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World's busiest airports by passenger traffic

The thirty world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by number of total passengers (data provided by Airports Council International). One passenger is described as someone who arrives in, departs from, or transfers through the airport on a given day.


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2006 preliminary (January - April) statistics

RankAirportCountryLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total passengers
to date
1.O'Hare International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Chicago, Illinois, United StatesORD/KORD26,641,429
2.Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesATL/KATL24,011,515
3.London Heathrow Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United KingdomHayes, London, United KingdomLHR/EGLL21,220,624
4.Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Japan Ota, Tokyo, JapanHND/RJTT20,220,206
5.Los Angeles International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Los Angeles, California, United StatesLAX/KLAX19,194,220
6.Dallas-Fort Worth International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United StatesDFW/KDFW19,076,983
7.Charles De Gaulle International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:FranceRoissy, Tremblay-en-France, Paris, FranceCDG/LFPG17,121,173
8.Frankfurt International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:GermanyFrankfurt, Hesse, GermanyFRA/EDDF15,603,391
9.Denver International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United StatesDenver, Colorado, United StatesDEN/KDEN14,887,971
10.McCarran International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United StatesLas Vegas, Nevada, United StatesLAS/KLAS14,755,745
11.Don Mueang International Airport (Old Bangkok Int'l)World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:ThailandDon Mueang, Bangkok, ThailandDMK/VTBD14,744,381
12.Beijing Capital International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:People's Republic of China Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaPEK/ZBAA14,554,716
13.Hong Kong International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, SARHKG/VHHH13,950,000
14.Sky Harbor International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesPHX/KPHX13,845,034
15.George Bush (Houston) Intercontinental AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Houston, Texas, United StatesIAH/KIAH13,744,742
16.Barajas International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:SpainMadrid, SpainMAD/LEMD13,662,849
17.Amsterdam Schiphol Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:NetherlandsHaarlemmermeer, North Holland, The NetherlandsAMS/EHAM13,132,966
18.John F. Kennedy International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United StatesNew York City, New York, United StatesJFK/KJFK12,846,477
19.Orlando McCoy International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Orlando, Florida, United StatesMCO/KMCO12,123,165
20.Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United StatesDetroit, Michigan, United StatesDTW/KDTW11,439,904
21.Minneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United StatesMSP/KMSP11,435,688
22Newark Liberty International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Newark, New Jersey, United StatesEWR/KEWR11,286,943
23.Miami International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Miami, Florida, United StatesMIA/KMIA11,233,850
24.Singapore Changi AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:SingaporeChangi, East Region, SingaporeSIN/WSSS11,080,528
25.San Francisco International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United StatesSan Francisco, California, United StatesSFO/KSFO10,263,018
26.Narita International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:JapanNarita, Chiba, JapanNRT/RJAA10,237,824
27.Philadelphia International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesPHL/KPHL9,884,003
28.Kingsford Smith International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:AustraliaSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSYD/YSSY9,857,401
29.Toronto Pearson International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:CanadaToronto, Ontario, CanadaYYZ/CYYZ9,764,537
30.Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (Jakarta)World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:IndonesiaCengkareng, Banten, IndonesiaCGK/WIII9,606,497

2005 final statistics

RankAirport CountryLocationCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
Passengers		2004
Rank		Change
1.Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesATL/KATL85,907,4231+2.8%
2.O'Hare International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Chicago, Illinois, United StatesORD/KORD76,510,0032+1.3%
3.London Heathrow AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United Kingdom Hayes, Greater London, United KingdomLHR/EGLL67,915,4033+0.8%
4.Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Japan Ota, Tokyo, JapanHND/RJTT63,282,2194+1.6%
5.Los Angeles International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Los Angeles, California, United StatesLAX/KLAX61,489,3985+1.3%
6.Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United StatesDFW/KDFW59,176,2656-0.4%
7.Charles De Gaulle International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:France Roissy, Tremblay-en-France, FranceCDG/LFPG53,798,3087+5.0%
8.Frankfurt International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Germany Frankfurt, Hesse, GermanyFRA/EDDF52,219,4128+2.2%
9.Amsterdam Schiphol Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Netherlands Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The NetherlandsAMS/EHAM44,163,0989+3.8%
10.McCarran International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesLAS/KLAS43,989,98211 (+1)+6.0%
11.Denver International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Denver, Colorado, United StatesDEN/KDEN43,387,51310 (-1)+2.6%
12.Barajas International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Spain Madrid, SpainMAD/LEMD41,940,05913 (+1)+8.4%
13.John F. Kennedy International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States New York City, New York, United StatesJFK/KJFK41,885,10415 (+2)+8.9%
14.Sky Harbor International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesPHX/KPHX41,213,75412 (-2)+4.3%
15.Beijing Capital International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:People's Republic of China Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaPEK/ZBAA41,004,00820 (+5)+17.5%
16.Hong Kong International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of ChinaHKG/VHHH40,269,84717 (+1)+9.7%
17.George Bush (Houston) Intercontinental AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Houston, Texas, United StatesIAH/KIAH39,684,64018 (+1)+8.7%
18.Don Mueang International Airport (Old Bangkok Int'l)World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Thailand Bangkok, ThailandDMK/VTBD38,985,04314 (-4)+2.7%
19.Minneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United StatesMSP/KMSP37,604,37316 (-3)+2.4%
20.Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Detroit, Michigan, United StatesDTW/KDTW36,389,29419 (-1)+3.2%
21.Orlando McCoy International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Orlando, Florida, United StatesMCO/KMCO34,128,04824 (+3)+8.4%
22Newark Liberty International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Newark, New Jersey, United StatesEWR/KEWR33,999,99022+3.3%
23.San Francisco International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States San Francisco, California, United StatesSFO/KSFO33,394,22521 (-2)+2.3%
24.London Gatwick AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United Kingdom West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK32,784,33023 (-1)+4.2%
25.Singapore Changi AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Singapore Changi, East Region, SingaporeSIN/WSSS32,430,85626 (+1)+6.8%
26.Philadelphia International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesPHL/KPHL31,495,38530 (+4)+10.5%
27.Narita International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Japan Narita, Chiba, JapanNRT/RJAA31,451,27425 (-2)+1.3%
28.Miami International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Miami, Florida, United StatesMIA/KMIA31,008,45327 (-1)+2.8%
29.Toronto Pearson International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Canada Toronto, Ontario, CanadaYYZ/CYYZ29,914,75028 (-1)+4.5%
30.Seattle-Tacoma International Airport World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Seattle, Washington, United StatesSEA/KSEA29,289,026 N/A+1.7%

2004 final statistics

RankAirport Country LocationCodeTotal
Passengers		2003
Rank		Change
1.Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesATL83,606,5831+5.7%
2.O'Hare International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Chicago, Illinois, United StatesORD75,533,8222+8.7%
3.London Heathrow AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United Kingdom Hayes, Greater London, United KingdomLHR67,344,0543+6.1%
4.Tokyo Haneda International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Japan Ota, Tokyo, JapanHND62,291,4054-0.9%
5.Los Angeles International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Los Angeles, California, United StatesLAX60,688,6095+10.4%
6.Dallas-Fort Worth International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States,DFW59,412,2176+11.6%
7.Charles de Gaulle International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:France Roissy, Tremblay-en-France, FranceCDG51,260,3638 (+1)+6.3%
8.Frankfurt International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Germany Frankfurt, Hesse, GermanyFRA51,098,2717 (-1)+5.7%
9.Amsterdam Schiphol AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Netherlands Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The NetherlandsAMS42,541,1809+6.5%
10.Denver International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Denver, Colorado, United StatesDEN42,393,76610+13.0%
11.McCarran International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesLAS41,411,53112 (+1)+19.7%
12.Sky Harbor International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesPHX39,493,519 11 (-1)+5.56%
13.Barajas International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Spain Madrid, SpainMAD38,704,73113+7.9%
14.Don Mueang International Airport (Old Bangkok Int'l)World's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Thailand Bangkok, ThailandDMK37,960,16918 (+4)+25.8%
15.John F. Kennedy International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States New York City, New York, United StatesJFK37,518,14317 (+2)+18.2%
16.Minneapolis-Saint Paul International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United StatesMSP36,713,17315 (-1)+10.6%
17.Hong Kong International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Hong Kong Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of ChinaHKG36,711,92024 (+7)+35.5%
18.George Bush Intercontinental AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Houston, Texas, United StatesIAH36,506,11614 (-4)+6.9%
19.Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Detroit, Michigan, United StatesDTW35,187,51716 (-3)+7.7%
20.Beijing Capital International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:People's Republic of China Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaPEK34,883,190N/A+43.2%
21.San Francisco International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States San Francisco, California, United StatesSFO32,247,74622 (+1)+10.0%
22.Newark Liberty International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Newark, New Jersey, United StatesEWR31,947,26621 (-1)+8.4%
23.London Gatwick AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United Kingdom Surrey/West Sussex, United KingdomLGW31,461,45419 (−4)+4.8%
24.Orlando International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Orlando, Florida, United StatesMCO31,143,388 23 (-1)+14.0%
25.Narita International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Japan Narita, Chiba, JapanNRT31,057,25226 (+1)+17.0%
26.Singapore Changi AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Singapore Changi, East Region, SingaporeSIN30,353,565N/A+23.1%
27.Miami International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Miami, Florida, United StatesMIA30,165,19720 (-7)+1.9%
28.Seattle-Tacoma International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Seattle, Washington, United StatesSEA28,804,55425 (-3)+7.5%
29.Toronto Pearson International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:Canada Toronto, Ontario, CanadaYYZ28,615,709294.6%
30.Philadelphia International AirportWorld's busiest airports by passenger traffic:United States Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesPHL28,507,42030+15.5%

2003 final statistics

RankAirportLocationCodeTotal
Passengers		2002
Rank		%
Change
1.Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International AirportAtlanta, Georgia, United StatesATL79,086,7921+2.9%
2.O'Hare International AirportChicago, Illinois, United StatesORD69,508,6722+4.4%
3.London Heathrow AirportHayes, Greater London, United KingdomLHR63,487,1363+0.2%
4.Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)Ota, Tokyo, JapanHND62,876,2694+2.94%
5.Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, California United States,LAX54,982,8385-2.2%
6.Dallas-Fort Worth International AirportDallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States,DFW53,253,6076+0.8%
7.Frankfurt International AirportFrankfurt, Hesse, GermanyFRA48,351,6647-0.2%
8.Charles De Gaulle International AirportRoissy, Tremblay-en-France, FranceCDG48,220,4368-0.3%
9.Amsterdam Schiphol AirportHaarlemmermeer, North Holland, The NetherlandsAMS39,960,4009-1.9%
10.Denver International AirportDenver, Colorado, United StatesDEN37,505,13810+5.2%
11.Sky Harbor International AirportPhoenix, Arizona, United StatesPHX37,412,16511+5.2%
12.McCarran International AirportLas Vegas, Nevada, United StatesLAS36,285,93212+3.6%
13.Barajas International AirportMadrid, SpainMAD35,854,29313+5.7%
14.George Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston, Texas, United StatesIAH34,154,57414+0.7%
15.Minneapolis/Saint Paul International AirportMinneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United StatesMSP33,201,86016 (+1)+1.8%
16.Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportDetroit, Michigan, United StatesDTW32,664,62017 (+1)+0.6%
17.John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York City, New York, United StatesJFK31,732,37121 (+4)+6.0%
18.Don Mueang International Airport (Old Bangkok Int'l)Bangkok, ThailandDMK30,175,37918-6.2%
19.London Gatwick AirportSurrey/West Sussex, United KingdomLGW30,007,02122 (+3)+1.3%
20.Miami International AirportMiami, Florida, United StatesMIA29,595,61820-1.5%
21.Newark Liberty International AirportNewark, New Jersey, United StatesEWR29,431,06123 (+2)+0.7%
22.San Francisco International AirportSan Francisco, California, United StatesSFO29,313,27119 (-3)-6.8%
23.Orlando International AirportOrlando, Florida, United StatesMCO27,319,22328 (+5)+2.5%
24.Hong Kong International AirportChek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of ChinaHKG27,092,29015 (-9)-20.0%
25.Seattle-Tacoma International AirportSeattle, Washington, United StatesSEA26,755,88827 (+2)+0.2%
26.Narita International AirportNarita, Chiba, JapanNRT26,537,40625 (-1)-8.1%
27.Leonardo Da Vinci International AirportRome, ItalyFCO26,284,478N/A+3.7%
28.Kingsford Smith International AirportSydney, New South Wales, AustraliaSYD25,333,508N/A+4.0%
29.Toronto Pearson International AirportToronto, Ontario, CanadaYYZ24,739,31229-4.6%
30.Philadelphia International AirportPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United StatesPHL24,671,075N/A+0.5%

2002 final statistics

RankAirportLocationCodeTotal
Passengers
1.Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United StatesATL76,876,128
2.O'Hare International AirportChicago, Illinois, United StatesORD66,565,952
3.London Heathrow AirportHayes, Greater London, United KingdomLHR63,338,641
4.Tokyo International AirportOta, Tokyo, JapanHND61,079,478
5.Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California United StatesLAX56,223,843
6.Dallas-Fort Worth International AirportDallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United StatesDFW52,828,573
7.Frankfurt International AirportFrankfurt, Hesse, GermanyFRA48,450,357
8.Charles De Gaulle International AirportRoissy, Tremblay-en-France, FranceCDG48,350,172
9.Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The NetherlandsAMS40,736,009
10.Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United StatesDEN35,651,098
11.Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Arizona, United StatesPHX35,547,167
12.McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United StatesLAS35,009,011
13.Barajas International Airport Madrid, SpainMAD33,913,456
14.George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United StatesIAH33,905,253
15.Hong Kong International AirportChek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of ChinaHKG33,882,463
16.Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United StatesMSP32,628,331
17.Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, Michigan, United StatesDTW32,477,694
18.Don Mueang International Airport (Old Bangkok Int'l) Bangkok, ThailandDMK32,182,980
19.San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United StatesSFO31,456,422
20.Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United StatesMIA30,060,241
21.John F. Kennedy International Airport New York City, New York, United StatesJFK29,943,084
22.London Gatwick AirportSurrey/West Sussex, United KingdomLGW29,628,423
23.Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United StatesEWR29,202,654
24.Singapore Changi AirportChangi, East Region, SingaporeSIN28,979,344
25.Narita International AirportNarita, Chiba, JapanNRT28,883,606
26.Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of ChinaPEK27,159,665
27.Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington, United StatesSEA26,690,843
28.Orlando International Airport Orlando, Florida, United StatesMCO26,653,672
29.Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Ontario, CanadaYYZ25,930,363
30.Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport Saint Louis, Missouri, United StatesSTL25,626,114

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