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🏆The World's Biggest Airports

Ranked by yearly passenger traffic, from busiest to quietest among the airports covered here.

100 airports ranked

  1. 1
    ATL — Atlanta Americas

    Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

    108.1M (2024)
  2. 2
    DXB — Dubai Middle East

    Dubai International Airport

    92.3M (2024)
  3. 3
    DFW — Dallas Americas

    Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

    87.8M (2024)
  4. 4
    HND — Tokyo Asia

    Tokyo International Airport (Haneda)

    85.7M (2024)
  5. 5
    LHR — London Europe

    London Heathrow Airport

    83.9M (2024)
  6. 6
    DEN — Denver Americas

    Denver International Airport

    82.3M (2024)
  7. 7
    ORD — Chicago Americas

    Chicago O'Hare International Airport

    80.1M (2024)
  8. 8
    IST — Istanbul Europe

    Istanbul Airport

    80M (2024)
  9. 9
    DEL — Delhi Asia

    Indira Gandhi International Airport

    77.8M (2024)
  10. 10
    PVG — Shanghai Asia

    Shanghai Pudong International Airport

    76.8M (2024)
  11. 11
    LAX — Los Angeles Americas

    Los Angeles International Airport

    76.6M (2024)
  12. 12
    CAN — Guangzhou Asia

    Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

    76.4M (2024)
  13. 13
    ICN — Seoul Asia

    Incheon International Airport

    74M (2024)
  14. 14
    CDG — Paris Europe

    Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport

    70.3M (2024)
  15. 15
    SIN — Singapore Asia

    Singapore Changi Airport

    67.7M (2024)
  16. 16
    PEK — Beijing Asia

    Beijing Capital International Airport

    67.4M (2024)
  17. 17
    AMS — Amsterdam Europe

    Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

    66.8M (2024)
  18. 18
    MAD — Madrid Europe

    Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport

    66.2M (2024)
  19. 19
    JFK — New York Americas

    John F. Kennedy International Airport

    63.3M (2024)
  20. 20
    BKK — Bangkok Asia

    Suvarnabhumi Airport

    62M+ (2024)
  21. 21
    FRA — Frankfurt Europe

    Frankfurt Airport

    61.6M (2024)
  22. 22
    CLT — Charlotte Americas

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport

    58.8M (2024)
  23. 23
    LAS — Las Vegas Americas

    Harry Reid International Airport

    58.4M (2024)
  24. 24
    MCO — Orlando Americas

    Orlando International Airport

    57.2M (2024)
  25. 25
    KUL — Kuala Lumpur Asia

    Kuala Lumpur International Airport

    57M (2024)
  26. 26
    MIA — Miami Americas

    Miami International Airport

    56M (2024)
  27. 27
    BCN — Barcelona Europe

    Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport

    55M (2024)
  28. 28
    CGK — Jakarta Asia

    Soekarno-Hatta International Airport

    54.8M (2024)
  29. 29
    BOM — Mumbai Asia

    Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

    54.8M (2024)
  30. 30
    HKG — Hong Kong Asia

    Hong Kong International Airport

    53.1M (2024)
  31. 31
    DOH — Doha Middle East

    Hamad International Airport

    52.7M (2024)
  32. 32
    SEA — Seattle Americas

    Seattle-Tacoma International Airport

    52.6M (2024)
  33. 33
    SFO — San Francisco Americas

    San Francisco International Airport

    52.3M (2024)
  34. 34
    FCO — Rome Europe

    Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport

    49.2M (2024)
  35. 35
    JED — Jeddah Middle East

    King Abdulaziz International Airport

    49.1M (2024)
  36. 36
    YYZ — Toronto Americas

    Toronto Pearson International Airport

    46.8M (2024)
  37. 37
    BOG — Bogotá Americas

    El Dorado International Airport

    45.8M (2024)
  38. 38
    MEX — Mexico City Americas

    Mexico City International Airport

    45.4M (2024)
  39. 39
    TPE — Taipei Asia

    Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

    44.9M (2024)
  40. 40
    GRU — São Paulo Americas

    São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport

    43.6M (2024)
  41. 41
    MUC — Munich Europe

    Munich Airport

    41.6M (2024)
  42. 42
    SYD — Sydney Oceania

    Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport

    41M+ (2024)
  43. 43
    SGN — Ho Chi Minh City Asia

    Tan Son Nhat International Airport

    39.8M (2024)
  44. 44
    RUH — Riyadh Middle East

    King Khalid International Airport

    37M+ (2024)
  45. 45
    MEL — Melbourne Oceania

    Melbourne Airport (Tullamarine)

    36.0M (FY2024/25)
  46. 46
    LIS — Lisbon Europe

    Humberto Delgado Airport

    35.1M (2024)
  47. 47
    DUB — Dublin Europe

    Dublin Airport

    33.3M (2024)
  48. 48
    ATH — Athens Europe

    Athens International Airport

    31.9M (2024)
  49. 49
    VIE — Vienna Europe

    Vienna International Airport

    31.7M (2024)
  50. 50
    ZRH — Zurich Europe

    Zurich Airport

    31.2M (2024)
  51. 51
    KIX — Osaka Asia

    Kansai International Airport

    30.6M (2024)
  52. 52
    CUN — Cancún Americas

    Cancún International Airport

    30.4M (2024)
  53. 53
    CPH — Copenhagen Europe

    Copenhagen Airport

    29.9M (2024)
  54. 54
    AUH — Abu Dhabi Middle East

    Zayed International Airport

    28.8M (2024)
  55. 55
    CAI — Cairo Africa

    Cairo International Airport

    28.8M (2024)
  56. 56
    MXP — Milan Europe

    Milan Malpensa Airport

    28.7M (2024)
  57. 57
    SCL — Santiago Americas

    Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport

    26.2M (2024)
  58. 58
    YVR — Vancouver Americas

    Vancouver International Airport

    26.2M (2024)
  59. 59
    LIM — Lima Americas

    Jorge Chávez International Airport

    24.5M (2024)
  60. 60
    DPS — Denpasar Asia

    Ngurah Rai International Airport

    23.9M (2024)
  61. 61
    BNE — Brisbane Oceania

    Brisbane Airport

    23.1M (2024)
  62. 62
    PTY — Panama City Americas

    Tocumen International Airport

    19.25M (2024)
  63. 63
    AKL — Auckland Oceania

    Auckland Airport

    18.5M (FY2023/24)
  64. 64
    JNB — Johannesburg Africa

    O.R. Tambo International Airport

    18.5M (FY2024/25)
  65. 65
    SHJ — Sharjah Middle East

    Sharjah International Airport

    17.1M (2024)
  66. 66
    PER — Perth Oceania

    Perth Airport

    16.9M (2024)
  67. 67
    PRG — Prague Europe

    Václav Havel Airport Prague

    16.4M (2024)
  68. 68
    KWI — Kuwait City Middle East

    Kuwait International Airport

    15.4M (2024)
  69. 69
    BSB — Brasília Americas

    Presidente Juscelino Kubitschek International Airport

    15M+ (2024)
  70. 70
    GIG — Rio de Janeiro Americas

    Rio de Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (Tom Jobim)

    14.4M (2024)
  71. 71
    BAH — Manama Middle East

    Bahrain International Airport

    14M (2024)
  72. 72
    TLV — Tel Aviv Middle East

    Ben Gurion International Airport

    13.8M (2024)
  73. 73
    MCT — Muscat Middle East

    Muscat International Airport

    12.9M (2024)
  74. 74
    ADD — Addis Ababa Africa

    Addis Ababa Bole International Airport

    12.1M (2024)
  75. 75
    EZE — Buenos Aires Americas

    Ministro Pistarini International Airport

    11.1M (2024)
  76. 76
    CPT — Cape Town Africa

    Cape Town International Airport

    10.8M (FY2024/25)
  77. 77
    CMN — Casablanca Africa

    Mohammed V International Airport

    10.5M (2024)
  78. 78
    RAK — Marrakech Africa

    Marrakech Menara Airport

    9.3M (2024)
  79. 79
    NBO — Nairobi Africa

    Jomo Kenyatta International Airport

    9.07M (2024)
  80. 80
    AMM — Amman Middle East

    Queen Alia International Airport

    8.8M (2024)
  81. 81
    ADL — Adelaide Oceania

    Adelaide Airport

    8.5M (FY2023/24)
  82. 82
    KEF — Reykjavík Europe

    Keflavík International Airport

    8.3M (2024)
  83. 83
    CTG — Cartagena Americas

    Rafael Núñez International Airport

    7.51M (2024)
  84. 84
    MLE — Malé Asia

    Velana International Airport

    7.5M (2024, est.)
  85. 85
    TUN — Tunis Africa

    Tunis-Carthage International Airport

    7.25M (2024)
  86. 86
    LOS — Lagos Africa

    Murtala Muhammed International Airport

    7M+/year
  87. 87
    CHC — Christchurch Oceania

    Christchurch International Airport

    6.25M (FY2023/24)
  88. 88
    BEY — Beirut Middle East

    Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport

    5.62M (2024)
  89. 89
    WLG — Wellington Oceania

    Wellington International Airport

    5.5M (FY2023/24)
  90. 90
    UIO — Quito Americas

    Mariscal Sucre International Airport

    5.3M (2024)
  91. 91
    CNS — Cairns Oceania

    Cairns Airport

    4.7M (2024)
  92. 92
    CUZ — Cusco Americas

    Alejandro Velasco Astete International Airport

    4.2M (2024)
  93. 93
    MRU — Port Louis Africa

    Sir Seewoosagur Ramgoolam International Airport

    4M+ (2024)
  94. 94
    ACC — Accra Africa

    Kotoka International Airport

    3.2M (2024)
  95. 95
    DAR — Dar es Salaam Africa

    Julius Nyerere International Airport

    2.9M (2024)
  96. 96
    LPB — La Paz Americas

    El Alto International Airport

    2.6M (2023)
  97. 97
    ZQN — Queenstown Oceania

    Queenstown Airport

    2.49M (FY2023/24)
  98. 98
    KGL — Kigali Africa

    Kigali International Airport

    2M+/year
  99. 99
    NAN — Nadi Oceania

    Nadi International Airport

    2M+/year
  100. 100
    WDH — Windhoek Africa

    Hosea Kutako International Airport

    1.26M (2024)