Top 10 Busiest Airports In The World
A country’s global aviation reach is at the top of its bragging rights, with these airports seeing more passengers than any others.
As the GCC continues to grow its status from regional to global aviation hub, it’s a good time to list the world’s biggest airports and the competition that faces the region’s biggest players – Dubai, Abu Dhabi and Qatar.
1. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.
Total passengers: 88,022,767
2. Beijing Capital International Airport
Location: Chaoyang, Beijing, China
Total passengers: 75,374,270
3. London Heathrow Airport
Location: Hillingdon, London, United Kingdom
Total passengers: 64,409,255
4. O’Hare International Airport
Location: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Total passengers: 62,105,872
5. Tokyo International Airport
Location: Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Total passengers: 61,915,323
6. Los Angeles International Airport
Location: Los Angeles, California, United States
Total passengers: 58,412,323
7. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Location: Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France, France
Total passengers: 56,962,264
8. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Location: Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, United States
Total passengers: 53,748,507
9. Frankfurt Airport
Location: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Total passengers: 53,541,381
10. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Location: Cengkareng, Tangerang, Banten, Indonesia
Total passengers: 52,616,692
Dubai International Airport just misses out on the top 10, situated at number 11 with 52,363,589 total number of passengers.
The figures are taken from Airports Council International’s annual traffic statistics collection for 2012, January-November.
Total Passengers means total passengers enplaned and deplaned. Passengers in transit counted once.