The True Scale of the World's Largest Airports

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  • @mhyl02
    @mhyl02 3 роки тому +11112

    I am from Denmark, and here we do not use Disneyland as a measurement unit, as this is an imperial unit. We use Legoland, as this is the official SI-unit for measuring airport size.

    • @ScumfuckMcDoucheface
      @ScumfuckMcDoucheface 3 роки тому +107

      hahaha =) awesome.

    • @fernandoroberts3591
      @fernandoroberts3591 3 роки тому +248

      In Brazil they use Football Fields to measure everything

    • @hpsauce1078
      @hpsauce1078 3 роки тому +229

      What is the conversion rate from Disneylands to Legolands?

    • @Vanatice
      @Vanatice 3 роки тому +191

      @@hpsauce1078 One Disneyland is 2,857 Legolands!

    • @mhyl02
      @mhyl02 3 роки тому +162

      @@hpsauce1078 You multiply Legoland by 1,85 Pixars

  • @Richie_P
    @Richie_P 3 роки тому +2626

    "We've compared them to EASILY RELATABLE references to reveal their actual size." Easily relatable like pentagons and Antonov an-225s.

    • @Captainllama
      @Captainllama 3 роки тому +126

      Agreed, this video largely fails its good intentions. A particularly illustrative example is at 5:53. We are shown an aerial view of King Fahd International airport with its former perimeter marked and, instead of the obvious approach of superimposing its present perimeter for comparison, the image dissolves and is replaced by the current perimeter at different magnification. The two images isolated from each other, without reference points, and at different magnification are impossible to compare which even is the larger let alone by how much.

    • @s1nnocense
      @s1nnocense 3 роки тому +53

      Yeah, like how would i have any idea about the size of the pentagon?

    • @codec862
      @codec862 3 роки тому +38

      @@s1nnocense Wait, you're not casually taking tours of a highly restricted building? _Whaaaaaat???_

    • @soaringvulture
      @soaringvulture 3 роки тому +6

      @@s1nnocense It's the same size as Apple headquarters.

    • @Buizerd88
      @Buizerd88 3 роки тому +21

      Easily relatable :D as a person who has never been to the USA, its hard to relate to the Disney world size, or the size in manhatten passed the central park, or the golde gate bridge.... or basically any other measurement they used :d

  • @mrkapchi5819
    @mrkapchi5819 3 роки тому +8695

    Just as I was getting used to 'football fields' units, then boom! 2.3 pentagons.

    • @_blank-_
      @_blank-_ 3 роки тому +422

      Planes and Pentagons, that's topical 😳

    • @RizkT511
      @RizkT511 3 роки тому +302

      When the football size unit is too mainstream it's time to use pentagon unit

    • @user-ou7wt3lx8m
      @user-ou7wt3lx8m 3 роки тому +6

      LKMAKOAKMAKSKM

    • @shukriwafiq5220
      @shukriwafiq5220 3 роки тому +80

      or we use Wembley stadium

    • @jascollinscork
      @jascollinscork 3 роки тому +5

      👍🏻😂😂😂

  • @KeshavChugh
    @KeshavChugh 3 роки тому +370

    Singapore Changi might not be the biggest, but it is the best experience I've had in an airport. It's like a tourist destination on its own.

    • @aksel8291
      @aksel8291 2 роки тому +4

      Yes I heard exactly the same

    • @LexlutherVII
      @LexlutherVII 11 місяців тому +1

      istanbul has the best and biggest airport in the world, this list is BS

    • @arpamn3507
      @arpamn3507 10 місяців тому +11

      @@LexlutherVIIclearly you are too lol😂

    • @LexlutherVII
      @LexlutherVII 10 місяців тому

      @@arpamn3507 How???

    • @LexlutherVII
      @LexlutherVII 10 місяців тому +3

      @@arpamn3507 I have been to all those Airports and Frankly speaking they don't come close to The new airport in Istanbul, it's not my opinion but a Logical fact,

  • @pepabacon8873
    @pepabacon8873 3 роки тому +3750

    “Size is important but it’s what you do with it” I see you b1m

    • @tonelsen
      @tonelsen 3 роки тому +60

      I find it strange how your comment has 500+ likes, yet no replies before mine.

    • @teekay3983
      @teekay3983 3 роки тому +23

      *that matters 😊

    • @AmsaAce
      @AmsaAce 3 роки тому +30

      I thought it was about "girth", but ok ...

    • @krashd
      @krashd 3 роки тому +4

      @@AmsaAce The dog from Dark Crystal?

    • @susieq2334
      @susieq2334 3 роки тому +39

      I knew someone had to bring this up🤣🤣🤣

  • @ironbeagle1610
    @ironbeagle1610 2 роки тому +112

    I grew up near Denver and always thought DIA was a fairly normal aiport. I now realize that it is one of the biggest airports in the world. its absolutely crazy how big it is. over half the flights are in terminals completely separate from the main building. you have to take a train to get there. while not unique to Denver, it still blows my mind. the fact that security is in a massive tent just because we can is rediculous. even outside of the official grounds of the airport there are parking services. private hangars, and tons of other things. its pretty crazy what humans have built just so that we can get from 1 place to another in a few hours.
    Not to mention the truly gargantuan network of tunnels that network the entire thing together.

    • @yesnoyesnoyesnoyesnookmaybe
      @yesnoyesnoyesnoyesnookmaybe Рік тому +1

      Same I only recently found out the Dammam airport is the biggest in the world (I live in Dammam)

    • @iactiv6274
      @iactiv6274 Рік тому +3

      Nice profile pic

    • @andrewdiamond2697
      @andrewdiamond2697 Рік тому +4

      Denver is hugely inefficient as a result. Too much distance from aircraft to baggage claim. Too long of a bus ride from baggage claim to car rental. And way too long of a line for security. Denver is only 30 years old and it's horribly designed, because it's a pain-in-the-ass to use as a passenger.

    • @crisissocoylike446
      @crisissocoylike446 Рік тому +1

      ​@@andrewdiamond2697I blame it on lazy civil engineering philosophy

    • @Yeaboy23
      @Yeaboy23 11 місяців тому

      I also still live in Denver and the airport might be cursed.

  • @martinschiller667
    @martinschiller667 3 роки тому +334

    i'm in awe of all these "take off" and "flight" puns

  • @MikeGuarino69
    @MikeGuarino69 2 роки тому +5

    "We're gonna put these sizes you can't easily comprehend into different units that you definitely can't comprehend"

  • @ntyang88
    @ntyang88 3 роки тому +308

    The longest runway is the one in Fast and Furious 6 🤣

    • @dexterwestin3747
      @dexterwestin3747 3 роки тому +5

      Lmao - true

    • @mehere8038
      @mehere8038 3 роки тому +4

      Actually Australia has longer, cause the flying doctors just land on any outback road & some of them are thousands of kms long & take 5 days of non-stop driving to get end to end :P

    • @shanaz8089
      @shanaz8089 3 роки тому

      Trabzon

    • @jollyomeatLA
      @jollyomeatLA 3 роки тому +8

      @@mehere8038 bruh why you had to intentionally look dumb even though ik you got the reference joke?

    • @haechiwr
      @haechiwr 3 роки тому +1

      @@mehere8038 thx for ruining the joke

  • @brendenfriers9668
    @brendenfriers9668 3 роки тому +8

    Memphis's Fedex hub is massive it connects our medium sized city to cities like Shanghai, Osaka, Dubai, Paris, Milan, Cologne

  • @PhlyDaily
    @PhlyDaily 3 роки тому +907

    Love this channel!!

    • @coolasnubben463
      @coolasnubben463 3 роки тому +52

      never thought i would find you here

    • @user-ou7wt3lx8m
      @user-ou7wt3lx8m 3 роки тому +2

      @@coolasnubben463 Do you actually watch him or just say that? Haven't heard of him b4 and then a few people come out and say OM- ok im going to stop before people get mad at me since snowflakes find a way to argue with everything

    • @WanderTheNomad
      @WanderTheNomad 3 роки тому +8

      @@user-ou7wt3lx8m wow, 1 day old channel

    • @user-ou7wt3lx8m
      @user-ou7wt3lx8m 3 роки тому

      @@WanderTheNomad my other account got banned lol for being rude. you can tell im just a **********

    • @coolasnubben463
      @coolasnubben463 3 роки тому

      @@user-ou7wt3lx8m watch him from time to time

  • @Sqwirrl
    @Sqwirrl Рік тому +2

    "but while size is important, it's what you do with it that really matters"

  • @pearpenguin
    @pearpenguin 3 роки тому +255

    Please don't send every Brit on holiday at the same time. We don't have enough alcohol for that.

    • @cinegraphics
      @cinegraphics 3 роки тому +6

      Also, when you returned from the holidays, all your apartments and houses
      would be occupied by people from your former colonies.

    • @davidlang1125
      @davidlang1125 3 роки тому +3

      And there’s not enough shorts and loud Hawaian shirts in the stores for every Brit going on vacation.

  • @baxterismyyoutubename5077
    @baxterismyyoutubename5077 3 роки тому +17

    Your voice sounds like so professional and a pleasant to hear for my ears.

  • @sutejocandi
    @sutejocandi 3 роки тому +158

    2:50 “while size is important, its what you do with it really matters”

    • @easportsitsallthesame5475
      @easportsitsallthesame5475 3 роки тому +2

      @Harry Groundwater it is inevitable

    • @xx4884xx
      @xx4884xx 3 роки тому +4

      7 inch gang

    • @kerelasfinest4496
      @kerelasfinest4496 3 роки тому +1

      7 inch gang - short Indian man balding but smart looking for two Filipino wives that don’t speak English

    • @fitfirst4468
      @fitfirst4468 3 роки тому +1

      And that's what your mother said Joe. LMAO

    • @heinuchung8680
      @heinuchung8680 3 роки тому

      @@kerelasfinest4496 lol

  • @elijahmasquelier1238
    @elijahmasquelier1238 3 роки тому +69

    you can't really claim to have a 700 sq km airport when you're only using less than 5% of that area as an airport lol

    • @mengsiongkheng113
      @mengsiongkheng113 3 роки тому +2

      Exactly, what an inefficient use of land.

    • @albertovasquez9661
      @albertovasquez9661 3 роки тому +1

      exact!! they used actual 42sq km. is. a. waste.

    • @mlooky1221
      @mlooky1221 6 місяців тому +1

      @@mengsiongkheng113 you are acting like there is anything built around that 700 km sized airport for it to be inefficient. it's in the middle of the desert anyways and an hour away from the nearest city.

    • @SFAvgeek
      @SFAvgeek 5 місяців тому

      Yh king Fahd airport is stupid lol

  • @crazybkallday
    @crazybkallday 3 роки тому +111

    I’m absolutely happy that this program is still going strong keep doing your thing I love this channel

  • @joshuahart5651
    @joshuahart5651 3 роки тому +14

    This video is so detailed and crucial that NO OTHER UA-cam CHANNEL has made a video that covers this many airports in such detail. Thank you B1M.

    • @TheB1M
      @TheB1M  3 роки тому +2

      Thank you so much!

    • @russellcruickshank3168
      @russellcruickshank3168 3 роки тому

      @@TheB1M just hoping you can correct the spelling of Stansted Airport. Stanstead is a town in Quebec, Canada. Stansted is the airport north of London. Great work otherwise.

  • @jakobsol3587
    @jakobsol3587 3 роки тому +567

    This channel has to be UA-cams perfect example of quality over quantity, these videos are absolutely amazing and very interesting!

    • @FastSloth87
      @FastSloth87 3 роки тому +8

      I see you never watched a Mustard video.

    • @youman5079
      @youman5079 3 роки тому

      Agreed

    • @avanishawade
      @avanishawade 3 роки тому +10

      How can we not mention Kurgzesagt? Quality and Kurgzesagt are synonyms....

    • @uriah9638
      @uriah9638 3 роки тому +1

      They post a video every week it seems like...they also care about quantity

    • @co5287
      @co5287 2 роки тому +1

      The opposite, this video should have been one minute long, to many nonsense unit comparisons.

  • @phantom5185
    @phantom5185 2 роки тому

    His videos are the very
    'Best" is better than anything online. Thumbs Up...

  • @JRPGGUY
    @JRPGGUY 3 роки тому +194

    I live in ATL and the airport is just as big as our downtown.

    • @pavelow235
      @pavelow235 3 роки тому +7

      Considering downtowns are supposed to be "vertical" seems like your comment should be the other way around.

    • @kyleaugustine6886
      @kyleaugustine6886 3 роки тому +3

      I'm in ATL as well, I can confirm this statement.

    • @jiechaowang5960
      @jiechaowang5960 3 роки тому +7

      I lived in ATL, and its downtown is not very big

    • @hint0122
      @hint0122 3 роки тому +6

      Atlanta is the airport

    • @mikenewtonninja9379
      @mikenewtonninja9379 3 роки тому +3

      @@hint0122 no, it's a mythical city swallowed by the sea!

  • @jimcook8241
    @jimcook8241 2 роки тому +1

    Back in the good old days. Miss em.

  • @muhammadrabiumusa8390
    @muhammadrabiumusa8390 3 роки тому +46

    “While size is important it is what you do that really matters”
    B1M 2021

  • @TheLiamster
    @TheLiamster 3 роки тому +6

    1:24 I love how there is a confused John Travolta in the airport.

    • @westrim
      @westrim 3 роки тому

      I've seen him used that way by at least a dozen channels, but I hardly expected to see him on B1M!

  • @senthilkumaran7914
    @senthilkumaran7914 3 роки тому +103

    I love this channel and Tomorrow’s Build so much I can’t even explain it

    • @tjs200
      @tjs200 3 роки тому +1

      do you love them because of their size, or what they do with it?

    • @senthilkumaran7914
      @senthilkumaran7914 3 роки тому +1

      @@tjs200 I mean… I love what they do with it regardless, but size is always a bonus 🤣

  • @johann.desouza
    @johann.desouza 3 роки тому +2

    B1M: Starts with amazing enthusiasm
    Also B1M: Shows power being turned down (0:57)

  • @TheB1M
    @TheB1M  3 роки тому +529

    TOO MANY PUNS so we're sticking everything we can think of in one comment 😂✈️
    Well this is taking-off
    This video is flying
    Please don't stop watching this video until it's come to a complete stop
    We hope this leaves you feeling sky high
    Make sure your armrests are down for this one
    Now boarding at Gate 107B, a BANGING VIDEO

    • @user-ou7wt3lx8m
      @user-ou7wt3lx8m 3 роки тому +4

      i got the last line banging

    • @benwatts5219
      @benwatts5219 3 роки тому +9

      Size is important but it is what you do with it.

    • @PeterDuffII
      @PeterDuffII 3 роки тому +12

      The B1M is embracing the memes and puns of typical educational youtubers on this platform and I am here for it.

    • @ethanpet113
      @ethanpet113 3 роки тому +5

      i liked the part where you claimed the size would be compared to familiar landmarks and then chose a small number of places only a few people in the world have an adequate frame of reference for. Very clever joke.

    • @jakehandley3366
      @jakehandley3366 3 роки тому +5

      Landed at gate B1M for another great video

  • @1jidion
    @1jidion 2 роки тому +1

    this video really makes me appreciate working at an airport and seeing different people every day,

  • @josesousa6428
    @josesousa6428 3 роки тому +28

    2:50 this is actually a good take
    Both when you are talking about airports and when you are talking about your Boeing 747

  • @tal4976
    @tal4976 3 роки тому +2

    Your editing is insane man. How do you keep getting better and better????????

  • @ChunkySalsa_BSU
    @ChunkySalsa_BSU 3 роки тому +54

    This feels like the engineering videos I used to watch on TV before. I'm loving this!

  • @dars1816
    @dars1816 3 роки тому

    B1M calms my mind. Thanks for being around

  • @ihabammoury2879
    @ihabammoury2879 3 роки тому +69

    The two themes that i really like them, Architecture and Aviation (Airports), in one video, love it 👍

  • @PomitusTV
    @PomitusTV 2 роки тому

    I was on Munich, Detroit, Dallas Fort Worth, Los Angeles and Qatar within 2 Weeks what a hell of a trip

  • @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs
    @TheIronArmenianakaGIHaigs 3 роки тому +647

    Just wanted to say Washington Dulles Airport is one of my least favorite airports in the world. I'm sure there are worse but that aiport is just is so bad
    😖

    • @Nelsonwmj
      @Nelsonwmj 3 роки тому +85

      I know. Land of the free, and yet when I go to Washington Dulles it doesn't even have a McDonalds?!
      Also, which country even still uses AEROBUSES from the 70s to deplane passengers?!

    • @sallmandar1027
      @sallmandar1027 3 роки тому +7

      Nice to see you here!

    • @PhlyDaily
      @PhlyDaily 3 роки тому +34

      IRON i love youuu

    • @Nelsonwmj
      @Nelsonwmj 3 роки тому +12

      @@PhlyDaily Ohhhhhhhh PHLY IS HERE ALL RISE FOR THE WAR THUNDER DADDY!

    • @user-ou7wt3lx8m
      @user-ou7wt3lx8m 3 роки тому +3

      you can say it was dull

  • @gg41r
    @gg41r 3 роки тому +3

    I just love Airports. This video was made for me. I have been fascinated by Airports since i was a wee lad. If i had a car, id visit the local airport more.

  • @haziqanuar01
    @haziqanuar01 3 роки тому +36

    The best infotainment youtube channel ever !✨

  • @chevaliersan5357
    @chevaliersan5357 3 роки тому +3

    "In 2019, the LAST normal year...". I felt it...

  • @jameslees7103
    @jameslees7103 3 роки тому +14

    Watching this channel grow has been amazing!
    Literally documentary quality at this point

  • @westernaustralia_
    @westernaustralia_ 9 місяців тому +1

    exactly what I was expecting, big.

  • @Agent44996
    @Agent44996 3 роки тому +25

    I am an aviation enthusiast as well as an engineering and architecture enthusiast so this was the perfect video for me!

    • @jony4t
      @jony4t 2 роки тому

      Bot

    • @Agent44996
      @Agent44996 2 роки тому

      @@jony4t You think I’m a bot? That video was an interesting one for me because I am the above mentioned enthusiast.

  • @johniii8147
    @johniii8147 2 роки тому +2

    Size is important, but it's what you do with it that really matters. Well said well said.

  • @JS-pb6gb
    @JS-pb6gb 3 роки тому +16

    That was amazing, I love going on google earth and seeing how big airports really are. Truly mind boggling

  • @dailyrevs1320
    @dailyrevs1320 3 роки тому +4

    I used to watch a lot of documentaries on Discovery channel back when cable tv was a thing. I gotta say, this video was at that level of quality and production!! Gave me flashbacks of my childhood!! Great job and thank you!!

  • @wiraydh
    @wiraydh 3 роки тому +140

    Yeah, the length of that runway is impressive, but still not comparable to the infamous infinite runway from fast and furious 6
    Interesting video as always!

    • @neeljavia2965
      @neeljavia2965 3 роки тому +23

      Because family was involved 💪

    • @wiraydh
      @wiraydh 3 роки тому +14

      @@neeljavia2965 and nothing's stronger than family💪

    • @neeljavia2965
      @neeljavia2965 3 роки тому

      @@wiraydh Yes.
      Family forever.

    • @Centre14
      @Centre14 2 роки тому +3

      who needs runways when you've got family🤷🏽‍♂️

  • @matthijs3134
    @matthijs3134 2 роки тому +2

    Always high quality videos and cool facts! Keep up the goods!

  • @thegamingteen44mc5
    @thegamingteen44mc5 3 роки тому +6

    Well, you guys really took to the skies with this one. Congrats

  • @Hryanw
    @Hryanw 3 роки тому +4

    Please do a video on Denver’s airport since it was the last major U.S. airport built from the ground up and how its going through a big renovation

  • @osho6158
    @osho6158 3 роки тому +12

    The choice of music, the different compilations of sites on this video and the quality are all dope👍🏾. Bravo👏🏾🏆

  • @sushmitapaudel8843
    @sushmitapaudel8843 3 роки тому +1

    I feel like I'm listening to audiobook while being in those airports
    so nice vdo

  • @sohamshukla9793
    @sohamshukla9793 3 роки тому +11

    The B1M is our largest airport of high flying amazing construction videos! 🙌

  • @degrawjb
    @degrawjb 3 роки тому +4

    Opening shot is from PDX! My personal favorite airport ever. Probably just some stock footage, but still cool that it's featured in a B1M video.

  • @CarlFernandes
    @CarlFernandes 3 роки тому +4

    this channel is so good. why is construction so fascinating?

  • @phantasma6406
    @phantasma6406 3 роки тому +3

    Huge airports sound really cool until your late for a flight and have to get to a different terminal on the other side of the airport

  • @wildone8397
    @wildone8397 2 роки тому +4

    I'm not Turkish, I'm an Aussie, so it's not like I'm loyal to that city or anything lol, I just like the facts & big airports. And you're correct, Istanbul is the biggest terminal building under one roof. People keep saying its the new Beijing Daxing airport. They're both huge, but I always want to see modern bigger and BIGGEST Airports. And yeah a few times, travelling, I really just wanted to see the airport then other things in that city lol. Look forward to seeing those 2 one day..

    • @wildone8397
      @wildone8397 2 роки тому

      @@kenankenan8899 Thankyou 🙂

  • @pad9x
    @pad9x 3 роки тому +12

    fun fact: John Travolta is actually a flying enthusiast, so it makes perfect sense for him to make a surprise cameo here 😂

  • @tbobojonov
    @tbobojonov 3 роки тому +5

    I love Istanbul International Airport so beautiful airport I have ever seen 😍 ❤

  • @davetv4705
    @davetv4705 3 роки тому +2

    I click on the LIKE button even before watching because B1M never disappoints. Great video!

  • @007supertime
    @007supertime 3 роки тому +3

    Istanbul Airport is one of the most fantastic airport I have ever seen I been 22 countries biggest airports from Hong Kong to Dubai, but nothing like Istanbul, quality of building material and architecture and design it is superb

    • @jarrac
      @jarrac 3 роки тому

      It’s a very bad airport design because of the large distances between the checkin/gates/passport control. I walk them weekly and it’s terrible especially when crowded

    • @wildone8397
      @wildone8397 2 роки тому +2

      @@jarrac That's what's good about it. It's FASCINATING how big it is!!!

    • @jarrac
      @jarrac 2 роки тому

      @@wildone8397 nothing fascinating about walking so far to get from point A to point B. It’s really difficult for older people and families with young kids. Not for for purpose

    • @mistalion1
      @mistalion1 9 місяців тому

      @@jarrac dont worry! there are treadmill systems everywhere inside

  • @emanthegman9511
    @emanthegman9511 3 роки тому +2

    "While size is important its what you do with it that really matters".... couldn't agree more B1M

  • @y337
    @y337 3 роки тому +6

    Nice touch including SFO in the thumbnail, nothing record breaking about it just an aesthetically nice airport

    • @xraymind
      @xraymind 3 роки тому +1

      Also by building the BART extension and the AirTrain, it has reduced so much car traffic at the the airport. It's make a trip San Francisco just much nicer.

    • @krishrajan7484
      @krishrajan7484 9 місяців тому

      It’s a beautiful airport inside as well. There are so many cool art exhibits inside that you can look at before your flight.

  • @kevinbourke7800
    @kevinbourke7800 2 роки тому +12

    Interesting and digestible summary! Military aviation non-trivia: the F-18 at 5:38 is Canadian vice American; we’re the only ones that use the inverted cockpit silhouette paint job ( or the roundel with a maple leaf in it…). Keep up the great work!

  • @Djarnor
    @Djarnor 3 роки тому +53

    "Compare them to easily relatable references" "2.3 Pentagon's" Ah yes of course, I as a non-american now have SUCH a good idea about it's size. Thank you so much for putting some REAL units and not using those silly made up metric numbers

    • @nekrugderzweite8298
      @nekrugderzweite8298 3 роки тому +1

      Same :(

    • @zachjacobs9917
      @zachjacobs9917 3 роки тому +2

      As an American I don’t even know what the fuck these measurements are.
      “From New York to Harlem”
      “The size of Manhattan”

    • @josesousa6428
      @josesousa6428 3 роки тому +3

      U were lucky he didn't use football fields

    • @kushal4956
      @kushal4956 3 роки тому +1

      he isn't american n i don't think even americans can visualize 2.3 pentagons

    • @ScumfuckMcDoucheface
      @ScumfuckMcDoucheface 3 роки тому

      hahaha and then he uses Antonovs?! haha

  • @msbgone
    @msbgone 3 роки тому +2

    What about Chicago O'Hare and their expansion in process. Also other future expansions would be interesting. Great vid, thanks!

  • @billblackwell675
    @billblackwell675 3 роки тому +3

    I've been in Houston Intercontinental and O'HARA , and I couldn't believe how huge those 2 airports are

  • @valblome4913
    @valblome4913 3 роки тому +1

    I want to point everyone to the Colorado county map. Denver is this little squiggle around the city, with a meandering tail to the northeast, and then a giant blob where the airport is. Fascinating geography which really puts the airport into scale.

  • @howtonoshtdoit5192
    @howtonoshtdoit5192 3 роки тому +6

    Thanks for all of the great, informative content! Love this channel

  • @harrikangur
    @harrikangur 3 роки тому +15

    - "Enough capacity to send every Brit on an overseas holiday three times over."
    - Please don't.
    Thank you. Rest of the world.

  • @99certain45
    @99certain45 2 роки тому +33

    Great video, but you forgot to talk about Dallas-Ft.Worth.
    For those who don't know, DFW encompasses 69.6 square kilometers, being just a tad smaller than Istanbul, and nearly double the size of Dubai in terms of land area. DFW has a grand total of seven runways, and is also the 3rd busiest airport in the world in terms of total aircraft movements, and 4th in the world for passenger traffic. The airport is literally so big that it sprawls across six towns, and utilizes a 8km long rail system for moving passengers between gates.
    Needless to say, everything's bigger in Texas.

    • @hiiii820
      @hiiii820 2 роки тому +4

      Also American Airlines has around 85% of those flights! It’s a total fortress hub

    • @TheCrewExpendable
      @TheCrewExpendable 2 роки тому +1

      DFW also charges you just to enter the property. That’s right, you have to pay a toll to drive through (yeah it’s so big you drive “through” it, not “to” it), even if you are just dropping someone off at the terminal and never parking.
      Love Field is more pleasant, but it’s mostly Southwest Airlines flights and the terminal can get rather crowded with people these days. The need more gates but are largely prohibited from expanding (originally this prohibition was to give DFW a handicap and allow it to grow as an airport. Love Field predates DFW but the metroplex needed another airport).

    • @davidwells7509
      @davidwells7509 2 роки тому +4

      @@TheCrewExpendable "DFW also charges you just to enter the property. That’s right, you have to pay a toll to drive through"
      My theory is that they do that to discourage people from using International Parkway as a shortcut, which could result in constant backups and screw with the operations of the airport.

  • @liamashurst9793
    @liamashurst9793 2 роки тому +1

    "But while size is important, its what you do with it that really matters"

  • @TonyTheYouTuba
    @TonyTheYouTuba 3 роки тому +18

    Sam from Wendover stops and sniffs the air. His eyes narrow…

  • @Bibouchka77
    @Bibouchka77 Рік тому

    2:50 That's what he said.
    ("But while size is important, it's what you do with it, that really matter")

  • @MrLou345
    @MrLou345 2 роки тому +8

    I've been to Turkey's Istanbul airport, and It's a massive mall that's an airport, is the best way to describe it. I had a 7 hr layover going to Dubai and I just walked and walked and walked around it. It's beautiful and BIG!

    • @emircanozad914
      @emircanozad914 2 роки тому

      Now, there can be even A380's flying to Dubai by Emirates.

  • @claudiocavaliere856
    @claudiocavaliere856 2 роки тому +1

    Absolutely fascinating! Very nice indeed to watch! Congratulations!

  • @UrbanPorcupine
    @UrbanPorcupine 3 роки тому +3

    Excellent, professional content as always.

  • @ralfoide
    @ralfoide Рік тому

    It's intriguing that the video thumbnail clearly shows the San Francisco SFO airport, which is not at all in the list of airports in the documentary.

  • @supingo3339
    @supingo3339 3 роки тому +16

    Video suggestion: true scale of the biggest ports

  • @LMays-cu2hp
    @LMays-cu2hp 3 роки тому +1

    Thank you for posting about great.

  • @jakehandley3366
    @jakehandley3366 3 роки тому +7

    Hopefully Heathrow will get the final go ahead to expand and really open up the doors to the world - thank you B1M 💙

    • @bristoled93
      @bristoled93 3 роки тому

      @John Doe Heathrow is much much older, build in a bygone age.

    • @hiiii820
      @hiiii820 2 роки тому

      They really can’t expand until they get more land, but they could do what salt lake city did. They demolish and rebuilt but now flight into there have gone up due to the very expensive project

    • @fosterfuchs
      @fosterfuchs Рік тому

      @@hiiii820 Heathrow has been expanding their terminals. Partially by tearing down old ones and building new ones in their place (such as Terminal 2 where Terminals 1 & 2 used to be). The current effort to expand the airport is centered on building a third runway, which is supposed to be built north and partially west of the current north runway.

    • @crisissocoylike446
      @crisissocoylike446 Рік тому

      They should rebuild LHR in an open area, outside of but close to London

  • @szymoncedzik1989
    @szymoncedzik1989 3 роки тому

    This is my favorite channel on UA-cam

  • @Max88FR
    @Max88FR 3 роки тому +7

    1:23, best implementation ever, so unexpected to see that meme on the B1M video, i laught so hard ! Awesome video !

  • @johngullo9420
    @johngullo9420 3 роки тому +1

    Well done as always Fred. 👍

  • @galewhiteman2047
    @galewhiteman2047 3 роки тому +7

    You never fail to give us interesting content. Since I do fly, I found this very interesting. Yay…we are getting back to flying!! Stay safe.

  • @alexbraz4255
    @alexbraz4255 2 роки тому

    Aviation is my passion since my childhood. I´m from Brazil and I just landed in Miami and Vancouver outside of my country. Amazing video.

  • @Worldfamoustrucker
    @Worldfamoustrucker 3 роки тому +3

    such great content! huge fan, always excited to see the next video! thanks guys

  • @olijur
    @olijur 3 роки тому +1

    That’s sfo in the thumbnail. Best airport ever

  • @Kragatar
    @Kragatar 3 роки тому +3

    If you think about those numbers of passengers all being up in the sky at once, it's a pretty astounding image.

  • @bagunuliamjahnrick2302
    @bagunuliamjahnrick2302 3 роки тому

    B1M and Tomorrow's Build are the best❤️

  • @Gabrielsplaytime
    @Gabrielsplaytime 2 роки тому +4

    So how many bananas can fit in the largest airport?

  • @BobSmith-tb7rw
    @BobSmith-tb7rw 3 роки тому +2

    Dallas airport being twice of the size of Manhattan is something I can’t comprehend

  • @iwasborn8470
    @iwasborn8470 3 роки тому +6

    man's just called football by it's proper name, respect.

    • @fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888
      @fdfsdfsvsfgsg4888 3 роки тому +1

      "Your man"? Congrats, hope you have a happy life together.

  • @jazzybeardancer
    @jazzybeardancer 2 роки тому +1

    It’s crazy to think of where people are vs the runways for traveling at airports

  • @tudorjason
    @tudorjason 2 роки тому +8

    Despite the size of both terminals in Mecca and Dubai, respectively; the Everett Boeing Plant building in Everett, WA still has the most usable space and has the largest volume under one roof in the world.

  • @rungsakthongmuk8538
    @rungsakthongmuk8538 3 роки тому

    Worth watching. Thank you for sharing.

  • @UniqueDestinations_Music
    @UniqueDestinations_Music 3 роки тому +3

    That’s just so insanely HUGE! 😮

  • @theshadowman1398
    @theshadowman1398 3 роки тому +1

    The airport that truly felt massive was Hong Kong. Bloody hell that terminal is big

  • @eustache_dauger
    @eustache_dauger 3 роки тому +20

    0:05 2019 indeed was the last normal year, so far

  • @dashknow5082
    @dashknow5082 7 місяців тому +1

    This video start by measuring using metric, then go American, football fields and pentagons

  • @siphotheguy1870
    @siphotheguy1870 3 роки тому +86

    The best airport I have seen is Doha. I was running through it to catch my connecting flight thinking, "Wow! How nice it would be if I actually had time to walk around and explore". It's always a bummer getting home to the UK because we have some pretty grey and grim airports. It's like the UK decided to compete with the US to see who could have the most depressing airports. I guess that's the price you pay for living in a country that developed it's aviation industry ahead of everyone else. The UK still has a long way to go in developing airports as horrible as JFK and Newark however so things are not all bad :)

    • @jbloomfield44
      @jbloomfield44 2 роки тому +10

      You need to try LAX if you want to see horrible and depressing.....just try the security check in area at Terminal 4....was designed by a blind guy whilst having a seizure....

    • @mrchocolatebean8878
      @mrchocolatebean8878 2 роки тому +6

      @@jbloomfield44 i guess the designer was lax

    • @kitkong5075
      @kitkong5075 2 роки тому

      That’s why they have “Foster grey” in Hong Kong
      Norman Foster was British

    • @ganapathysooraj48
      @ganapathysooraj48 2 роки тому +1

      Yea. I've been to a few airports myself and I can definitely say that Qatar has one of the best airports.

    • @MrRicky4309
      @MrRicky4309 2 роки тому +1

      The best airport belongs in Asia, not America 😆

  • @GoogIe-in1gu
    @GoogIe-in1gu 3 місяці тому

    These size comparisons go nuts