The world's largest model airport
After six years of development and construction, Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg has opened the world's largest model airport
The miniature Knuffingen Airport features 40 aircraft that take off and land.Stuart Franklin
After six years of development and construction and an investment of 3.5-million euros, Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg, Germany has opened the world?s largest model airport, Knuffingen Airport.Stuart Franklin
Knuffingen Airport at Miniatur Wunderland in Hamburg is named after the real airport, which opened in 1911.Stuart Franklin
The miniature Knuffingen Airport features 40 aircraft that take off and land and 90 vehicles that travel the runways automatically, all computer operated.Stuart Franklin
Wunderland, which began as a model railroad landscape, now has more than 1,150 square metres of models and eight areas including Knuffingen.Stuart Franklin
Number of figurines in Miniatur Wunderland: 200,000-plusStuart Franklin
Total construction cost by summer 2010: 10-million eurosStuart Franklin
Scene from Miniatur Wunderland. The U.S. model-railroad products industry had sales of $424.8-million (U.S.) in 2010.Stuart Franklin
Scene from Miniatur Wunderland. The U.S. hobby-industry had total sales of $1.471-billion in 2010Stuart Franklin
Scene from Knuffingen Airport at Hamburg's Miniatur WunderlandStuart Franklin
Control tower at Miniatur Wunderland's Knuffingen Airport.Stuart Franklin
A jet lands at Miniatur Wunderland's Knuffingen Airport.Stuart Franklin
Miniatur Wunderland, in Hamburg, Germany.Stuart Franklin