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List of busiest airports by passenger traffic

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List of busiest airports by passenger traffic

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. Atlanta regained the top position in 2021, and has held it since. Alternatively, London has the world's busiest city airport system by passenger count. As of 2025, the United States has the most airports in the top 50 list, with 14 (15 in 2024), following by China having 12 (same as in 2024), while India, Spain and Turkey have two. In terms of regions, North America has 15 airports in the top 50 (17 in 2024), followed by East Asia with 15 (14 in 2024), Europe with 8 (same as in 2024), Southeast Asia with 5 (same as in 2024), West Asia with 4 (3 in 2024), South Asia with 2 (same as 2024), and South America with 1 (same as 2024).

Tables

· 2025 statistics
01.
01.
Rank
01.
Airport
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Location
Atlanta, Georgia
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
ATL/KATL
Total passengers
106,302,208
Rank change
% change
01 %
02.
02.
Rank
02.
Airport
Dubai International Airport
Location
Garhoud, Dubai, Dubai
Country
United Arab Emirates
Code (IATA/ICAO)
DXB/OMDB
Total passengers
095,192,160
Rank change
% change
03 %
03.
03.
Rank
03.
Airport
Tokyo Haneda Airport
Location
Ōta, Tokyo
Country
Japan
Code (IATA/ICAO)
HND/RJTT
Total passengers
091,679,814
Rank change
01
% change
06 %
04.
04.
Rank
04.
Airport
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Location
Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
DFW/KDFW
Total passengers
085,660,127
Rank change
01
% change
02 %
05.
05.
Rank
05.
Airport
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Location
Pudong, Shanghai
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
PVG/ZSPD
Total passengers
084,994,227
Rank change
05
% change
010 %
06.
06.
Rank
06.
Airport
O'Hare International Airport
Location
Chicago, Illinois
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
ORD/KORD
Total passengers
084,814,099
Rank change
02
% change
06 %
07.
07.
Rank
07.
Airport
Heathrow Airport
Location
Hillingdon, London
Country
United Kingdom
Code (IATA/ICAO)
LHR/EGLL
Total passengers
084,482,126
Rank change
02
% change
00 %
08.
08.
Rank
08.
Airport
Istanbul Airport
Location
Arnavutköy, Istanbul
Country
Turkey
Code (IATA/ICAO)
IST/LTFM
Total passengers
084,437,710
Rank change
01
% change
05 %
09.
09.
Rank
09.
Airport
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Location
Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
CAN/ZGGG
Total passengers
083,582,952
Rank change
03
% change
09 %
010.
010.
Rank
010.
Airport
Denver International Airport
Location
Denver, Colorado
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
DEN/KDEN
Total passengers
082,427,962
Rank change
04
% change
00 %
11.
11.
Rank
11.
Airport
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Location
Palam, Delhi
Country
India
Code (IATA/ICAO)
DEL/VIDP
Total passengers
079,259,890
Rank change
02
% change
00 %
12.
12.
Rank
12.
Airport
Seoul Incheon International Airport
Location
Jung District, Incheon
Country
South Korea
Code (IATA/ICAO)
ICN/RKSI
Total passengers
074,071,475
Rank change
01
% change
04 %
13.
13.
Rank
13.
Airport
Los Angeles International Airport
Location
Los Angeles, California
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
LAX/KLAX
Total passengers
073,709,594
Rank change
02
% change
03 %
14.
14.
Rank
14.
Airport
Charles de Gaulle Airport
Location
Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France
Country
France
Code (IATA/ICAO)
CDG/LFPG
Total passengers
072,029,407
Rank change
% change
02 %
15.
15.
Rank
15.
Airport
Beijing Capital International Airport
Location
Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
PEK/ZBAA
Total passengers
070,742,712
Rank change
01
% change
07 %
16.
16.
Rank
16.
Airport
Singapore Changi Airport
Location
Changi, East Region
Country
Singapore
Code (IATA/ICAO)
SIN/WSSS
Total passengers
069,980,000
Rank change
01
% change
03 %
17.
17.
Rank
17.
Airport
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Location
Haarlemmermeer, North Holland
Country
Netherlands
Code (IATA/ICAO)
AMS/EHAM
Total passengers
068,800,000
Rank change
% change
03 %
18.
18.
Rank
18.
Airport
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Location
Community of Madrid, Barajas
Country
Spain
Code (IATA/ICAO)
MAD/LEMD
Total passengers
068,179,054
Rank change
% change
03 %
19.
19.
Rank
19.
Airport
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Location
Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
SZX/ZGSZ
Total passengers
066,485,213
Rank change
02
% change
07 %
20.
20.
Rank
20.
Airport
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Location
Sepang, Selangor
Country
Malaysia
Code (IATA/ICAO)
KUL/WMKK
Total passengers
063,300,000
Rank change
06
% change
010 %
21.
21.
Rank
21.
Airport
Frankfurt Airport
Location
Frankfurt, Hesse
Country
Germany
Code (IATA/ICAO)
FRA/EDDF
Total passengers
063,189,666
Rank change
% change
02 %
22.
22.
Rank
22.
Airport
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Location
Bang Phli, Samut Prakan
Country
Thailand
Code (IATA/ICAO)
BKK/VTBS
Total passengers
62,902,183
Rank change
02
% change
01 %
23.
23.
Rank
23.
Airport
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Location
Queens, New York, New York
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
JFK/KJFK
Total passengers
062,629,455
Rank change
04
% change
01 %
24.
24.
Rank
24.
Airport
Hong Kong International Airport
Location
Chek Lap Kok, New Territories
Country
Hong Kong
Code (IATA/ICAO)
HKG/VHHH
Total passengers
060,992,000
Rank change
08
% change
14 %
25.
25.
Rank
25.
Airport
Orlando International Airport
Location
Orlando, Florida
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
MCO/KMCO
Total passengers
057,675,573
Rank change
% change
00 %
26.
26.
Rank
26.
Airport
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Location
Catalonia, El Prat de Llobregat
Country
Spain
Code (IATA/ICAO)
BCN/LEBL
Total passengers
057,483,036
Rank change
02
% change
04 %
27.
27.
Rank
27.
Airport
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
Location
Jianyang, Chengdu, Sichuan
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
TFU/ZUTF
Total passengers
056,686,738
Rank change
02
% change
03 %
28.
28.
Rank
28.
Airport
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Location
Santacruz-Sahar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
Country
India
Code (IATA/ICAO)
BOM/VABB
Total passengers
055,500,000
Rank change
02
% change
01 %
29.
29.
Rank
29.
Airport
Miami International Airport
Location
Miami-Dade County, Florida
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
MIA/KMIA
Total passengers
055,314,661
Rank change
02
% change
01 %
30.
30.
Rank
30.
Airport
Harry Reid International Airport
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
LAS/KLAS
Total passengers
054,989,185
Rank change
06
% change
05 %
31.
31.
Rank
31.
Airport
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
Location
Tangerang, Banten
Country
Indonesia
Code (IATA/ICAO)
CGK/WIII
Total passengers
054,950,000
Rank change
% change
00 %
32.
32.
Rank
32.
Airport
San Francisco International Airport
Location
San Mateo County, California
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
SFO/KSFO
Total passengers
054,532,613
Rank change
04
% change
04 %
33.
33.
Rank
33.
Airport
Hamad International Airport
Location
Doha
Country
Qatar
Code (IATA/ICAO)
DOH/OTHH
Total passengers
054,300,000
Rank change
% change
03 %
34.
34.
Rank
34.
Airport
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Location
Charlotte, North Carolina
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
CLT/KCLT
Total passengers
053,600,000
Rank change
011
% change
08 %
35.
35.
Rank
35.
Airport
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Location
Daxing District, Beijing
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
PKX/ZBAD
Total passengers
053,618,949
Rank change
03
% change
08 %
36.
36.
Rank
36.
Airport
King Abdulaziz International Airport
Location
Jeddah
Country
Saudi Arabia
Code (IATA/ICAO)
JED/OEJN
Total passengers
053,400,000
Rank change
03
% change
08 %
37.
37.
Rank
37.
Airport
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
Location
SeaTac, Washington
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
SEA/KSEA
Total passengers
052,715,181
Rank change
03
% change
00 %
38.
38.
Rank
38.
Airport
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Location
Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila
Country
Philippines
Code (IATA/ICAO)
MNL/RPLL
Total passengers
052,020,000
Rank change
01
% change
03 %
39.
39.
Rank
39.
Airport
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Location
Phoenix, Arizona
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
PHX/KPHX
Total passengers
051,620,420
Rank change
04
% change
01 %
40.
40.
Rank
40.
Airport
Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport
Location
Fiumicino, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio
Country
Italy
Code (IATA/ICAO)
FCO/LIRF
Total passengers
050,872,356
Rank change
% change
04 %
41.
41.
Rank
41.
Airport
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Location
Hangzhou, Zhejiang
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
HGH/ZSHC
Total passengers
050,459,018
Rank change
03
% change
05 %
42.
42.
Rank
42.
Airport
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
Location
Shanghai
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
SHA/ZSSS
Total passengers
050,151,025
Rank change
03
% change
04 %
43.
43.
Rank
43.
Airport
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Location
Chongqing
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
CKG/ZUCK
Total passengers
050,094,770
Rank change
02
% change
02 %
44.
44.
Rank
44.
Airport
Kunming Changshui International Airport
Location
Kunming, Yunnan
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
KMG/ZPPP
Total passengers
049,705,725
Rank change
02
% change
05 %
45.
45.
Rank
45.
Airport
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Location
Xi'an, Shaanxi
Country
China
Code (IATA/ICAO)
XIY/ZLXY
Total passengers
048,535,594
Rank change
02
% change
03 %
46.
46.
Rank
46.
Airport
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Location
Istanbul
Country
Turkey
Code (IATA/ICAO)
SAW/LTFJ
Total passengers
048,420,757
Rank change
% change
017 %
47.
47.
Rank
47.
Airport
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Location
Houston, Texas
Country
United States
Code (IATA/ICAO)
IAH/KIAH
Total passengers
048,131,213
Rank change
04
% change
00 %
48.
48.
Rank
48.
Airport
Taoyuan International Airport
Location
Dayuan, Taoyuan
Country
Taiwan
Code (IATA/ICAO)
TPE/RCTP
Total passengers
047,795,969
Rank change
% change
06 %
49.
49.
Rank
49.
Airport
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Location
Mississauga, Ontario
Country
Canada
Code (IATA/ICAO)
YYZ/CYYZ
Total passengers
47,300,000
Rank change
1
% change
0 %
50.
50.
Rank
50.
Airport
São Paulo/Guarulhos International Airport
Location
Guarulhos, São Paulo
Country
Brazil
Code (IATA/ICAO)
GRU/SBGR
Total passengers
047,188,085
Rank change
% change
08 %
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 %
02.
Dubai International Airport
Garhoud, Dubai, Dubai
United Arab Emirates
DXB/OMDB
095,192,160
03 %
03.
Tokyo Haneda Airport
Ōta, Tokyo
Japan
HND/RJTT
091,679,814
01
06 %
04.
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas
United States
DFW/KDFW
085,660,127
01
02 %
05.
Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Pudong, Shanghai
China
PVG/ZSPD
084,994,227
05
010 %
06.
O'Hare International Airport
Chicago, Illinois
United States
ORD/KORD
084,814,099
02
06 %
07.
Heathrow Airport
Hillingdon, London
United Kingdom
LHR/EGLL
084,482,126
02
00 %
08.
Istanbul Airport
Arnavutköy, Istanbul
Turkey
IST/LTFM
084,437,710
01
05 %
09.
Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport
Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong
China
CAN/ZGGG
083,582,952
03
09 %
010.
Denver International Airport
Denver, Colorado
United States
DEN/KDEN
082,427,962
04
00 %
11.
Indira Gandhi International Airport
Palam, Delhi
India
DEL/VIDP
079,259,890
02
00 %
12.
Seoul Incheon International Airport
Jung District, Incheon
South Korea
ICN/RKSI
074,071,475
01
04 %
13.
Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles, California
United States
LAX/KLAX
073,709,594
02
03 %
14.
Charles de Gaulle Airport
Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France
France
CDG/LFPG
072,029,407
02 %
15.
Beijing Capital International Airport
Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing
China
PEK/ZBAA
070,742,712
01
07 %
16.
Singapore Changi Airport
Changi, East Region
Singapore
SIN/WSSS
069,980,000
01
03 %
17.
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Haarlemmermeer, North Holland
Netherlands
AMS/EHAM
068,800,000
03 %
18.
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
Community of Madrid, Barajas
Spain
MAD/LEMD
068,179,054
03 %
19.
Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport
Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong
China
SZX/ZGSZ
066,485,213
02
07 %
20.
Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Sepang, Selangor
Malaysia
KUL/WMKK
063,300,000
06
010 %
21.
Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt, Hesse
Germany
FRA/EDDF
063,189,666
02 %
22.
Suvarnabhumi Airport
Bang Phli, Samut Prakan
Thailand
BKK/VTBS
62,902,183
02
01 %
23.
John F. Kennedy International Airport
Queens, New York, New York
United States
JFK/KJFK
062,629,455
04
01 %
24.
Hong Kong International Airport
Chek Lap Kok, New Territories
Hong Kong
HKG/VHHH
060,992,000
08
14 %
25.
Orlando International Airport
Orlando, Florida
United States
MCO/KMCO
057,675,573
00 %
26.
Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport
Catalonia, El Prat de Llobregat
Spain
BCN/LEBL
057,483,036
02
04 %
27.
Chengdu Tianfu International Airport
Jianyang, Chengdu, Sichuan
China
TFU/ZUTF
056,686,738
02
03 %
28.
Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport
Santacruz-Sahar, Mumbai, Maharashtra
India
BOM/VABB
055,500,000
02
01 %
29.
Miami International Airport
Miami-Dade County, Florida
United States
MIA/KMIA
055,314,661
02
01 %
30.
Harry Reid International Airport
Las Vegas, Nevada
United States
LAS/KLAS
054,989,185
06
05 %
31.
Soekarno–Hatta International Airport
Tangerang, Banten
Indonesia
CGK/WIII
054,950,000
00 %
32.
San Francisco International Airport
San Mateo County, California
United States
SFO/KSFO
054,532,613
04
04 %
33.
Hamad International Airport
Doha
Qatar
DOH/OTHH
054,300,000
03 %
34.
Charlotte Douglas International Airport
Charlotte, North Carolina
United States
CLT/KCLT
053,600,000
011
08 %
35.
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Daxing District, Beijing
China
PKX/ZBAD
053,618,949
03
08 %
36.
King Abdulaziz International Airport
Jeddah
Saudi Arabia
JED/OEJN
053,400,000
03
08 %
37.
Seattle–Tacoma International Airport
SeaTac, Washington
United States
SEA/KSEA
052,715,181
03
00 %
38.
Ninoy Aquino International Airport
Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila
Philippines
MNL/RPLL
052,020,000
01
03 %
39.
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport
Phoenix, Arizona
United States
PHX/KPHX
051,620,420
04
01 %
40.
Leonardo da Vinci Rome Fiumicino Airport
Fiumicino, Metropolitan City of Rome, Lazio
Italy
FCO/LIRF
050,872,356
04 %
41.
Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport
Hangzhou, Zhejiang
China
HGH/ZSHC
050,459,018
03
05 %
42.
Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport
Shanghai
China
SHA/ZSSS
050,151,025
03
04 %
43.
Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport
Chongqing
China
CKG/ZUCK
050,094,770
02
02 %
44.
Kunming Changshui International Airport
Kunming, Yunnan
China
KMG/ZPPP
049,705,725
02
05 %
45.
Xi'an Xianyang International Airport
Xi'an, Shaanxi
China
XIY/ZLXY
048,535,594
02
03 %
46.
Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
Istanbul
Turkey
SAW/LTFJ
048,420,757
017 %
47.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Houston, Texas
United States
IAH/KIAH
048,131,213
04
00 %
48.
Taoyuan International Airport
Dayuan, Taoyuan
Taiwan
TPE/RCTP
047,795,969
06 %
49.
Toronto Pearson International Airport
Mississauga, Ontario
Canada
YYZ/CYYZ
47,300,000
1
0 %

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    https://www.fraport.com/content/dam/fraport-company/documents/investoren/finanz--und-verkehrszahlen/verkehrszahlen/standort-fra/2026/Monatsbericht%20Standort%20FRA.pdf/_jcr_content/renditions/original.media_file.download_attachment.file/Monatsbericht%20Standort%20FRA.pdf
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    https://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIjoiYmM2YjA2OWUtZmQxOS00YTkxLWJlNzMtMjE2NjJkMjMxYTg1IiwidCI6ImM2N2ZmODk5LWJlZjUtNGQ3MC04ZmE1LWUzNTgzZGM3Njg3MCIsImMiOjEwfQ%3D%3D
  18. www
    https://www.panynj.gov/airports/en/statistics-general-info.html
  19. Hong Kong International Airport
    https://www.hongkongairport.com/en/media-centre/press-release/2026/pr_1849
  20. Orlando International Airport (MCO)
    https://assets.ctfassets.net/qiecpoxp4bka/5awMt17Z3Jh0cEH3H7NVMy/e2f63579f35562f38582d3fab00e6dae/trfccy2025.pdf
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