Busiest airports by continent

Main article: List of the busiest airports

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, far and away the busiest airport in the world with 104,653,451 passengers in 2023

This list of busiest airports by continent includes the busiest airports on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.

Busiest airports in the world in 2018

Rank	Airport	Location	Country	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total passengers[1]	Rank Change	% Change
1.	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	ATL/KATL	107,394,029		3.3%
2.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing	China	PEK/ZBAA	100,983,290		5.4%
3.	Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB/OMDB	89,149,387		1.0%
4.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	United States	LAX/KLAX	87,534,384	1	3.5%
5.	Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport	Ōta, Tokyo	Japan	HND/RJTT	87,131,973	1	2.0%
6.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	United States	ORD/KORD	83,339,186		4.4%
7.	London Heathrow Airport	Hillingdon, London	United Kingdom	LHR/EGLL	80,126,320		2.7%
8.	Hong Kong International Airport	Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories	China	HKG/VHHH	74,517,402		2.6%
9.	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Pudong, Shanghai	China	PVG/ZSPD	74,006,331		5.7%
10.	Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport	Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France	France	CDG/LFPG	72,229,723		4.0%
11.	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland	Netherlands	AMS/EHAM	71,053,157		3.7%
12.	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Delhi	India	DEL/VIDP	69,900,938	4	10.2%
13.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong	China	CAN/ZGGG	69,769,497		6.0%
14.	Frankfurt Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse	Germany	FRA/EDDF	69,510,269		7.8%
15.	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas	United States	DFW/KDFW	69,112,607	3	3.0%
16.	Seoul Incheon International Airport	Incheon	South Korea	ICN/RKSI	68,350,784	3	10.0%
17.	Istanbul Atatürk Airport	Yeşilköy, Istanbul	Turkey	IST/LTBA	68,192,683	2	6.4%
18.	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Tangerang, Banten	Indonesia	CGK/WIII	66,908,159	1	6.2%
19.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region	Singapore	SIN/WSSS	65,628,000	1	5.5%
20.	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	United States	DEN/KDEN	64,494,613		5.1%
21.	Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok International) Airport	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Bangkok	Thailand	BKK/VTBS	63,378,923		4.1%
22.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York, New York	United States	JFK/KJFK	61,909,148		4.4%
23.	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Sepang, Selangor	Malaysia	KUL/WMKK	59,959,000		2.4%
24.	Madrid Barajas Airport	Barajas, Madrid	Spain	MAD/LEMD	57,891,340	1	8.4%
25.	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	United States	SFO/KSFO	57,793,313	1	3.5%

Busiest airports in Africa in 2018

	Country	Airport	City	2018	Change (18-17)	References
1	South Africa	O. R. Tambo International Airport	Johannesburg	21,231,510	00.2%	[2]
2	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	Cairo	15,010,501	05.9%	[3]
3	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	Addis Ababa	12,143,938	020.6%	[4]
4	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	Cape Town	10,752,246	00.6%	[5]
5	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	Casablanca	9,748,567	04.2%	[6]
6	Algeria	Houari Boumediene Airport	Algiers	7,900,000
7	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	Nairobi	7,039,175
8	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	Hurghada	6,600,000
9	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	Lagos	6,500,000
10	Tunisia	Tunis Carthage Airport	Tunis	6,200,000

Busiest airports in Asia in 2018

Rank	Airport	City	Country	Code (IATA)	Code (ICAO)	Total passengers	% change
1	Beijing Capital International Airport	Beijing	China	PEK	ZBAA	100,980,000	5.4%
2	Dubai International Airport	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB	OMDB	89,149,387	1.0%
3	Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport	Tokyo	Japan	HND	RJTT	87,098,683	1.9%
4	Hong Kong International Airport	Hong Kong	China	HKG	VHHH	74,700,000	2.8%
5	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Shanghai	China	PVG	ZSPD	74,050,000	5.8%
6	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Delhi	India	DEL	VIDP	69,866,994	10.1%
7	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Guangzhou	China	CAN	ZGGG	69,730,000	5.8%
8	Incheon International Airport	Seoul/Incheon	Republic of Korea	ICN	RKSI	68,259,763	10.0%
9	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Jakarta/Tangerang	Indonesia	CGK	WIII	66,908,159	6.2%
10	Singapore Changi Airport	Singapore	Singapore	SIN	WSSS	65,600,000	5.4%
11	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Bangkok/Samut Prakan	Thailand	BKK	VTBS	63,378,923	4.1%
12	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Kuala Lumpur/Sepang	Malaysia	KUL	WMKK	59,959,000	2.4%
13	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport	Chengdu	China	CTU	ZUUU	52,950,000	6.3%
14	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	Mumbai	India	BOM	VABB	49,877,918	5.7%
15	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	Shenzhen	China	SZX	ZGSZ	49,350,000	8.2%
16	Kunming Changshui International Airport	Kunming	China	KMG	ZPPP	47,090,000	5.3%
17	Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport	Taipei	Taiwan	TPE	RCTP	46,535,180	3.7%
18	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Manila	Philippines	MNL	RPLL	45,082,544	6.7%
19	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Xi'an/Xianyang	China	XIY	ZLXY	44,650,000	6.2%
20	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	Shanghai	China	SHA	ZSSS	43,630,000	4.2%
21	Narita International Airport	Tokyo/Narita	Japan	NRT	RJAA	42,601,130	4.8%
22	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Chongqing	China	CKG	ZUCK	41,600,000	7.5%
23	King Abdulaziz International Airport	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	JED	OEJN	41,200,000	21.4%
24	Don Mueang International Airport	Bangkok SGD	Thailand	DMK	VTBD	40,758,148	6.4%
25	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)	Vietnam	SGN	VVTS	38,500,000	7.2%

Busiest airports in Europe in 2020

Rank 2020	Rank change 2019--2020	Country	Airport	City served	Passengers		Change 201*-2020
					2020	2019	%	Numbers
1	7	Turkey	Istanbul Airport	Istanbul	23,308,071[7]	52,578,008[8]	55.7%	29,269,937
2		France	Charles de Gaulle Airport	Paris	22,260,920[7]	76,150,007[9]	70.8%	53,889,087
3	2	United Kingdom	Heathrow Airport	London	22,111,265[7]	80,886,589[10]	72.7%	58,775,324
4	1	Netherlands	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Amsterdam	20,887,144[7]	71,707,144[11]	70.9%	50,820,000
5	3	Russia	Sheremetyevo International Airport	Moscow	19,783,957[7]	49,438,545[12]	60.0%	29,654,588
6	2	Germany	Frankfurt am Main Airport	Frankfurt	18,768,601[7]	70,556,072[13]	73.4%	51,787,471
7	2	Spain	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	Madrid	17,092,693[7]	61,734,037[14]	72.3%	44,641,344
8	13	Russia	Domodedovo International Airport	Moscow	16,389,427[7]	28,252,337[12]	42.0%	11,862,910
9	4	Spain	Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport	Barcelona	12,724,607[7]	52,686,314[14]	75.8%	39,961,707
10	19	Russia	Vnukovo International Airport	Moscow	12,565,241[15]	24,001,521[12]	47.6%	11,436,280

Busiest airports in North America in 2020

Rank	Rank change 20-19	Airport	City served	Country	Passengers[16]	Annual change
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta	United States	42,918,685	61.17%
2	2	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	39,364,990	47.56%
3	2	Denver International Airport	Denver	United States	33,741,129	51.11%
4		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago	United States	30,860,251	63.54%
5	2	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles	United States	28,779,527	67.32%
6	7	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte	United States	27,205,082	45.57%
7	2	McCarran International Airport	Las Vegas	United States	22,255,395	56.95%
8	4	Mexico City International Airport	Mexico City	Mexico[17]	21,981,711	56.31%
9	6	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix	United States	21,928,708	52.63%
10		Orlando International Airport	Orlando	United States	21,617,803	57.29%
11	3	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	Seattle-Tacoma	United States	20,061,507	61.29%
12	4	Miami International Airport	Miami	United States	18,663,858	59.36%
13	4	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston	United States	18,213,913	59.77%
14	8	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City	United States	16,630,642	73.41%
15	6	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale	United States	16,484,132	55.14%
16	9	San Francisco International Airport	San Francisco	United States	16,427,801	71.39%
17	3	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark	United States	15,892,892	65.70%
18	1	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis-Saint Paul	United States	14,851,289	62.45%
19	1	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Detroit	United States	14,105,007	61.64%
20	9	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Toronto	Canada	13,399,694	73.47%
21	3	Logan International Airport	Boston	United States	12,635,325	70.33%
22	3	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City	United States	12,559,026	53.15%
23	4	Cancún International Airport	Cancún	Mexico[17]	12,259,148	51.89%
24	2	Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia	United States	11,865,006	64.07%
25	1	Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Baltimore-Washington	United States	11,204,511	58.49%|}

Busiest airports in South America in 2020

Rank	Country	Airport	City	Passengers	Growth
1	Brazil	São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport	São Paulo	20,322,520[18]	52.74%
2	Colombia	El Dorado International Airport	Bogotá	10,816,372[19]	69.09%
3	Chile	Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport	Santiago	8,527,737[20]	65.38%
4	Brazil	Brasília International Airport	Brasília	7,848,297[21]	53.08%
5	Peru	Jorge Chávez International Airport	Lima	7,566,704[22]	70.21%
6	Brazil	São Paulo–Congonhas Airport	São Paulo	6,964,390[23]	69.29%
7	Brazil	Viracopos International Airport	Campinas	6,709,061[24]	36.62%
8	Brazil	Santos Dumont Airport	Rio de Janeiro	4,957,973[23]	45.46%
9	Brazil	Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport	Recife	4,836,890[25]	44.49%
10	Brazil	Belo Horizonte International Airport	Belo Horizonte	4,811,942[26]	56.94%
11	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport	Rio de Janeiro	4,635,123[27]	65.69%
12	Brazil	Salvador International Airport	Salvador	3,840,940[28]	50.67%
13	Brazil	Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport	Porto Alegre	3,561,630[29]	56.39%
14	Argentina	Ministro Pistarini International Airport	Buenos Aires	3,305,171[30]	73.79%
15	Brazil	Fortaleza Airport	Fortaleza	3,156,418[31]	55.14%
16	Colombia	José María Córdova International Airport	Medellín	3,085,601[19]	66.48%
17	Brazil	Afonso Pena International Airport	Curitiba	2,508,359[23]	61.43%
18	Argentina	Aeroparque Jorge Newbery	Buenos Aires	2,347,332[30]	80.91%
19	Brazil	Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport	Belém	2,075,540[23]	42.80%
20	Colombia	Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport	Cali	1,955,998[19]	64.61%
21	Colombia	Rafael Núñez International Airport	Cartagena	1,879,635[19]	66.81%
22	Brazil	Hercílio Luz International Airport	Florianópolis	1,869,671[32]	52.33%
23	Brazil	Eduardo Gomes International Airport	Manaus	1,725,236[23]	43.86%
24	Ecuador	Mariscal Sucre International Airport	Quito	1,521,680[33]	69.79%
25	Brazil	Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport	Vitória	1,502,639[34]	55.00%

See also

Continents

• List of the busiest airports in Africa
• List of the busiest airports in Asia
• List of the busiest airports in Australia
• List of the busiest airports in Europe
• List of the busiest airports in North America
• List of the busiest airports in Oceania
• List of the busiest airports in South America

Regions

• List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states
• List of the busiest airports in the Caribbean
• List of the busiest airports in Central America
• List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
• List of the busiest airports in Latin America
• List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries

Rankings

• List of busiest airports by aircraft movements
• List of busiest airports by cargo traffic
• List of busiest airports by international passenger traffic
• List of busiest airports by passenger traffic

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