List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
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The world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by total passengers provided by the Airports Council International, defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers. The world's busiest airport is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, which has been the world's busiest airport every year since 1998 with the exception of 2020, when its passenger traffic dipped for a year due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Atlanta regained the top position in 2021.[2][3] and has held it since. Alternatively, London has the world's busiest city airport system by passenger count.
As of 2022, the four busiest airports in the world are located in the United States. Eight countries have at least two airports in the top 50 (the United States has 19 of them, Turkey has three of them; and France, Germany, India, Mexico, Spain, and the United Kingdom have two of them.[4] In terms of regions, North America has 22 airports in the top 50, followed by Europe at 11, Southeast Asia and West Asia with five each, East Asia, South Asia, and South America with two each, and Oceania has one.
2023 statistics
Source: 2023 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[5]
2022 statistics
Source: 2022 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[4]
Rank | Airport | Location | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total passengers | Rank change | % change |
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1. | ![]() | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | ATL/KATL | 93,699,630 | ![]() | ![]() |
2. | ![]() | Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas | United States | DFW/KDFW | 73,362,946 | ![]() | ![]() |
3. | ![]() | Denver, Colorado | United States | DEN/KDEN | 69,286,461 | ![]() | ![]() |
4. | ![]() | Chicago, Illinois | United States | ORD/KORD | 68,340,619 | ![]() | ![]() |
5. | ![]() | Garhoud, Dubai, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 66,069,981 | ![]() | ![]() |
6. | ![]() | Los Angeles, California | United States | LAX/KLAX | 65,924,298 | ![]() | ![]() |
7. | ![]() | Arnavutköy, Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTFM | 64,289,107 | ![]() | ![]() |
8. | ![]() | Hillingdon, London | United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 61,614,508 | ![]() | ![]() |
9. | ![]() | Palam, Delhi | India | DEL/VIDP | 59,490,074 | ![]() | ![]() |
10. | ![]() | Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France | France | CDG/LFPG | 57,474,033 | ![]() | ![]() |
11. | ![]() | Queens, New York, New York | United States | JFK/KJFK | 55,287,693 | ![]() | ![]() |
12. | ![]() | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | LAS/KLAS | 52,694,312 | ![]() | ![]() |
13. | ![]() | Haarlemmermeer, North Holland | Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 52,472,188 | ![]() | ![]() |
14. | ![]() | Miami-Dade County, Florida | United States | MIA/KMIA | 50,684,396 | ![]() | ![]() |
15. | ![]() | Madrid | Spain | MAD/LEMD | 50,602,864 | ![]() | ![]() |
16. | ![]() | Ōta, Tokyo | Japan | HND/RJTT | 50,290,705 | ![]() | ![]() |
17. | ![]() | Orlando, Florida | United States | MCO/KMCO | 50,176,103 | ![]() | ![]() |
18. | ![]() | Frankfurt, Hesse | Germany | FRA/EDDF | 48,918,482 | ![]() | ![]() |
19. | ![]() | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States | CLT/KCLT | 47,758,605 | ![]() | ![]() |
20. | ![]() | Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City | Mexico | MEX/MMMX | 46,261,729 | ![]() | ![]() |
21. | ![]() | SeaTac, Washington | United States | SEA/KSEA | 45,964,321 | ![]() | ![]() |
22. | ![]() | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | PHX/KPHX | 44,397,854 | ![]() | ![]() |
23. | ![]() | Newark, New Jersey | United States | EWR/KEWR | 43,565,254 | ![]() | ![]() |
24. | ![]() | San Mateo County, California | United States | SFO/KSFO | 42,210,201 | ![]() | ![]() |
25. | ![]() | Barcelona | Spain | BCN/LEBL | 41,616,302 | ![]() | ![]() |
26. | ![]() | Houston, Texas | United States | IAH/KIAH | 40,974,831 | ![]() | ![]() |
27. | ![]() | Tangerang, Banten | Indonesia | CGK/WIII | 38,791,168 | ![]() | ![]() |
28. | ![]() | Santacruz-Sahar, Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | BOM/VABB | 38,332,106 | ![]() | ![]() |
29. | ![]() | Mississauga, Ontario | Canada | YYZ/CYYZ | 36,356,109 | ![]() | ![]() |
30. | ![]() | East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts | United States | BOS/KBOS | 36,112,473 | ![]() | ![]() |
31. | ![]() | Doha | Qatar | DOH/OTHH | 35,730,482 | ![]() | ![]() |
32. | ![]() | Bogotá | Colombia | BOG/SKBO | 35,362,529 | ![]() | ![]() |
33. | ![]() | Guarulhos | Brazil | GRU/SBGR | 34,466,946 | ![]() | ![]() |
34. | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | SGN/VVTS | 34,278,320 | ![]() | ![]() |
35. | ![]() | Crawley, West Sussex | United Kingdom | LGW/EGKK | 32,848,088 | ![]() | ![]() |
36. | ![]() | Changi, East Region | Singapore | SIN/WSSS | 32,202,000 | ![]() | ![]() |
37. | ![]() | Broward County, Florida | United States | FLL/KFLL | 31,686,404 | ![]() | ![]() |
38. | ![]() | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | JED/OEJN | 31,648,324 | ![]() | ![]() |
39. | ![]() | Freising, Bavaria | Germany | MUC/EDDM | 31,642,738 | ![]() | ![]() |
40. | ![]() | Antalya | Turkey | AYT/LTAI | 31,228,377 | ![]() | ![]() |
41. | ![]() | Pendik, Istanbul | Turkey | SAW/LTFJ | 30,780,357 | ![]() | ![]() |
42. | ![]() | St. Paul, Minnesota | United States | MSP/KMSP | 30,622,784 | ![]() | ![]() |
43. | ![]() | Cancún | Mexico | CUN/MMUN | 30,484,094 | ![]() | ![]() |
44. | ![]() | Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila | Philippines | MNL/RPLL | 30,329,426 | ![]() | ![]() |
45. | ![]() | Jeju City | South Korea | CJU/RKPC | 29,703,669 | ![]() | ![]() |
46. | ![]() | Fiumicino, Rome metro | Italy | FCO/LIRF | 29,346,365 | ![]() | ![]() |
47. | ![]() | Orly, Paris metro | France | ORY/LFPO | 29,187,269 | ![]() | ![]() |
48. | ![]() | Mascot, New South Wales | Australia | SYD/YSSY | 29,094,483 | ![]() | ![]() |
49. | ![]() | Queens, New York, New York | United States | LGA/KLGA | 28,997,592 | ![]() | ![]() |
50. | ![]() | Racha Thewa, Bangkok metro | Thailand | BKK/VTBS | 28,754,314 | ![]() | ![]() |
2021 statistics
Source: 2021 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[3]
2020 statistics
Source: 2020 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.[6]
2019 statistics
Figures as reported by airports are as follows:[7][8]
2018 statistics
Figures as reported by airports are as follows:[9][10]
Rank | Airport | Location | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total passengers | Rank Change | % change |
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1. | ![]() | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | ATL/KATL | 107,394,029 | ![]() | ![]() |
2. | ![]() | Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing | China | PEK/ZBAA | 100,983,290 | ![]() | ![]() |
3. | ![]() | Garhoud, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 89,149,387 | ![]() | ![]() |
4. | ![]() | Los Angeles, California | United States | LAX/KLAX | 87,534,384 | ![]() | ![]() |
5. | ![]() | Ōta, Tokyo | Japan | HND/RJTT | 86,942,794 | ![]() | ![]() |
6. | ![]() | Chicago, Illinois | United States | ORD/KORD | 83,245,472 | ![]() | ![]() |
7. | ![]() | Hillingdon, London | United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 80,126,320 | ![]() | ![]() |
8. | ![]() | Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories | China | HKG/VHHH | 74,515,927 | ![]() | ![]() |
9. | ![]() | Pudong, Shanghai | China | PVG/ZSPD | 74,006,331 | ![]() | ![]() |
10. | ![]() | Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France | France | CDG/LFPG | 72,229,723 | ![]() | ![]() |
11. | ![]() | Haarlemmermeer, North Holland | Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 71,053,147 | ![]() | ![]() |
12. | ![]() | Delhi | India | DEL/VIDP | 69,900,938 | ![]() | ![]() |
13. | ![]() | Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong | China | CAN/ZGGG | 69,743,211 | ![]() | ![]() |
14. | ![]() | Frankfurt, Hesse | Germany | FRA/EDDF | 69,510,269 | ![]() | ![]() |
15. | ![]() | Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | United States | DFW/KDFW | 69,112,607 | ![]() | ![]() |
16. | ![]() | Yeşilköy, Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTBA | 68,360,648 | ![]() | ![]() |
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