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Atlanta, followed by Chicago, Los Angeles, Dallas/Fort Worth and Phoenix.
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Largest? The ranking for the above would be correct for BUSIEST (daily takeoffs and landings) - but "largest" could mena a lot of things. Most passenger boarding is Las Vegas. Longest runway is Edwards AFB. Busiest general aviation airport (non-scheduled departures - mostly private jets and piston airplanes) is Van Nuys.
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The "largest" as in square feet or in terms of land mass is Denver/DIA which is situated on 34,000 acres or 53 square miles of land. Atlanta & Chicago are often in the top spot for "largest airport" by passenger volume but neither has the largest land area. Last year Atlanta/ATL was the "largest" with a passenger volume of 85,907,423 people and Chicago/ORD was second with 76,510,003. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denver_International_Airport http://www.airports.org
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The largest airport in the us is usually determined by the area. And Denver International Airport has the largest area. It is the 2nd largest in the world!
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it is correct that denver is the 1st but LAX Is tha secon one in the us
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King Khalid Internation Airport covering a total area of 55,040 acres.
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The "largest as in square feet" or in terms of land mass is Denver- DIA which is situated on 34,000 acres or 53 square miles of land. Additionally, DIA's sixth runway (16R/34L) is the longest commercial precision-instrument runway in North America with a length of 16,000 feet. Atlanta & Chicago are often in the top spot for "largest airport" by passenger volume but neither has the largest land area.
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