15 mega-airport projects in the world

Image: A Swiss airline plane takes-off from Zurich airport.
Photographs: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

Some countries spend billions of dollars on constructing mega airports.

Let's take a look at some of these projects.

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15 mega-airport projects in the world

Image: A view of Kansai International Airport in Osaka.
Photographs: Kimimasa Mayama/Reuters

Kansai International Airport

Location: Japan

Cost: $20 billion

Global rank: 1

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15 mega-airport projects in the world

Image: A traveller at Hong Kong International Airport.
Photographs: Bobby Yip/Reuters

Hong Kong International Airport

Location: Hong Kong

Cost: $20 billion

Global rank: 2

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Image: A welcome ceremony for a cargo plane at Dubai World Central-Al Maktoum International Airport.
Photographs: Handout/Reuters

Al Maktoum International Airport

Location: Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Cost: $10 billion

Global rank: 3

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Image: A view of King Abdullah City near Jeddah.
Photographs: Susan Baaghil/Reuters

King Abdulaziz International Airport

Location: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Cost: $7.2 billion

Global rank: 4

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15 mega-airport projects in the world

Image: A view of Abu Dhabi skyline.
Photographs: Ahmed Jadallah/Reuters

Abu Dhabi International Airport

Location: Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Cost: $6.8 billion

Global rank: 5

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15 mega-airport projects in the world

Image: Passengers wait in security lines at the Denver International Airport.
Photographs: Nathan Armes/Reuters

Denver International Airport

Location: Denver, United States

Cost: $4.8 billion

Global rank: 6

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Image: A passenger walks at the airport terminal in Lisbon.
Photographs: Hugo Correia/Reuters

New Lisbon Airport

Location: Lisbon, Portugal

Cost: $4.5 billion (estimated)

Global rank: 7

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Image: Tourists line up to board the city tour bus at Plaza Catalunya in central Barcelona.
Photographs: Gustau Nacarino/Reuters

Barcelona International Airport

Location: Barcelona, Spain

Cost: $4 billion (estimated)

Global rank: 8

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Image: Workers at the terminal building of the Berlin-Brandenburg Airport outside Berlin.
Photographs: Thomas Peter/Reuters

Berlin-Brandenburg International Airport

Location: Berlin, Germany

Cost: $4 billion (estimated)

Global rank: 9

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15 mega-airport projects in the world

Image: A view of Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Photographs: Darren Whiteside/Reuters

Suvarnabhumi Airport

Location: Bangkok, Thailand

Cost: $3.8 billion (estimated)

Global rank: 10

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15 mega-airport projects in the world

Image: Lawrence Jones, four, plays cards with his mother Susan Hourihan and brother Harvey as they wait for their flight to London, at Kuala Lumpur International Airport.
Photographs: Bazuki Muhammad/Reuters

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Location: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Cost: $3.5 billion (estimated)

Global rank: 11

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Image: Passengers at Athens' International Airport.
Photographs: Yorgos Karahalis/Reuters

Athens International Airport

Location: Athens, Greece

Cost: $3 billion

Global rank: 12

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Image: A man walks past a reflection of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport's passenger terminal.
Photographs: Kin Cheung/Reuters

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

Location: Guangzhou, China

Cost: $3 billion

Global rank: 13

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Image: Korean Air's airplanes are seen at Incheon International airport.
Photographs: Choi Bu-Seok/Reuters

Incheon International Airport

Location: Incheon, South Korea

Cost: $2.6 billion

Global rank: 14

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Image: A knee boarder catches a wave on Durban's beach front.
Photographs: Rogan Ward/Reuters

King Shaka International Airport

Location: Durban, South Africa

Cost: $1 billion

Global rank: 15

Tags: South Africa , Durban

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