List of the World’s Busiest Airports

The world's busiest airportHartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Georgia.

With more than 9 billion passengers traveling by plane every year, it’s not surprising that airports are busy. How busy? In 2024 more than 108 million passengers passed through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International in Georgia, making it the busiest airport in the world. Next on the list is Dubai International, which saw more than 92 million passengers. Dallas Fort Worth International is in third place, with almost 88 million passengers. How do other airports rank? Find out in our list below.

Busiest airports in the world1
airport abbreviation serves passengers2
1Based on each airport’s passenger arrivals and departures.
2Data from 2024.
Source: Airports Council International World.
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International ATL Atlanta, Georgia, United States 108,067,766
2. Dubai International DXB Dubai, United Arab Emirates 92,331,506
3. Dallas Fort Worth International DFW Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, United States 87,817,864
4. Haneda HND Tokyo, Japan 85,900,617
5. Heathrow LHR London, England 83,884,572
6. Denver International DEN Denver, Colorado, United States 82,358,744
7. Istanbul IST Istanbul, Turkey 80,073,252
8. O’Hare International ORD Chicago, Illinois, United States 80,043,050
9. Indira Gandhi International DEL Delhi, India 77,820,834
10. Shanghai Pudong PVG Shanghai, China 76,787,039
11. Los Angeles International LAX Los Angeles, California, United States 76,588,028
12. Guangzhou Baiyun International CAN Guangzhou, Guangdong, China 76,365,092
13. Incheon ICN Seoul, South Korea 71,212,515
14. Paris Charles de Gaulle CDG Paris, France 70,290,260
15. Changi SIN Singapore 67,650,000
16. Beijing Capital International PEK Beijing, China 67,367,428
17. Schiphol AMS Amsterdam, Netherlands 66,828,759
18. Madrid-Barajas MAD Madrid, Spain 66,148,340
19. John F. Kennedy International JFK New York City, New York, United States 63,265,984
20. Suvarnabhumi BKK Bangkok, Thailand 62,234,693
Amy Tikkanen
Citation Information
Article Title: List of the World’s Busiest Airports
Website Name: Encyclopaedia Britannica
Publisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Date Published: 09 September 2025
Access Date: November 15, 2026