List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
The world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by total passengers (data from Airports Council International), defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers. Due to the global effect of the COVID-19 pandemic, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was the world's busiest airport in 2020,[1] taking it from Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, which had been the world's busiest airport every year from 1998 to 2019. Alternatively, London has the world's busiest city airport system by passenger count. As of 2019, six countries have at least two airports in the top fifty, with the United States at fifteen and Greater China at eleven; Germany, India, Japan, Spain, and the United Kingdom have two airports each. In terms of regions, North America has seventeen airports in the top fifty, followed by East Asia at fourteen, Europe at nine, Southeast Asia at five, South Asia and West Asia at two each, and Oceania at one.
Graph for the first 10
2020 statistics
Source: 2020 reports from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and the Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China.[2][3]
Rank | Airport | Location | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Total passengers |
Rank change |
% change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong | China | CAN/ZGGG | 43,760,427 | 10 | 40.5% |
2. | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | ATL/KATL | 42,918,685 | 1 | 60.2% |
3. | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | Shuangliu-Wuhou, Chengdu, Sichuan | China | CTU/ZUUU | 40,741,509 | 21 | 27.1% |
4. | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | United States | DFW/KDFW | 39,364,990 | 6 | 47.5% |
5. | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong | China | SZX/ZGSZ | 37,916,059 | 21 | 28.4% |
6. | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | Yubei, Chongqing | China | CKG/ZUCK | 34,937,789 | 42 | 22.0% |
7. | Beijing Capital International Airport | Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing | China | PEK/ZBAA | 34,513,827 | 5 | 65.5% |
8. | Denver International Airport | Denver, Colorado | United States | DEN/KDEN | 33,741,129 | 8 | 51.1% |
9. | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Guandu, Kunming, Yunnan | China | KMG/ZPPP | 32,989,127 | 28 | 31.4% |
10. | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | Changning-Minhang, Shanghai | China | SHA/ZSSS | 31,165,641 | 36 | 31.7% |
11. | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | Weicheng, Xianyang, Shaanxi | China | XIY/ZLXY | 31,073,884 | 29 | 34.2% |
12. | Tokyo Haneda Airport | Ōta, Tokyo | Japan | HND/RJTT | 30,965,027 | 7 | 63.8% |
13. | O'Hare International Airport | Chicago, Illinois | United States | ORD/KORD | 30,860,251 | 7 | 63.5% |
14. | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong, Shanghai | China | PVG/ZSPD | 30,476,531 | 6 | 60.0% |
15. | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles, California | United States | LAX/KLAX | 28,779,527 | 12 | 67.3% |
16. | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | India | DEL/VIDP | 28,501,000 | 1 | 58.4% |
17. | Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport | Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang | China | HGH/ZSHC | 28,224,342 | ? | 29.6% |
18. | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States | CLT/KCLT | 27,200,000 | 16 | 46.0% |
19. | Dubai International Airport | Garhoud, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 25,900,000 | 15 | 70.0% |
20. | Istanbul Airport | Arnavutköy, Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTFM | 23,409,000 | 8 | 55.1% |
21. | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France | France | CDG/LFPG | 22,257,469 | 12 | 70.8% |
22. | Heathrow Airport | Hillingdon, London | United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 22,109,726 | 15 | 72.7% |
23. | Mexico City International Airport | Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City | Mexico | MEX/MMMX | 21,981,711 | 10 | 56.3% |
24. | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | PHX/KPHX | 21,928,708 | 20 | 52.6% |
25. | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | Tân Bình District, Ho Chi Minh City | Vietnam | SGN/VVTS | 21,900,000 | ? | 49.0% |
26. | Orlando International Airport | Orlando, Florida | United States | MCO/KMCO | 21,617,803 | 5 | 57.7% |
27. | Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport | Xinzheng, Zhengzhou, Henan | China | CGO/ZHCC | 21,406,709 | ? | 26.5% |
28. | Jeju International Airport | Jeju City, Jeju Province | South Korea | CJU/RKPC | 21,054,696 | ? | 32.8% |
29. | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Haarlemmermeer, North Holland | Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 20,887,174 | 17 | 70.9% |
30. | São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport | Guarulhos | Brazil | GRU/SBGR | 20,322,520 | ? | 52.7% |
31. | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | SeaTac, Washington | United States | SEA/KSEA | 20,061,507 | 2 | 61.3% |
32. | Nanjing Lukou International Airport | Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu | China | NKG/ZSNJ | 19,906,576 | ? | 34.9% |
33. | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Khimki, Moscow Oblast | Russia | SVO/UUEE | 19,784,000 | 2 | 60.4% |
34. | Changsha Huanghua International Airport | Huanghua, Changsha, Hunan | China | CSX/ZGHA | 19,223,825 | ? | 28.6% |
35. | Frankfurt Airport | Frankfurt, Hesse | Germany | FRA/EDDF | 18,770,998 | 20 | 73.4% |
36. | Miami International Airport | Miami-Dade County, Florida | United States | MIA/KMIA | 18,663,858 | 9 | 59.4% |
37. | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | Houston, Texas | United States | IAH/KIAH | 18,213,571 | 10 | 59.5% |
38. | Gimpo International Airport | Gangseo District, Seoul | South Korea | GMP/RKSS | 17,446,239 | ? | 31.4% |
39. | Madrid Barajas Airport | Barajas, Madrid | Spain | MAD/LEMD | 17,112,000 | 17 | 72.3% |
40. | Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | Pendik, Istanbul | Turkey | SAW/LTFJ | 16,982,456 | ? | 52.1% |
41. | Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport | Huli District, Xiamen, Fujian | China | XMN/ZSAM | 16,710,197 | ? | 39.0% |
42. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan | Thailand | BKK/VTBS | 16,706,000 | 23 | 74.5% |
43. | John F. Kennedy International Airport | Queens, New York, New York | United States | JFK/KJFK | 16,630,642 | 23 | 73.4% |
44. | Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport | Nanming District, Guiyang, Guizhou | China | KWE/ZUGY | 16,583,878 | ? | 25.7% |
45. | Haikou Meilan International Airport | Lingshan, Haikou, Hainan | China | HAK/ZJHK | 16,490,216 | ? | 31.9% |
46. | Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport | Broward County, Florida | United States | FLL/KFLL | 16,484,132 | ? | 55.1% |
47. | San Francisco International Airport | San Mateo County, California | United States | SFO/KSFO | 16,409,625 | 24 | 71.4% |
48. | Moscow Domodedovo Airport | Domodedovo, Moscow Oblast | Russia | DME/UUDD | 16,300,000 | ? | 42.4% |
49. | Beijing Daxing International Airport | Daxing District, Beijing | China | PKX/ZBAD | 16,091,449 | ? | 413.3% |
50. | Newark Liberty International Airport | Newark, New Jersey | United States | EWR/KEWR | 15,892,892 | 7 | 65.7% |
2019 statistics
Figures as reported by airports are as follows:[4]
Rank | Airport | Location | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Total passengers |
Rank change |
% change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | ATL/KATL | 110,531,300 | 2.9% | |
2. | Beijing Capital International Airport | Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing | China | PEK/ZBAA | 100,011,438 | 1.0% | |
3. | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles, California | United States | LAX/KLAX | 88,068,013 | 1 | 0.6% |
4. | Dubai International Airport | Garhoud, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 86,396,757 | 1 | 3.1% |
5. | Tokyo Haneda Airport | Ōta, Tokyo | Japan | HND/RJTT | 85,505,054 | 1.7% | |
6. | O'Hare International Airport | Chicago, Illinois | United States | ORD/KORD | 84,372,618 | 1.2% | |
7. | Heathrow Airport | Hillingdon, London | United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 80,888,305 | 1.0% | |
8. | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong, Shanghai | China | PVG/ZSPD | 76,153,455 | 1 | 2.9% |
9. | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France | France | CDG/LFPG | 76,150,009 | 1 | 5.4% |
10. | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | United States | DFW/KDFW | 75,066,956 | 5 | 8.6% |
11. | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong | China | CAN/ZGGG | 73,378,475 | 2 | 5.2% |
12. | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Haarlemmermeer, North Holland | Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 71,706,999 | 1 | 0.9% |
13. | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok, New Territories | Hong Kong | HKG/VHHH | 71,415,245 | 5 | 4.2% |
14. | Seoul Incheon International Airport | Incheon | South Korea | ICN/RKSI | 71,204,153 | 2 | 4.2% |
15. | Frankfurt Airport | Frankfurt, Hesse | Germany | FRA/EDDF | 70,556,072 | 1 | 1.5% |
16. | Denver International Airport | Denver, Colorado | United States | DEN/KDEN | 69,015,703 | 4 | 7.0% |
17. | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | India | DEL/VIDP | 68,490,731 | 5 | 2.0% |
18. | Singapore Changi Airport | Changi, East Region | Singapore | SIN/WSSS | 68,283,000 | 1 | 4.0% |
19. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan | Thailand | BKK/VTBS | 65,421,844 | 2 | 3.2% |
20. | John F. Kennedy International Airport | Queens, New York, New York | United States | JFK/KJFK | 62,551,072 | 2 | 1.5% |
21. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Sepang, Selangor | Malaysia | KUL/WMKK | 62,336,469 | 2 | 3.9% |
22. | Madrid Barajas Airport | Barajas, Madrid | Spain | MAD/LEMD | 61,707,469 | 2 | 6.6% |
23. | San Francisco International Airport | San Mateo County, California | United States | SFO/KSFO | 57,418,574 | 2 | 0.6% |
24. | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | Shuangliu-Wuhou, Chengdu, Sichuan | China | CTU/ZUUU | 55,858,552 | 2 | 5.5% |
25. | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport | Tangerang, Banten | Indonesia | CGK/WIII | 54,496,625 | 7 | 17.0% |
26. | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong | China | SZX/ZGSZ | 52,931,925 | 6 | 7.3% |
27. | Barcelona–El Prat Airport | Barcelona | Spain | BCN/LEBL | 52,663,623 | 5.0% | |
28. | Istanbul Airport | Arnavutköy, Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTFM | 52,009,220 | New entry to replace Istanbul Atatürk Airport | |
29. | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | SeaTac, Washington | United States | SEA/KSEA | 51,829,239 | 4.0% | |
30. | McCarran International Airport | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | LAS/KLAS | 51,691,066 | 3.7% | |
31. | Orlando International Airport | Orlando, Florida | United States | MCO/KMCO | 50,613,072 | 3 | 6.1% |
32. | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Mississauga, Ontario | Canada | YYZ/CYYZ | 50,496,804 | 1 | 2.0% |
33. | Mexico City International Airport | Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City | Mexico | MEX/MMMX | 50,308,049 | 5.5% | |
34. | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States | CLT/KCLT | 50,168,783 | 3 | 8.0% |
35. | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Khimki, Moscow Oblast | Russia | SVO/UUEE | 49,932,752 | 6 | 8.9% |
36. | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Dayuan, Taoyuan | Taiwan | TPE/RCTP | 48,689,372 | 4.6% | |
37. | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Guandu, Kunming, Yunnan | China | KMG/ZPPP | 48,076,238 | 2 | 2.1% |
38. | Munich Airport | Freising, Bavaria | Germany | MUC/EDDM | 47,941,348 | 3.7% | |
39. | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila | Philippines | MNL/RPLL | 47,898,046 | 3 | 6.4% |
40. | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | Weicheng, Xianyang, Shaanxi | China | XIY/ZLXY | 47,220,547 | 5 | 5.6% |
41. | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | BOM/VABB | 47,055,740 | 13 | 5.7% |
42. | London Gatwick Airport | Crawley, West Sussex | United Kingdom | LGW/EGKK | 46,576,473 | 3 | 0.3% |
43. | Newark Liberty International Airport | Newark, New Jersey | United States | EWR/KEWR | 46,336,452 | 3 | 1.1% |
44. | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | PHX/KPHX | 46,287,790 | 3.0% | |
45. | Miami International Airport | Miami-Dade County, Florida | United States | MIA/KMIA | 45,924,466 | 2 | 2.0% |
46. | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | Changning-Minhang, Shanghai | China | SHA/ZSSS | 45,637,882 | 2 | 4.6% |
47. | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | Houston, Texas | United States | IAH/KIAH | 44,990,399 | 3.4% | |
48. | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | Yubei, Chongqing | China | CKG/ZUCK | 44,786,722 | ? | 7.7% |
49. | Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport | Mascot, New South Wales | Australia | SYD/YSSY | 44,446,838 | 3 | 0.1% |
50. | Narita International Airport | Narita, Chiba | Japan | NRT/RJAA | 44,340,847 | 4.2% |
2018 statistics
Figures as reported by airports are as follows:[5]
Rank | Airport | Location | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Total passengers |
Rank Change |
% change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | ATL/KATL | 107,394,029 | 3.3% | |
2. | Beijing Capital International Airport | Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing | China | PEK/ZBAA | 100,983,290 | 5.4% | |
3. | Dubai International Airport | Garhoud, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 89,149,387 | 1.0% | |
4. | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles, California | United States | LAX/KLAX | 87,534,384 | 3.5% | |
5. | Tokyo Haneda Airport | Ōta, Tokyo | Japan | HND/RJTT | 87,502,720 | 2 | 2.5% |
6. | O'Hare International Airport | Chicago, Illinois | United States | ORD/KORD | 83,339,186 | 1 | 4.4% |
7. | Heathrow Airport | Hillingdon, London | United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 80,126,320 | 1 | 2.7% |
8. | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories | Hong Kong | HKG/VHHH | 74,517,402 | 2.6% | |
9. | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong, Shanghai | China | PVG/ZSPD | 74,006,331 | 5.7% | |
10. | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France | France | CDG/LFPG | 72,229,723 | 4.0% | |
11. | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Haarlemmermeer, North Holland | Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 71,053,147 | 3.7% | |
12. | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | India | DEL/VIDP | 69,900,938 | 4 | 10.2% |
13. | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong | China | CAN/ZGGG | 69,769,497 | 6.0% | |
14. | Frankfurt Airport | Frankfurt, Hesse | Germany | FRA/EDDF | 69,510,269 | 7.8% | |
15. | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | United States | DFW/KDFW | 69,112,607 | 3 | 3.0% |
16. | Seoul Incheon International Airport | Incheon | South Korea | ICN/RKSI | 68,350,784 | 3 | 10.0% |
17. | Istanbul Atatürk Airport | Yeşilköy, Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTBA | 68,192,683 | 2 | 6.4% |
18. | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport | Tangerang, Banten | Indonesia | CGK/WIII | 66,908,159 | 1 | 6.2% |
19. | Singapore Changi Airport | Changi, East Region | Singapore | SIN/WSSS | 65,628,000 | 1 | 5.5% |
20. | Denver International Airport | Denver, Colorado | United States | DEN/KDEN | 64,494,613 | 5.1% | |
21. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan | Thailand | BKK/VTBS | 63,378,923 | 4.1% | |
22. | John F. Kennedy International Airport | Queens, New York, New York | United States | JFK/KJFK | 61,623,756 | 3.6% | |
23. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Sepang, Selangor | Malaysia | KUL/WMKK | 60,013,397 | 2.5% | |
24. | Madrid Barajas Airport | Barajas, Madrid | Spain | MAD/LEMD | 57,862,951 | 1 | 8.4% |
25. | San Francisco International Airport | San Mateo County, California | United States | SFO/KSFO | 57,708,196 | 1 | 3.4% |
26. | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | Shuangliu-Wuhou, Chengdu, Sichuan | China | CTU/ZUUU | 52,950,529 | 6.3% | |
27. | Barcelona–El Prat Airport | Barcelona | Spain | BCN/LEBL | 50,148,228 | 1 | 6.1% |
28. | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | BOM/VABB | 49,876,769 | 1 | 5.7% |
29. | McCarran International Airport | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | LAS/KLAS | 49,863,090 | 2 | 2.7% |
30. | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | SeaTac, Washington | United States | SEA/KSEA | 49,849,520 | 1 | 6.2% |
31. | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Mississauga, Ontario | Canada | YYZ/CYYZ | 49,467,097 | 1 | 5.0% |
32. | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong | China | SZX/ZGSZ | 49,348,950 | 2 | 8.3% |
33. | Mexico City International Airport | Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City | Mexico | MEX/MMMX | 47,700,834 | 3 | 6.6% |
34. | Orlando International Airport | Orlando, Florida | United States | MCO/KMCO | 47,694,573 | 5 | 7.2% |
35. | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Guandu, Kunming, Yunnan | China | KMG/ZPPP | 47,215,986 | 2 | 5.6% |
36. | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Dayuan, Taoyuan | Taiwan | TPE/RCTP | 46,535,180 | 1 | 3.7% |
37. | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States | CLT/KCLT | 46,446,721 | 5 | 1.2% |
38. | London Gatwick Airport | Crawley, West Sussex | United Kingdom | LGW/EGKK | 46,432,630 | 6 | 1.9% |
39. | Munich Airport | Freising, Bavaria | Germany | MUC/EDDM | 46,253,623 | 1 | 3.8% |
40. | Newark Liberty International Airport | Newark, New Jersey | United States | EWR/KEWR | 46,065,175 | 3 | 6.6% |
41. | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Khimki, Moscow Oblast | Russia | SVO/UUEE | 45,836,255 | 9 | 14.3% |
42. | Miami International Airport | Miami-Dade County, Florida | United States | MIA/KMIA | 45,044,312 | 2 | 2.1% |
43. | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | PHX/KPHX | 44,943,686 | 2 | 2.3% |
44. | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | Weicheng, Xianyang, Shaanxi | China | XIY/ZLXY | 44,653,927 | 2 | 6.7% |
45. | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila | Philippines | MNL/RPLL | 44,488,321 | 1 | 5.9% |
46. | Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport | Mascot, New South Wales | Australia | SYD/YSSY | 44,475,976 | 4 | 2.5% |
47. | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | Houston, Texas | United States | IAH/KIAH | 43,807,539 | 1 | 7.7% |
48. | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | Changning-Minhang, Shanghai | China | SHA/ZSSS | 43,628,004 | 3 | 4.2% |
49. | Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" | Rome-Fiumicino, Lazio | Italy | FCO/LIRF | 42,991,056 | 2 | 4.9% |
50. | Narita International Airport | Narita, Chiba | Japan | NRT/RJAA | 42,549,173 | 1 | 4.7% |
2017 statistics
Airports Council International's full-year figures are as follows:[6][7][8]
Rank | Airport | Location | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Total passengers |
Rank Change |
% change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | ATL/KATL | 103,902,992 | 0.3% | |
2. | Beijing Capital International Airport | Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing | China | PEK/ZBAA | 95,786,442 | 1.5% | |
3. | Dubai International Airport | Garhoud, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 88,242,099 | 5.5% | |
4. | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles, California | United States | LAX/KLAX | 84,557,968 | 4.5% | |
5. | O'Hare International Airport | Chicago, Illinois | United States | ORD/KORD | 79,828,183 | 2.4% | |
6. | Heathrow Airport | Hillingdon, London | United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 78,014,598 | 3.0% | |
7. | Tokyo Haneda Airport | Ōta, Tokyo | Japan | HND/RJTT | 76,476,251 | 2 | 4.0% |
8. | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories | Hong Kong | HKG/VHHH | 72,665,078 | 3.4% | |
9. | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong, Shanghai | China | PVG/ZSPD | 70,001,237 | 6.1% | |
10. | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France | France | CDG/LFPG | 69,471,442 | 5.4% | |
11. | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Haarlemmermeer, North Holland | The Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 68,515,425 | 1 | 7.7% |
12. | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | United States | DFW/KDFW | 67,092,194 | 1 | 2.3% |
13. | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong | China | CAN/ZGGG | 65,887,473 | 2 | 10.3% |
14. | Frankfurt Airport | Frankfurt, Hesse | Germany | FRA/EDDF | 64,500,386 | 1 | 6.1% |
15. | Istanbul Atatürk Airport | Yeşilköy, Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTBA | 63,859,785 | 1 | 5.9% |
16. | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | India | DEL/VIDP | 63,451,503 | 5 | 14.1% |
17. | Soekarno-Hatta International Airport | Tangerang, Banten | Indonesia | CGK/WIII | 63,015,620 | 5 | 8.3% |
18. | Singapore Changi Airport | Changi, East Region | Singapore | SIN/WSSS | 62,220,000 | 1 | 6.0% |
19. | Seoul Incheon International Airport | Incheon | Republic of Korea | ICN/RKSI | 62,157,834 | 7.5% | |
20. | Denver International Airport | Denver, Colorado | United States | DEN/KDEN | 61,379,396 | 2 | 5.3% |
21. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan | Thailand | BKK/VTBS | 60,860,557 | 1 | 8.9% |
22. | John F. Kennedy International Airport | Queens, New York, New York | United States | JFK/KJFK | 59,392,500 | 6 | 0.5% |
23. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Sepang, Selangor | Malaysia | KUL/WMKK | 58,558,440 | 1 | 11.2% |
24. | San Francisco International Airport | San Mateo County, California | United States | SFO/KSFO | 55,822,129 | 1 | 5.1% |
25. | Madrid Barajas Airport | Barajas, Madrid | Spain | MAD/LEMD | 53,386,075 | 5.9% | |
26. | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | Shuangliu-Wuhou, Chengdu, Sichuan | China | CTU/ZUUU | 49,801,693 | 1 | 8.2% |
27. | McCarran International Airport | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | LAS/KLAS | 48,566,803 | 1 | 2.3% |
28. | Barcelona–El Prat Airport | Barcelona | Spain | BCN/LEBL | 47,262,826 | 5 | 7.1% |
29. | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | BOM/VABB | 47,204,259 | 5.7% | |
30. | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Mississauga, Ontario | Canada | YYZ/CYYZ | 47,054,696 | 2 | 6.2% |
31. | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | SeaTac, Washington | United States | SEA/KSEA | 46,934,194 | 3 | 2.6% |
32. | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States | CLT/KCLT | 45,909,899 | 1 | 3.4% |
33. | London Gatwick Airport | Crawley, West Sussex | United Kingdom | LGW/EGKK | 45,561,694 | 2 | 5.3% |
34. | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong | China | SZX/ZGSZ | 45,558,409 | 6 | 8.5% |
35. | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Dayuan, Taoyuan | Taiwan | TPE/RCTP | 44,878,703 | 1 | 6.1% |
36. | Mexico City International Airport | Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City | Mexico | MEX/MMMX | 44,732,418 | 8 | 8.0% |
37. | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Guandu, Kunming, Yunnan | China | KMG/ZPPP | 44,729,736 | 2 | 6.6% |
38. | Munich Airport | Freising, Bavaria | Germany | MUC/EDDM | 44,577,241 | 1 | 5.5% |
39. | Orlando International Airport | Orlando, Florida | United States | MCO/KMCO | 44,511,265 | 2 | 6.2% |
40. | Miami International Airport | Miami-Dade County, Florida | United States | MIA/KMIA | 44,071,313 | 10 | 1.2% |
41. | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | PHX/KPHX | 43,921,670 | 7 | 1.2% |
42. | Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport | Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales | Australia | SYD/YSSY | 43,410,355 | 4 | 3.4% |
43. | Newark Liberty International Airport | Newark, New Jersey | United States | EWR/KEWR | 43,393,499 | 3 | 7.0% |
44. | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila | Philippines | MNL/RPLL | 42,022,484 | 3 | 6.2% |
45. | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | Changning-Minhang, Shanghai | China | SHA/ZSSS | 41,884,059 | 3.5% | |
46. | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | Weicheng, Xianyang, Shaanxi | China | XIY/ZLXY | 41,857,406 | ? | 13.2% |
47. | Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" | Rome-Fiumicino, Lazio | Italy | FCO/LIRF | 40,968,756 | 5 | 1.8% |
48. | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | Houston, Texas | United States | IAH/KIAH | 40,696,189 | 5 | 2.2% |
49. | Narita International Airport | Narita, Chiba | Japan | NRT/RJAA | 40,631,193 | 1 | 4.2% |
50. | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Khimki, Moscow Oblast | Russia | SVO/UUEE | 40,092,806 | ? | 17.8% |
2016 statistics
Airports Council International's full-year figures are as follows:[9]
Rank | Airport | Location | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Total passengers |
Rank change |
% change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | ATL/KATL | 104,171,935 | 2.6% | |
2. | Beijing Capital International Airport | Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing | China | PEK/ZBAA | 94,393,454 | 5.0% | |
3. | Dubai International Airport | Garhoud, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 83,654,250 | 7.2% | |
4. | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles, California | United States | LAX/KLAX | 80,921,527 | 3 | 8.0% |
5. | Tokyo Haneda Airport | Ōta, Tokyo | Japan | HND/RJTT | 79,699,762 | 5.8% | |
6. | O'Hare International Airport | Chicago, Illinois | United States | ORD/KORD | 78,327,479 | 2 | 1.8% |
7. | Heathrow Airport | Hillingdon, London | United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 75,715,474 | 1 | 1.0% |
8. | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories | Hong Kong | HKG/VHHH | 70,314,462 | 3.0% | |
9. | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong, Shanghai | China | PVG/ZSPD | 66,002,414 | 4 | 9.9% |
10. | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France | France | CDG/LFPG | 65,933,145 | 1 | 0.3% |
11. | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | United States | DFW/KDFW | 65,670,697 | 1 | 0.2% |
12. | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Haarlemmermeer, North Holland | The Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 63,625,534 | 2 | 9.2% |
13. | Frankfurt Airport | Frankfurt, Hesse | Germany | FRA/EDDF | 60,786,937 | 1 | 0.4% |
14. | Istanbul Atatürk Airport | Yeşilköy, Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTBA | 60,248,741 | 3 | 1.7% |
15. | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong | China | CAN/ZGGG | 59,732,147 | 2 | 8.2% |
16. | John F. Kennedy International Airport | Queens, New York City, New York | United States | JFK/KJFK | 58,813,103 | 1 | 3.4% |
17. | Singapore Changi Airport | Changi, East Region | Singapore | SIN/WSSS | 58,698,000 | 1 | 5.9% |
18. | Denver International Airport | Denver, Colorado | United States | DEN/KDEN | 58,266,515 | 1 | 7.9% |
19. | Seoul Incheon International Airport | Incheon | Republic of Korea | ICN/RKSI | 57,849,814 | 3 | 17.1% |
20. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan | Thailand | BKK/VTBS | 55,892,428 | 5.7% | |
21. | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | India | DEL/VIDP | 55,631,385 | 4 | 21.0% |
22. | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport | Benda, Tangerang, Banten | Indonesia | CGK/WIII | 54,969,536 | 4 | 1.7% |
23. | San Francisco International Airport | San Mateo County, California | United States | SFO/KSFO | 53,099,282 | 2 | 6.1% |
24. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Sepang, Selangor | Malaysia | KUL/WMKK | 52,640,043 | 1 | 7.6% |
25. | Madrid Barajas Airport | Barajas, Madrid | Spain | MAD/LEMD | 50,397,928 | 1 | 7.7% |
26. | McCarran International Airport | Las Vegas, Nevada | United States | LAS/KLAS | 47,496,614 | 4.5% | |
27. | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | Shuangliu-Wuhou, Chengdu, Sichuan | China | CTU/ZUUU | 46,039,137 | 5 | 9.0% |
28. | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | SeaTac, Washington | United States | SEA/KSEA | 45,736,700 | 3 | 8.0% |
29. | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | Mumbai, Maharashtra | India | BOM/VABB | 44,680,555 | 6 | 10.0% |
30. | Miami International Airport | Miami-Dade County, Florida | United States | MIA/KMIA | 44,584,603 | 2 | 0.5% |
31. | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | Charlotte, North Carolina | United States | CLT/KCLT | 44,422,022 | 4 | 1.0% |
32. | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Mississauga, Ontario | Canada | YYZ/CYYZ | 44,335,198 | 1 | 8.0% |
33. | Barcelona–El Prat Airport | El Prat, Catalonia | Spain | BCN/LEBL | 44,131,031 | 7 | 11.2% |
34. | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix, Arizona | United States | PHX/KPHX | 43,302,381 | 5 | 1.7% |
35. | Gatwick Airport | Crawley, West Sussex | United Kingdom | LGW/EGKK | 43,136,795 | 2 | 7.1% |
36. | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Dayuan, Taoyuan | Taiwan | TPE/RCTP | 42,296,322 | 8 | 9.9% |
37. | Munich Airport | Freising, Bavaria | Germany | MUC/EDDM | 42,261,309 | 3 | 3.1% |
38. | Sydney Kingsford-Smith Airport | Mascot, Sydney, New South Wales | Australia | SYD/YSSY | 41,985,810 | 5.2% | |
39. | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Guandu, Kunming, Yunnan | China | KMG/ZPPP | 41,980,515 | 7 | 11.9% |
40. | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong | China | SZX/ZGSZ | 41,975,090 | 1 | 5.7% |
41. | Orlando International Airport | Orlando, Florida | United States | MCO/KMCO | 41,923,399 | 2 | 8.0% |
42. | Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci" | Rome-Fiumicino, Lazio | Italy | FCO/LIRF | 41,738,662 | 6 | 3.3% |
43. | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | Houston, Texas | United States | IAH/KIAH | 41,622,594 | 13 | 3.3% |
44. | Mexico City International Airport | Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City | Mexico | MEX/MMMX | 41,410,254 | 1 | 7.8% |
45. | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | Changning-Minhang, Shanghai | China | SHA/ZSSS | 40,460,135 | 3 | 3.5% |
46. | Newark Liberty International Airport | Newark, New Jersey | United States | EWR/KEWR | 40,289,969 | 1 | 7.4% |
47. | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila | Philippines | MNL/RPLL | 39,534,991 | 2 | 8.1% |
48. | Narita International Airport | Narita, Chiba | Japan | NRT/RJAA | 39,000,563 | 4.7% | |
49. | Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport | St. Paul, Minnesota | United States | MSP/KMSP | 37,413,728 | 1 | 2.3% |
50. | Hamad International Airport | Doha | Qatar | DOH/OTHH | 37,283,987 | ? | 20.2% |
2010–2015
2000–2009
See also
- List of the busiest airports
- List of busiest airports by international passenger traffic
- List of busiest airports by aircraft movements
- Busiest airports by continent
References
- ^ Kenji Kawase (25 January 2021). "China's Guangzhou airport crowns itself the world's busiest for 2020". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
- ^ "2020 Airport Traffic Report" (PDF). Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. July 2021. p. 30. Retrieved 26 Sep 2021.
- ^ "2020 Civil Airports Statistics Report" (in Chinese). Ministry of Transport of the People's Republic of China. 9 April 2021. Retrieved 7 May 2021.
- ^ 2019 Annual Airport Traffic Report (PDF). United States: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 2020.
- ^ "2018 Air Traffic Report" (PDF).
- ^ "2017 Annual Airport Traffic Report" (PDF). Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 10 April 2018. p. 28. Retrieved 1 May 2018.
- ^ "List: The world's 20 busiest airports (2017)". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "ACI reveals the world's busiest passenger and cargo airports". Airport World. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
- ^ "2016 Annual Airport Traffic Report" (PDF). Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. 28 April 2017. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
External links
- Lists of busiest airports