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How big is 14 square kilometers?

It's about as big as LAX
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The size of LAX is about 14 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Los Angeles International Airporta, a.k.a. KLAX) (total land area) (2012 figures)
Including nine passenger terminals and several other administrative and cargo facilities, LAX sits on 14 square kilometers of land. In 2014, LAX serviced almost 71 million passengers, 600,000 planes, and over 1.9 million tons of freight.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as big as Auckland International Airport (AKL)
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The size of Auckland International Airport (AKL) is about 12.50 square kilometers.
(Auckland, Auckland Province, New Zealand) (airport and tenant-occupied total land area)
Auckland Airport covers a total area of about 12.5 sq. km, including two terminals and surrounding businesses on airport-owned land. Its main runway is 3,635 m in length.
It's about one-and-one-tenth times as big as London Heathrow Airport (LHR)
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The size of London Heathrow Airport (LHR) is about 12.270 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Heathrow Airport, a.k.a. London Airport) (London, England, United Kingdom)
London Heathrow Airport covers 12.27 sq. km between four terminals. The airport offers 7,562 m of total runway length.
It's about four-fifths as big as O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB)
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The size of O. R. Tambo International Airport (JNB) is about 16.730 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Johannesburg International Airport, f.k.a. Jan Smuts International Airport) (Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa) (total site area)
O. R. Tambo International Airport, serving Johannesburg and the surrounding area, covers a total area of 16.73 sq. km, including six passenger terminals and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 7,826 m.
It's about one-and-one-fifth times as big as Tokelau
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The size of Tokelau is about 12 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Tokelau Islands, a.k.a. The Union Islands) (New Zealand Territory) (total area)
Tokelau, a territory consisting of three coral atolls under the sovereignty of New Zealand, measures 12 sq. km. With exports consisting of small crafts and small-scale agriculture, most of which is traded only with New Zealand, Tokelau has the smallest economy of any country in the world.
It's about one-and-one-fourth times as big as Mackinac Island
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The size of Mackinac Island is about 11.3070 square kilometers.
(Michigan)
Mackinac Island measures 11.307 sq. km in total land area. The island is located in Lake Huron and is known as a historically-cultured tourist destination and summer colony, home to the well-known Victorian Grand Hotel.
It's about one-and-three-tenths times as big as Dublin International Airport (DUB)
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The size of Dublin International Airport (DUB) is about 10.840 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Aerfort Bhaile Átha Cliath) (Collinstown, Leinster, Ireland) (total site area)
Dublin International Airport covers a total area of 10.84 sq. km, including two passenger terminals, outbuildings, and two main runways. The total length of both runways is 4,709 m.
It's about three-fourths as big as Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ)
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The size of Toronto Pearson International Airport (YYZ) is about 18.270 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Lester B. Pearson International Airport) (Toronto, Ontario, Canada) (total site area)
Toronto Pearson International Airport covers a total area of 18.27 sq. km, including two terminals and five runways. The total length of the runways is 15,226 m.
It's about one-and-one-third times as big as Boracay Island
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The size of Boracay Island is about 10.320 square kilometers.
(Malay, Aklan, Philippines)
Frequently called "the best island in the world," Boracay Island measures 10.32 sq. km. The most famous destination of the Island is the 4-km-long White Beach.
It's about two-thirds as big as Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
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The size of Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) is about 20.660 square kilometers.
(Palam, Delhi, India) (total site area)
Indira Gandhi International Airport covers a total area of about 20.66 sq. km, including three main terminals and three main runways. The airport offers a total runway length of 11,053 m.
It's about two times as big as Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD)
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The size of Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport (SYD) is about 9 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Mascot Airport, a.k.a. Kingsford Smith Airport, a.k.a. Sydney Airport) (Sydney, New South Wales, Australia) (total site area)
Sydney Kingston Smith Airport covers a total area of about 9 sq. km, including three main terminals. The airport offers 8,930 m of total runway length.
It's about two times as big as London-Gatwick Airport (LGW)
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The size of London-Gatwick Airport (LGW) is about 6.740 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Gatwick Airport, a.k.a. London Gatwick) (Crawley, West Sussex, England, United Kingdom)
London-Gatwick Airport covers 6.74 sq km in total area. The airport offers a single runway with a total length of 3,316 m.
It's about two times as big as Gibraltar
The size of Gibraltar is about 6.50 square kilometers.
(British overseas territory) (total area)
The British overseas territory Gibraltar is located at the southern tip of Spain overlooking the Mediterranean Sea at the Strait of Gibraltar and measures of 6.5 sq. km in total area. It is renowned as the home of the Rock of Gibraltar (a.k.a. Calpe, a.k.a. Jabal al Tariq), a well-known tourist attraction.
It's about half as big as Inis Mór
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The size of Inis Mór is about 31 square kilometers.
(a.k.a. Inishmore, a.k.a. Árainn Mhór, a.k.a. Inis Bant, a.k.a. Árainn na Naomh) (Connacht, Ireland)
The largest of the Aran Islands, Inis Mór measures 31 sq. km. The west side of the island is home to the Poll na bPéist, a.k.a. the wormhole, a naturally-formed, 0.00029 square kilometers, rectangular pool on the island's cliffside.
It's about two-and-a-half times as big as Chennai International Airport (MAA)
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The size of Chennai International Airport (MAA) is about 5.3540 square kilometers.
(f.k.a. Madras Airport) (Chennai City, Tamil Nadu, India) (total land area)
Chennai International Airport covers a total area of about 5.354 sq. km, including four terminals and other outbuildings. The airport offers a total of 6,587 m runway length between its two main runways.
 
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