Most Expensive Airport in the World
So why $36 billion? It’s the infrastructure. They built new highways, a subway line, and a high-speed rail link just for this airport.
World’s finest and most expensive airports in 2026: Singapore’s Changi
The government wanted to replace the old Atatürk Airport. They decided to go big or go home. And they went intergalactic-big.
It can handle 200 million passengers annually eventually. That’s more than the entire population of Brazil. Every single year.
A Silly Comparison
For the same $36 billion, you could buy:
• 720,000 iPhones
• 12,000 Ferraris
• Or four entire space shuttles.
But instead, we got an airport that looks like a spaceship landing on Earth. I’m not mad. It’s kind of awesome.