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~2–4 km west of Ponta Delgada centre · São Miguel, Azores · Schengen · EUR João Paulo II Airport (PDL) — Airport Guide 2026 The Azores are Portugal in the middle of the Atlantic, and PDL is the archipelago’s main airport — the hub for Azores Airlines and the point where EES biometrics now land … Read more

Bayan Lepas — ~16–20 km south of George Town · Visa · MYR Penang International Airport (PEN) — Airport Guide 2026 A RM 1.55 billion expansion is under way at PEN, with annual passenger capacity set to double from 6.5 million to 12 million by mid-2028 — construction hoardings are visible, the apron works are … Read more

Alajuela (serves San José) · Costa Rica · Visa · CRC Juan Santamaría International Airport (SJO) — Airport Guide 2026 Despite sharing a name with the country’s capital, SJO sits in Alajuela — 17 km north-west of San José’s centre — and it’s Avianca’s regional hub, the busiest international gateway in Central America, and the … Read more

San José del Cabo · Baja California Sur, Mexico · Visa · MXN Los Cabos International Airport (SJD) — Airport Guide 2026 SJD sits 11 km north of San José del Cabo at the southern tip of Baja California — three separate terminal buildings, no rail link to either Los Cabos town, and an arrivals … Read more

~12 km from central Xiamen · Fujian province · 30 · RMB Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) — Airport Guide 2026 Gaoqi has been Fujian’s main airport and the home hub of Xiamen Airlines for decades, sitting 12 km from the waterfront. In 2026, its dominant story is the forthcoming replacement by the new Xiamen … Read more

~16 km NW of Ürümqi · Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, China · 30 · CNY Ürümqi Tianshan International Airport (URC) — Airport Guide 2026 Terminal 4 opened on 17 April 2025 and absorbed every passenger flight; the three older terminals are now cargo facilities, and the airport was also renamed — so if your knowledge … Read more

~14 km NW of downtown Sanya · Hainan, China · Hainan 30 · RMB Sanya Phoenix International Airport (SYX) — Airport Guide 2026 Hainan’s beach-resort airport runs mostly on domestic leisure traffic from across China, with a real scheduled international network alongside it — 36 of its 162 routes were international or regional as of … Read more

Artificial island · Osaka Bay — ~50 km SW of central Osaka · Visa · JPY Kansai International Airport (KIX) — Airport Guide 2026 Terminal 1 at KIX reopened in March 2025 after a multi-year renovation — the largest upgrade in the airport’s history — with a final retail phase (24 new stores in international … Read more

Batumi (Adjara) · Georgia — ~5–6 km south-west of city centre, Black Sea coast · ~95 countries · GEL Batumi International Airport (BUS) — Airport Guide 2026 Batumi Airport (BUS) sits 5–6 km south-west of central Batumi on the Black Sea coast — a single-terminal airport shaped by two operational facts: it serves a summer … Read more

12 km west of central Yerevan · EU/Schengen, UK, US, Can · AMD Zvartnots International Airport (EVN) — Airport Guide 2026 Armenia’s only international hub sits 12 km west of Yerevan and is currently mid-way through a $500 million, ten-year expansion — until that lands, expect one busy terminal operating well past its designed capacity. … Read more

Uralsk (Oral) · West Kazakhstan · Visa · KZT Oral Ak Zhol Airport (URA) — Airport Guide 2026 Air Astana’s nonstop to Frankfurt is the longest scheduled route from URA at approximately 2,990 km — a flight that exists because of the Karachaganak oil and gas field, not tourism. For everyone else, Oral Ak Zhol … Read more

~15 km north of central Almaty · Visa · KZT Almaty International Airport (ALA) — Airport Guide 2026 The biggest operational change at Almaty in a decade landed on 1 June 2024: a 53,000 m² Terminal 2 opened and absorbed all international flights — Air Astana’s entire international operation moved across, and every arrival from … Read more

Bina settlement · ~25 km north-east of central Baku · AZN Heydar Aliyev International Airport (GYD) — Airport Guide 2026 Azerbaijan’s largest airport picked up Skytrax’s “Best Airport in Central Asia and CIS” award in March 2026, which is a fair reflection of the Terminal 1 experience — the timber-pod interior is genuinely good — … Read more

King Abdulaziz International Airport sits 19 km north of central Jeddah on the Red Sea coast, and handled a record 53.4 million passengers in 2025 — Saudi Arabia’s busiest airport, one of the busiest in the Middle East. 49.1M in 2024 (+14% YoY). Operated by the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA); major privatisation discussions ongoing. Terminal 1 (opened progressively 2018-2019, replacing the older North/South terminals) handles all international and…

Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport sits 15 km northeast of central Madinah, and handled 10.9 million passengers in 2024 — Saudi Arabia’s 4th busiest airport, the Middle East’s 18th. Operated under concession by TIBAH Airports since 2012, the first privately-managed Saudi airport. The city of Madinah is OPEN to non-Muslim visitors under the post-2019 tourism reforms — but the Prophet’s Mosque (Al-Masjid an-Nabawi) and the immediate Haram boundary remain…