The 20 Busiest Airports In The World

The world’s busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by total passengers (data from Airports Council International (ACI)), defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers.

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport has been the world’s busiest airport every year since 2000, with all airports combined London has the world’s busiest city airport system by passenger count.

Pictured Dubai International Airport ranked 3rd in the World

1. United States Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport 22,746,009

2. China Beijing Capital International Airport 21,663,240

3. United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport 19,606,327

4. Japan Tokyo Haneda Airport 18,053,930

5. United States Los Angeles International Airport 16,416,281

6. United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport 16,364,246

7. Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport 16,328,000

8. United States O’Hare Chicago International Airport 16,258,025

9. United States Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport 14,487,751

10. Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport 14,139,31

11. China Shanghai Pudong International Airport 14,136,814

12. France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport 14,113,587

13. China Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport 14,094,902

14. Singapore Singapore Changi Airport 13,076,000

15. Turkey Istanbul Atatürk Airport 12,944,832

16. South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport 12,539,595

17. Germany Frankfurt Airport 12,508,282

18. Indonesia Soekarno-Hatta International Airport 12,314,667

19. United States Denver International Airport 2,213,404

20. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport 11,972,635