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Busiest Airports in the World

The world's busiest airports ranked by annual passenger traffic. These mega-hubs handle millions of travelers each year.

50 Airports Ranked
PEK #1
Passengers/Year
#1
PEK

Beijing Capital International Airport

🇨🇳 Beijing, China

Passengers/Year
100.0M
#2
ATL

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

🇺🇸 Atlanta, United States

Passengers/Year
93.7M
#3
DXB

Dubai International Airport

🇦🇪 Dubai, United Arab Emirates

Passengers/Year
89.1M
#4
LAX

Los Angeles International Airport

🇺🇸 Los Angeles, United States

Passengers/Year
88.1M
4
#5
HND

Tokyo Haneda Airport

🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan

Passengers/Year
87.1M
5
#6
ORD

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

🇺🇸 Chicago, United States

Passengers/Year
83.2M
6
#7
LHR

London Heathrow Airport

🇬🇧 London, United Kingdom

Passengers/Year
80.9M
7
#8
CDG

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

🇫🇷 Paris, France

Passengers/Year
76.2M
8
#9
PVG

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

🇨🇳 Shanghai, China

Passengers/Year
76.2M
9
#10
CAN

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

🇨🇳 Guangzhou, China

Passengers/Year
73.4M
10
#11
DFW

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

🇺🇸 Dallas, United States

Passengers/Year
73.4M
11
#12
DEL

Indira Gandhi International Airport

🇮🇳 New Delhi, India

Passengers/Year
72.3M
12
#13
AMS

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

🇳🇱 Amsterdam, Netherlands

Passengers/Year
71.7M
13
#14
HKG

Hong Kong International Airport

🇭🇰 Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Passengers/Year
71.5M
14
#15
ICN

Incheon International Airport

🇰🇷 Seoul, South Korea

Passengers/Year
71.2M
15
#16
FRA

Frankfurt Airport

🇩🇪 Frankfurt, Germany

Passengers/Year
70.6M
16
#17
DEN

Denver International Airport

🇺🇸 Denver, United States

Passengers/Year
69.0M
17
#18
SIN

Singapore Changi Airport

🇸🇬 Singapore, Singapore

Passengers/Year
68.3M
18
#19
IST

Istanbul Airport

🇹🇷 Istanbul, Turkey

Passengers/Year
64.3M
19
#20
BKK

Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport

🇹🇭 Bangkok, Thailand

Passengers/Year
63.4M
20
#21
JFK

John F. Kennedy International Airport

🇺🇸 New York, United States

Passengers/Year
62.0M
21
#22
MAD

Adolfo Suarez Madrid-Barajas Airport

🇪🇸 Madrid, Spain

Passengers/Year
61.7M
22
#23
LAS

Harry Reid International Airport

🇺🇸 Las Vegas, United States

Passengers/Year
57.8M
23
#24
SFO

San Francisco International Airport

🇺🇸 San Francisco, United States

Passengers/Year
57.5M
24
#25
MCO

Orlando International Airport

🇺🇸 Orlando, United States

Passengers/Year
57.0M
25
#26
CTU

Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport

🇨🇳 Chengdu, China

Passengers/Year
55.7M
26
#27
SZX

Shenzhen Bao an International Airport

🇨🇳 Shenzhen, China

Passengers/Year
52.9M
27
#28
BCN

Barcelona-El Prat Airport

🇪🇸 Barcelona, Spain

Passengers/Year
52.7M
28
#29
MIA

Miami International Airport

🇺🇸 Miami, United States

Passengers/Year
52.2M
29
#30
SEA

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

🇺🇸 Seattle, United States

Passengers/Year
50.7M
30
#31
YYZ

Toronto Pearson International Airport

🇨🇦 Toronto, Canada

Passengers/Year
50.5M
31
#32
CGK

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport

🇮🇩 Jakarta, Indonesia

Passengers/Year
50.4M
32
#33
MEX

Mexico City International Airport

🇲🇽 Mexico City, Mexico

Passengers/Year
50.3M
33
#34
CLT

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

🇺🇸 Charlotte, United States

Passengers/Year
50.2M
34
#35
SVO

Sheremetyevo International Airport

🇷🇺 Moscow, Russia

Passengers/Year
50.0M
35
#36
BOM

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

🇮🇳 Mumbai, India

Passengers/Year
49.8M
36
#37
TPE

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

🇹🇼 Taipei, Taiwan

Passengers/Year
48.6M
37
#38
KMG

Kunming Changshui International Airport

🇨🇳 Kunming, China

Passengers/Year
48.0M
38
#39
MUC

Munich Airport

🇩🇪 Munich, Germany

Passengers/Year
47.9M
39
#40
KUL

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

🇲🇾 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Passengers/Year
47.9M
40
#41
MNL

Ninoy Aquino International Airport

🇵🇭 Manila, Philippines

Passengers/Year
47.6M
41
#42
PHX

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

🇺🇸 Phoenix, United States

Passengers/Year
46.6M
42
#43
DOH

Hamad International Airport

🇶🇦 Doha, Qatar

Passengers/Year
46.4M
43
#44
EWR

Newark Liberty International Airport

🇺🇸 Newark, United States

Passengers/Year
46.4M
44
#45
JED

King Abdulaziz International Airport

🇸🇦 Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Passengers/Year
46.0M
45
#46
IAH

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

🇺🇸 Houston, United States

Passengers/Year
45.3M
46
#47
XIY

Xi an Xianyang International Airport

🇨🇳 Xi an, China

Passengers/Year
44.7M
47
#48
SYD

Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport

🇦🇺 Sydney, Australia

Passengers/Year
44.4M
48
#49
SHA

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

🇨🇳 Shanghai, China

Passengers/Year
44.1M
49
#50
CKG

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

🇨🇳 Chongqing, China

Passengers/Year
44.0M
50

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Busiest Airports in the World?

Based on annual passenger traffic, Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) ranks as number one. Our list includes 50 airports ranked by yearly passenger volume.

How are airport passenger numbers measured?

Airport passenger numbers represent the total annual passengers processed, including both departing and arriving travelers. These figures are reported by airports and aviation authorities.

How often are these rankings updated?

Airport rankings on AirportsNow are updated regularly as new data becomes available from airports and aviation authorities.