These are the 20 busiest airports in the world based on total passenger traffic in 2016
Atlanta’s Hartsfield Jackson International Airport handled more than 104 million travellers in 2016, making it – still – the busiest airport in the world based on total passenger traffic.
The figure, released this week by the Airports Council International, represents growth of 2.6% on 2015. It has topped the rankings every year since 1998.
Beijing Capital International Airport and Dubai International Airport are another non-movers at number two and three respectively, followed by Los Angeles International at number 4, Tokyo Haneda Airport at number 5, and O’Hare International in Chicago at number 6.
London’s Heathrow Airport, Hong Kong International, Shanghai Pudong International Airport in China, and France’s Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport complete the top 10.
Here are the 20 busiest airports in the world based on total passenger traffic, in 2016:
- Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), United States
Passenger numbers 2016: 104,171,935 passengers (up 2.6%)
Rank in 2015: 1st - Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK), China
Passenger numbers 2016: 94,393,454 passengers (up 5%)
Rank in 2015: 2nd - Dubai International Airport (DXB), United Arab Emirates
Passenger numbers 2016: 83,654,250 passengers (up 7.2%)
Rank in 2015: 3rd - Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), United States
Passenger numbers 2016: 80,921,527 passengers (up 8%)
Rank in 2015: 7th - Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND), Japan
Passenger numbers 2016: 79,699,762 passengers (up 5.5%)
Rank in 2015: 5th - Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), United States
Passenger numbers 2016: 77,960,588 passengers (up 1.3%)
Rank in 2015: 4th - London Heathrow (LHR), United Kingdom
Passenger numbers 2016: 75,715,474 passengers (up 1%)
Rank in 2015: 6th - Hong Kong International Airport (HKG), Hong Kong
Passenger numbers 2016: 70,305,857 passengers (up 3%)
Rank in 2015: 8th - Shanghai Pudong International Airpor (PVG), China
Passenger numbers 2016: 66,002,414 passengers (up 9.8%)
Rank in 2015: 13th - Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), France
Passenger numbers 2016: 65,933,145 passengers (up 0.3%)
Rank in 2015: 9th - Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), United States
Passenger numbers 2016: 65,670,697 passengers (up 0.2%)
Rank in 2015: 10th - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), Netherlands
Passenger numbers 2016: 63,625,534 passengers (up 9.2%)
Rank in 2015: 14th - Frankfurt Airport (FRA), Germany
Passenger numbers 2016: 60,786,937 passengers (down 0.4%)
Rank in 2015: 12th - Istanbul Atatürk Airport (IST), Turkey
Passenger numbers 2016: 60,119,876 passengers (down 1.9%)
Rank in 2015: 11th - Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN), China
Passenger numbers 2016: 59,732,147 passengers (up 8.2%)
Rank in 2015: 17th - John F. Kennedy International Airport, New York (JFK), United States
Passenger numbers 2016: 58,873,386 passengers (up 3.5%)
Rank in 2015: 15th - Singapore Changi Airport (SIN), Singapore
Passenger numbers 2016: 58,698,000 passengers (up 5.9%)
Rank in 2015: 16th - Denver International Airport, United States
Passenger numbers 2016: 58,266,515 passengers (up 7.9%)
Rank in 2015: 19th - Incheon International Airport, Seoul (ICN), South Korea
Passenger numbers 2016: 57,849,814 passengers (up 17.1%)
Rank in 2015: 22nd - Suvarnabhumi Airport (or Bangkok International Airport) (BKK), Thailand
Passenger numbers 2016: 55,892,428 passengers (up 5.7%)
Rank in 2015: 20th
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