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An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports, and feature longer runways and have facilities to accommodate heavier aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380 commonly used for international and intercontinental travel. International airports often host domestic flights, which helps feed both passengers and cargo into international ones (and vice versa). | An international {{wp|airport}} is an airport with {{wp|customs}} and {{wp|border control}} facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports, and feature longer runways and have facilities to accommodate heavier aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380 commonly used for international and intercontinental travel. International airports often host domestic flights, which helps feed both passengers and cargo into international ones (and vice versa). | ||
Buildings, operations, and management have become increasingly sophisticated since the [[Second Great War]], when international airports began to provide infrastructure for international civilian flights. Detailed technical standards have been developed to ensure safety and common coding systems implemented to provide global consistency by organizations like the [[Air Traffic Regulatory Organization]] (ARTO). The physical structures that serve millions of individual passengers and flights are among the most complex and interconnected in the world. By the second decade of the 21st century, over 1,200 international airports existed with around 3.8 billion international passengers as of January [[2034]] along with 50 million metric tonnes of cargo passing through them annually. | Buildings, operations, and management have become increasingly sophisticated since the [[Second Great War]], when international airports began to provide infrastructure for international civilian flights. Detailed technical standards have been developed to ensure safety and common coding systems implemented to provide global consistency by organizations like the [[Air Traffic Regulatory Organization]] (ARTO). The physical structures that serve millions of individual passengers and flights are among the most complex and interconnected in the world. By the second decade of the 21st century, over 1,200 international airports existed with around 3.8 billion international passengers as of January [[2034]] along with 50 million metric tonnes of cargo passing through them annually. | ||
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An international airport is an airport with customs and border control facilities enabling passengers to travel between countries around the world. International airports are usually larger than domestic airports, and feature longer runways and have facilities to accommodate heavier aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and the Airbus A380 commonly used for international and intercontinental travel. International airports often host domestic flights, which helps feed both passengers and cargo into international ones (and vice versa).
Buildings, operations, and management have become increasingly sophisticated since the Second Great War, when international airports began to provide infrastructure for international civilian flights. Detailed technical standards have been developed to ensure safety and common coding systems implemented to provide global consistency by organizations like the Air Traffic Regulatory Organization (ARTO). The physical structures that serve millions of individual passengers and flights are among the most complex and interconnected in the world. By the second decade of the 21st century, over 1,200 international airports existed with around 3.8 billion international passengers as of January 2034 along with 50 million metric tonnes of cargo passing through them annually.
List of international airports
| Name | Location | Type | Brief description | Code(s) |
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| Kabinsiro International Airport |  Kandara, Federal Capital District, Kabinsiro
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Passenger and cargo | 24/7/365 air traffic control operations, 3x runways, capable of receiving all but the largest airframes, cargo terminal, passenger terminal, minimal maintenance facilities, integrated customs and border control service | ATRO: AKI |
| Cote d'Or International Jetport | Kandara, Cote d'Or, Mawidwe
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Passenger | On demand air traffic control operations, 1x runway, capable of receiving smaller private and charter airframes, passenger terminal, minimal maintenance facilities | ATRO:AKO |
| Alstin-Highwind International Airport |  Alstin, Alstin City
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TBD | TBD | ATRO: ALS, ICAO: EALS, TAA: ALS |
| Grand Isle International Airport |  Burgundie, Ile Burgundie, Matiusvale
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Passenger and cargo | 24/7/365 air traffic control operations, 6x runways, capable of receiving all airframes, cargo terminal, passenger terminal, complete maintenance facilities, integrated customs and border control service | ATRO: GIB
ICAO: NGIB |
| Iselin International Airport |  Kiravia, Niyaska, Iselin
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Passenger and cargo | TBA | ATRO: KIV
ICAO: NIIA |
| Sarosten-Sirana International Airport | Kiravia, C. Æonara, Co. Paramór
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Passenger and cargo | TBA | ATRO: KSS
ICAO: KSSI |