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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, far and away the busiest airport in the world with 104,653,451 passengers in 2023

This list of busiest airports by continent includes the busiest airports on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.

Busiest airports in the world in 2018

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Rank Airport Location Country Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
passengers[1]		 Rank
Change		 %
Change
1. United States Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia United States ATL/KATL 107,394,029 0 13.3%
2. China Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing China PEK/ZBAA 100,983,290 0 15.4%
3. United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Garhoud, Dubai United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 89,149,387 0 11.0%
4. United States Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California United States LAX/KLAX 87,534,384 11 13.5%
5. Japan Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport Ōta, Tokyo Japan HND/RJTT 87,131,973 -11 12.0%
6. United States O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois United States ORD/KORD 83,339,186 0 14.4%
7. United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, London United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 80,126,320 0 12.7%
8. Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories China HKG/VHHH 74,517,402 0 12.6%
9. China Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai China PVG/ZSPD 74,006,331 0 15.7%
10. France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France France CDG/LFPG 72,229,723 0 14.0%
11. Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland Netherlands AMS/EHAM 71,053,157 0 13.7%
12. India Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi India DEL/VIDP 69,900,938 14 110.2%
13. China Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong China CAN/ZGGG 69,769,497 0 16.0%
14. Germany Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Hesse Germany FRA/EDDF 69,510,269 0 17.8%
15. United States Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas United States DFW/KDFW 69,112,607 -13 13.0%
16. South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Incheon South Korea ICN/RKSI 68,350,784 13 110.0%
17. Turkey Istanbul Atatürk Airport Yeşilköy, Istanbul Turkey IST/LTBA 68,192,683 -12 16.4%
18. Indonesia Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Tangerang, Banten Indonesia CGK/WIII 66,908,159 -11 16.2%
19. Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region Singapore SIN/WSSS 65,628,000 -11 15.5%
20. United States Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado United States DEN/KDEN 64,494,613 0 15.1%
21. Thailand Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok International) Airport Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Bangkok Thailand BKK/VTBS 63,378,923 0 14.1%
22. United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York, New York United States JFK/KJFK 61,909,148 0 14.4%
23. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor Malaysia KUL/WMKK 59,959,000 0 12.4%
24. Spain Madrid Barajas Airport Barajas, Madrid Spain MAD/LEMD 57,891,340 11 18.4%
25. United States San Francisco International Airport San Mateo County, California United States SFO/KSFO 57,793,313 -11 13.5%

Busiest airports in Africa in 2018

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Country Airport City 2018 Change
(18-17)		 References
1  South Africa O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg 21,231,510 Increase00.2% [2]
2  Egypt Cairo International Airport Cairo 15,010,501 Decrease05.9% [3]
3  Ethiopia Bole International Airport Addis Ababa 12,143,938 Increase020.6% [4]
4  South Africa Cape Town International Airport Cape Town 10,752,246 Increase00.6% [5]
5  Morocco Mohammed V International Airport Casablanca 9,748,567 Increase04.2% [6]
6  Algeria Houari Boumediene Airport Algiers 7,900,000
7  Kenya Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi 7,039,175
8  Egypt Hurghada International Airport Hurghada 6,600,000
9  Nigeria Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos 6,500,000
10  Tunisia Tunis Carthage Airport Tunis 6,200,000

Busiest airports in Asia in 2018

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Rank Airport City Country Code

(IATA)

Code

(ICAO)

Total
passengers		 %
change
1 China Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing China PEK ZBAA 100,980,000 15.4%
2 United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Dubai United Arab Emirates DXB OMDB 89,149,387 11.0%
3 Japan Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport Tokyo Japan HND RJTT 87,098,683 11.9%
4 Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong China HKG VHHH 74,700,000 12.8%
5 China Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai China PVG ZSPD 74,050,000 15.8%
6 India Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi India DEL VIDP 69,866,994 110.1%
7 China Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou China CAN ZGGG 69,730,000 15.8%
8 South Korea Incheon International Airport Seoul/Incheon Republic of Korea ICN RKSI 68,259,763 110.0%
9 Indonesia Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Jakarta/Tangerang Indonesia CGK WIII 66,908,159 16.2%
10 Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Singapore Singapore SIN WSSS 65,600,000 15.4%
11 Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok/Samut Prakan Thailand BKK VTBS 63,378,923 14.1%
12 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur/Sepang Malaysia KUL WMKK 59,959,000 12.4%
13 China Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu China CTU ZUUU 52,950,000 16.3%
14 India Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai India BOM VABB 49,877,918 15.7%
15 China Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen China SZX ZGSZ 49,350,000 18.2%
16 China Kunming Changshui International Airport Kunming China KMG ZPPP 47,090,000 15.3%
17 Taiwan Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Taipei Taiwan TPE RCTP 46,535,180 13.7%
18 Philippines Ninoy Aquino International Airport Manila Philippines MNL RPLL 45,082,544 16.7%
19 China Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Xi'an/Xianyang China XIY ZLXY 44,650,000 16.2%
20 China Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai China SHA ZSSS 43,630,000 14.2%
21 Japan Narita International Airport Tokyo/Narita Japan NRT RJAA 42,601,130 14.8%
22 China Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing China CKG ZUCK 41,600,000 17.5%
23 Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah Saudi Arabia JED OEJN 41,200,000 121.4%
24 Thailand Don Mueang International Airport Bangkok SGD Thailand DMK VTBD 40,758,148 16.4%
25 Vietnam Tan Son Nhat International Airport Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam SGN VVTS 38,500,000 17.2%

Busiest airports in Europe in 2020

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Rank
2020 		Rank
change
2019--2020 		Country Airport City served Passengers Change 201*-2020
2020 2019 % Numbers
1 1 7  Turkey Istanbul Airport Istanbul 23,308,071[7] 52,578,008[8] -155.7% -129,269,937
2 0  France Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris 22,260,920[7] 76,150,007[9] -170.8% -153,889,087
3 -1 2  United Kingdom Heathrow Airport London 22,111,265[7] 80,886,589[10] -172.7% -158,775,324
4 -1 1  Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam 20,887,144[7] 71,707,144[11] -170.9% -150,820,000
5 1 3  Russia Sheremetyevo International Airport Moscow 19,783,957[7] 49,438,545[12] -160.0% -129,654,588
6 -1 2  Germany Frankfurt am Main Airport Frankfurt 18,768,601[7] 70,556,072[13] -173.4% -151,787,471
7 -1 2  Spain Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Madrid 17,092,693[7] 61,734,037[14] -172.3% -144,641,344
8 1 13  Russia Domodedovo International Airport Moscow 16,389,427[7] 28,252,337[12] -142.0% -111,862,910
9 -1 4  Spain Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport Barcelona 12,724,607[7] 52,686,314[14] -175.8% -139,961,707
10 1 19  Russia Vnukovo International Airport Moscow 12,565,241[15] 24,001,521[12] -1 47.6% -1 11,436,280

Busiest airports in North America in 2020

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Rank Rank
change
20-19 		Airport City served Country Passengers[16] Annual
change
1 Steady Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta  United States 42,918,685 Decrease61.17%
2 Increase2 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas–Fort Worth  United States 39,364,990 Decrease47.56%
3 Increase2 Denver International Airport Denver  United States 33,741,129 Decrease51.11%
4 Steady O'Hare International Airport Chicago  United States 30,860,251 Decrease63.54%
5 Decrease2 Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles  United States 28,779,527 Decrease67.32%
6 Increase7 Charlotte Douglas International Airport Charlotte  United States 27,205,082 Decrease45.57%
7 Increase2 McCarran International Airport Las Vegas  United States 22,255,395 Decrease56.95%
8 Increase4 Mexico City International Airport Mexico City  Mexico[17] 21,981,711 Decrease56.31%
9 Increase6 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix  United States 21,928,708 Decrease52.63%
10 Steady Orlando International Airport Orlando  United States 21,617,803 Decrease57.29%
11 Decrease3 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport Seattle-Tacoma  United States 20,061,507 Decrease61.29%
12 Increase4 Miami International Airport Miami  United States 18,663,858 Decrease59.36%
13 Increase4 George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston  United States 18,213,913 Decrease59.77%
14 Decrease8 John F. Kennedy International Airport New York City  United States 16,630,642 Decrease73.41%
15 Increase6 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Fort Lauderdale  United States 16,484,132 Decrease55.14%
16 Decrease9 San Francisco International Airport San Francisco  United States 16,427,801 Decrease71.39%
17 Decrease3 Newark Liberty International Airport Newark  United States 15,892,892 Decrease65.70%
18 Increase1 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis-Saint Paul  United States 14,851,289 Decrease62.45%
19 Increase1 Detroit Metropolitan Airport Detroit  United States 14,105,007 Decrease61.64%
20 Decrease9 Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto  Canada 13,399,694 Decrease73.47%
21 Decrease3 Logan International Airport Boston  United States 12,635,325 Decrease70.33%
22 Increase3 Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City  United States 12,559,026 Decrease53.15%
23 Increase4 Cancún International Airport Cancún  Mexico[17] 12,259,148 Decrease51.89%
24 Decrease2 Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia  United States 11,865,006 Decrease64.07%
25 Decrease1 Baltimore/Washington International Airport Baltimore-Washington  United States 11,204,511 Decrease58.49%|}

Busiest airports in South America in 2020

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Rank Country Airport City Passengers Growth
1 Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 20,322,520[18] Decrease52.74%
2 Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 10,816,372[19] Decrease69.09%
3 Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 8,527,737[20] Decrease65.38%
4 Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 7,848,297[21] Decrease53.08%
5 Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 7,566,704[22] Decrease70.21%
6 Brazil São Paulo–Congonhas Airport São Paulo 6,964,390[23] Decrease69.29%
7 Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 6,709,061[24] Decrease36.62%
8 Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 4,957,973[23] Decrease45.46%
9 Brazil Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 4,836,890[25] Decrease44.49%
10 Brazil Belo Horizonte International Airport Belo Horizonte 4,811,942[26] Decrease56.94%
11 Brazil Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 4,635,123[27] Decrease65.69%
12 Brazil Salvador International Airport Salvador 3,840,940[28] Decrease50.67%
13 Brazil Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport Porto Alegre 3,561,630[29] Decrease56.39%
14 Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 3,305,171[30] Decrease73.79%
15 Brazil Fortaleza Airport Fortaleza 3,156,418[31] Decrease55.14%
16 Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 3,085,601[19] Decrease66.48%
17 Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba 2,508,359[23] Decrease61.43%
18 Argentina Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires 2,347,332[30] Decrease80.91%
19 Brazil Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Belém 2,075,540[23] Decrease42.80%
20 Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 1,955,998[19] Decrease64.61%
21 Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 1,879,635[19] Decrease66.81%
22 Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis 1,869,671[32] Decrease52.33%
23 Brazil Eduardo Gomes International Airport Manaus 1,725,236[23] Decrease43.86%
24 Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito 1,521,680[33] Decrease69.79%
25 Brazil Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport Vitória 1,502,639[34] Decrease55.00%

See also

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Continents

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Regions

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Rankings

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References

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