World's busiest airports by passenger traffic

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The thirty world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by number of total passengers (data provided by Airports Council International). One passenger is described as someone who arrives in, departs from, or transfers through the airport on a given day.

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
passengers		 2005
Rank		 Change
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 84,846,639 1 -1.2%
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 76,248,911 2 -0.3%
3. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 67,530,223 3 -0.6%
4. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) Ōta, Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū, Japan HND/RJTT 65,225,795 4 +3.0%
5. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 61,048,552 5 -0.7%
6. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 60,079,107 6 +1.3%
7. Charles de Gaulle International Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 56,808,967 7 +5.6%
8. Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 52,810,683 8 +1.1%
9. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK/ZBAA 48,501,102 15 (+6) +18.3%
10. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 47,324,844 10 +9.1%
11. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 46,194,882 11 +4.3%
12. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS/EHAM 46,088,221 9 (-3) +4.4%
13. Madrid Barajas International Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 45,500,469 12 (-1) +8.1%
14. Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China HKG/VHHH 44,020,000 16 (+2) +9.1%
15. Suvarnabhumi Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand BKK/VTBS 42,799,532 18 (+3) +9.8%
16. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 42,628,663 17 (+1) +7.4%
17. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 42,604,975 13 (-4) +4.2%
18. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 41,439,819 14 (-4) +0.5%
19. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 36,356,446 20 (+1) 0.0%
20. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 35,633,020 19 (-1) -3.9%
21. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 35,494,863 22 (+1) +7.4%
22. Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 35,033,083 25 (+3) +8.0%
23. Orlando International Airport Orlando, Florida, United States MCO/KMCO 34,818,264 21 (-2) +2.1%
24. London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 34,172,489 24 +4.2%
25. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO/KSFO 33,527,236 23 (-2) +0.4%
26. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 32,533,974 28 (+2) +4.9%
27. Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan NRT/RJAA 31,824,411 27 +1.2%
28. Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 31,766,537 26 (-2) +0.9%
29. Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 30,972,566 29 +3.7%
30. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Jakarta, Java, Indonesia CGK/WIII 30,863,806 N/A +10.4%

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Passengers		 2004
Rank		 Change
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 85,907,423 1 +2.8%
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 76,510,003 2 +1.3%
3. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 67,915,403 3 +0.8%
4. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) Ōta, Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū, Japan HND/RJTT 63,282,219 4 +1.6%
5. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 61,489,398 5 +1.3%
6. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 59,176,265 6 -0.4%
7. Charles de Gaulle International Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 53,798,308 7 +5.0%
8. Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA/EDDF 52,219,412 8 +2.2%
9. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS/EHAM 44,163,098 9 +3.8%
10. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 43,989,982 11 (+1) +6.0%
11. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 43,387,513 10 (-1) +2.6%
12. Madrid Barajas International Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 41,940,059 13 (+1) +8.4%
13. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 41,885,104 15 (+2) +8.9%
14. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 41,213,754 12 (-2) +4.3%
15. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK/ZBAA 41,004,008 20 (+5) +17.5%
16. Hong Kong International Airport New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China HKG/VHHH 40,269,847 17 (+1) +9.7%
17. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 39,684,640 18 (+1) +8.7%
18. Bangkok International Airport Bangkok, Thailand DMK/VTBD 38,985,043 14 (-4) +2.7%
19. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 37,604,373 16 (-3) +2.4%
20. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 36,389,294 19 (-1) +3.2%
21. Orlando International Airport Orlando, Florida, United States MCO/KMCO 34,128,048 24 (+3) +8.4%
22 Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 33,999,990 22 +3.3%
23. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO/KSFO 33,394,225 21 (-2) +2.3%
24. London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 32,784,330 23 (-1) +4.2%
25. Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 32,430,856 26 (+1) +6.8%
26. Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 31,495,385 30 (+4) +10.5%
27. Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan NRT/RJAA 31,451,274 25 (-2) +1.3%
28. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 31,008,453 27 (-1) +2.8%
29. Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 29,914,750 28 (-1) +4.5%
30. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington, United States SEA/KSEA 29,289,026 N/A +1.7%

Rank Airport Location Code Total
Passengers		 2003
Rank		 Change
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL 83,606,583 1 +5.7%
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD 75,533,822 2 +8.7%
3. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR 67,344,054 3 +6.1%
4. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) Ōta, Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū, Japan HND 62,291,405 4 -0.9%
5. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX 60,688,609 5 +10.4%
6. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States, DFW 59,412,217 6 +11.6%
7. Charles de Gaulle International Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG 51,260,363 8 (+1) +6.3%
8. Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA 51,098,271 7 (-1) +5.7%
9. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS 42,541,180 9 +6.5%
10. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN 42,393,766 10 +13.0%
11. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS 41,411,531 12 (+1) +19.7%
12. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States PHX 39,493,519 11 (-1) +5.56%
13. Madrid Barajas International Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD 38,704,731 13 +7.9%
14. Bangkok International Airport Bangkok, Thailand DMK 37,960,169 18 (+4) +25.8%
15. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK 37,518,143 17 (+2) +18.2%
16. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States MSP 36,713,173 15 (-1) +10.6%
17. Hong Kong International Airport New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China HKG 36,711,920 24 (+7) +35.5%
18. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH 36,506,116 14 (-4) +6.9%
19. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, Michigan, United States DTW 35,187,517 16 (-3) +7.7%
20. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK 34,883,190 N/A +43.2%
21. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO 32,247,746 22 (+1) +10.0%
22. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR 31,947,266 21 (-1) +8.4%
23. London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom LGW 31,461,454 19 (−4) +4.8%
24. Orlando International Airport Orlando, Florida, United States MCO 31,143,388 23 (-1) +14.0%
25. Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan NRT 31,057,252 26 (+1) +17.0%
26. Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN 30,353,565 N/A +23.1%
27. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA 30,165,197 20 (-7) +1.9%
28. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington, United States SEA 28,804,554 25 (-3) +7.5%
29. Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Ontario, Canada YYZ 28,615,709 29 4.6%
30. Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL 28,507,420 30 +15.5%

Rank Airport Location Code Total
Passengers		 2002
Rank		 %
Change
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL 79,086,792 1 +2.9%
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD 69,508,672 2 +4.4%
3. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR 63,487,136 3 +0.2%
4. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) Ōta, Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū, Japan HND 62,876,269 4 +2.94%
5. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California United States, LAX 54,982,838 5 -2.2%
6. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States, DFW 53,253,607 6 +0.8%
7. Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA 48,351,664 7 -0.2%
8. Charles de Gaulle International Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG 48,220,436 8 -0.3%
9. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS 39,960,400 9 -1.9%
10. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN 37,505,138 10 +5.2%
11. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States PHX 37,412,165 11 +5.2%
12. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS 36,285,932 12 +3.6%
13. Madrid Barajas International Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD 35,854,293 13 +5.7%
14. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH 34,154,574 14 +0.7%
15. Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States MSP 33,201,860 16 (+1) +1.8%
16. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, Michigan, United States DTW 32,664,620 17 (+1) +0.6%
17. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK 31,732,371 21 (+4) +6.0%
18. Bangkok International Airport Bangkok, Thailand DMK 30,175,379 18 -6.2%
19. London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom LGW 30,007,021 22 (+3) +1.3%
20. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA 29,595,618 20 -1.5%
21. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR 29,431,061 23 (+2) +0.7%
22. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO 29,313,271 19 (-3) -6.8%
23. Orlando International Airport Orlando, Florida, United States MCO 27,319,223 28 (+5) +2.5%
24. Hong Kong International Airport New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China HKG 27,092,290 15 (-9) -20.0%
25. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington, United States SEA 26,755,888 27 (+2) +0.2%
26. Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan NRT 26,537,406 25 (-1) -8.1%
27. Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport Rome, Italy FCO 26,284,478 N/A +3.7%
28. Kingsford Smith International Airport Sydney, New South Wales, Australia SYD 25,333,508 N/A +4.0%
29. Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Ontario, Canada YYZ 24,739,312 29 -4.6%
30. Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL 24,671,075 N/A +0.5%

Rank Airport Location Code Total
Passengers
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL 76,876,128
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD 66,565,952
3. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR 63,338,641
4. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) Ōta, Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū, Japan HND 61,079,478
5. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California United States LAX 56,223,843
6. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW 52,828,573
7. Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA 48,450,357
8. Charles de Gaulle International Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG 48,350,172
9. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS 40,736,009
10. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN 35,651,098
11. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States PHX 35,547,167
12. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS 35,009,011
13. Madrid Barajas International Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD 33,913,456
14. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH 33,905,253
15. Hong Kong International Airport New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China HKG 33,882,463
16. Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States MSP 32,628,331
17. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, Michigan, United States DTW 32,477,694
18. Bangkok International Airport Bangkok, Thailand DMK 32,182,980
19. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO 31,456,422
20. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA 30,060,241
21. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK 29,943,084
22. London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom LGW 29,628,423
23. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR 29,202,654
24. Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN 28,979,344
25. Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan NRT 28,883,606
26. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK 27,159,665
27. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington, United States SEA 26,690,843
28. Orlando International Airport Orlando, Florida, United States MCO 26,653,672
29. Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Ontario, Canada YYZ 25,930,363
30. Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport Saint Louis, Missouri, United States STL 25,626,114

Rank Airport Location Code Total
Passengers
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL 75 858 500
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD 67 448 064
3. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California United States LAX 61 606 204
4. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR 60 743 084
5. Tokyo International Airport Ōta, Tokyo, Kantō, Honshū, Japan HND 58 692 688
6. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW 55 150 693
7. Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA 48 559 980
8. Charles de Gaulle International Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG 47 996 529
9. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS 39 531 123
10. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN 36 092 806
11. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States PHX 35 439 031
12. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS 35 180 960
13. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH 34 803 580
14. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO 34 632 474
15. Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States MSP 34 308 389
16. Madrid Barajas International Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain) MAD 34 047 931
17. Hong Kong International Airport New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China HKG 32 546 029
18. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, Michigan, United States DTW 32 294 121
19. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA 31 668 450
20. London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom LGW 31 182 364
21. Bangkok International Airport Bangkok, Thailand BKK 30 623 366
22. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR 30 558 000
23. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK 29 349 000
24. Orlando International Airport Orlando, Florida, United States MCO 28 253 248
25. Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN 28 093 759
26. Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Ontario, Canada YYZ 28 042 692
27. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington, United States SEA 27 036 073
28. Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport Saint Louis, Missouri, United States STL 26 695 019
29. Leonardo Da Vinci International Airport Rome, Italy FCO 25 565 727
30. Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan NRT 25 379 370

  1. ^ Preliminary Air Traffic Results for 2006 from Airports Council International
  2. ^ Passenger Traffic 2005 FINAL from Airports Council International
  3. ^ Passenger Traffic 2004 FINAL from Airports Council International
  4. ^ Passenger Traffic 2003 FINAL from Airports Council International
  5. ^ Passenger Traffic 2002 FINAL from Airports Council International
  6. ^ Passenger Traffic 2001 FINAL from Airports Council International

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