Largest model airport

Largest model airport
Who
Knuffingen Airport
Where
Germany (Hamburg,)
When
12 December 2011
Knuffingen Airport, located at Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany is the largest model airport in the world. Built to a scale of 1:87, the 494-square foot model, which is based on Hamburg’s Fuhlsbüttel International Airport, took seven years to complete at a cost of a little under $5 million. The display features 40 planes, 40,000 lights, 15,000 figurines, 500 cars, 10,000 trees, 50 trains, 1,000 wagons, 100 signals, 200 switches and 300 buildings.