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List of busiest airports by international passenger traffic

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The following is a list of the world's busiest airports by international passenger traffic.

2023 statistics

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Airports Council International's preliminary figures are as follows.[1]

Rank City Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 86,994,365 Steady Increase31.7%
2. London United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 74,909,019 Steady Increase28.6%
3. Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 61,882,546 Steady Increase17.9%
4. Paris France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 61,763,569 Steady Increase18.6%
5. Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 58,411,000 Increase4 Increase83.1%
6. Istanbul Turkey Istanbul Airport Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTFM 58,232,674 Decrease1 Increase20.0%
7. Seoul South Korea Incheon International Airport Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea ICN/RKSI 55,763,768 Increase25 Increase212.9%
8. Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 54,089,293 Decrease2 Increase20.8%
9. Doha Qatar Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTHH 45,913,805 Decrease1 Increase28.5%
10. Madrid Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 43,799,968 Decrease3 Increase20.9%

2022 statistics

[edit]

Airports Council International's preliminary figures are as follows.[2]

Rank City Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 66,069,981 Steady Increase127.0%
2. London United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 58,243,060 Increase5 Increase230.5%
3. Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 52,467,346 Steady Increase105.8%
4. Paris France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 51,763,569 Increase1 Increase128.9%
5. Istanbul Turkey Istanbul Airport Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTFM 48,521,725 Decrease3 Increase83.3%
6. Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 44,771,711 Decrease2 Increase97.3%
7. Madrid Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 36,231,191 Increase2 Increase136.2%
8 Doha Qatar Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTHH 35,726,721 Decrease2 Increase160.4%
9. Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 31,902,000 Increase86 Increase952.9%
10. London United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 30,145,083 Increase45 Increase501.5%

2021 statistics

[edit]

Airports Council International's preliminary figures are as follows.[3]

Rank City Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 29,110,609 Steady Increase12.7%
2. Istanbul Turkey Istanbul Airport Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTFM 26,466,169 Increase4 Increase66.0%
3. Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 25,488,783 Decrease1 Increase22.1%
4. Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 22,697,490 Increase1 Increase34.8%
5. Paris France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 22,616,995 Decrease1 Increase18.7%
6. Doha Qatar Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTHH 17,701,978 Increase1 Increase41.4%
7. London United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 17,624,931 Decrease4 Decrease14.7%
8 Antalya Turkey Antalya Airport Antalya, Turkey AYT/LTAI 17,148,111 Increase23 Increase160.4%
9. Madrid Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 15,337,775 Increase1 Increase38.8%
10. Cancún Mexico Cancún International Airport Cancún, Mexico CUN/MMUN 13,261,951 Increase18 Increase94.5%

2020 statistics

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Airports Council International's preliminary figures are as follows.[4]

Rank City Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 25,831,363 Steady Decrease70.1%
2. Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 20,880,990 Increase1 Decrease70.9%
3. London United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 20,650,473 Decrease1 Decrease72.8%
4. Paris France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 19,057,856 Increase2 Decrease72.7%
5. Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 16,837,104 Increase3 Decrease73.3%
6. Istanbul Turkey Istanbul Airport Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTFM 15,945,340 Increase8 Decrease59.7%
7. Doha Qatar Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTHH 12,522,288 Increase8 Decrease67.7%
8 Seoul South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea ICN/RKSI 11,955,756 Decrease3 Decrease83.1%
9. Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 11,635,000 Decrease2 Decrease82.8%
10. Madrid Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 11,052,157 Increase1 Decrease75.4%

2019 statistics

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Airports Council International's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows.[5]

Rank City Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 86,328,896 Steady Decrease2.9%
2. London United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 76,043,973 Steady Increase1.0%
3. Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 71,679,691 Increase1 Increase1.0%
4. Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 71,287,552 Decrease1 Decrease4.1%
5. Seoul South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea ICN/RKSI 70,578,050 Steady Increase4.3%
6. Paris France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 69,823,084 Steady Increase5.2%
7. Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 67,601,000 Steady Increase4.2%
8. Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 63,067,739 Steady Increase2.1%
9. Bangkok Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Thailand BKK/VTBS 52,933,565 Steady Increase4.1%
10. Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 48,360,290 Increase1 Increase4.8%
11. Madrid Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 44,917,756 Increase3 Increase7.3%
12. Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia KUL/WMKK 44,854,685 Steady Increase3.1%
13. London United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 43,123,851 Steady Increase1.8%
14. Istanbul Turkey Istanbul Airport Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTFM 39,434,579 IncreaseNEW Steady0.0%
15. Doha Qatar Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTBD 38,786,566 Increase3 Increase12.4%
16. Barcelona Spain Barcelona–El Prat Airport El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain BCN/LEBL 38,630,785 Decrease1 Increase5.4%
17. Munich Germany Munich Airport Oberding/Hallbergmoos/Marzling, Erding/Freising, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 38,309,112 Decrease1 Increase4.8%
18. Tokyo Japan Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan NRT/RJAA 36,645,448 Decrease1 Increase3.8%
19. New York City United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 34,317,281 Steady Increase2.4%
20. Dublin Republic of Ireland Dublin Airport Swords, County Dublin, Ireland DUB/EIDW 32,572,741 IncreaseNEW Increase4.6%

2018 statistics

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Airports Council International's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows.[6]

Rank City Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 88,885,367 Steady Increase1.3%
2. London United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 75,306,939 Steady Increase2.9%
3. Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 74,360,976 Steady Increase2.6%
4. Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 70,956,258 Steady Increase3.7%
5. Seoul South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea ICN/RKSI 67,676,147 Increase2 Increase10.0%
6. Paris France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 66,383,494 Decrease1 Increase4.2%
7. Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 64,890,000 Decrease1 Increase5.4%
8. Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 61,774,663 Steady Increase8.1%
9. Bangkok Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Thailand BKK/VTBS 50,868,846 Steady Increase4.2%
10. Istanbul Turkey Atatürk International Airport Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTBA 48,978,770 Increase1 Increase10.1%
11. Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 46,152,164 Decrease1 Increase3.8%
12. Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia KUL/WMKK 43,531,741 Steady Increase2.8%
13. London United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 41,476,858 Steady Increase2.1%
14. Madrid Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 41,857,125 Steady Increase8.8%
15. Barcelona Spain Barcelona–El Prat Airport El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain BCN/LEBL 36,545,787 Increase2 Increase6.2%
16. Munich Germany Munich Airport Oberding/Hallbergmoos/Marzling, Erding/Freising, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 36,545,787 Steady Increase5.3%
17. Tokyo Japan Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan NRT/RJAA 35,300,076 Increase1 Increase6.7%
18. Doha Qatar Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTBD 34,495,078 Decrease3 Decrease2.2%
19. New York City United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 33,485,078 Steady Increase2.8%
20. Toronto Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 31,610,348 Steady Increase6.7%

2017 statistics

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Airports Council International's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows.[7]

Rank City Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Al Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 87,722,023 Steady Increase5.6%
2. London United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 73,187,198 Steady Increase3.0%
3. Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 72,462,116 Steady Increase3.4%
4. Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 68,401,146 Steady Increase7.7%
5. Paris France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 63,697,227 Steady Increase5.5%
6. Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 61,574,000 Steady Increase5.9%
7. Seoul South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea ICN/RKSI 61,520,572 Steady Increase7.6%
8. Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 57,122,348 Steady Increase6.4%
9. Bangkok Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Thailand BKK/VTBS 48,811,600 Steady Increase7.8%
10. Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 44,479,754 Steady Increase6.2%
11. Istanbul Turkey Atatürk International Airport Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTBA 44,254,473 Steady Increase7.5%
12. Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia KUL/WMKK 42,354,534 Increase2 Increase14.6%
13. London United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 41,476,858 Decrease1 Increase5.3%
14. Madrid Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 38,479,159 Increase1 Increase6.7%
15. Doha Qatar Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTBD 35,262,164 Decrease2 Decrease5.3%
16. Munich Germany Munich Airport Oberding/Hallbergmoos/Marzling, Erding/Freising, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 34,721,745 Steady Increase6.6%
17. Barcelona Spain Barcelona–El Prat Airport El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain BCN/LEBL 34,527,018 Steady Increase6.8%
18. Tokyo Japan Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan NRT/RJAA 33,090,944 Steady Increase3.4%
19. New York City United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 32,431,419 Steady Increase2.1%
20. Toronto Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 29,655,141 Increase2 Increase8.1%

2016 statistics

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Airports Council International's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows.[8]

Rank City Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. Dubai United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 83,105,798 Steady Increase7.3%
2. London United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 71,030,114 Steady Increase1.7%
3. Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 70,098,216 Steady Increase3.0%
4. Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 63,533,504 Increase1 Increase9.1%
5. Paris France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 60,384,622 Decrease1 Steady
6. Singapore Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 58,158,000 Steady Increase6.1%
7. Seoul South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea ICN/RKSI 57,152,206 Increase1 Increase17.3%
8. Frankfurt Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 53,707,953 Decrease1 Decrease0.5%
9. Bangkok Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Thailand BKK/VTBS 45,291,073 Steady Increase4.7%
10. Taipei Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 41,876,848 Increase1 Increase9.9%
11. Istanbul Turkey Atatürk International Airport Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTBA 41,035,985 Decrease1 Decrease2.2%
12. London United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 39,264,495 Steady Increase7.1%
13. Doha Qatar Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTBD 37,216,179 Increase3 Increase20.4%
14. Kuala Lumpur Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia KUL/WMKK 36,962,822 Decrease1 Increase7.3%
15. Madrid Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 36,074,688 Decrease1 Increase6.8%
16. Munich Germany Munich Airport Oberding/Hallbergmoos/Marzling, Erding/Freising, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 32,569,420 Decrease1 Increase4.0%
17. Barcelona Spain Barcelona–El Prat Airport El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain BCN/LEBL 32,316,655 Increase2 Increase11.1%
18. Tokyo Japan Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan NRT/RJAA 31,991,208 Decrease1 Increase4.7%
19. New York City United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 31,627,923 Decrease1 Increase5.2%
20. Rome Italy Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Fiumicino, Rome, Italy FCO/LIRF 29,096,160 Steady Increase2.9%
21. Dublin Republic of Ireland Dublin Airport Swords, County Dublin, Ireland DUB/EIDW 28,764,506 Increase4 Increase14.9%
22. Toronto Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 27,428,638 Steady Increase7.1%
23. Zürich Switzerland Zurich Airport Kloten/Rümlang/Oberglatt, Bülach/Dielsdorf, ZH, Switzerland ZRH/LSZH 27,413,593 Steady Increase3.1%
24. Copenhagen Denmark Copenhagen Airport Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Denmark CPH/EKCH 26,394,122 Decrease2 Increase4.4%
25. Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates AUH/OMAA 25,964,178 Increase3 Increase9.7%
26. Shanghai China Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai, China PVG/ZSPD 24,865,920 Steady Increase6.8%

2015 statistics

[edit]

Airports Council International's (January–December) figures are as follows.[9]

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 77,453,466 Steady Increase10.7%
2. United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 69,816,491 Steady Increase2.5%
3. Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 68,139,897 Steady Increase8.3%
4. France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 60,369,798 Steady Increase3.0%
5. Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 58,245,545 Steady Increase6.0%
6. Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 54,835,000 Steady Increase2.9%
7. Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 53,994,154 Steady Increase2.4%
8. South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea ICN/RKSI 48,720,319 Steady Increase8.5%
9. Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Thailand BKK/VTBS 43,251,807 Increase1 Increase16.3%
10. Turkey Atatürk International Airport Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTBA 42,302,859 Decrease1 Increase11.1%
11. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 38,103,889 Steady Increase7.6%
12. United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 36,667,769 Steady Increase6.4%
13. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia KUL/WMKK 34,434,015 Steady Increase0.1%
14. Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 33,787,171 Increase2 Increase14.1%
15. Germany Munich Airport Oberding/Hallbergmoos/Marzling, Erding/Freising, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 31,313,329 Decrease1 Increase3.5%
16. Qatar Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTBD 30,906,303 Increase4 Increase17.3%
17. Japan Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan NRT/RJAA 30,547,564 Decrease2 Increase3.2%
18. United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 30,017,244 Decrease1 Increase6.2%
19. Spain Barcelona–El Prat Airport El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain BCN/LEBL 29,077,820 Decrease1 Increase6,7%
20. Italy Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Fiumicino, Rome, Italy FCO/LIRF 28,280,267 Decrease1 Increase5.4%
21. Switzerland Zurich Airport Kloten/Rümlang/Oberglatt, Bülach/Dielsdorf, ZH, Switzerland ZRH/LSZH 25,613,593 Steady Increase3.1%
22. Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 25,123,887 Increase1 Increase7.6%
23. Republic of Ireland Dublin Airport Swords, County Dublin, Ireland DUB/EIDW 24,876,506 Increase4 Increase14.9%
24. Denmark Copenhagen Airport Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Denmark CPH/EKCH 24,639,122 Decrease2 Increase4.4%
25. China Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai, China PVG/ZSPD 23,384,559 Increase4 Increase18.3%
26. United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates AUH/OMAA 23,225,980 Increase4 Increase18.6%
27. Belgium Brussels Airport Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium BRU/EBBR 22,841,994 Decrease1 Increase6.9%
28. Austria Vienna International Airport Vienna, Austria VIE/LOWW 22,147,203 Decrease2 Increase1.5%
29. United States Miami International Airport Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 21,206,557 Decrease1 Increase5.5%
30. Turkey Antalya Airport Antalya, Turkey AYT/LTAI 20,786,255 Decrease6 Decrease5.8%

2014 statistics

[edit]

Airports Council International's (January–December) figures are as follows.[10]

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 69,954,392 Increase1 Increase6.2%
2. United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 68,091,095 Decrease1 Increase1.9%
3. Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 62,929,420 Steady Increase6.2%
4. France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 58,623,111 Steady Increase3.3%
5. Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 54,940,534 Increase1 Increase4.6%
6. Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 54,093,070 Decrease1 Increase1%
7. Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 52,713,013 Steady Increase2.7%
8. South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea ICN/RKSI 44,906,813 Increase1 Increase10.1%
9. Turkey Atatürk International Airport Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTBA 38,037,302 Increase2 Increase11.6%
10. Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Thailand BKK/VTBS 37,183,099 Decrease3 Decrease10%
11. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 35,402,285 Increase4 Increase11.3%
12. United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 34,438,531 Increase3 Increase8.8%
13. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia KUL/WMKK 34,431,775 Decrease1 Increase5.6%
14. Germany Munich Airport Oberding/Hallbergmoos/Marzling, Erding/Freising, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 30,269,007 Increase1 Increase3.6%
15. Japan Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan NRT/RJAA 29,625,075 Decrease1 Decrease2.9%
16. Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 29,618,803 Increase1 Increase6.9%
17. United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 28,471,427 Increase1 Increase7.3%
18. Spain Barcelona–El Prat Airport El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain BCN/LEBL 27,246,041 Increase2 Increase9%
19. Italy Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Fiumicino, Rome, Italy FCO/LIRF 26,840,909 Steady Increase7.1%
20. Qatar Hamad International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTBD 26,356,392 Increase2 Increase13.3%
21. Switzerland Zurich Airport Rümlang/Oberglatt, Bülach/Dielsdorf, ZH, Switzerland ZRH/LSZH 24,836,044 Steady Increase2.5%
22. Denmark Copenhagen Airport Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Denmark CPH/EKCH 23,610,452 Steady Increase6.9%
23. Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 23,279,850 Steady Increase7.2%
24. Turkey Antalya Airport Antalya, Turkey AYT/LTAI 22,035,355 Increase3 Increase2.2%
25. Austria Vienna International Airport Vienna, Austria VIE/LOWW 21,831,400 Increase1 Increase2.2%
26. Belgium Brussels Airport Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium BRU/EBBR 21,718,462 Increase3 Increase14.7%
27. Republic of Ireland Dublin Airport Swords, County Dublin, Ireland DUB/EIDW 21,635,155 Increase1 Increase7.7%
28. United States Miami International Airport Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 20,096,541 Decrease3 Decrease0.5%
29. China Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai, China PVG/ZSPD 19,954,392 IncreaseNEW Increase9.4%
30. United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates AUH/OMAA 19,765,240 IncreaseNEW Increase10.2%
31. United Kingdom Manchester Airport Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom MAN/EGCC 19,484,972 IncreaseNEW Increase5.7%

2013 statistics

[edit]

Airports Council International's (January–December) figures are as follows.[11]

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 66,689,466 Steady Increase3.5%
2. United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 65,872,250 Steady Increase15.3%
3. Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 59,294,439 Steady Increase6.5%
4. France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 56,767,748 Steady Increase1.0%
5. Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 52,775,360 Increase2 Increase5.7%
6. Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 52,527,699 Decrease1 Increase3.0%
7. Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 51,315,550 Decrease1 Increase1.1%
8. Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Thailand BKK/VTBS 41,302,852 Steady Increase4.9%
9. South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Jung-gu, Incheon, Sudogwon, South Korea ICN/RKSI 40,785,953 Steady Increase6.4%
10. Turkey Atatürk International Airport Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTBA 33,955,798 Steady Increase14.2%
11. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia KUL/WMKK 32,605,356 Increase1 Increase18.1%
12. United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 31,657,805 Decrease1 Increase4.2%
13. Japan Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan NRT/RJAA 30,516,135 Steady Increase3.0%
14. Germany Munich Airport Oberding/Hallbergmoos/Marzling, Erding/Freising, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 29,216,808 Steady Increase2.1%
15. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 28,608,274 Increase1 Increase10.2%
16. Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 27,711,197 Decrease1 Decrease9.5%
17. United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 26,530,698 Steady Increase5.9%
18. Italy Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport Fiumicino, Rome, Italy FCO/LIRF 25,069,617 Steady Increase0.6%
19. Spain Barcelona–El Prat Airport El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain BCN/LEBL 25,003,256 Steady Increase5.8%
20. Switzerland Zurich Airport Kloten, ZH, Switzerland ZRH/LSZH 24,227,178 Steady Increase0.4%
21. Qatar Doha International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTBD 23,266,396 Steady Increase9.9%
22. Denmark Copenhagen Airport Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Denmark CPH/EKCH 22,096,855 Steady Increase3.7%
23. Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 21,638,571 Steady Increase1.8%
24. Turkey Antalya Airport Antalya, Turkey AYT/LTAI 21,525,679 Increase1 Increase6.8%
25. Austria Vienna International Airport Vienna, Austria VIE/LOWW 21,357,730 Decrease1 Decrease0.7%
26 United States Miami International Airport Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 20,201,626 Steady Increase4.3%
27. Republic of Ireland Dublin Airport Swords, County Dublin, Ireland DUB/EIDW 20,092,659 Steady Increase5.6%
28. Belgium Brussels Airport Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium BRU/EBBR 18,932,137 Steady Increase0.8%
29. Russia Sheremetyevo International Airport Khimki, Moscow Oblast, Russia SVO/UUEE 18,581,906 IncreaseNEW Increase8.3%

2011 statistics

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Airports Council International's (January–December) figures are as follows.[12]

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)
Total
passengers
Monthly rank
change
%
change
1. United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 64,687,737 Steady Increase6.2%
2. France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 55,674,880 Steady Increase4.8%
3. Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 52,749,262 Steady Increase6.0%
4. United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 50,192,013 Increase1 Increase8.4%
5. Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 49,680,283 Increase1 Increase10.1%
6. Germany Frankfurt Airport Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 49,477,184 Decrease2 Increase6.9%
7. Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 45,429,263 Steady Increase11.0%
8. Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Thailand BKK/VTBS 35,009,002 Increase3 Increase11.4%
9. South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Jung-gu, Incheon, Sudogwon, South Korea ICN/RKSI 34,537,845 Decrease1 Increase4.8%
10. Spain Madrid-Barajas Airport Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 32,449,857 Steady Increase4.7%
11. United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 29,923,391 Increase1 Increase7.5%
12. Germany Munich Airport Oberding/Hallbergmoos/Marzling, Erding/Freising, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 27,879,045 Increase1 Increase10.1%
13. Japan Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Japan NRT/RJAA 26,331,010 Decrease4 Decrease18.1%
14. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia KUL/WMKK 25,915,723 Increase4 Increase10.7%
15. Italy Leonardo da Vinci Airport Fiumicino, Rome, Italy FCO/LIRF 24,448,925 Steady Increase5.0%
16. United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 24,164,827 Steady Increase4.6%
17. Turkey Atatürk International Airport Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTBA 24,048,585 Steady Increase32.2%
18. Switzerland Zurich Airport Rümlang/Oberglatt, Bülach/Dielsdorf, ZH, Switzerland ZRH/LSZH 23,628,718 Increase1 Increase6.6%
19. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE/RCTP 23,137,062 Decrease5 Steady0.0%
20. Spain Barcelona Airport El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain BCN/LEBL 21,663,602 Increase6 Increase23.5%
21. Turkey Antalya Airport Antalya, Turkey AYT/LTAI 20,555,170 Increase2 Increase13.6%
22. Austria Vienna Airport Vienna, Austria VIE/LOWW 20,398,766 IncreaseNEW Increase8.0%
23. Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 20,355,771 Decrease3 Increase6.0%
24. Denmark Copenhagen Airport Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Denmark CPH/EKCH 20,233,904 Decrease3 Increase6.7%
25. Republic of Ireland Dublin Airport Swords, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland DUB/EIDW 18,607,651 Decrease1 Increase3.1%
26. Belgium Brussels Airport Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium BRU/EBBR 18,590,891 Increase3 Increase9.6%
27 United States Miami International Airport Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 18,417,513 Increase1 Increase9.0%
28. Qatar Doha International Airport Doha, Qatar DOH/OTBD 18,108,521 IncreaseNEW Increase15.2%
29. Italy Malpensa Airport Somma Lombardo, Varese, Lombardy, Italy MXP/LIMC 17,551,677 Decrease4 Increase1.3%
30. United Kingdom Manchester Airport Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom MAN/EGCC 16,605,737 IncreaseNEW Increase7.7%

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "Top 10 busiest airports in the world shift with the rise of international air travel demand". Airports Council International. 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
  2. ^ "International travel returns: Top 10 busiest airports in the world revealed - ACI World". 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
  3. ^ "The top 10 busiest airports in the world revealed" (Press release). Montréal: Airports Council International. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
  4. ^ "ACI World data reveals COVID-19's impact on world's busiest airports" (Press release). Montréal: Airports Council International. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  5. ^ "ACI reveals top 20 airports for passenger traffic, cargo, and aircraft movements" (Press release). Montréal: Airports Council International. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  6. ^ "ACI World releases preliminary 2018 world airport traffic rankings Passenger traffic: Passenger traffic remains resilient but cargo hubs see volume growth weaken India becomes world's third largest aviation market for passenger traffic". www.aci.aero. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
  7. ^ "ACI World releases preliminary 2017 world airport traffic rankings Passenger traffic: Indian and Chinese airports major contributors to growth Air cargo: Volumes surge at major hubs as trade wars threaten". www.aci.aero. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
  8. ^ "ACI releases preliminary 2016 world airport traffic rankings—Robust gains in passenger traffic at hub airports serving trans-Pacific and East Asian routes". www.aci.aero. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
  9. ^ "Year to date". aci.aero.
  10. ^ "Year to date". aci.aero.
  11. ^ "12 months". aci.aero.
  12. ^ "Year to date International Passenger Traffic August 2010". aci.aero. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06.

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