Sydney International Airport (airport code SYD) is located 8 kilometres from the centre of Sydney, Australia. With over 35.5 million passengers, Sydney Airport is Australia's busiest airport and the 28th busiest in the world. Sydney Airport is considered the gateway to Australia serving 46 international, 23 domestic and 28 regional destinations. T1 is the airport's international terminal, T2 is the domestic terminal and T3 serves Qantas Airlines exclusively as their domestic terminal. Airport Link connects both the international and domestic terminals by 10-minute train to the Central Railway Station in Sydney. Voted a Top 10 International Airport by readers of Condé Nast Magazine, Sydney airport is currently upgrading T1.
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Changi Airport in Singapore (airport code SIN) is the world's 17th busiest airport serving 100 international airlines to more than 60 countries. Built just 30 years ago, Changi has come a long way from just one terminal in 1988 to four terminals today. Terminal 1 underwent renovations completed in 2012. Terminal 2 was renovated in 2006 and Terminal 3 opened in 2008 and is connected to the rest of the airport via Skytrain. The Budget Terminal serves low-cost carriers in Asia. The entire airport handles over 19 million passengers every year. Changi has received the World's Best Airport award from Ultratravel Magazine the last four years.
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Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) is an international airport under construction, located adjacent to the current Berlin Schönefeld Airport in Schönefeld 11 miles south of the city centre of Berlin, the capital of Germany. It is intended to replace both Schönefeld and Berlin Tegel Airport, and to become the single commercial airport serving Berlin and the surrounding state of Brandenburg, an area with a combined 6 million inhabitants. With a projected annual passenger number of around 27 million, Berlin Brandenburg Airport would become the third busiest airport in Germany, superseding Düsseldorf Airport, and one of the fifteen busiest in Europe.
Air Berlin, Germanwings and easyJet are expected to become the leading carriers at Berlin Brandenburg Airport, having announced the intent to relocate and keep their hub / base operations there which they currently maintain at Tegel and Schönefeld airports today.
Originally planned to open in 2010, Berlin Brandenburg Airport has encountered a series of delays due to poor construction planning, management, execution and corruption. As of January 2014, planners had not set a new opening date, but say it will not be before 2015. Since the unfinished construction and corrective work is estimated to take 18 months, an opening prior to late 2016 is unlikely. Recent remarks by airport CEO Hartmut Mehdorn point toward 2017 or 2018. Mehdorn announced no opening date as expected 14 October 2014, so a special commission established by the Brandenburg Parliament will retain oversight of the project. Other signs suggest that the airport will open in 2019, at the latest.
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Leonardo da Vinci International Airport, also known as Fiumicino to locals, (airport code FCO) is located 19 miles from the centre of Rome. Fiumicino has four terminals, 1, 2, 3, and Terminal 5 handling international travellers. Passengers wanting to visit the city centre can use the Leonardo Express rail by going to the train station at the airport. The train runs every half hour and takes 30 minutes to Stazione Termini, Rome's main train station. Much like the city, the airport also has exceptional shopping from famous high-end fashion (Armani, Salvatore Ferragamo, Gucci) to duty free Italian-made products and traveller basics such as newsstands and gift shops. Also called the Eternal City, Rome's history runs 3,000 years deep and is home to 913 churches and countless historical ruins. These include must-see sites such as the Trevi Fountain, St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican and the Coliseum.
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London Gatwick Airport (airport code LGW) is in Crawley, West Sussex and is the UK's 2nd largest airport, after Heathrow, and the busiest single-runway airport in the world. Hosting 33 million passengers annually, the airport serves more than 200 destinations in over 90 countries. Gatwick has two terminals, North and South. The airport is 29 miles south of central London and served by the Gatwick Express. Express tickets can be purchased in both terminals. Gatwick is bicycle accessible through the UK's National Cycle Network. Cyclists can bike a direct path to the South Terminal with parking. Gatwick recently began developing its future master plan to serve an expected 40 million passengers each year by 2020.
The airport is a base for scheduled airlines Aer Lingus, British Airways (BA), EasyJet, Monarch Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle and Virgin Atlantic and charter operators such as Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways. Gatwick is unique amongst London's airports in its representation of the three main airline business models: full service, low-no frills and charter.
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Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (airport code HEL) is located about 19 kilometres north of the capital of Finland. The airport hosts over 12.8 million passengers each year and is the 4th busiest Nordic airport. The airport is divided into two terminals and linked by an internal pedestrian connection. Only a 30-minute bus ride into the city, taxis and rental cars are also available. The cities of Tampere and Turku are only 170 kilometres away and St. Petersburg, Russia, at just under 300 kilometres away, is reachable via the E18 highway. Over 50 airlines have flights from North American, Europe and Asia.
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John F. Kennedy International Airport (airport code JFK) is the United States' 6th busiest airport and was originally built in 1948 and renamed for the slain American president in December 1963. Operated by the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey, JFK Airport is located in the borough of Queens only 15 miles from midtown Manhattan. JFK has eight operating terminals with 125 gates serving over 70 airlines. After a $1.4 billion redevelopment in 2001, Terminal 4 serves international passengers with the airport's only 24-hour Customs and Border Protection and has the airport's only internal AirTrain station to take passengers to the Long Island Rail Road and New York City subway making for easy access to major corporations and tourist destinations. New York entertainment includes television, music and nine major sports teams. Whether dining at one of 17,000-plus restaurants, strolling around 843-acre Central Park or shopping on fashionable Fifth Avenue, New York City has something for everyone.
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Los Angeles International Airport (airport code LAX) is the world's busiest origin and destination airport. Origin and destination passengers are those who begin or end their trips at LAX rather than connecting. LAX is the 7th busiest airport in the world and has nine passenger terminals including the newly renovated Tom Bradley International Terminal. It is the only airport to have a US Coast Guard Air Station on-site. Gateway to Southern California, passengers can find all kinds of airport information from various sources such as listening to LAX Air Radio 530, picking up a copy of LAX Magazine, or watching videos on You Tube. In 2010 the Observation Deck at the LAX Theme Building (designed by Disney) reopened after being closed since 9/11. Fully renovated, the deck is open Saturdays and Sundays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is free to the public including free telescopes (parking fees apply).
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Sydney International Airport (airport code SYD) is located 8 kilometres from the centre of Sydney, Australia. With over 35.5 million passengers, Sydney Airport is Australia's busiest airport and the 28th busiest in the world. Sydney Airport is considered the gateway to Australia serving 46 international, 23 domestic and 28 regional destinations. T1 is the airport's international terminal, T2 is the domestic terminal and T3 serves Qantas Airlines exclusively as their domestic terminal. Airport Link connects both the international and domestic terminals by 10-minute train to the Central Railway Station in Sydney. Voted a Top 10 International Airport by readers of Condé Nast Magazine, Sydney airport is currently upgrading T1.
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