The busiest airports by continent is based on the busiest airports in all continents except Antarctica and Oceania.
Rank 2020 |
Rank change 2019--2020 |
Country | Airport | City served | Passengers | Change 201*-2020 | ||
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2020 | 2019 | % | Numbers | |||||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | Istanbul Airport | Istanbul | 23,308,071[1] | 52,578,008[2] | ![]() | ![]() |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 22,260,920[1] | 76,150,007[3] | ![]() | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | Heathrow Airport | London | 22,111,265[1] | 80,886,589[4] | ![]() | ![]() |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 20,887,144[1] | 71,707,144[5] | ![]() | ![]() |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Moscow | 19,783,957[1] | 49,438,545[6] | ![]() | ![]() |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | 18,768,601[1] | 70,556,072[7] | ![]() | ![]() |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 17,092,693[1] | 61,734,037[8] | ![]() | ![]() |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | Domodedovo International Airport | Moscow | 16,389,427[1] | 28,252,337[6] | ![]() | ![]() |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport | Barcelona | 12,724,607[1] | 52,686,314[8] | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | Vnukovo International Airport | Moscow | 12,565,241[9] | 24,001,521[6] | ![]() | ![]() |
Rank | Airport | City | Country | Code
(IATA) |
Code
(ICAO) |
Total passengers | % change |
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1 | ![]() | Beijing | China | PEK | ZBAA | 100,980,000 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB | OMDB | 89,149,387 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | Tokyo | Japan | HND | RJTT | 87,098,683 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() | Hong Kong | China | HKG | VHHH | 74,700,000 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() | Shanghai | China | PVG | ZSPD | 74,050,000 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() | Delhi | India | DEL | VIDP | 69,866,994 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() | Guangzhou | China | CAN | ZGGG | 69,730,000 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() | Seoul/Incheon | Republic of Korea | ICN | RKSI | 68,259,763 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() | Jakarta/Tangerang | Indonesia | CGK | WIII | 66,908,159 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() | Singapore | Singapore | SIN | WSSS | 65,600,000 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() | Bangkok/Samut Prakan | Thailand | BKK | VTBS | 63,378,923 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() | Kuala Lumpur/Sepang | Malaysia | KUL | WMKK | 59,959,000 | ![]() |
13 | ![]() | Chengdu | China | CTU | ZUUU | 52,950,000 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() | Mumbai | India | BOM | VABB | 49,877,918 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() | Shenzhen | China | SZX | ZGSZ | 49,350,000 | ![]() |
16 | ![]() |
Kunming | China | KMG | ZPPP | 47,090,000 | ![]() |
17 | ![]() | Taipei | Taiwan | TPE | RCTP | 46,535,180 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() | Manila | Philippines | MNL | RPLL | 45,082,544 | ![]() |
19 | ![]() | Xi'an/Xianyang | China | XIY | ZLXY | 44,650,000 | ![]() |
20 | ![]() | Shanghai | China | SHA | ZSSS | 43,630,000 | ![]() |
21 | ![]() | Tokyo/Narita | Japan | NRT | RJAA | 42,601,130 | ![]() |
22 | ![]() | Chongqing | China | CKG | ZUCK | 41,600,000 | ![]() |
23 | ![]() |
Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | JED | OEJN | 41,200,000 | ![]() |
24 | ![]() |
Bangkok SGD | Thailand | DMK | VTBD | 40,758,148 | ![]() |
25 | ![]() | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) | Vietnam | SGN | VVTS | 38,500,000 | ![]() |
Rank | Rank change 20-19 |
Airport | City served | Country | Passengers[10] | Annual change |
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1 | ![]() | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta | ![]() | 42,918,685 | ![]() |
2 | ![]() | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas–Fort Worth | ![]() | 39,364,990 | ![]() |
3 | ![]() | Denver International Airport | Denver | ![]() | 33,741,129 | ![]() |
4 | ![]() | O'Hare International Airport | Chicago | ![]() | 30,860,251 | ![]() |
5 | ![]() | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles | ![]() | 28,779,527 | ![]() |
6 | ![]() | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | Charlotte | ![]() | 27,205,082 | ![]() |
7 | ![]() | McCarran International Airport | Las Vegas | ![]() | 22,255,395 | ![]() |
8 | ![]() | Mexico City International Airport | Mexico City | ![]() |
21,981,711 | ![]() |
9 | ![]() | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix | ![]() | 21,928,708 | ![]() |
10 | ![]() | Orlando International Airport | Orlando | ![]() | 21,617,803 | ![]() |
11 | ![]() | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | Seattle-Tacoma | ![]() | 20,061,507 | ![]() |
12 | ![]() | Miami International Airport | Miami | ![]() | 18,663,858 | ![]() |
13 | ![]() | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | Houston | ![]() | 18,213,913 | ![]() |
14 | ![]() | John F. Kennedy International Airport | New York City | ![]() | 16,630,642 | ![]() |
15 | ![]() | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport | Fort Lauderdale | ![]() | 16,484,132 | ![]() |
16 | ![]() | San Francisco International Airport | San Francisco | ![]() | 16,427,801 | ![]() |
17 | ![]() | Newark Liberty International Airport | Newark | ![]() | 15,892,892 | ![]() |
18 | ![]() | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport | Minneapolis-Saint Paul | ![]() | 14,851,289 | ![]() |
19 | ![]() | Detroit Metropolitan Airport | Detroit | ![]() | 14,105,007 | ![]() |
20 | ![]() | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Toronto | ![]() | 13,399,694 | ![]() |
21 | ![]() | Logan International Airport | Boston | ![]() | 12,635,325 | ![]() |
22 | ![]() | Salt Lake City International Airport | Salt Lake City | ![]() | 12,559,026 | ![]() |
23 | ![]() | Cancún International Airport | Cancún | ![]() | 12,259,148 | ![]() |
24 | ![]() | Philadelphia International Airport | Philadelphia | ![]() | 11,865,006 | ![]() |
25 | ![]() | Baltimore/Washington International Airport | Baltimore-Washington | ![]() | 11,204,511 | ![]() |
Country | Airport | City | 2018 | Change (18-17) | References | |
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1 | ![]() | O. R. Tambo International Airport | Johannesburg | 21,231,510 | ![]() | [29] |
2 | ![]() | Cairo International Airport | Cairo | 15,010,501 | ![]() | [30] |
3 | ![]() | Bole International Airport | Addis Ababa | 12,143,938 | ![]() | [31] |
4 | ![]() | Cape Town International Airport | Cape Town | 10,752,246 | ![]() | [32] |
5 | ![]() | Mohammed V International Airport | Casablanca | 9,748,567 | ![]() | [33] |
6 | ![]() | Houari Boumediene Airport | Algiers | 7,900,000 | ||
7 | ![]() | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | Nairobi | 7,039,175 | ||
8 | ![]() | Hurghada International Airport | Hurghada | 6,600,000 | ||
9 | ![]() | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | Lagos | 6,500,000 | ||
10 | ![]() | Tunis Carthage Airport | Tunis | 6,200,000 |
Rank | Airport | Location | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total passengers[34] | Rank Change | % Change |
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1. | ![]() | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | ATL/KATL | 107,394,029 | ![]() | ![]() |
2. | ![]() | Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing | China | PEK/ZBAA | 100,983,290 | ![]() | ![]() |
3. | ![]() | Garhoud, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 89,149,387 | ![]() | ![]() |
4. | ![]() | Los Angeles, California | United States | LAX/KLAX | 87,534,384 | ![]() | ![]() |
5. | ![]() | Ōta, Tokyo | Japan | HND/RJTT | 87,131,973 | ![]() | ![]() |
6. | ![]() | Chicago, Illinois | United States | ORD/KORD | 83,339,186 | ![]() | ![]() |
7. | ![]() | Hillingdon, London | United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 80,126,320 | ![]() | ![]() |
8. | ![]() | Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories | China | HKG/VHHH | 74,517,402 | ![]() | ![]() |
9. | ![]() | Pudong, Shanghai | China | PVG/ZSPD | 74,006,331 | ![]() | ![]() |
10. | ![]() | Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France | France | CDG/LFPG | 72,229,723 | ![]() | ![]() |
11. | ![]() | Haarlemmermeer, North Holland | Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 71,053,157 | ![]() | ![]() |
12. | ![]() | Delhi | India | DEL/VIDP | 69,900,938 | ![]() | ![]() |
13. | ![]() | Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong | China | CAN/ZGGG | 69,769,497 | ![]() | ![]() |
14. | ![]() | Frankfurt, Hesse | Germany | FRA/EDDF | 69,510,269 | ![]() | ![]() |
15. | ![]() | Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | United States | DFW/KDFW | 69,112,607 | ![]() | ![]() |
16. | ![]() | Incheon | South Korea | ICN/RKSI | 68,350,784 | ![]() | ![]() |
17. | ![]() | Yeşilköy, Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTBA | 68,192,683 | ![]() | ![]() |
18. | ![]() | Tangerang, Banten | Indonesia | CGK/WIII | 66,908,159 | ![]() | ![]() |
19. | ![]() | Changi, East Region | Singapore | SIN/WSSS | 65,628,000 | ![]() | ![]() |
20. | ![]() | Denver, Colorado | United States | DEN/KDEN | 64,494,613 | ![]() | ![]() |
21. | ![]() | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Bangkok | Thailand | BKK/VTBS | 63,378,923 | ![]() | ![]() |
22. | ![]() | Queens, New York, New York | United States | JFK/KJFK | 61,909,148 | ![]() | ![]() |
23. | ![]() | Sepang, Selangor | Malaysia | KUL/WMKK | 59,959,000 | ![]() | ![]() |
24. | ![]() | Barajas, Madrid | Spain | MAD/LEMD | 57,891,340 | ![]() | ![]() |
25. | ![]() | San Mateo County, California | United States | SFO/KSFO | 57,793,313 | ![]() | ![]() |
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