Top 5: These Are The Largest Air Force Bases By Area

When comparing the size of the world’s largest air bases to the world’s biggest commercial airports, it is the military installations that dwarf their civil counterparts. For example, one of the largest airports in the world – Denver International Airport (DEN) – has an area of 34,000 acres (137.8 km²), which is less than 8% of the total area of the world’s largest air force base. Even Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd International Airport (DMM) – the largest commercial airport in the world (although almost all of it is undeveloped) – is less than half the size at around 192,000 acres…