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What qualifications are required for an international airport?


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In Europe, there are two types of airports. They are international airports and domestic airports.
In fact, domestic airports are more common in the USA, compared with international airports, because the only thing that an airport needs to have an "international" label is the U.S. Customs. Read on and get a better understanding on the qualifications required for an international airport.

1) Customs and immigration facilities - International airports must have customs and immigration facilities to deal with international flights to and from other countries.

2) Runways - International airports should have two longer runways, and each of them should be on the opposite side of the airport. Besides, the length of runways should be more than 1,800 miles.

3) Terminal - Generally speaking, up to six planes can load or upload at once at the terminal of an international airport.

4) Hangers - With more than two hangers, international airports can serve more planes.

5) Wingspan - The wingspan of an airplane can be up to 36 miles in length. For some big international airports, the maximum of the wingspan is allowed to even 52 miles in length.

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