Showing posts with label airports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label airports. Show all posts

Monday, 24 December 2012

Miami International Airport



Location Miami-Dade County, Florida

Miami airport upper view
Airport type: Public
Owner     :   Miami-Dade County
Operator      : Miami-Dade Aviation Department (MDAD)


Miami airport inside view
Hhub for American Airlines,
                  FedEx Express,
                  LAN Cargo,
                  UPS Airlines.

Miami international airport south terminal

Saturday, 22 December 2012

Tokyo International Airport

Haneda Airport


Haneda Tokyo International Airport (airport code HND) is located in Ota, Japan, 14 kilometers south of Tokyo Station. Haneda Airport handles mostly domestic flights to and from Tokyo and has two terminals, 1 and 2. Terminal 1 is nicknamed “Big Bird” and features a rooftop observation deck with open-air cafe. A new dedicated International Terminal opened in 2010. A free shuttle transports travelers between domestic and international terminals. Trains, taxis, and buses transport travelers into Tokyo. Seven domestic and 18 international airlines provide service to the airport. The airport handles over 64 million passengers per year making it the 2nd busiest airport in Asia and 7th busiest in the world.


Airport type : Public

Operator : Tokyo Aviation Bureau, Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (airfield); Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. (terminals)

Location : Ōta, Tokyo, Japan

Hub for : Japan Airlines
               All Nippon Airways
               Skymark Airlines
              Air Do
              Skynet Asia Airways
    
Elevation AMSL : 21 ft / 6 m


Coordinates : 35°33′12″N 139°46′52″ECoordinates: 35°33′12″N 139°46′52″E

Website : www.tokyo-airport-bldg.co.jp


ratings for the airport

Sunday, 16 December 2012

London Heathrow Airport


welcome to London


                                        Heathrow airport London

As the busiest airport in the UK, London Heathrow Airport (LHR) dealt with 69 million passengers in 2012 and serves a wide array of transatlantic destinations and countries in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Middle East. If we were judging on international passengers alone then London Heathrow Airport would be the busiest airport in the world.



heathrow view from sky


airport public arena


Heathrow is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and the third busiest airport in the world (as of 2012) in terms of total passenger traffic.


heathrow airport inside view


Airport type Public
Owner     : Heathrow Airport Holdings Limited
Operator : Heathrow Airport Limited
Location : Hillingdon, London, United Kingdom
Hub for : British Airways

LONDON

Elevation : AMSL 83 ft / 25 m
Coordinates : 51°28′39″N 000°27′41″W
Coordinates : 51°28′39″N 000°27′41″W
Website  : http://heathrowairport.com
Passengers   : 69,433,230

Passenger area

Wednesday, 5 December 2012

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Atlanta airport



Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (airport code ATL) is the world's busiest serving 90 million domestic and international passengers. The airport has spent the last decade making major improvements, including a fifth runway and an elevated SkyTrain, which led the Air Transport Research Society to name Atlanta the world's most efficient airport in 2011. Atlanta Airport is currently updating the Maynard H. Jackson Jr. International Terminal to be finished Spring 2012. Located 10 miles from downtown, passengers can get to and from the airport using the Metropolitan Transit Authority (MARTA) rail service station along with buses, shuttles, and rental cars. For passengers with pets, the airport has two pet areas. One is a 1,000 square-foot park at the Ground Transportation area Terminal South, doors W1 and W2. This fenced-in dog park has biodegradable bags, grass, rocks, and benches. A second pet area is located at the lower level of Terminal North.


Location:
6000 N Terminal Parkway
Atlanta GA, US 30320 

Latitude / Longitude:
33.640068 / -84.44403

Time Zone:
-5:00 hours from UTC/GMT

Current Time / Date:
9:27 PM / Tue Dec-4-2012

Airport Code:
FlightStats code: ATL
IATA code: ATL
ICAO code: KATL
FAA code: ATL




New terminal view of Atlanta airport
Main Phone:
800-897-1910

Website:
http://www.atlanta-airport.com/ 


Air view of Atlanta airport

Saturday, 1 December 2012

Charles de Gaulle Airport, Paris

Charles DE gaulle

Paris is well known as the city of romance and with good reason. Virtually the whole of the city oozes charm and the streets and parks are perfect for a romantic stroll with your partner.


France’s main airport dealt with around 49 million passengers in 2010. It was named after the founder of the French Fifth Republic, but is alternatively known as Roissy airport. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is the second busiest airport in Europe after Heathrow but the busiest in terms of cargo traffic dealing with 2 million tonnes per year. CDG airport has a multitude of international connections, especially to former French colonies in North Africa


Airport code: CDG
Airport name: Charles De Gaulle Airport
City: Paris
Latitude: 49.0032
Longitude: 2.567023

Sunday, 30 September 2012

Martin F-117 Nighthawk

Lockheed Martin F-117 Nighthawk

origin : USA
Type : 'stealthy' attack warplane
Max Speed : 550 kt/646 mph
Max Range : 1,112 km / 691 miles


Dimensions : 
                       span 13.20 m / 43 ft 4 in 
                       length 20.08 m / 65 ft 11 in 
                       height 3.78 m / 12 ft 5 in
                       Weight : empty 13,608 kg / 30,000 lb                                 max. take-off 23,814 kg / 52,500 lb

Powerplant : 
two 4899-kg (10,800-lb) dry thrust General Electric F404-GE-F1D2 turbofans.


Armament : 
provision for 2268 kg (5,000 Ib) of disposable stores carried in a lower-fuselage weapon bay; standard weapons are the AGM-88 HARM anti-radar missile, AGM-65 Maverick ASM. GBU-19 and GBU-27 optronically guided bombs, BLU-109 laser-guided bomb, and B61 free-fall nuclear bomb.

Operators : United States

Saturday, 21 July 2012

dubai international airport

Dubai Airport













               Yearly passengers : 47,180,628

Kuala Lumpur International airport

Kuala lumpur international airport




                                                       


 


                                                         


 


               Yearly passengers : 29,700,000


why it's awesome : Kuala Lumpur is located in the southern corridor of Malaysia and one of Asia's busiest airports. The main terminal keeps green in mind, an entire section of the rain forest was placed inside the main terminal with the "Airport in the forest, forest in the airport," idea.

Tuesday, 10 July 2012

Beijing Capital International Airport

Beijing capital international airport









yearly passengers  : 50,410,819
Why it's awesome  Beijing Capital is the busiest airport in Asia and can accommodate up to 78 million passengers per year. The tallest building, terminal 3, has a red painted roof, China's good luck color.

Sunday, 8 July 2012

Munich Airport

Munich airport









inside munich airport

Yearly passengers: 34,721,605

Why it's awesome : Munich is Germany's second busiest airport. Passengers enjoy aesthetically pleasing terminals on the walk to the gate. The airport was built in terms of an "airport in the form of an urban landscape." Many of the walls and ceilings are made of glass, making the airport feel large and open. 

Singapore Changi Airport

Singapore changi airport


inside airport





inside airport

yearly passengers: 42,038,777
why it's awesome: Changi takes passengers to over 200 destinations on more than 90 international airlines and handles about 5,000 arrivals and departures each week. The airport is also home to a nature trail, fitness center, swimming pool, and Singapore's tallest slide.