List of busiest airports by passenger traffic

This article is about the busiest airports in the world by the number of passengers. Airports are places where airplanes take off and land, and many people travel through them every day.

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the Atlanta metropolitan area, the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic as of 2025

The busiest airport in the world is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia. It has been the busiest airport almost every year since 1998, except for one year when travel was very limited because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

As of 2025, the United States has the most airports in the top 50 list, followed by China. Other countries like India, Spain and Turkey also have some of the world's busiest airports. Airports all over the world help millions of people travel every year.

2025 statistics

The list of the world's busiest airports is based on how many passengers fly in and out of each airport. This includes people getting on planes, people getting off planes, and travelers passing through on connecting flights.

The busiest airport in the world is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. It has been the top airport almost every year since 1998, except for a short break in 2020 when travel dropped because of rules to stop the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. Atlanta took back the top position in 2021 and has kept it since.

Rank	Airport	Location	Country	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total passengers	Rank change	% change
01.	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	ATL/KATL	106,302,208		01.6%
02.	Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB/OMDB	095,192,160		03.1%
03.	Tokyo Haneda Airport	Ōta, Tokyo	Japan	HND/RJTT	091,679,814	01	06.7%
04.	Dallas Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas	United States	DFW/KDFW	085,660,127	01	02.5%
05.	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Pudong, Shanghai	China	PVG/ZSPD	084,994,227	05	010.7%
06.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	United States	ORD/KORD	084,814,099	02	06.0%
07.	Heathrow Airport	Hillingdon, London	United Kingdom	LHR/EGLL	084,482,126	02	00.7%
08.	Istanbul Airport	Arnavutköy, Istanbul	Turkey	IST/LTFM	084,437,710	01	05.5%
09.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong	China	CAN/ZGGG	083,582,952	03	09.5%
010.	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	United States	DEN/KDEN	082,427,962	04	00.1%
11.	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Palam, Delhi	India	DEL/VIDP	079,259,890	02	00.2%
12.	Seoul Incheon International Airport	Jung District, Incheon	South Korea	ICN/RKSI	074,071,475	01	04.1%
13.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	United States	LAX/KLAX	073,709,594	02	03.8%
14.	Charles de Gaulle Airport	Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France	France	CDG/LFPG	072,029,407		02.5%
15.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing	China	PEK/ZBAA	070,742,712	01	07.5%
16.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region	Singapore	SIN/WSSS	069,980,000	01	03.4%
17.	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland	Netherlands	AMS/EHAM	068,800,000		03.0%
18.	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	Community of Madrid, Barajas	Spain	MAD/LEMD	068,179,054		03.0%
19.	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong	China	SZX/ZGSZ	066,485,213	02	07.4%
20.	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Sepang, Selangor	Malaysia	KUL/WMKK	063,300,000	06	010.8%
21.	Frankfurt Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse	Germany	FRA/EDDF	063,189,666		02.6%
22.	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan	Thailand	BKK/VTBS	62,902,183	02	01.1%
23.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York, New York	United States	JFK/KJFK	062,629,455	04	01.0%
24.	Hong Kong International Airport	Chek Lap Kok, New Territories	Hong Kong	HKG/VHHH	060,992,000	08	14.9%
25.	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	United States	MCO/KMCO	057,675,573		00.8%
26.	Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport	Catalonia, El Prat de Llobregat	Spain	BCN/LEBL	057,483,036	02	04.4%
27.	Chengdu Tianfu International Airport	Jianyang, Chengdu, Sichuan	China	TFU/ZUTF	056,686,738	02	03.2%
28.	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	Santacruz-Sahar, Mumbai, Maharashtra	India	BOM/VABB	055,500,000	02	01.3%
29.	Miami International Airport	Miami-Dade County, Florida	United States	MIA/KMIA	055,314,661	02	01.1%
30.	Harry Reid International Airport	Las Vegas, Nevada	United States	LAS/KLAS	054,989,185	06	05.9%
31.	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Tangerang, Banten	Indonesia	CGK/WIII	054,950,000		00.3%
32.	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	United States	SFO/KSFO	054,532,613	04	04.3%
33.	Hamad International Airport	Doha	Qatar	DOH/OTHH	054,300,000		03.0%
34.	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	United States	CLT/KCLT	053,600,000	011	08.9%
35.	Beijing Daxing International Airport	Daxing District, Beijing	China	PKX/ZBAD	053,618,949	03	08.4%
36.	King Abdulaziz International Airport	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	JED/OEJN	053,400,000	03	08.8%
37.	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	United States	SEA/KSEA	052,715,181	03	00.1%
38.	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila	Philippines	MNL/RPLL	052,020,000	01	03.8%
39.	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	United States	PHX/KPHX	051,620,420	04	01.3%
40.	Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport	Fiumicino, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio	Italy	FCO/LIRF	050,872,356		04.1%
41.	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport	Hangzhou, Zhejiang	China	HGH/ZSHC	050,459,018	03	05.0%
42.	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	Shanghai	China	SHA/ZSSS	050,151,025	03	04.6%
43.	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Chongqing	China	CKG/ZUCK	050,094,770	02	02.8%
44.	Kunming Changshui International Airport	Kunming, Yunnan	China	KMG/ZPPP	049,705,725	02	05.4%
45.	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Xi'an, Shaanxi	China	XIY/ZLXY	048,535,594	02	03.2%
46.	Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport	Istanbul	Turkey	SAW/LTFJ	048,420,757		017.0%
47.	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	United States	IAH/KIAH	048,131,213	04	00.7%
48.	Taoyuan International Airport	Dayuan, Taoyuan	Taiwan	TPE/RCTP	047,795,969		06.4%
49.	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Mississauga, Ontario	Canada	YYZ/CYYZ	47,300,000	1	0.5%
50.	São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport	Guarulhos, São Paulo	Brazil	GRU/SBGR	047,188,085		08.0%

2024 statistics

The world's busiest airports are ranked by how many passengers they serve each year. This includes people getting on planes, people getting off planes, and travelers passing through to another destination.

In 2024, the busiest airport in the world is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia. This airport has been the busiest almost every year since 1998, except for 2020 when travel dropped sharply due to health restrictions. It became the busiest again in 2021 and has stayed in that spot since.

Rank	Airport	Location	Country	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total passengers	Rank change	% change
01.	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	ATL/KATL	108,067,766		03.3%
02.	Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB/OMDB	092,331,506		06.1%
03.	Dallas Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas	United States	DFW/KDFW	087,817,864		07.4%
04.	Tokyo Haneda Airport	Ōta, Tokyo	Japan	HND/RJTT	085,900,167	01	09.1%
05.	Heathrow Airport	Hillingdon, London	United Kingdom	LHR/EGLL	083,884,572	01	05.9%
06.	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	United States	DEN/KDEN	082,358,744		05.8%
07.	Istanbul Airport	Arnavutköy, Istanbul	Turkey	IST/LTFM	080,073,252		05.3%
08.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	United States	ORD/KORD	080,043,050	01	08.3%
09.	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Palam, Delhi	India	DEL/VIDP	077,820,834	01	07.8%
10.	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Pudong, Shanghai	China	PVG/ZSPD	076,787,039	11	41.0%
11.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	United States	LAX/KLAX	076,588,028	03	02.1%
12.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong	China	CAN/ZGGG	076,365,092		20.9%
13.	Seoul Incheon International Airport	Jung District, Incheon	South Korea	ICN/RKSI	071,212,515	07	26.6%
14.	Charles de Gaulle Airport	Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France	France	CDG/LFPG	070,290,260	03	04.3%
15.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region	Singapore	SIN/WSSS	067,650,000	02	14.8%
16.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing	China	PEK/ZBAA	067,367,428	07	27.4%
17.	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland	Netherlands	AMS/EHAM	066,828,759	03	08.0%
18.	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	Community of Madrid, Barajas	Spain	MAD/LEMD	066,148,340	03	09.9%
19.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York, New York	United States	JFK/KJFK	063,265,984	06	01.9%
20.	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan	Thailand	BKK/VTBS	062,234,693	06	20.4%
21.	Frankfurt Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse	Germany	FRA/EDDF	061,564,957	05	03.7%
22.	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong	China	SZX/ZGSZ	061,477,337	02	16.6%
23.	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	United States	CLT/KCLT	058,811,725	01	10.0%
24.	Harry Reid International Airport	Las Vegas, Nevada	United States	LAS/KLAS	058,447,782	05	01.4%
25.	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	United States	MCO/KMCO	057,211,628	07	00.9%
26.	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Sepang, Selangor	Malaysia	KUL/WMKK	057,044,869	09	20.7%
27.	Miami International Airport	Miami-Dade County, Florida	United States	MIA/KMIA	055,926,566	02	06.8%
28.	Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport	Catalonia, El Prat de Llobregat	Spain	BCN/LEBL	055,034,955	02	10.3%
29.	Chengdu Tianfu International Airport	Jianyang, Chengdu, Sichuan	China	TFU/ZUTF	054,905,784	10	22.6%
30.	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	Santacruz-Sahar, Mumbai, Maharashtra	India	BOM/VABB	054,821,000	30	06.3%
31.	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Tangerang, Banten	Indonesia	CGK/WIII	054,809,500	10	11.7.%
32.	Hong Kong International Airport	Chek Lap Kok, New Territories	Hong Kong	HKG/VHHH	053,100,000		34.3%
33.	Hamad International Airport	Doha	Qatar	DOH/OTHH	052,700,000	04	14.8%
34.	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	United States	SEA/KSEA	052,640,716	06	03.4%
35.	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	United States	PHX/KPHX	052,325,266	02	17.9%
36.	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	United States	SFO/KSFO	052,288,098	07	04.1%
37.	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila	Philippines	MNL/RPLL	050,100,000	01	10.4%
38.	Beijing Daxing International Airport	Daxing District, Beijing	China	PKX/ZBAD	049,441,029	14	25.5%
39.	King Abdulaziz International Airport	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	JED/OEJN	049,072,000	30	15.0%
40.	Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport	Fiumicino, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio	Italy	FCO/LIRF	048,879,000		21.4%
41.	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	United States	EWR/KEWR	048,853,370	10	00.5%
42.	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Chongqing	China	CKG/ZUCK	048,676,973	01	09.0%
43.	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	United States	IAH/KIAH	048,448,545	07	04.8%
44.	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport	Hangzhou, Zhejiang	China	HGH/ZSHC	048,053,915	03	16.7%
45.	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	Shanghai	China	SHA/ZSSS	047,944,067	02	12.8%
46.	Kunming Changshui International Airport	Kunming, Yunnan	China	KMG/ZPPP	047,178,347	02	12.2%
47.	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Xi'an, Shaanxi	China	XIY/ZLXY	047,030,407	02	13.7%
48.	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Mississauga, Ontario	Canada	YYZ/CYYZ	046,800,000	08	04.4%
49.	El Dorado International Airport	Bogotá	Colombia	BOG/SKBO	045,802,360		16.0%
50.	Mexico City International Airport	Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City	Mexico	MEX/MMMX	045,359,500	16	06.2%

2023 statistics

Source: 2023 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Rank	Airport	Location	Country	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total passengers	Rank change	% change
1.	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	ATL/KATL	104,653,451		11.7%
2.	Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB/OMDB	86,994,365	3	31.7%
3.	Dallas Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas	United States	DFW/KDFW	81,755,538	1	11.4%
4.	Heathrow Airport	Hillingdon, London	United Kingdom	LHR/EGLL	79,183,364	4	28.5%
5.	Tokyo Haneda Airport	Ōta, Tokyo	Japan	HND/RJTT	78,719,302	11	55.1%
6.	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	United States	DEN/KDEN	77,837,917	3	12.3%
7.	Istanbul Airport	Arnavutköy, Istanbul	Turkey	IST/LTFM	76,027,321		18.3%
8.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	United States	LAX/KLAX	75,050,875	2	13.8%
9.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	United States	ORD/KORD	73,894,226	5	8.1%
10.	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Palam, Delhi	India	DEL/VIDP	72,214,841	1	21.4%
11.	Charles de Gaulle Airport	Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France	France	CDG/LFPG	67,421,316	1	17.3%
12.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong	China	CAN/ZGGG	63,169,169		142.0%
13.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York, New York	United States	JFK/KJFK	62,464,331	2	13.0%
14.	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland	Netherlands	AMS/EHAM	61,889,586	1	18.0%
15.	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	Madrid	Spain	MAD/LEMD	60,181,604		18.9%
16.	Frankfurt Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse	Germany	FRA/EDDF	59,355,389	2	21.3%
17.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region	Singapore	SIN/WSSS	58,946,000	19	83.1%
18.	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	United States	MCO/KMCO	57,735,726	1	15.1%
19.	Harry Reid International Airport	Las Vegas, Nevada	United States	LAS/KLAS	57,666,456	7	9.4%
20.	Seoul Incheon International Airport	Incheon	South Korea	ICN/RKSI	56,235,412		213.8%
21.	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Pudong, Shanghai	China	PVG/ZSPD	54,476,397		284.2%
22.	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	United States	CLT/KCLT	53,445,770	3	11.9%
23.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing	China	PEK/ZBAA	52,879,156		316.2%
24.	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong	China	SZX/ZGSZ	52,734,934		144.6%
25.	Miami International Airport	Miami-Dade County, Florida	United States	MIA/KMIA	52,340,934	11	3.3%
26.	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan	Thailand	BKK/VTBS	51,699,104	24	79.8%
27.	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	Santacruz-Sahar, Mumbai, Maharashtra	India	BOM/VABB	51,589,040	1	34.6%
28.	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	United States	SEA/KSEA	50,877,260	7	10.7%
29.	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	United States	SFO/KSFO	50,196,094	5	18.7%
30.	Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport	Barcelona	Spain	BCN/LEBL	49,883,928	5	19.9%
31.	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	United States	EWR/KEWR	49,084,774	8	12.7%
32.	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Tangerang, Banten	Indonesia	CGK/WIII	49,080,532	5	23.9%
33.	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	United States	PHX/KPHX	48,654,432	11	9.6%
34.	Mexico City International Airport	Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City	Mexico	MEX/MMMX	48,416,008	14	4.7%
35.	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Sepang, Selangor	Malaysia	KUL/WMKK	47,242,468		86.0%
36.	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	United States	IAH/KIAH	46,168,662	10	12.7%
37.	Hamad International Airport	Doha	Qatar	DOH/OTHH	45,916,098	6	28.5%
38.	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila	Philippines	MNL/RPLL	45,300,322	6	46.7%
39.	Chengdu Tianfu International Airport	Jianyang, Chengdu, Sichuan	China	TFU/ZUTF	44,786,032		237.4%
40.	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Mississauga, Ontario	Canada	YYZ/CYYZ	44,761,805	11	23.1%
41.	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Chongqing	China	CKG/ZUCK	44,657,268		106.1%
42.	King Abdulaziz International Airport	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	JED/OEJN	42,910,407	4	35.7%
43.	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	Shanghai	China	SHA/ZSSS	42,492,745		188.8%
44.	Kunming Changshui International Airport	Kunming, Yunnan	China	KMG/ZPPP	42,053,214		97.4%
45.	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Xi'an, Shaanxi	China	XIY/ZLXY	41,371,228		205.1%
46.	São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport	São Paulo	Brazil	GRU/SBGR	41,307,919		19.8%
47.	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport	Hangzhou, Zhejiang	China	HGH/ZSHC	41,170,470		105.5%
48.	Gatwick Airport	Crawley, West Sussex	United Kingdom	LGW/EGKK	40,905,856	13	24.5%
49.	Logan International Airport	Boston, Massachusetts	United States	BOS/KBOS	40,861,658	19	13.2%
50.	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Tan Binh, Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	SGN/VVTS	40,738,295	16	18.9%

2022 statistics

Source: 2022 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Rank	Airport	Location	Country	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total passengers	Rank change	% change
1.	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	ATL/KATL	93,699,630		23.8%
2.	Dallas Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas	United States	DFW/KDFW	73,362,946		17.5%
3.	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	United States	DEN/KDEN	69,286,461		17.8%
4.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	United States	ORD/KORD	68,340,619		26.5%
5.	Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB/OMDB	66,069,981	23	127.0%
6.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	United States	LAX/KLAX	65,924,298	1	37.3%
7.	Istanbul Airport	Arnavutköy, Istanbul	Turkey	IST/LTFM	64,289,107	7	73.8%
8.	Heathrow Airport	Hillingdon, London	United Kingdom	LHR/EGLL	61,614,508	46	217.7%
9.	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Palam, Delhi	India	DEL/VIDP	59,490,074	4	60.2%
10.	Charles de Gaulle Airport	Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France	France	CDG/LFPG	57,474,033	22	119.4%
11.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York, New York	United States	JFK/KJFK	55,287,693	15	79.6%
12.	Harry Reid International Airport	Las Vegas, Nevada	United States	LAS/KLAS	52,694,312	2	32.6%
13.	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland	Netherlands	AMS/EHAM	52,472,188	22	105.8%
14.	Miami International Airport	Miami-Dade County, Florida	United States	MIA/KMIA	50,684,396	2	35.9%
15.	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	Madrid	Spain	MAD/LEMD	50,602,864	28	109.8%
16.	Tokyo Haneda Airport	Ōta, Tokyo	Japan	HND/RJTT	50,290,705	17	92.5%
17.	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	United States	MCO/KMCO	50,176,103	10	24.2%
18.	Frankfurt Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse	Germany	FRA/EDDF	48,918,482	21	97.2%
19.	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	United States	CLT/KCLT	47,758,605	13	10.3%
20.	Mexico City International Airport	Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City	Mexico	MEX/MMMX	46,261,729	3	28.3%
21.	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	United States	SEA/KSEA	45,964,321	5	27.1%
22.	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	United States	PHX/KPHX	44,397,854	11	14.3%
23.	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	United States	EWR/KEWR	43,565,254	6	50.0%
24.	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	United States	SFO/KSFO	42,210,201	16	73.5%
25.	Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport	Barcelona	Spain	BCN/LEBL	41,616,302	33	120.6%
26.	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	United States	IAH/KIAH	40,974,831	3	21.7%
27.	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Tangerang, Banten	Indonesia	CGK/WIII	38,791,168		113.3%
28.	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	Santacruz-Sahar, Mumbai, Maharashtra	India	BOM/VABB	38,332,106	23	93.7%
29.	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Mississauga, Ontario	Canada	YYZ/CYYZ	36,356,109		186.4%
30.	Logan International Airport	East Boston, Boston, Massachusetts	United States	BOS/KBOS	36,112,473	14	59.1%
31.	Hamad International Airport	Doha	Qatar	DOH/OTHH	35,730,482		101.8%
32.	El Dorado International Airport	Bogotá	Colombia	BOG/SKBO	35,362,529	20	60.1%
33.	São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport	Guarulhos	Brazil	GRU/SBGR	34,466,946	8	42.6%
34.	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Tan Binh, Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	SGN/VVTS	34,278,320		233.2%
35.	London Gatwick Airport	Crawley, West Sussex	United Kingdom	LGW/EGKK	32,848,088		424.7%
36.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region	Singapore	SIN/WSSS	32,202,000		954.8%
37.	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Broward County, Florida	United States	FLL/KFLL	31,686,404	7	12.9%
38.	King Abdulaziz International Airport	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	JED/OEJN	31,648,324		134.6%
39.	Munich Airport	Freising, Bavaria	Germany	MUC/EDDM	31,642,738		153.2%
40.	Antalya Airport	Antalya	Turkey	AYT/LTAI	31,228,377	8	41.7%
41.	Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport	Pendik, Istanbul	Turkey	SAW/LTFJ	30,780,357	4	23.2%
42.	Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport	St. Paul, Minnesota	United States	MSP/KMSP	30,622,784	3	25.4%
43.	Cancún International Airport	Cancún	Mexico	CUN/MMUN	30,484,094	3	36.1%
44.	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila	Philippines	MNL/RPLL	30,329,426		287.8%
45.	Jeju International Airport	Jeju City	South Korea	CJU/RKPC	29,703,669	12	15.1%
46.	Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci"	Fiumicino, Rome metro	Italy	FCO/LIRF	29,346,365		151.8%
47.	Orly Airport	Orly, Paris metro	France	ORY/LFPO	29,187,269		85.6%
48.	Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport	Mascot, New South Wales	Australia	SYD/YSSY	29,094,483		265.8%
49.	LaGuardia Airport	Queens, New York, New York	United States	LGA/KLGA	28,997,592		85.9%
50.	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan	Thailand	BKK/VTBS	28,754,314		407.6%

2021 statistics

Source: 2021 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Rank	Airport	Location	Country	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total passengers	Rank change	% change
1.	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	ATL/KATL	75,704,760	1	76.4%
2.	Dallas Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas	United States	DFW/KDFW	62,465,756	2	58.7%
3.	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	United States	DEN/KDEN	58,828,552	5	74.4%
4.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	United States	ORD/KORD	54,020,399	9	75.1%
5.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	United States	LAX/KLAX	48,007,284	10	66.8%
6.	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	United States	CLT/KCLT	43,302,230	12	59.2%
7.	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	United States	MCO/KMCO	40,351,068	20	86.7%
8.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong	China	CAN/ZGGG	40,249,679	7	8.0%
9.	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport	Shuangliu-Wuhou, Chengdu, Sichuan	China	CTU/ZUUU	40,117,496	6	1.5%
10.	Harry Reid International Airport	Las Vegas, Nevada	United States	LAS/KLAS	39,710,493	12	78.6%
11.	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	United States	PHX/KPHX	38,846,713	15	77.2%
12.	Miami International Airport	Miami-Dade County, Florida	United States	MIA/KMIA	37,302,456	26	99.9%
13.	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Delhi	India	DEL/VIDP	37,139,957	3	30.3%
14.	Istanbul Airport	Arnavutköy, Istanbul	Turkey	IST/LTFM	36,988,563	6	58.5%
15.	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong	China	SZX/ZGSZ	36,358,185	10	4.1%
16.	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	United States	SEA/KSEA	36,154,015	16	80.4%
17.	Mexico City International Airport	Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City	Mexico	MEX/MMMX	36,056,614	8	64.0%
18.	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Yubei, Chongqing	China	CKG/ZUCK	35,766,284	12	2.4%
19.	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	Changning-Minhang, Shanghai	China	SHA/ZSSS	33,207,337	9	6.6%
20.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing	China	PEK/ZBAA	32,639,013	13	5.4%
21.	Kunming Changshui International Airport	Guandu, Kunming, Yunnan	China	KMG/ZPPP	32,221,195	12	2.3%
22.	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Pudong, Shanghai	China	PVG/ZSPD	32,206,814	8	5.7%
23.	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	United States	IAH/KIAH	31,866,308	16	75.0%
24.	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Tangerang, Banten	Indonesia	CGK/WIII	31,000,000	11	60.4%
25.	Sheremetyevo International Airport	Khimki, Moscow Oblast	Russia	SVO/UUEE	30,943,456	9	56.4%
26.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York, New York	United States	JFK/KJFK	30,788,322	19	85.1%
27.	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Weicheng, Xianyang, Shaanxi	China	XIY/ZLXY	30,173,312	16	2.9%
28.	Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB/OMDB	29,110,609	9	12.7%
29.	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	United States	EWR/KEWR	29,049,552	25	82.8%
30.	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport	Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang	China	HGH/ZSHC	28,163,820	13	0.2%
31.	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Broward County, Florida	United States	FLL/KFLL	28,076,808	17	70.3%
32.	Charles de Gaulle Airport	Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France	France	CDG/LFPG	26,201,698	11	17.7%
33.	Tokyo Haneda Airport	Ōta, Tokyo	Japan	HND/RJTT	25,876,429	21	15.4%
34.	Jeju International Airport	Jeju City, Jeju Province	South Korea	CJU/RKPC	25,802,550	5	22.6%
35.	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland	Netherlands	AMS/EHAM	25,500,000	5	22.1%
36.	Moscow Domodedovo Airport	Domodedovo, Moscow Oblast	Russia	DME/UUDD	25,065,087	16	52.9%
37.	Beijing Daxing International Airport	Daxing District, Beijing	China	PKX/ZBAD	25,051,012	16	55.7%
38.	Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport	Pendik, Istanbul	Turkey	SAW/LTFJ	24,991,916	4	47.2%
39.	Frankfurt Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse	Germany	FRA/EDDF	24,812,849	2	32.2%
40.	Minneapolis/St Paul International Airport	St. Paul, Minnesota	United States	MSP/KMSP	24,429,003	17	64.4%
41.	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	United States	SFO/KSFO	24,343,627	9	48.2%
42.	São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport	Guarulhos	Brazil	GRU/SBGR	24,164,330	11	18.7%
43.	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	Madrid	Spain	MAD/LEMD	24,121,535	2	41.1%
44.	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Romulus, Michigan	United States	DTW/KDTW	23,610,765	8	67.4%
45.	Logan International Airport	East Boston, Massachusetts	United States	BOS/KBOS	22,695,835		79.6%
46.	Gimpo International Airport	Gangseo District, Seoul	South Korea	GMP/RKSS	22,525,417	6	29.1%
47.	Cancún International Airport	Cancún	Mexico	CUN/MMUN	22,393,906		82.1%
48.	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City, Utah	United States	SLC/KSLC	22,383,878		78.2%
49.	Antalya Airport	Antalya	Turkey	AYT/LTAI	22,012,298		125.8%
50.	Changsha Huanghua International Airport	Changsha	China	CSX/ZGHA	19,983,064	14	4.0%

2020 statistics

Source: 2020 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey

Rank	Airport	Location	Country	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total passengers	Rank change	% change
1.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong	China	CAN/ZGGG	43,767,558	10	40.4%
2.	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	ATL/KATL	42,918,685	1	61.2%
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	47.6%
5.	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong	China	SZX/ZGSZ	37,916,054	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	32,990,805	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	31,073,924	29	34.2%
12.	Tokyo Haneda Airport	Ōta, Tokyo	Japan	HND/RJTT	31,055,210	7	63.7%
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	28,500,545	1	58.4%
17.	Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport	Xiaoshan, Hangzhou, Zhejiang	China	HGH/ZSHC	28,224,342	39	30.6%
18.	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	United States	CLT/KCLT	27,205,082	16	45.6%
19.	Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB/OMDB	25,836,771	15	70.1%
20.	Istanbul Airport	Arnavutköy, Istanbul	Turkey	IST/LTFM	23,330,411	8	55.3%
21.	Charles de Gaulle Airport	Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France	France	CDG/LFPG	22,257,469	12	70.8%
22.	McCarran International Airport	Las Vegas, Nevada	United States	LAS/KLAS	22,255,395	8	57.0%
23.	Heathrow Airport	Hillingdon, London	United Kingdom	LHR/EGLL	22,111,469	16	72.7%
24.	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Tan Binh, Ho Chi Minh City	Vietnam	SGN/VVTS	22,062,893	31	49.5%
25.	Mexico City International Airport	Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City	Mexico	MEX/MMMX	21,981,711	8	56.3%
26.	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	United States	PHX/KPHX	21,928,708	18	52.6%
27.	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	United States	MCO/KMCO	21,617,803	5	57.3%
28.	Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport	Xinzheng, Zhengzhou, Henan	China	CGO/ZHCC	21,406,709		26.5%
29.	Jeju International Airport	Jeju City, Jeju Province	South Korea	CJU/RKPC	21,054,854		32.8%
30.	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland	Netherlands	AMS/EHAM	20,887,144	18	70.9%
31.	São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport	Guarulhos	Brazil	GRU/SBGR	20,359,547	21	52.9%
32.	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	United States	SEA/KSEA	20,061,507	3	61.3%
33.	Nanjing Lukou International Airport	Jiangning District, Nanjing, Jiangsu	China	NKG/ZSNJ	19,906,576		34.9%
34.	Sheremetyevo International Airport	Khimki, Moscow Oblast	Russia	SVO/UUEE	19,783,957	1	60.4%
35.	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Tangerang, Banten	Indonesia	CGK/WIII	19,332,468	10	64.5%
36.	Changsha Huanghua International Airport	Huanghua, Changsha, Hunan	China	CSX/ZGHA	19,223,825		28.6%
37.	Frankfurt Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse	Germany	FRA/EDDF	18,768,601	22	73.4%
38.	Miami International Airport	Miami-Dade County, Florida	United States	MIA/KMIA	18,663,858	7	59.4%
39.	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	United States	IAH/KIAH	18,213,913	8	59.8%
40.	Gimpo International Airport	Gangseo District, Seoul	South Korea	GMP/RKSS	17,446,239		31.4%
41.	Madrid Barajas Airport	Barajas, Madrid	Spain	MAD/LEMD	17,094,817	19	72.3%
42.	Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport	Pendik, Istanbul	Turkey	SAW/LTFJ	16,982,456		52.1%
43.	Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport	Huli District, Xiamen, Fujian	China	XMN/ZSAM	16,710,197		39.0%
44.	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan	Thailand	BKK/VTBS	16,706,235	25	74.5%
45.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York, New York	United States	JFK/KJFK	16,630,642	25	73.4%
46.	Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport	Nanming District, Guiyang, Guizhou	China	KWE/ZUGY	16,583,878		24.3%
47.	Haikou Meilan International Airport	Lingshan, Haikou, Hainan	China	HAK/ZJHK	16,490,216		31.9%
48.	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Broward County, Florida	United States	FLL/KFLL	16,484,132		55.1%
49.	Noi Bai International Airport	Soc Son, Hanoi	Vietnam	HAN/VVNB	16,473,214		43.8%
50.	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	United States	SFO/KSFO	16,427,801		71.4%

2010–2019

From 2010 to 2019, the world's busiest airports were measured by how many passengers flew through them each year. This includes people getting on planes, people getting off planes, and people who changed planes without leaving the airport.

During this time, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia was usually the busiest airport. It held this top spot every year except for 2020, when travel dropped because of rules to stop the spread of a sickness called COVID-19. After that year, Atlanta became the busiest again.

2000–2009

This list shows how many people traveled through the world's busiest airports from 2000 to 2009.

During these years, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia, was often the busiest airport in the world. It was the top airport every year except for 2020, when travel dropped because of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Atlanta became the busiest airport again in 2021 and has stayed in the top spot since then.