai-shek International Airport , it was renamed on 6 September 2006 to its current name . It is one of two that serves Taipei ; the other , Taipei Songshan Airport , is located within city limits and served as Taipei 's only international airport until 1979 . Songshan now mainly serves chartered flights , intra-island flights , and limited international flights . In 2018 , Taiwan Taoyuan handled a record 46.5 million passengers and 2.3 billion kg of freight , making it the 11th busiest airport worldwide by international passenger traffic , and 8th busiest in terms of international freight traffic in 2018 . It is the main international hub for China Airlines and EVA Air . It is also a hub of Uni Air and the LCC Tigerair Taiwan .
Dayuan District ( Chinese : 大園區 ; pinyin : Dàyuán Qū ) , formerly known as Dayuan Township ( Chinese : 大園鄕 ; pinyin : Dàyuán Xiāng ) is a rural , coastal district in northwestern Taoyuan City , Taiwan ( Republic of China ) .
Taoyuan [ I ] is a special municipality in northwestern Taiwan , neighboring New Taipei City , Hsinchu County , and Yilan County . Taoyuan District is the seat of the municipal government and which , along with Zhongli District , forms a large metropolitan area . Taoyuan developed from a satellite city of Taipei metropolitan area to become the fourth-largest metropolitan area , and fifth-largest populated city in Taiwan . Since commuting to the Taipei metropolitan area is easy , Taoyuan has seen the fastest population growth of all cities in Taiwan . Taoyuan means peach garden in Chinese , since the area used to have many peach trees . The city is home to many industrial parks and tech company headquarters . Taoyuan International Airport , which serves the capital , Taipei and the rest of northern Taiwan , is located in this city . The city of Taoyuan has been elevated to special municipality status since 2014 from the original Taoyuan County . At the same time , the former county-administered city of Taoyuan was also promoted to Taoyuan District within the new municipality .
Taiwan ( Chinese : 臺灣 ; pinyin : Táiwān ) , [ II ] officially the Republic of China ( ROC ) , [ I ] is a state in East Asia . Neighbouring states include the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) to the north-west , Japan to the north-east , and the Philippines to the south . The island of Taiwan has an area of 35,808 square kilometres ( 13,826 sq mi ) , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third , where its highly urbanised population is concentrated . Taipei is the capital and largest metropolitan area . Other major cities include Kaohsiung , Taichung , Tainan and Taoyuan . With 23.7 million inhabitants , Taiwan is among the most densely populated states , and is the most populous state and largest economy that is not a member of the United Nations ( UN ) . Taiwanese indigenous peoples settled the island of Taiwan around 6,000 years ago . In the 17th century , Dutch rule opened the island to mass Han immigration . After the brief Kingdom of Tungning in parts of the southern and western areas of the island , the island was annexed in 1683 by the Qing dynasty of China , and ceded to the Empire of Japan in 1895 . Following the surrender of Japan in 1945 , the Republic of China , which had overthrown and succeeded the Qing in 1911 , took control of Taiwan on behalf of the World War II Allies . The resumption of the Chinese Civil War led to the loss of the mainland to the Communist Party of China and the flight of the ROC government to Taiwan in 1949 . Although the ROC government continued to claim to be the legitimate representative of China , since 1950 its effective jurisdiction has been limited to Taiwan and numerous smaller islands .
Miami International Airport ( IATA : MIA , ICAO : KMIA , FAA LID : MIA ) , also known as MIA and historically as Wilcox Field , is the primary airport serving the Miami area , Florida , United States , with over 1,000 daily flights to 167 domestic and international destinations , and one of three airports serving this area . The airport is in an unincorporated area in Miami-Dade County , 8 miles ( 13 km ) northwest of Downtown Miami , in metropolitan Miami , adjacent to the cities of Miami and Miami Springs , and the village of Virginia Gardens . Nearby are the cities of Hialeah and Doral , and the Census-designated place of Fontainebleau . It is South Florida 's main airport for long-haul international flights and a hub for the Southeastern United States , with passenger and cargo flights to cities throughout the Americas , Europe , Africa , and Western Asia , as well as cargo flights to East Asia . It is the largest gateway between the United States and south to Latin America , and is one of the largest airline hubs in the United States , owing to its proximity to tourist attractions , local economic growth , large local Latin American and European populations , and strategic location to handle connecting traffic between North America , Latin America , and Europe . In 2018 , 45,044,312 passengers traveled through the airport , making it the 13th busiest airport in the United States and 40th busiest in the world by total passenger traffic . It is the 3rd busiest airport in the United States by international passenger traffic . MIA is Florida 's busiest airport by total aircraft operations and total cargo traffic and its second busiest by total passenger traffic after Orlando International Airport . The airport is American Airlines ' third largest hub and serves as its primary gateway to Latin America . Miami also serves as a focus city for Avianca , Frontier Airlines , and LATAM , both for passengers and cargo operations . In the past , it has been a hub for Braniff International Airways , Eastern Air Lines , Air Florida , the original National Airlines , the original Pan American World Airways ( Pan Am ) , United Airlines , Iberia Airlines and Fine Air .
Miami , officially the City of Miami , is the seat of Miami-Dade County , and the cultural , economic and financial center of South Florida in the United States . The city covers an area of about 56 square miles ( 150 km2 ) between the Everglades to the west and Biscayne Bay to the east . Miami is the sixth most densely populated major city in the United States with an estimated 2018 population of 470,914 . The Miami metropolitan area is home to 6.1 million people , the second-most populous in the southeastern United States and the seventh-largest in the nation . The city has the third tallest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises , 55 of which exceed 490 ft ( 149 m ) . Miami is a major center and leader in finance , commerce , culture , media , entertainment , the arts , and international trade . The metro area is by far the largest urban economy in Florida and the 12th largest in the United States , with a GDP of $ 344.9 billion as of 2017 . In 2018 , Miami was classified as an Alpha level global city by the GaWC . In 2019 , Miami ranked seventh in the United States and 31st among global cities in terms of business activity , human capital , information exchange , cultural experience , and political engagement . According to a 2018 UBS study of 77 world cities , the city was ranked as the third-richest in the United States and the eighth-richest in the world in terms of purchasing power . Miami is nicknamed the Capital of Latin America and is the largest city with a Cuban-American plurality . Greater Downtown Miami has one of the largest concentrations of international banks in the United States , and is home to many large national and international companies .
Los Angeles International Airport ( IATA : LAX , ICAO : KLAX , FAA LID : LAX ) , commonly referred to as LAX ( with each of its letters pronounced individually ) , is the primary international airport serving Los Angeles , California , and its surrounding metropolitan area . LAX is located in the Westchester neighborhood of Los Angeles in California , 18 miles ( 30 km ) southwest of Downtown Los Angeles , with the commercial and residential areas of Westchester to the north , the city of El Segundo to the south and the city of Inglewood to the east . Owned and operated by Los Angeles World Airports ( LAWA ) , an agency of the government of Los Angeles , formerly known as the Department of Airports , the airport covers 3,500 acres ( 1,400 ha ) of land . LAX has four parallel runways . In 2018 , LAX handled 87,534,384 passengers , making it the world 's fourth busiest and the United States ' second busiest airport following Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport . As the largest and busiest international airport on the U.S. West Coast , LAX is a major international gateway to the United States , and also serves a connection point for passengers traveling internationally . The airport holds the record for the world 's busiest origin and destination airport , since relative to other airports , many more travelers begin or end their trips in Los Angeles than use it as a connection . It is also the only airport to rank among the top five U.S. airports for both passenger and cargo traffic . LAX serves as a hub or focus city for more passenger airlines than any other airport in the United States . It is the only airport that four U.S. legacy carriers ( Alaska , American , Delta , and United ) have designated as a hub and is a focus city for Air New Zealand , Allegiant Air , Norwegian Air Shuttle , Qantas , Southwest Airlines , and Volaris . While LAX is the busiest airport in the Greater Los Angeles Area , several other airports , including Hollywood Burbank Airport , John Wayne Airport , Long Beach Airport , as well as Ontario International Airport , also serve the area .
Los Angeles ( /lɔːs ˈændʒələs/ ( listen ) ; [ a ] Spanish : Los Ángeles ; Spanish for The Angels ) , officially the City of Los Angeles and often known by its initials L.A. , is the most populous city in California ; the second most populous city in the United States , after New York City ; and the third most populous city in North America , after Mexico City and New York City . With an estimated population of nearly four million people , Los Angeles is the cultural , financial , and commercial center of Southern California . The city is known for its Mediterranean climate , ethnic diversity , Hollywood , the entertainment industry , and its sprawling metropolis . Los Angeles lies in a basin in Southern California , adjacent to the Pacific Ocean , with mountains as high as 10,000 feet ( 3,000 m ) , and deserts . The city , which covers about 469 square miles ( 1,210 km2 ) , is the seat of Los Angeles County , the most populous county in the United States . The Los Angeles metropolitan area ( MSA ) is the second-largest metropolitan area in the nation with a population of 13.1 million people . Greater Los Angeles , which includes the metro area of Riverside and San Bernardino , is the nation 's second most populous combined statistical area , with a 2015 estimate of 18.7 million people . Historically home to the Chumash and Tongva , Los Angeles was claimed by Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo for Spain in 1542 . The city was officially founded on September 4 , 1781 , by Spanish governor Felipe de Neve . It became a part of Mexico in 1821 following the Mexican War of Independence . In 1848 , at the end of the Mexican-American War , Los Angeles and the rest of California were purchased as part of the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo , and thus became part of the United States . Los Angeles was incorporated as a municipality on April 4 , 1850 , five months before California achieved statehood .
Beijing Capital International Airport ( IATA : PEK , ICAO : ZBAA ) is the main international airport serving Beijing . It is located 32 km ( 20 mi ) northeast of Beijing 's city centre , in an enclave of Chaoyang District and the surroundings of that enclave in suburban Shunyi District . The airport is owned and operated by the Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited , a state-controlled company . The airport 's IATA Airport code , PEK , is based on the city 's former romanized name , Peking . Beijing Capital has rapidly ascended in rankings of the world 's busiest airports in the past decade . It had become the busiest airport in Asia in terms of passenger traffic and total traffic movements by 2009 . It has been the world 's second busiest airport in terms of passenger traffic since 2010 . The airport registered 557,167 aircraft movements ( take-offs and landings ) , ranking 6th in the world in 2012 . In terms of cargo traffic , Beijing airport has also witnessed rapid growth . By 2012 , the airport had become the 13th busiest airport in the world by cargo traffic , registering 1,787,027 tons . From September 2019 , some flights from Beijing Capital International Airport were transferred to the new Beijing Daxing International Airport .
Chaoyang District ( simplified Chinese : 朝阳区 ; traditional Chinese : 朝陽區 ; pinyin : Cháoyáng Qū ; literally : 'facing the sun ' ) is a core district of Beijing . It borders the districts of Shunyi to the northeast , Tongzhou to the east and southeast , Daxing to the south , Fengtai to the southwest , Dongcheng , Xicheng and Haidian to the west , and Changping to the northwest . Chaoyang is home to the majority of Beijing 's many foreign embassies , the well-known Sanlitun bar street , as well as Beijing 's growing central business district . The Olympic Green , built for the 2008 Summer Olympics , is also in Chaoyang . Chaoyang extends west to Chaoyangmen on the eastern 2nd Ring Road , and nearly as far east as the Ximazhuang toll station on the Jingtong Expressway . Within the urban area of Beijing , it occupies 475 square kilometres ( 183 sq mi ) , making it the central city 's largest district , with Haidian second . As of 2005 , Chaoyang had a total population of 3,642,000 , making it the most populous district in Beijing . The district has jurisdiction over 22 subdistrict offices and 20 area offices . Chaoyang is also home to Silk Street , and many other market areas , shopping malls , and restaurant strips .
Shunyi District ( simplified Chinese : 顺义区 ; traditional Chinese : 順義區 ; pinyin : Shùnyì Qū ) is an administrative district of Beijing , located to the northeast of the city 's urban core . As of 2014 , the population of the district is around 983,000 , of which approximately 601,000 have local residency permits . The Beijing Capital International Airport is located in the geographical boundaries of the district , though it is technically under the jurisdiction of Chaoyang district . Shunyi borders the Beijing districts of Pinggu to the east , Tongzhou to the south , Chaoyang to the southwest , Changping to the west , Huairou to the north , and Miyun to the northeast , as well as Hebei province to the southeast . Shunyi has large communities of foreign expatriates .
Beijing ( /ˌbeɪˈdʒɪŋ/ BAY-JING , /ˌbeɪˈʒɪŋ/ BAY-ZHING ; Mandarin pronunciation : [ pèi.tɕíŋ ] ( listen ) ) , formerly romanized as Peking ( /ˌpiːˈkɪŋ/ PEE-KING ) , is the capital of the People 's Republic of China , the world 's third most populous city proper , and most populous capital city . The city , located in northern China , is governed as a municipality under the direct administration of the central government with 16 urban , suburban , and rural districts . Beijing Municipality is surrounded by Hebei Province with the exception of neighboring Tianjin Municipality to the southeast ; together , the three divisions form the Jingjinji metropolitan region and the national capital region of China . Beijing is an important world capital and global power city , and one of the world 's leading centers for culture , diplomacy and politics , business and economy , education , language , and science and technology . A megacity , Beijing is the second largest Chinese city by urban population after Shanghai and is the nation 's cultural , educational , and political center . It is home to the headquarters of most of China 's largest state-owned companies and houses the largest number of Fortune Global 500 companies in the world , as well as the world 's four biggest financial institutions . It is also a major hub for the national highway , expressway , railway , and high-speed rail networks . The Beijing Capital International Airport has been the second busiest in the world by passenger traffic since 2010 , and , as of 2016 [ update ] , the city 's subway network is the busiest and longest in the world . Combining both modern and traditional architecture , Beijing is one of the oldest cities in the world , with a rich history dating back three millennia . As the last of the Four Great Ancient Capitals of China , Beijing has been the political center of the country for most of the past eight centuries , and was the largest city in the world by population for much of the second millennium AD . Encyclopædia Britannica notes that few cities in the world have served for so long as the political headquarters and cultural center of an area as immense as China . With mountains surrounding the inland city on three sides , in addition to the old inner and outer city walls , Beijing was strategically poised and developed to be the residence of the emperor and thus was the perfect location for the imperial capital .
Singapore Changi Airport , commonly known as Changi Airport ( IATA : SIN , ICAO : WSSS ) , is a major civilian airport that serves Singapore , and is one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia . It is currently rated the World 's Best Airport by Skytrax for the seventh consecutive year since 2013 . It is also the first Airport in the world to do so for seven consecutive years and is one of the world 's busiest airports by international passenger and cargo traffic . The airport is located in Changi , at the eastern end of Singapore , approximately 20 km ( 12 mi ) from Marina Bay ( Singapore 's Downtown Core ) , on a 13-square-kilometre ( 5.0 sq mi ) site . The airport is operated by Changi Airport Group and it is the home base of Singapore Airlines , Singapore Airlines Cargo , SilkAir , Scoot , Jetstar Asia Airways and BOC Aviation . In 2019 , Changi served 68.3 million passengers , making it the 16th busiest airport in the world .
Changi ( /tʃɑːŋiː/ ) is a planning area located in the geographical region of Tanah Merah in the East Region of Singapore . Sharing borders with Pasir Ris and Tampines to the west , Changi Bay to the southeast , the South China Sea to the east and the Serangoon Harbour to the north . Changi , excluding the two water catchments and islands of Singapore , is the largest planning area by land size . Today , Changi is an aviation hub . It is the location of both the Changi Airport and Changi Air Base . Also located within Changi is Singapore 's largest prison , Changi Prison . It was used as a Japanese prisoner-of-war camp during the occupation of Singapore in World War II . The prison is Singapore 's oldest operating internment facility .
The East Region of Singapore is one of the five regions in the city-state . The region is the 2nd most densely populated among the five , and has the smallest land area . Bedok is the region 's most populous town and Tampines is the regional centre of the area . Comprising 11,000 hectares , it includes six planning areas and is also home to Singapore 's Changi Airport and Paya Lebar Airbase The region also houses the Paya Lebar Air Base , Changi Naval Base and Changi Prison , which was first constructed in 1936 by the British and is Singapore 's oldest internment facility .
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ( IATA : AMS , ICAO : EHAM ) , known informally as Schiphol Airport ( Dutch : Luchthaven Schiphol , pronounced [ ˌlʏxtɦaːvə ( n ) ˈsxɪp ( ɦ ) ɔl ] ) , is the main international airport of the Netherlands . It is located 9 kilometres ( 5.6 miles ) southwest of Amsterdam , in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in North Holland . It is the third-busiest airport in Europe in terms of passenger volume and the busiest in Europe in terms of aircraft movement . The airport is built as a single-terminal concept : one large terminal split into three large departure halls . Schiphol is the hub for KLM and its regional affiliate KLM Cityhopper as well as for Corendon Dutch Airlines , Martinair , Transavia and TUI fly Netherlands . The airport also serves as a base for EasyJet and LEVEL . Schiphol opened on 16 September 1916 as a military airbase . The end of the First World War also saw the beginning of civilian use of Schiphol Airport and the airport eventually lost its military role completely . By 1940 , Schiphol had four asphalt runways at 45-degree angles . The airport was captured by the German military that same year and renamed Fliegerhorst Schiphol . The airport was destroyed through bombing but at the end of the war , the airfield was soon rebuilt . In 1949 , it was decided that Schiphol was to become the primary airport of the Netherlands .
Haarlemmermeer [ ˌɦaːrlɛmərˈmeːr ] ( listen ) is a municipality in the Netherlands , in the province of North Holland . It is a polder , consisting of land reclaimed from water , and the name Haarlemmermeer means Haarlem 's Lake , still referring to the body of water from which the region was reclaimed in the 19th century . Its main town is Hoofddorp . It is one of the largest towns ( pop . 70,030 ) in the Netherlands whose name is not used as the name of a municipality . This town , together with the rapidly growing towns of Nieuw-Vennep and Badhoevedorp , forms part of the Randstad agglomeration . The Netherlands ' main international airport Schiphol is located in Haarlemmermeer .
North Holland ( Dutch : Noord-Holland pronounced [ ˌnoːrt ˈɦɔlɑnt ] ( listen ) , West Frisian : Noard-Hollân ) is a province of the Netherlands in the northwestern part of the country . It is on the North Sea , north of South Holland and Utrecht , and west of Friesland and Flevoland . In November 2019 , it had a population of 2,877,909 and a total area of 4,092 km2 ( 1,580 sq mi ) , of which 1,430 km2 ( 550 sq mi ) is water . From the 9th to the 16th century , the area was an integral part of the County of Holland . During this period West Friesland was incorporated . In the 17th and 18th century , the area was part of the province of Holland and commonly known as the Noorderkwartier ( English : Northern Quarter ) . In 1840 , the province of Holland was split into the two provinces of North Holland and South Holland . In 1855 , the Haarlemmermeer was drained and turned into land . The provincial capital is Haarlem ( pop . 161,265 ) , the province 's largest city and also the largest city in the Netherlands is the Dutch capital Amsterdam , with a population of 862,965 as of November 2019 . The King 's Commissioner of North Holland is Johan Remkes , serving since 2010 . There are 51 municipalities and three ( including parts of ) water boards in the province .
O'Hare International Airport ( IATA : ORD , ICAO : KORD , FAA LID : ORD ) , typically referred to as O'Hare Airport , Chicago O'Hare , or simply O'Hare , is an international airport located on the Northwest Side of Chicago , Illinois , 14 miles ( 23 km ) northwest of the Loop business district . Operated by the Chicago Department of Aviation and covering some 7,627 acres ( 3,087 ha ) , O'Hare has non-stop flights to 228 destinations in North America , South America , Europe , Africa , Asia and Oceania . Designed to be the successor to Chicago 's busiest square mile in the world , Midway Airport , O'Hare began as an airfield serving a Douglas manufacturing plant for C-54 military transports during World War II . It was named for Edward Butch O'Hare , the U.S. Navy 's first Medal of Honor recipient during that war . Later , at the height of the Cold War , O'Hare served as an active fighter base for the Air Force . As the first major airport planned after World War II , O'Hare 's innovative design pioneered concepts such as concourses , direct highway access to the terminal , jet bridges , and underground refueling systems . It became famous as the first World 's Busiest Airport of the jet age , holding that distinction from 1963 to 1998 ; today , it is the world 's sixth-busiest airport , serving 83 million passengers in 2018 . In the year ending December 31 , 2018 , O'Hare had 903,747 aircraft operations , averaging 2,474 per day , the most of any airport in the world . O'Hare is unusual in that it serves as a major hub for more than one of the three U.S. mainline carriers ; it is a large hub for both United Airlines ( which is headquartered in Chicago ) and American Airlines . It is also a focus city for Frontier Airlines and Spirit Airlines . While Terminals 2 and 3 remain of the original design , the airfield has seen radical modernization , and an expansion of passenger facilities in the terminal complex began in 2020 , which will remake it as North America 's first airport built around airline alliances .
Chicago ( /ʃɪˈkɑːɡoʊ/ ( listen ) , locally also /ʃɪˈkɔːɡoʊ/ ) , officially the City of Chicago , is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Illinois , and the third-most-populous city in the United States . With an estimated population of 2,705,994 ( 2018 ) , it is also the most populous city in the Midwestern United States . Chicago is the county seat of Cook County , the second-most-populous county in the US , with a small portion of the northwest side of the city extending into DuPage County near O'Hare Airport . Chicago is the principal city of the Chicago metropolitan area , often referred to as Chicagoland . At nearly 10 million people , the metropolitan area is the third most populous in the United States . Located on the shores of freshwater Lake Michigan , Chicago was incorporated as a city in 1837 near a portage between the Great Lakes and the Mississippi River watershed and grew rapidly in the mid-19th century . After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871 , which destroyed several square miles and left more than 100,000 homeless , the city made a concerted effort to rebuild . The construction boom accelerated population growth throughout the following decades , and by 1900 , less than 30 years after the great fire , Chicago was the fifth-largest city in the world . Chicago made noted contributions to urban planning and zoning standards , including new construction styles ( including the Chicago School of architecture ) , the development of the City Beautiful Movement , and the steel-framed skyscraper . Chicago is an international hub for finance , culture , commerce , industry , education , technology , telecommunications , and transportation . It is the site of the creation of the first standardized futures contracts , issued by the Chicago Board of Trade , which today is the largest and most diverse derivatives market in the world , generating 20% of all volume in commodities and financial futures alone . Depending on the particular year , the city 's O'Hare International Airport is routinely ranked as the world 's fifth or sixth busiest airport according to tracked data by the Airports Council International .
Heathrow Airport , also known as London Heathrow ( IATA : LHR , ICAO : EGLL ) , is a major international airport in London , United Kingdom . Heathrow is the second busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic , as well as the busiest airport in Europe by passenger traffic , and the seventh busiest airport in the world by total passenger traffic . It is one of six international airports serving London region . In 2019 , it handled a record 80.8 million passengers , a 0.9% increase from 2018 as well as 475,861 aircraft movements , a decrease of 1,743 from 2018 . The airport facility is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings . Heathrow lies 14 miles ( 23 km ) west of Central London , and has two parallel east-west runways along with four operational terminals on a site that covers 12.27 square kilometres ( 4.74 sq mi ) . The airport is the primary hub for British Airways and the primary operating base for Virgin Atlantic . In September 2012 , the Government of the United Kingdom established the Airports Commission , an independent commission chaired by Sir Howard Davies to examine various options for increasing capacity at UK airports . In July 2015 , the commission backed a third runway at Heathrow , which the government approved in October 2016 .
Hayes is a town in west London , situated 13 miles ( 21 km ) west of Charing Cross and part of the London Borough of Hillingdon . The town 's population , including its localities Hayes End , Harlington and Yeading , was recorded as 83,564 in the 2011 census . Hayes has a long history . The area appears in the Domesday Book ( 1086 ) . Landmarks in the area include the Grade II* listed Parish Church , St Mary 's - the central portion of the church survives from the twelfth century and it remains in use ( the church dates back to 830 A.D. ) - and Barra Hall , a Grade II listed manor house . The town 's oldest public house - the Adam and Eve , on the Uxbridge Road - though not the original seventeenth-century structure , has remained on the same site since 1665 . Hayes is best known as the erstwhile home of EMI . The words Hayes , Middlesex appear on the reverse of The Beatles ' albums , which were manufactured at the town 's Old Vinyl Factory . The town centre 's gold disc installation marks the fiftieth anniversary on 1 June 2017 of the Beatles ' Sgt . Pepper 's Lonely Hearts Club Band album , manufactured in Hayes in 1967 . The town is the location of the U.K. headquarters of companies including : Heinz , United Biscuits , Fujitsu , and Rackspace U.K . Notable historical residents include the early modern father of English music , William Byrd , and a pre-eminent figure of twentieth-century English literature , George Orwell .
The London Borough of Hillingdon ( pronunciation ( help·info ) ) is a large borough located in Greater London , England which had a population of 273,936 according to the 2011 Census . It was formed from the districts of Hayes and Harlington , Ruislip-Northwood , Uxbridge , and Yiewsley and West Drayton in the county of Middlesex . Today , Hillingdon is home to Heathrow Airport ( which straddles the border between Hillingdon and Hounslow ) and Brunel University , and is the second largest of the 32 London boroughs by area . Hillingdon Council governs the borough , with its headquarters in the Civic Centre in Uxbridge . For administrative purposes , the borough is split into North and South Hillingdon . The south 's former strong connection with industry has diminished since the 1980s to be replaced by a preponderantly residential suburban population ; the north has remained a consistently residential suburban area , although with significant swathes of rural land . The borough 's residential areas expanded with the extension of the Metropolitan Railway from Harrow on the Hill to Uxbridge in the early 20th century and the gradual establishment of stops along the line , becoming known as Metro-land . The main towns in the borough are Hayes , Ruislip and Uxbridge .
Greater London is a ceremonial county of England that makes up the majority of the London region . This region forms the administrative boundaries of London and is organised into 33 local government districts - the 32 London boroughs and the City of London , which is located within the region but is separate from the county . The Greater London Authority , based in Southwark , is responsible for strategic local government across the region and consists of the Mayor of London and the London Assembly . The City of London Corporation is the principal local authority for the City of London , with a similar role to that of the 32 London borough councils . Administratively , Greater London was first established as a sui generis council area under the Greater London Council between 1963 and 1986 . The county of Greater London was created on 1 April 1965 through the London Government Act 1963 . The area was re-established as a region in 1994 . The Greater London Authority was formed in 2000 . The region covers 1,572 km2 ( 607 sq mi ) and had a population of 8,174,000 at the 2011 census . The Greater London Built-up Area is used in some national statistics and is a measure of the continuous urban area and includes areas outside the administrative region . There is about 420 parks in this region and 69 of them are at the southern region as of 2020/02/02 .
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport ( IATA : CAN , ICAO : ZGGG ) is the major airport of Guangzhou , Guangdong province . Both airport codes were inherited from the former Baiyun Airport , and the IATA code is derived from Guangzhou 's historical romanization Canton . Baiyun Airport serves as a hub for China Southern Airlines , FedEx Express , 9 Air , Hainan Airlines and Shenzhen Airlines . In 2017 , Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was China 's third-busiest and world 's 13th-busiest airport by passenger traffic , with 65,806,977 passengers handled . As for cargo traffic , the airport was China 's third-busiest and the 19th-busiest worldwide . Baiyun airport was also the third-busiest airport in China in terms of aircraft movements .
Baiyun District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou , the capital of Guangdong Province , China . The district is located in the city 's northern suburbs , and is named after the Baiyun Mountain ( the White Cloud Mountain ) , one of the area 's natural attractions .
Huadu District is one of 11 urban districts of the prefecture-level city of Guangzhou , the capital of Guangdong Province , China . It is located in the far northern suburbs of the city . Xinhua Town is the seat of local government , and of the district CCP committee . The district is mostly Hakka speaking , and is the ancestral home of many Overseas Chinese of Hakka descent . Formerly known as Hua County , it was the hometown of many Taiping Rebellion leaders like Hong Xiuquan and Hong Rengan .
Guangzhou ( Chinese : 广州 ; Cantonese pronunciation : [ kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ̂u ] or [ kʷɔ̌ːŋ.tsɐ́u ] ( listen ) ; Mandarin pronunciation : [ kwàŋ.ʈʂóu ] ( listen ) ) , also known as Canton and formerly romanized as Kwangchow or Kwong Chow , is the capital and most populous city of the province of Guangdong in southern China . On the Pearl River about 120 km ( 75 mi ) north-northwest of Hong Kong and 145 km ( 90 mi ) north of Macau , Guangzhou has a history of over 2,200 years and was a major terminus of the maritime Silk Road , and continues to serve as a major port and transportation hub , as well as one of China 's three largest cities . Guangzhou is at the heart of the most-populous built-up metropolitan area in mainland China that extends into the neighboring cities of Foshan , Dongguan , Zhongshan and Shenzhen , forming one of the largest urban agglomerations on Earth . Administratively , the city holds sub-provincial status and is one of China 's nine National Central Cities . At the end of 2018 , the population of the city 's expansive administrative area is estimated at 14,904,400 by city authorities , up 3.8% year from the previous year . Guangzhou is ranked as an Alpha global city . There is a rapidly increasing number of foreign temporary residents and immigrants from Southeast Asia , the Middle East , Eastern Europe and Africa . This has led to it being dubbed the Capital of the Third World . The domestic migrant population from other provinces of China in Guangzhou was 40% of the city 's total population in 2008 . Together with Shanghai , Beijing and Shenzhen , Guangzhou has one of the most expensive real estate markets in China . In the late 1990s and early 2000s , nationals of sub-Saharan Africa who had initially settled in the Middle East and other parts of Southeast Asia moved in unprecedented numbers to Guangzhou in response to the 1997/98 Asian financial crisis . Long the only Chinese port accessible to most foreign traders , Guangzhou fell to the British during the First Opium War .
Guangdong ( alternately romanized as Canton Province or Kwangtung ) is a coastal province in South China on the north shore of South China Sea . The capital of the province is Guangzhou . With a population of 113.46 million ( as of 2018 ) across a total area of about 179,800 km2 ( 69,400 sq mi ) , Guangdong is the most populous province of China and the 15th-largest by area . Its economy is larger than that of any other province in the nation and the 6th largest sub-national economy in the world with a GDP size of 1.47 trillion US dollars ( 9.73 trillion Chinese yuan ) in 2018 . The Pearl River Delta Economic Zone , a Chinese megalopolis , is a core for high technology , manufacturing and foreign trade . Located in this zone are two of the four top Chinese cities and the top two Chinese prefecture-level cities by GDP ; Guangzhou , the capital of the province , and Shenzhen , the first special economic zone in the country . These two are among the most populous and important cities in China , and have now become two of the world 's most populous megacities . The province of Guangdong surpassed Henan and Shandong to become the most populous province in China in January 2005 , registering 79.1 million permanent residents and 31 million migrants who lived in the province for at least six months of the year ; the total population was 104,303,132 in the 2010 census , accounting for 7.79 percent of Mainland China 's population . This makes it the most populous first-level administrative subdivision of any country outside of South Asia , as its population is surpassed only by those of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the Indian states of Bihar , Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh . Its population increase since the census has been modest , the province registering 108,500,000 people in 2015 . Most of the historical Guangdong Province is administered by the People 's Republic of China ( PRC ) . However , the archipelagos of Pratas in the South China Sea are controlled by the Republic of China ( ROC , a.k.a .
Hamad International Airport ( IATA : DOH , ICAO : OTHH ) ( Arabic : مطار حمد الدولي , Maṭār Ḥamad al-Duwalī ) is the sole international airport in the state of Qatar . Located south of its capital , Doha , it replaced the former Doha International Airport as Qatar 's principal airport . Formerly known as New Doha International Airport ( NDIA ) , Hamad International Airport was originally scheduled to open in 2009 , but after a series of costly delays , the airport finally opened on 30 April 2014 with a ceremonial Qatar Airways flight landing from nearby Doha International . National carrier Qatar Airways and all other carriers formally relocated to the new airport on 27 May 2014 .
Doha ( Arabic : الدوحة , ad-Dawḥa or ad-Dōḥa , pronounced [ adˈdawħa ] ) is the capital and most populous city of the State of Qatar . It has a population of 956,460 ( 2015 ) . The city is located on the coast of the Persian Gulf in the east of the country . It is Qatar 's fastest growing city , with over 80% of the nation 's population living in Doha or its surrounding suburbs , [ citation needed ] and it is also the economic centre of the country . Doha was founded in the 1820s as an offshoot of Al Bidda . It was officially declared as the country 's capital in 1971 , when Qatar gained independence from being a British Protectorate . As the commercial capital of Qatar and one of the emergent financial centres in the Middle East , Doha is considered a beta-level global city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network . Doha accommodates Education City , an area devoted to research and education . The city was host to the first ministerial-level meeting of the Doha Development Round of World Trade Organization negotiations . It was also selected as host city of a number of sporting events , including the 2006 Asian Games , the 2011 Pan Arab Games and most of the games at the 2011 AFC Asian Cup . In December 2011 , the World Petroleum Council held the 20th World Petroleum Conference in Doha . Additionally , the city hosted the 2012 UNFCCC Climate Negotiations and is set to host many of the venues for the 2022 FIFA World Cup .