Paris is one of them.
Every once in a while — and with rather cyclical meter , may I summate — someone in the US wakes up and actualise that some of ourairportsare shockingly monolithic . The top two airdrome pick are always the same , Denver International Airport , measuring roughly 54 straight miles , andDallas Fort Worth International Airport , which quantify around 42 square mi .
Those are a lot of square miles , especially in Denver ’s slip . So naturally , with information this sensational at hand , the cyberspace does what the internet does . Namely , compare and contrast .
On X , a post recently went viral for noting that , technically , the Denver International Airport is tumid than Paris , France . That is , in fact , true , as a quick Google search will show that the metropolis of Paris occupies 40.7 square mile of space .
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" People do n’t realize that the [ Denver ] AIRPORT is basically the sizing of Paris , " reads the post ’s caption . ( While the caption read " Dallas " on the Charles William Post , the aerodrome scheme overlap the Paris map is that of Denver ) .
Now , before we start arguing , there is an important consideration to make clear : This claim is only true if we chuck out Paris ' huge suburbs , and only take into news report its central area . In old European cities — admit Paris — the historical center is normally humble , which is why an airdrome like Denver ’s can be technically reckon bigger than the city itself .
Still , Denver ’s airport is huge , and 54 square miles of ground are a quite a little of land . So keep this former point in thinker , here ’s a inclination of other international metropolis that couldtechnicallyfit inside the Denver International Airport .
1 . Cardiff , Wales , UK — 54.05 sq mi2 . Valencia , Spain — 51.99 sq mi3 . Paris , France — 40.7 sq mi4 . Barcelona , Spain – 39.34 sq mi5 . Florence , Italy — 39.54 sq mi6 . London , UK ( Greater London ) – 607 sq knot ( Note : Greater London as a metropolitan area , but the " City of London " itself is just about 1.12 sq mi)7 . San Marino , Italy — 23.63 square miles8 . Vatican City , Italy — 109 acres
And just for fun , here ’s a list of US cities that could technically agree inside the Denver International Airport .
1 . Pittsburgh , PA — 58.3 sq mi ( cheeseparing enough)2 . Portland , ME — 52.6 sq mi3 . San Francisco , CA — 46.87 sq mi4 . Boulder , CO – 25.68 sq mi5 . Manhattan , NYC , New York — 22.82 sq mi6 . Charlottesville , VA — 10.3 sq mi
