1. Top ten world’s busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by number of total
passengers (data provided by Airports Council International and BAA). One passenger is
described as someone who arrives in, departs from, or transfers through the airport on a
given day. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta has been the world’s
busiest airport every year since 2000 whilst London has the world’s busiest city airspace
with 2 of its airports regularly found in the top ten.
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport – Georgia, United
States

2. Total Passengers: 20,181,931
2. O’Hare International Airport – Chicago, Illinois, United States

3. Total Passenger: 15,346,475
3. London Heathrow Airport – United Kingdom

4. Total Passengers: 15,268,609
4. Tokyo International Airport – Japan

5. Total Passengers: 15,180,894
5. Beijing Capital International Airport – China

6. Total Passengers: 15,153,600
6. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport – Texas, United States

7. Total Passengers:12,833,031
7. Los Angeles International Airport – California, United States

8. Total Passengers: 12,630,858
8. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport – France

9. Total Passengers: 12,447,664
9. Denver International Airport – Colorado, United States

10. Total Passengers: 11,495,033
10. Hong Kong International Airport – Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong

12. Total Passengers: 11,098,500