World’s largest airport terminal under one roof

Istanbul

Question: In which of the following city world’s largest airport terminal under one roof has been opened?
(a)New York
(b)Istanbul
(c )Mumbai
(d)Tokyo
Answer: (b)
Related facts:

  • The world’s largest airport terminal “under one roof”with a capacity to serve 90 million passengers has been officially opened on October 29 in Istanbul on its Republic Day.
  • The new airport is located near the Black Sea coast on the Europe side of Istanbul. It features two runways, while 114 narrow body aircraft can dock with the terminal building at the same time.




  • Phase-1A of the project – Istanbul New Airport – will have a capacity to handle 90 million passenger per year, making it the largest such facility in the world. Overall the first phase has cost 5 billion Euros.
  • The new terminal once fully functional by December-end will allow passengers to use its five pier blocks as well as 77 boarding gates and 143 aero-bridges.




  • It is to be noted that the airport has been envisioned to have a total capacity of up to 200 millionpassengers, once all four phases are completed in the next 10 years.

Links:

https://odishatv.in/world/worlds-largest-airport-under-one-roof-to-open-in-istanbul-329427

https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ians/world-s-largest-airport-under-one-roof-to-open-in-istanbul-118102501463_1.html