Main international airport in Sri Lanka located 32.5 km north of Colombo. Named after former Prime Minister S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike. Serves as hub for SriLankan Airlines, Fitsair, and Cinnamon Air
Singapore Airlines' SQ23/24 flights between Singapore and New York-JFK are 15,349 km long. Air Tahiti Nui's flight TN64 to Paris-CDG set record at 15,715 km in 2020. Ground distance flights between Singapore and New York-JFK exceed 17,000 km
Global flights in 2021 projected to reach 22.2 million, down from 40.3 million in 2020. Daily flights decreased from 106,849 in 2019 to 151,435 in February 2021. International travel dropped 75.6%, domestic travel 48.8% in 2020
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport holds world's busiest status since 1998. London leads world's busiest city airport system. United States leads top 50 with 16 airports, including five top 10
Airport consists of four terminals divided into Northern and Southern complexes. Northern Complex includes Terminal B and C, Southern Complex has D, E, and F. Underground inter-terminal passage connects Northern and Southern complexes. Pedestrian walkways link Southern Terminal Complex terminals
Singapore Airlines' SQ23/SQ24 (JFK-Singapore) leads with 15,349km distance. Qatar Airways' QR921/QR920 (Auckland-Doha) follows at 14,535km. Qantas' QF9/QF10 (Perth-Heathrow) ranks fourth at 14,499km. Qantas' QF21/QF22 (Dallas-Melbourne) is fifth at 14,472km. Qantas' QF33/QF34 (Perth-Paris) completes the top 10 at 14,263km