List of busiest city airport systems by passenger traffic

The world's busiest city airport systems by passenger traffic are measured by total number of passengers from all airports within a city or metropolitan area combined. London, with six commercial airports serving its metropolitan area, is the busiest city airport system in the world,[1] although Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world's busiest individual airport.[2]

2023 statistics

The following list is based on preliminary full-year figures provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,[2] along with figures provided by airports and aviation ministries when not available from the former list.

Rank Country Metropolitan area Total passengers Airport(s) included
1.  United Kingdom London 168,020,051 Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend[3]
2.  United States New York City 147,461,065 JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Westchester County, Long Island
3.  Turkey Istanbul 113,127,321 Istanbul, Sabiha Gökçen[4]
4.  Japan Tokyo 111,425,297 Haneda, Narita
5.  France Paris 105,329,305 CDG, Orly, Beauvais[5]
6.  United States Atlanta 104,653,451 Hartsfield–Jackson
7.  United States Los Angeles 102,996,269 LAX, Long Beach, Burbank, John Wayne, Ontario
8.  United States Dallas 99,347,147 Dallas-Fort Worth, Love Field
9.  China Shanghai 96,969,142 Pudong, Hongqiao
10.  United States Chicago 96,177,715 O'Hare, Midway, Rockford
11.  United States Miami 95,222,644 Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach
12.  China Beijing 92,279,156 Capital, Daxing
13.  United Arab Emirates Dubai 86,994,365 Dubai
14.  South Korea Seoul 79,659,570 Incheon, Gimpo
15.  Thailand Bangkok 78,679,532 Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang
16.  United States Denver 77,837,917 Denver
17.  United States Washington, D.C. 76,789,012 Dulles, Reagan, Thurgood Marshall
18.  Brazil São Paulo 75,864,545 Guarulhos, Congonhas, Viracopos
19.  China Chengdu 74,924,000 Tianfu, Shuangliu
20.  United States San Francisco Bay Area 73,532,329 San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Charles M. Schulz
21.  India Delhi 72,214,841 Indira Gandhi
22.  Russia Moscow 71,000,000 Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo
23.  China Guangzhou 64,240,637 Baiyun, Shadi[6]
24.  Netherlands Amsterdam 61,889,586 Schiphol
25.  Germany Frankfurt 61,055,389 Frankfurt, Hahn[7]
26.  United States Orlando 60,677,182 Orlando, Sanford
27.  Spain Madrid 60,181,604 Barajas
28.  United States Houston 60,077,128 George Bush, Hobby
29.  Singapore Singapore 58,946,000 Changi
30.  United States Las Vegas 57,666,456 Harry Reid
31.  United States Charlotte 53,445,770 Douglas
32.  Indonesia Jakarta 52,870,532 Soekarno–Hatta, Halim Perdanakusuma
33.  China Shenzhen 52,734,934 Bao'an
34.  Mexico Mexico City 52,566,700 Benito Juarez, Felipe Ángeles, Toluca
35.  Spain Barcelona 52,515,810 Josep Tarradellas, Girona-Costa Brava, Reus
36.  India Mumbai 51,589,040 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj
37.  Italy Milan 51,477,949 Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo
38.  United States Seattle 50,877,260 Seattle-Tacoma
39.  United States Phoenix 50,529,732 Sky Harbor, Mesa Gateway
40.  Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 48,742,468 Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah
41.  Canada Toronto 47,581,816 Pearson, Billy Bishop, Hamilton
42.  Philippines Manila 47,300,322 Ninoy Aquino, Clark[8]
43.  Qatar Doha 45,916,098 Hamad
44.  China Chongqing 44,657,268 Jiangbei
45.  Italy Rome 44,429,929 Fiumicino, Ciampino[9]
46.  Saudi Arabia Jeddah 42,910,407 King Abdulaziz
47.  China Kunming 42,053,214 Changshui
48.  Japan Osaka 41,536,000 Kansai, Itami, Kobe[10]
49.  China Xi'an 41,371,228 Xianyang
50.  China Hangzhou 41,170,470 Xiaoshan

2012 statistics

The following list is based on information provided by the Airports Council International's preliminary full-year figures for the Top 30 airports in the world,[11] and the Top 50 airports in the US.[12]

Rank Metropolitan area Total
passengers		 Airport(s) included
1. London 134,997,486 Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend[13]
2. New York City 112,427,757 JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Westchester County,[14] Long Island,[15] Stewart[16]
3. Tokyo 99,879,178 Haneda, Narita,[17] Ibaraki[18]
4. Atlanta 95,462,867 Hartsfield–Jackson
5. Paris 92,738,772 CDG, Orly, Beauvais
6. Chicago 86,356,630 O'Hare, Midway, Gary, Rockford
7. Beijing 85,389,239 Capital, Nanyuan[19]
8. Los Angeles 84,129,635 LAX, Long Beach,[20] Bob Hope,[21] John Wayne, Ontario[22]
9. Shanghai 78,708,890 Pudong, Hongqiao[19]
10. Miami 68,626,693 Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach[23]
11. Dallas/Fort Worth 66,764,842 DFW, Love Field
12. Dubai 65,201,088 Dubai, Al Maktoum, Sharjah[24]
13. Moscow 63,888,632 Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo
14. San Francisco Bay Area 62,736,923 San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Charles M. Schulz
15. Frankfurt 61,013,452 Frankfurt, Hahn
16. Istanbul 59,485,750 Atatürk, Sabiha Gökçen
17. São Paulo 59,016,229 Guarulhos, Congonhas, Viracopos, Campo de Marte, São José dos Campos[25]
18. Bangkok 58,985,469 Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang
19. Seoul 58,583,599 Incheon, Gimpo
20. Jakarta 57,831,462 Soekarno-Hatta, Halim Perdanakusuma[26]
21. Hong Kong 56,057,751 Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok)
22. Denver 53,156,278 Denver
23. Singapore 51,181,804 Changi
24. Amsterdam 51,035,590 Schiphol
25. Houston 50,326,484 George Bush, Hobby
26. Guangzhou 48,731,462 Baiyun, Shadi[19]
27. Madrid 45,224,305 Barajas, Torrejón, Cuatro Vientos[27]
28. Washington 42,038,011 Dulles, Reagan
29. Phoenix 41,808,611 Sky Harbor, Mesa Gateway[28]
30. Rome 41,478,287 Fiumicino, Ciampino
31. Kuala Lumpur 41,330,380 KLIA, Subang
32. Charlotte 41,228,372 Douglas
33. Las Vegas 40,799,830 McCarran
34. Munich 39,227,979 Munich, Memmingen
35. Barcelona 38,927,906 Barcelona, Girona-Costa Brava, Reus, Sabadell, Lleida-Alguaire[27]
36. Toronto 37,163,947 Pearson, Billy Bishop,[29] Hamilton[30]
37. Sydney 36,920,000 Kingsford Smith[31]
38. Milan 36,657,911 Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo
39. Orlando 36,525,430 Orlando, Sanford[32]
40. Delhi 35,881,965 Indira Gandhi

2010 statistics

The following list is based on two lists compiled by CAPA Centre for Aviation based on data from Airports Council International, one ranking cities with multiple airports[33] and the other ranking individual airports.[34]

Rank Metropolitan area Total
passengers		 Airport(s) included
1. London 127,353,419 Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend[35]
2. New York City 107,586,717 JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Westchester County,[36] Long Island,[37] Stewart[38]
3. Tokyo 98,024,708 Haneda, Narita
4. Atlanta 89,331,622 Hartsfield–Jackson
5. Paris 86,203,669 CDG, Orly, Beauvais
6. Chicago 84,302,427 O'Hare, Midway, Gary
7. Los Angeles 79,981,524 LAX, Long Beach, Bob Hope, John Wayne, Ontario[39]
8. Beijing 76,171,801 Capital, Nanyuan[40]
9. Shanghai 71,684,808 Pudong, Hongqiao
10. Dallas/Fort Worth 64,867,419 DFW, Love Field
11. Miami 63,998,275 Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach[41]
12. San Francisco Bay Area 56,905,161 San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Charles M. Schulz
13. Frankfurt 56,172,796 Frankfurt, Hahn
14. Dubai 53,487,326 Dubai, Sharjah[42]
15. Denver 52,211,242 Denver
16. Seoul 51,044,826 Incheon,[43] Gimpo[44]
17. Moscow 50,958,643 Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo
18. Hong Kong 50,410,819 Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok)
19. Madrid 49,786,202 Barajas
20. Houston 49,533,570 George Bush, Hobby
21. São Paulo 48,224,873 Guarulhos, Congonhas, Viracopos, Campo de Marte, São José dos Campos[45]
22. Amsterdam 45,211,749 Schiphol
23. Bangkok 44,262,347 Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang
24. Jakarta 43,981,022 Soekarno-Hatta
25. Istanbul 43,350,029 Atatürk, Sabiha Gökçen
26. Singapore 42,038,777 Changi
27. Washington 41,697,356 Dulles, Reagan
28. Guangzhou 40,975,253 Baiyun
29. Rome 40,486,202 Fiumicino, Ciampino
30. Phoenix 39,464,409 Sky Harbor, Mesa Gateway[46]
31. Barcelona 38,768,886 Barcelona, Girona-Costa Brava, Reus, Sabadell, Lleida-Alguaire[47]
32. Las Vegas 39,397,359 McCarran
33. Charlotte 38,143,078 Douglas
34. Sydney 35,992,164 Sydney
35. Orlando 35,775,107 Orlando, Sanford[48]
36. Kuala Lumpur 35,205,636 KLIA, LCCT[49] Subang[50]
37. Milan 34,670,437 Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo
38. Munich 34,598,634 Munich
39. Düsseldorf/Cologne/Bonn 33,475,569 Düsseldorf, Cologne Bonn, Dortmund, Weeze
40. Toronto 33,452,851 Pearson, Toronto Island, Hamilton

See also

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