China is building the world’s largest artificial island airport

China is adding yet another superlative to its aviation roster: the world’s largest airport on a man-made island.

Currently under construction off the country’s northeast coast, the Dalian Jinzhou Bay International Airport will eventually cover a 20-square-kilometer (7.7-square-mile) island with four runways and a 900,000-square-meter (969,000 sq ft) passenger terminal, according to an airport statement.

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