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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ebay0007" data-source="post: 9193459" data-attributes="member: 239442">5.   Kuala Lumpur International AirportKuala Lumpur  International Airport (IATA: KUL, ICAO: WMKK) commonly  known as KLIA is  one of Southeast Asia’s major aviation hubs. It is  also Malaysia’s  main  international airport. It is situated in the  Sepang district, in the  south of the state of Selangor, about 50  kilometres (31 mi) from the  capital city, Kuala Lumpur. KLIA was built  at a cost of $3.5 billion. Kuala  Lumpur International Airport is capable of handling 35 million   passengers and 1.2 million tonnes of cargo a year in its current phase.   As of 2007, it was ranked as the 13th busiest airport in the world by   international passenger traffic, and is the 7th busiest international   airport in Asia. The complex handled 26,938,970 passengers in 2007, a   13.0% increase over 2005. In 2008, Kuala Lumpur International Airport   handled 667,495 metric tonnes of cargo, which is a 2.2% increase   compared to 2007. The increase in cargo volume made Kuala Lumpur   International Airport the 27th busiest airport by cargo traffic.    <img src="http://www.worldinterestingfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/best-airport-in-the-world-Kuala-Lumpur-International-Airport.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Kuala Lumpur International Airport 4.  Munich Airport   Munich Franz Josef Strauss Airport  (IATA: MUC, ICAO: EDDM) (German:  Flughafen München-Franz Josef Strauß),  is located 28.5 km (17.7 mi)  northeast of Munich, Germany, and is a hub  for Lufthansa and Star  Alliance partner airlines. It lies in direct  proximity to the old city  of Freising  and is named in memory of  politician Franz Josef Strauss.  The airport is located on the territory  of three different  municipalities: Oberding  (location of the terminals;  district of  Erding), Hallbergmoos  and Marzling  (district of  Freising).  Munich Airport is the second busiest airport in  Germany in terms of  passenger traffic (34.73 million in 2008), behind  Frankfurt Airport  while it is the world’s 14th busiest airport in terms  of international  passenger traffic.   <img src="http://www.worldinterestingfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/best-airport-in-the-world-Munich-Airport.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Munich Airport 3.  Hong Kong International Airport   Hong Kong International  Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is the main  airport in Hong Kong. It is  colloquially known as Chek Lap Kok Airport,  because it was built on the  island  of Chek Lap Kok by land  reclamation, and also to distinguish it  from its predecessor, the  closed Kai Tak Airport. The airport  opened for commercial operations in 1998, replacing Kai  Tak, and is an  important regional trans-shipment centre, passenger hub  and gateway for  destinations in Mainland China (with over 40  destinations) and the rest  of Asia. HKIA also operates one of the world’s largest passenger  terminal  buildings and operates twenty-four hours a day. The airport is  operated  by the Airport Authority Hong Kong and is the primary hub for  Cathay  Pacific Airways, Dragonair, Hong Kong Express Airways, Hong Kong   Airlines, Air Hong Kong (cargo) and Asia Jet (private). It is a   secondary hub for Air New Zealand, to a lesser extent Qantas and Virgin   Atlantic, all of which use Hong Kong as a stopover point for flights on   the Kangaroo Route between Australasia and Europe. United Airlines  also  uses Hong Kong as a stopover point for flights from the United  States to  Singapore and Ho Chi Minh City. In the near future, Garuda  Indonesia is  considering making Hong Kong their transit hub for flights  to Europe.  <img src="http://www.worldinterestingfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/best-airport-in-the-world-Hong-Kong-International-Airport.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Hong Kong International Airport 2.  Incheon International Airport   Incheon International  Airport (IIA) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) is the  largest airport in South  Korea, and one of the largest and busiest in  the world. Since 2005, it  has been consecutively rated as the best  airport in the world by the  Airports Council International and received  the full 5-star ranking by  Skytrax, the prestigious recognition shared  only by Hong Kong  International Airport  and Singapore Changi Airport.  Located 70 km (43  mi) west of Seoul, the capital and largest city of  South Korea, Incheon  International Airport is the main hub for Korean  Air, Asiana Airlines  and Polar Air Cargo. The airport opened for business in early  2001, replacing the older  Gimpo International Airport, which now serves  only domestic  destinations plus shuttle flights to Tokyo (Haneda),  Shanghai  (Hongqiao) and Osaka (Kansai). The airport serves as a hub for   international civilian air transportation and cargo traffic in East   Asia. Incheon International Airport is also currently Asia’s  eighth busiest  airport in terms of passengers, the world’s fifth busiest  airport in  terms of cargo and freight, and the world’s eleventh busiest  airport in  terms of international passengers in 2006.   <img src="http://www.worldinterestingfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/best-airport-in-the-world-Incheon-International-Airport.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Incheon International Airport 1.  Singapore Changi Airport   Singapore Changi Airport  (IATA: SIN, ICAO: WSSS), Changi International  Airport, or simply Changi  Airport, is the main airport in Singapore. A  major aviation hub in  Southeast Asia, it is about 17.2 kilometres (10.7  mi) north-east from  the commercial centre in Changi, on a 13 square  kilometres (5.0 sq mi)  site. The airport, operated by the Changi Airport Group, is the  home base of  Singapore Airlines, Singapore Airlines Cargo, SilkAir,  Tiger Airways,  Jetstar Asia Airways, Valuair, and Jett8 Airlines Cargo.  As of April  2008, Changi Airport handled about 4,340 weekly flights  operated by 80  airlines to 130 cities in 59 countries. The airport is a  secondary hub  for Qantas Airways, which uses Singapore as the main  stopover point for  flights on the Kangaroo Route between Australia and  Europe. Qantas is  the largest foreign airline to operate from the  airport, with over two  million passengers annually. An important  contributor to the Singapore  economy, 13,000 people are employed at the  airport, which accounts for  over S$4.5 billion in output. In  2007, the airport handled a record 36,701,556 passengers, a 4.8%   increase over the 2006 fiscal year. This made it the 19th busiest   airport in the world and the fifth busiest in Asia by passenger traffic   in 2007. In addition to being an important passenger hub, the airport  is  one of the busiest cargo airports in the world, handling 1.89  million  tons of cargo in 2007   <img src="http://www.worldinterestingfacts.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/best-airport-in-the-world-Singapore-Changi-Airport.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /> Singapore Changi Airport</blockquote>

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