The following is a list of the world's busiest airports by international passenger traffic.
2023 statistics
Airports Council International's preliminary figures are as follows.
2022 statistics
Airports Council International's preliminary figures are as follows.
2021 statistics
Airports Council International's preliminary figures are as follows.
2020 statistics
Airports Council International's preliminary figures are as follows.
2019 statistics
Airports Council International's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows.
2018 statistics
Airports Council International's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows.
2017 statistics
Airports Council International's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows.
2016 statistics
Airports Council International's (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows.
2015 statistics
Airports Council International's (January–December) figures are as follows.
2014 statistics
Airports Council International's (January–December) figures are as follows.
2013 statistics
Airports Council International's (January–December) figures are as follows.
2011 statistics
Airports Council International's (January–December) figures are as follows.
| Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Total passengers |
Monthly rank change |
% change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  London Heathrow Airport |
Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 64,687,737 |  |
 6.2%
|
| 2. |  Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport |
Roissy-en-France, Val d'Oise, Île-de-France, France | CDG/LFPG | 55,674,880 | |
4.8%
|
| 3. |  Hong Kong International Airport |
Chek Lap Kok, New Territories, Hong Kong, China | HKG/VHHH | 52,749,262 | |
6.0%
|
| 4. |  Dubai International Airport |
Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 50,192,013 | 1 |
8.4%
|
| 5. |  Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 49,680,283 | 1 |
10.1%
|
| 6. |  Frankfurt Airport |
Flughafen, Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany | FRA/EDDF | 49,477,184 |  2 |
6.9%
|
| 7. |  Singapore Changi Airport |
Changi, East Region, Singapore | SIN/WSSS | 45,429,263 | |
11.0%
|
| 8. |  Suvarnabhumi Airport |
Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Thailand | BKK/VTBS | 35,009,002 | 3 |
11.4%
|
| 9. |  Seoul Incheon International Airport |
Jung-gu, Incheon, Sudogwon, South Korea | ICN/RKSI | 34,537,845 | 1 |
4.8%
|
| 10. |  Madrid-Barajas Airport |
Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain | MAD/LEMD | 32,449,857 | |
4.7%
|
| 11. | London Gatwick Airport |
Crawley, West Sussex, United Kingdom | LGW/EGKK | 29,923,391 | 1 |
7.5%
|
| 12. | Munich Airport |
Oberding/Hallbergmoos/Marzling, Erding/Freising, Bavaria, Germany | MUC/EDDM | 27,879,045 | 1 |
10.1%
|
| 13. |  Narita International Airport |
Narita, Chiba, Japan | NRT/RJAA | 26,331,010 | 4 |
18.1%
|
| 14. |  Kuala Lumpur International Airport |
Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia | KUL/WMKK | 25,915,723 | 4 |
10.7%
|
| 15. |  Leonardo da Vinci Airport |
Fiumicino, Rome, Italy | FCO/LIRF | 24,448,925 | |
5.0%
|
| 16. |  John F. Kennedy International Airport |
Queens, New York City, New York, United States | JFK/KJFK | 24,164,827 | |
4.6%
|
| 17. |  Atatürk International Airport |
Yeşilköy, Bakırköy, Istanbul, Turkey | IST/LTBA | 24,048,585 | |
32.2%
|
| 18. |  Zurich Airport |
Rümlang/Oberglatt, Bülach/Dielsdorf, ZH, Switzerland | ZRH/LSZH | 23,628,718 | 1 |
6.6%
|
| 19. |  Taoyuan International Airport |
Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan | TPE/RCTP | 23,137,062 | 5 |
0.0%
|
| 20. | Barcelona Airport |
El Prat de Llobregat, Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain | BCN/LEBL | 21,663,602 | 6 |
23.5%
|
| 21. | Antalya Airport |
Antalya, Turkey | AYT/LTAI | 20,555,170 | 2 |
13.6%
|
| 22. |  Vienna Airport |
Vienna, Austria | VIE/LOWW | 20,398,766 | NEW |
8.0%
|
| 23. |  Toronto Pearson International Airport |
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada | YYZ/CYYZ | 20,355,771 | 3 |
6.0%
|
| 24. |  Copenhagen Airport |
Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Denmark | CPH/EKCH | 20,233,904 | 3 |
6.7%
|
| 25. |  Dublin Airport |
Swords, County Dublin, Republic of Ireland | DUB/EIDW | 18,607,651 | 1 |
3.1%
|
| 26. |  Brussels Airport |
Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium | BRU/EBBR | 18,590,891 | 3 |
9.6%
|
| 27 | Miami International Airport |
Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | MIA/KMIA | 18,417,513 | 1 |
9.0%
|
| 28. |  Doha International Airport |
Doha, Qatar | DOH/OTBD | 18,108,521 | NEW |
15.2%
|
| 29. | Malpensa Airport |
Somma Lombardo, Varese, Lombardy, Italy | MXP/LIMC | 17,551,677 | 4 |
1.3%
|
| 30. | Manchester Airport |
Manchester, Greater Manchester, United Kingdom | MAN/EGCC | 16,605,737 | NEW |
7.7%
|
See also
- List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
- List of busiest airports by cargo traffic
- List of busiest airports by aircraft movements
- List of international airports by country
- Airport of entry
Notes
- "Top 10 busiest airports in the world shift with the rise of international air travel demand". Airports Council International. 2024-04-14. Retrieved 2024-04-15.
- "International travel returns: Top 10 busiest airports in the world revealed - ACI World". 2023-04-05. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- "The top 10 busiest airports in the world revealed" (Press release). Montréal: Airports Council International. 11 April 2022. Retrieved 2022-04-14.
- "ACI World data reveals COVID-19's impact on world's busiest airports" (Press release). Montréal: Airports Council International. 22 April 2021. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
- "ACI reveals top 20 airports for passenger traffic, cargo, and aircraft movements" (Press release). Montréal: Airports Council International. 19 May 2020. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
- "ACI World releases preliminary 2018 world airport traffic rankings Passenger traffic: Passenger traffic remains resilient but cargo hubs see volume growth weaken India becomes world's third largest aviation market for passenger traffic". www.aci.aero. 13 March 2019. Retrieved 2019-04-10.
- "ACI World releases preliminary 2017 world airport traffic rankings Passenger traffic: Indian and Chinese airports major contributors to growth Air cargo: Volumes surge at major hubs as trade wars threaten". www.aci.aero. 9 April 2018. Retrieved 2018-06-26.
- "ACI releases preliminary 2016 world airport traffic rankings—Robust gains in passenger traffic at hub airports serving trans-Pacific and East Asian routes". www.aci.aero. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 2017-07-09.
- "Year to date". aci.aero.
- "Year to date". aci.aero.
- "12 months". aci.aero.
- "Year to date International Passenger Traffic August 2010". aci.aero. Archived from the original on 2010-12-06.
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