Busiest airports refer to the airports that handle the largest number of passengers and flights. These airports are typically located in major cities and serve as a hub for airlines, connecting travelers to various destinations around the world.
The busiest airports in the world include Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Beijing Capital International Airport in Beijing, China; and Dubai International Airport in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. These airports handle millions of passengers each year and have a wide range of amenities to accommodate travelers.
With the increase in air travel, the demand for larger and more advanced airports is also growing. As a result, many countries are investing heavily in airport infrastructure to handle the growing number of passengers and flights. Despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, many airports are still experiencing high traffic volumes, making them critical transportation hubs for people and goods.
Rank | Airport | Code | Location | Country | Passengers |
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1 | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | ATL | Atlanta | United States | 103,902,992 |
2 | Beijing Capital International Airport | PEK | Beijing | China | 95,786,442 |
3 | Dubai International Airport | DXB | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | 88,242,099 |
4 | Los Angeles International Airport | LAX | Los Angeles | United States | 84,557,968 |
5 | O'Hare International Airport | ORD | Chicago | United States | 79,828,183 |
6 | Heathrow Airport | LHR | London | United Kingdom | 78,014,598 |
7 | Haneda Airport | HND | Tokyo | Japan | 76,476,251 |
8 | Hong Kong International Airport | HKG | Hong Kong | Hong Kong | 72,665,078 |
9 | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | PVG | Shanghai | China | 70,001,237 |
10 | Charles de Gaulle International Airport | CDG | Paris | France | 69,471,442 |
11 | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | AMS | Amsterdam | Netherlands | 68,515,425 |
12 | Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport | DFW | Dallas | United States | 67,092,194 |
13 | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | CAN | Guangzhou | China | 65,887,473 |
14 | Frankfurt am Main International Airport | FRA | Frankfurt | Germany | 64,500,386 |
15 | Istanbul Atatürk Airport | IST | Istanbul | Turkey | 63,859,785 |
16 | Indira Gandhi International Airport | DEL | Delhi | India | 63,451,503 |
17 | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport | CGK | Jakarta | Indonesia | 63,015,620 |
18 | Singapore Changi Airport | SIN | Singapore | Singapore | 62,219,573 |
19 | Incheon International Airport | ICN | Seoul | South Korea | 62,157,834 |
20 | Denver International Airport | DEN | Denver | United States | 61,379,396 |
21 | Suvarnabhumi Airport | BKK | Bangkok | Thailand | 60,860,557 |
22 | John F. Kennedy International Airport | JFK | New York | United States | 59,392,500 |
23 | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | KUL | Kuala Lumpur | Malaysia | 58,558,440 |
24 | San Francisco International Airport | SFO | San Francisco | United States | 55,822,129 |
25 | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | MAD | Madrid | Spain | 53,386,075 |
26 | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | CTU | Chengdu | China | 49,801,693 |
27 | McCarran International Airport | LAS | Las Vegas | United States | 48,566,803 |
28 | Barcelona–El Prat Airport | BCN | Barcelona | Spain | 47,262,826 |
29 | Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport | BOM | Mumbai | India | 47,204,259 |
30 | Toronto Pearson International Airport | YYZ | Toronto | Canada | 47,054,696 |
31 | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | SEA | Seattle | United States | 46,934,194 |
32 | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | CLT | Charlotte | United States | 45,909,899 |
33 | Gatwick Airport | LGW | London | United Kingdom | 45,561,694 |
34 | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | SZX | Shenzhen | China | 45,558,409 |
35 | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | TPE | Taipei | Taiwan | 44,878,703 |
36 | Mexico City International Airport | MEX | Mexico City | Mexico | 44,732,418 |
37 | Kunming Changshui International Airport | KMG | Kunming | China | 44,729,736 |
38 | Munich Airport | MUC | Munich | Germany | 44,577,241 |
39 | Orlando International Airport | MCO | Orlando | United States | 44,511,265 |
40 | Miami International Airport | MIA | Miami | United States | 44,071,313 |
41 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | PHX | Phoenix | United States | 43,921,670 |
42 | Sydney Airport | SYD | Sydney | Australia | 43,410,355 |
43 | Newark Liberty International Airport | EWR | Newark | United States | 43,393,499 |
44 | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | MNL | Manila | Philippines | 42,022,484 |
45 | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | SHA | Shanghai | China | 41,884,059 |
46 | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | XIY | Xi'an | China | 41,857,406 |
47 | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | FCO | Rome | Italy | 40,968,756 |
48 | George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport | IAH | Houston | United States | 40,696,189 |
49 | Narita International Airport | NRT | Tokyo | Japan | 40,631,193 |
50 | Sheremetyevo International Airport | SVO | Moscow | Russia | 40,092,806 |
51 | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | CKG | Chongqing | China | 38,715,210 |
52 | Don Mueang International Airport | DMK | Bangkok | Thailand | 38,299,757 |
53 | St Paul International Airport | MSP | Minneapolis | United States | 38,034,341 |
54 | São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport | GRU | Sao Paulo | Brazil | 37,774,000 |
55 | Logan International Airport | BOS | Boston | United States | 36,288,042 |
56 | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | SGN | Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | 35,900,000 |
57 | Hamad International Airport | DOH | Doha | Qatar | 35,867,252 |
58 | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | HGH | Hangzhou | China | 35,570,411 |
59 | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport | DTW | Detroit | United States | 34,701,497 |
60 | King Abdulaziz International Airport | JED | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | 33,917,282 |
61 | Melbourne Airport | MEL | Melbourne | Australia | 33,704,854 |
62 | Fort Lauderdale Hollywood International Airport | FLL | Fort Lauderdale | United States | 32,511,053 |
63 | Orlando Executive Airport | ORL | Orlando | United States | 32,042,475 |
64 | Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | SAW | Istanbul | Turkey | 31,385,841 |
65 | El Dorado International Airport | BOG | Bogota | Colombia | 30,989,932 |
66 | Moscow Domodedovo Airport | DME | Moscow | Russia | 30,700,000 |
67 | Jeju International Airport | CJU | Cheju | South Korea | 29,846,712 |
68 | LaGuardia Airport | LGA | New York | United States | 29,786,769 |
69 | Philadelphia International Airport | PHL | Philadelphia | United States | 29,585,754 |
70 | Dublin Airport | DUB | Dublin | Ireland | 29,582,321 |
71 | Zürich Airport | ZRH | Zurich | Switzerland | 29,396,094 |
72 | Copenhagen Airport | CPH | Copenhagen | Denmark | 29,177,833 |
73 | Kansai International Airport | KIX | Osaka | Japan | 27,983,093 |
74 | Palma De Mallorca Airport | PMI | Palma de Mallorca | Spain | 27,970,655 |
75 | Manchester Airport | MAN | Manchester | United Kingdom | 27,901,708 |
76 | Oslo Airport, Gardermoen | OSL | Oslo | Norway | 27,482,315 |
77 | Lisbon Portela Airport | LIS | Lisbon | Portugal | 26,669,755 |
78 | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | ARN | Stockholm | Sweden | 26,642,034 |
79 | Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport | BWI | Baltimore | United States | 26,369,411 |
80 | Antalya Airport | AYT | Antalya | Turkey | 25,931,659 |
81 | London Stansted Airport | STN | London | United Kingdom | 25,904,573 |
82 | Nanjing Lukou International Airport | NKG | Nanjing | China | 25,822,936 |
83 | Gimpo International Airport | GMP | Seoul | South Korea | 25,267,408 |
84 | Kempegowda International Airport | BLR | Bangalore | India | 25,047,272 |
85 | King Khaled International Airport | RUH | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | 25,038,000 |
86 | Brussels Airport | BRU | Brussels | Belgium | 24,783,911 |
87 | Düsseldorf International Airport | DUS | Duesseldorf | Germany | 24,640,564 |
88 | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport | XMN | Xiamen | China | 24,485,239 |
89 | Vienna International Airport | VIE | Vienna | Austria | 24,392,805 |
90 | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport | CGO | Zhengzhou | China | 24,299,073 |
91 | Salt Lake City International Airport | SLC | Salt Lake City | United States | 24,198,816 |
92 | Vancouver International Airport | YVR | Vancouver | Canada | 24,166,122 |
93 | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport | DCA | Washington | United States | 23,928,248 |
94 | Changsha Huanghua International Airport | CSX | Changcha | China | 23,764,820 |
95 | Abu Dhabi International Airport | AUH | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | 23,760,561 |
96 | Cancún International Airport | CUN | Cancun | Mexico | 23,601,509 |
97 | Fukuoka Airport | FUK | Fukuoka | Japan | 23,484,678 |
98 | Liuting Airport | TAO | Qingdao | China | 23,210,530 |
99 | Brisbane International Airport | BNE | Brisbane | Australia | 23,205,702 |
100 | Wuhan Tianhe International Airport | WUH | Wuhan | China | 23,129,400 |