This is a list of the busiest airports in the European Union (EU), based on various ranking criteria: number of passengers in any given year (2016 to 2021), number of passengers by route type, and highest number of passengers for each largest national airport within the EU.
The table below reproduces the 50 airports in the European Union with most passengers traveling through them, either arriving, departing, or in transit, and is based on official Eurostat data for the year 2021. Numbers provided by airports to Eurostat might slightly differ from numbers publicized by airports.
Rank 2021 |
Country | Airport | City served | Passengers[1] | Change 2021–2020 | ||
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2021 | 2020 | % | Numbers | ||||
1 | France | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 26,187,008 | 22,242,299 | 17.7% | 3,944,709 |
2 | Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 25,490,810 | 20,884,510 | 22.1% | 4,606,300 |
3 | Germany | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | 24,765,459 | 18,738,019 | 32.2% | 6,027,440 |
4 | Spain | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 23,193,459 | 16,494,572 | 40.6% | 6,698,887 |
5 | Spain | Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport | Barcelona | 18,475,486 | 12,440,832 | 48.5% | 6,034,654 |
6 | France | Orly Airport | Paris | 15,719,099 | 10,782,724 | 45.8% | 4,936,375 |
7 | Spain | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Palma de Mallorca | 14,474,127 | 6,098,064 | 137.4% | 8,376,063 |
8 | Greece | Athens International Airport | Athens | 13,356,385 | 8,771,886 | 52.3% | 4,584,499 |
9 | Germany | Munich Airport | Munich | 12,473,832 | 11,092,820 | 12.4% | 1,381,012 |
10 | Portugal | Lisbon Airport | Lisbon | 12,154,747 | 9,266,962 | 31.2% | 2,887,785 |
11 | Italy | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Rome | 11,586,417 | 9,773,291 | 18.6% | 1,813,126 |
12 | Austria | Vienna International Airport | Vienna | 10,466,116 | 7,848,003 | 33.4% | 2,618,113 |
13 | Germany | Berlin Brandenburg Airport | Berlin | 9,929,343 | 3,218,931 | 208.5% | 6,710,412 |
14 | Italy | Malpensa Airport | Milan | 9,577,849 | 7,205,500 | 32.9% | 2,372,349 |
15 | Belgium | Brussels Airport | Brussels | 9,331,402 | 6,714,696 | 39.0% | 2,616,706 |
16 | Denmark | Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen | 9,147,762 | 7,490,810 | 22.1% | 1,656,952 |
17 | Spain | Málaga Airport | Málaga | 8,746,911 | 5,073,677 | 72.4% | 3,673,234 |
18 | Ireland | Dublin Airport | Dublin | 8,261,774 | 7,262,330 | 13.8% | 999,444 |
19 | Germany | Düsseldorf Airport | Düsseldorf | 7,938,800 | 6,561,798 | 21.0% | 1,377,002 |
20 | Sweden | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Stockholm | 7,492,905 | 6,533,101 | 14.7% | 959,804 |
21 | Poland | Warsaw Chopin Airport | Warsaw | 7,440,055 | 5,471,894 | 36.0% | 1,968,161 |
22 | Romania | Henri Coandă International Airport | Bucharest | 6,887,617 | 4,450,631 | 54.8% | 2,436,986 |
23 | Spain | Gran Canaria Airport | Gran Canaria | 6,788,948 | 5,075,635 | 33.8% | 1,713,313 |
24 | France | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport | Nice | 6,528,938 | 4,574,378 | 42.7% | 1,954,560 |
25 | Italy | Orio al Serio International Airport | Milan/Bergamo | 6,465,073 | 3,831,564 | 68.7% | 2,633,509 |
26 | Italy | Catania-Fontanarossa Airport | Catania | 6,113,957 | 3,648,322 | 67.6% | 2,465,635 |
27 | Spain | Alicante Airport | Alicante | 5,813,330 | 3,723,264 | 56.1% | 2,090,066 |
28 | Portugal | Porto Airport | Porto | 5,787,247 | 4,449,098 | 30.1% | 1,338,149 |
29 | Germany | Hamburg Airport | Hamburg | 5,313,724 | 4,555,728 | 16.6% | 757,996 |
30 | Greece | Heraklion International Airport | Heraklion | 4,975,166 | 2,368,168 | 110.1% | 2,606,998 |
31 | Spain | Ibiza Airport | Ibiza | 4,826,513 | 2,103,201 | 129.5% | 2,723,312 |
32 | France | Marseille Provence Airport | Marseille | 4,636,248 | 3,336,977 | 38.9% | 1,299,271 |
33 | Italy | Naples Airport | Naples | 4,615,821 | 2,771,310 | 66.6% | 1,844,511 |
34 | Italy | Falcone–Borsellino Airport | Palermo | 4,597,048 | 2,711,868 | 69.5% | 1,885,180 |
35 | Hungary | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | Budapest | 4,590,249 | 3,839,945 | 19.5% | 7 50,304 |
36 | France | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | Lyon | 4,504,305 | 3,539,768 | 27.2% | 964,537 |
37 | Spain | Tenerife South Airport | Tenerife | 4,501,188 | 3,347,220 | 34.5% | 1,153,968 |
38 | Czech Republic | Václav Havel Airport Prague | Prague | 4,369,824 | 3,654,229 | 19.6% | 715,595 |
39 | Italy | Linate Airport | Milan | 4,336,933 | 2,267,111 | 91.3% | 2,069,822 |
40 | Finland | Helsinki Airport | Helsinki | 4,295,255 | 5,083,314 | 15.5% | 788,059 |
41 | Germany | Cologne Bonn Airport | Cologne/Bonn | 4,247,180 | 3,075,977 | 38.1% | 1,171,203 |
42 | Italy | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport | Bologna | 4,133,201 | 2,521,460 | 63.9% | 1,611,741 |
43 | Spain | Valencia Airport | Valencia | 3,999,659 | 2,434,619 | 64.3% | 1,565,040 |
44 | Spain | Tenerife North–Ciudad de La Laguna Airport | Tenerife | 3,859,012 | 2,802,383 | 37.7% | 1,056,629 |
45 | France | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport | Toulouse | 3,816,566 | 3,128,618 | 22.0% | 6 87,948 |
46 | Belgium | Brussels South Charleroi Airport | Brussels | 3,747,473 | 2,531,211 | 48.1% | 1,216,262 |
47 | Germany | Stuttgart Airport | Stuttgart | 3,567,347 | 3,198,299 | 11.5% | 369,048 |
48 | Greece | Thessaloniki Airport | Thessaloniki | 3,466,380 | 2,325,752 | 49.0% | 1,140,628 |
49 | Spain | Seville Airport | Seville | 3,438,552 | 2,310,470 | 48.8% | 1,128,082 |
50 | Italy | Venice Marco Polo Airport | Venice | 3,430,095 | 2,795,285 | 22.7% | 634,810 |
Rank 2020 |
Country | Airport | City served | Passengers | Change 2019–2020 | ||
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2020 | 2019 | % | Numbers | ||||
1 | France | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 22,257,469[2] | 76,150,007[3] | 70.8% | 53,892,538 |
2 | United Kingdom | Heathrow Airport | London | 22,111,469[4] | 80,886,589[5] | 72.7% | 58,775,120 |
3 | Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 20,887,174[6] | 71,707,144[7] | 70.9% | 50,819,970 |
4 | Germany | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | 18,768,601[8] | 70,560,987[9] | 73.4% | 51,792,386 |
5 | Spain | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 17,112,389[10] | 61,734,944[10] | 72.3% | 44,622,555 |
6 | Spain | Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport | Barcelona | 12,739,259[10] | 52,688,455[10] | 75.8% | 39,949,196 |
7 | Germany | Munich Airport | Munich | 11,120,224[11] | 47,959,885[12] | 76.81% | 36,839,661 |
8 | France | Orly Airport | Paris | 10,797,105[2] | 31,853,049[13] | 66.1% | 21,055,944 |
9 | Italy | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Rome | 9,830,957 [14] | 43,532,573[15] | 77.4% | 33,701,616 |
10 | Portugal | Lisbon Airport | Lisbon | 9,268,000[16] | 31,172,774[17] | 70.3% | 21,904,774 |
11 | Greece | Athens International Airport | Athens | 8,078,383[18] | 25,573,993[19] | 68.4% | 17,495,610 |
12 | Austria | Vienna International Airport | Vienna | 7,812,938[20] | 31,662,189[21] | 75.3% | 23,849,251 |
13 | Denmark | Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen | 7,525,441[22] | 30,256,703[22] | 75.12% | 22,731,262 |
14 | Ireland | Dublin Airport | Dublin | 7,400,000[23] | 32,676,251[24] | 77.4% | 25,276,251 |
15 | Italy | Malpensa Airport | Milan | 7,241,766[25] | 28,846,299[15] | 74.9% | 21,604,533 |
16 | Belgium | Brussels Airport | Brussels | 6,743,395[26] | 26,360,003[27] | 74.42% | 19,616,608 |
17 | Germany | Düsseldorf Airport | Düsseldorf | 6,569,728[28] | 24,283,967[9] | 74.2% | 17,714,239 |
18 | Sweden | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Stockholm | 6,535,776[29] | 25,642,623[30] | 74.5% | 19,106,847 |
19 | Spain | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Palma de Mallorca | 6,108,486[10] | 29,721,142[10] | 79.4% | 23,612,656 |
20 | Germany | Berlin Tegel Airport | Berlin | 5,867,601[28] | 24,227,570[9] | 75.8% | 18,359,969 |
21 | Poland | Warsaw Chopin Airport | Warsaw | 5,482,000[31] | 18,869,302[32] | 70.95% | 13,387,302 |
22 | Spain | Málaga Airport | Málaga | 5,161,636[10] | 19,858,656[10] | 74.0% | 14,697,020 |
23 | Finland | Helsinki Airport | Helsinki | 5,053,134[33] | 21,861,082[33] | 76.9% | 16,807,948 |
24 | France | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport | Nice | 4,580,459[34] | 14,485,423[35] | 68.4% | 9,904,964 |
25 | Germany | Hamburg Airport | Hamburg | 4,557,372[28] | 17,234,229 | 73.6% | 12,676,857 |
26 | Romania | Henri Coandă International Airport | Bucharest | 4,456,000[36] | 14,707,376[37] | 69.7% | 10,251,376 |
27 | Portugal | Porto Airport | Porto | 4,436,000[16] | 13,105,339[38] | 66.2% | 8,669,339 |
28 | Hungary | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | Budapest | 3,859,379[39] | 16,173,399[39] | 76.14% | 12,314,020 |
29 | Italy | Orio al Serio International Airport | Milan/Bergamo | 3,833,063[15] | 13,857,257[15] | 72.3% | 10,024,194 |
30 | Spain | Alicante Airport | Alicante | 3,739,499[10] | 15,048,240[10] | 75.1% | 11,308,741 |
31 | Czech Republic | Václav Havel Airport Prague | Prague | 3,665,871[40] | 17,804,900[41] | 79% | 14,139,029 |
32 | Italy | Catania-Fontanarossa Airport | Catania | 3,654,457[15] | 10,223,113[15] | 64.3% | 6,568,656 |
33 | France | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | Lyon | 3,553,918[34] | 11,037,410[42] | 69,7% | 7,483,492 |
34 | France | Marseille Provence Airport | Marseille | 3,359,149[34] | 10,151,743 | 66.9% | 6,792,594 |
35 | Germany | Berlin Schönefeld Airport | Berlin | 3,223,603[28] | 11,417,435[9] | 71.7% | 8,193,832 |
36 | Germany | Stuttgart Airport | Stuttgart | 3,213,695[43] | 12,732,670 [44] | 74.8% | 9,518,975 |
37 | France | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport | Toulouse | 3,130,847[34] | 9,620,224 | 67.5% | 6,489,377 |
38 | Germany | Cologne Bonn Airport | Cologne/Bonn | 3,076,587[28] | 12,369,000[45] | 75.1% | 9,292,413 |
39 | Bulgaria | Sofia Airport | Sofia | 2,937,846[46] | 7,107,096[47] | 58.70% | 4,169,250 |
40 | Italy | Venice Marco Polo Airport | Venice | 2,799,688[15] | 11,561,594[15] | 75.8% | 8,761,906 |
41 | Italy | Naples Airport | Naples | 2,779,946[15] | 10,860,068[15] | 74.4% | 8,080,122 |
42 | Italy | Falcone–Borsellino Airport | Palermo | 2,701,519[15] | 7,018,087[15] | 61.5% | 6,491,145 |
43 | France Switzerland | EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg | Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg im Breisgau | 2,598,980[48] | 9,090,125[48] | 71.4% | 6,491,145 |
44 | Poland | Kraków John Paul II International Airport | Kraków | 2,592,972[49] | 8,410,817[50] | 69.2% | 5,817,904 |
Rank 2019 |
Country | Airport | City served | Passengers | Change 2018–2019 | ||
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2019 | 2018 | % | Numbers | ||||
1 | United Kingdom | Heathrow Airport | London | 80,886,589[5] | 80,100,311[5] | 1.0% | 786,278 |
2 | France | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 76,150,007[51] | 72,229,723[13] | 5.4% | 3,920,284 |
3 | Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 71,707,144[7] | 71,053,157[7] | 0.9% | 653,987 |
4 | Germany | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | 70,556,072[52] | 69,510,269[53] | 1.5% | 1,045,803 |
5 | Spain | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 61,734,037[10] | 57,891,340[10] | 6.6% | 3,842,697 |
6 | Spain | Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport | Barcelona | 52,686,314[10] | 50,172,457[10] | 5.0% | 2,513,857 |
7 | Germany | Munich Airport | Munich | 47,941,348 [54] | 46,253,620[9] | 3.6% | 1,687,728 |
8 | United Kingdom | Gatwick Airport | London | 46,574,786[5] | 46,081,327[5] | 1.1% | 493,459 |
9 | Italy | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Rome | 43,532,573[15] | 42,995,119[15] | 1.3% | 537,454 |
10 | Ireland | Dublin Airport | Dublin | 32,907,673[55] | 31,497,526[56] | 4.5% | 1,410,147 |
11 | France | Orly Airport | Paris | 31,853,049[2] | 33,120,685[13] | 3.8% | 1,267,636 |
12 | Austria | Vienna International Airport | Vienna | 31,662,189[20] | 27,037,292[20] | 17.1% | 4,624,897 |
13 | Portugal | Lisbon Airport | Lisbon | 31,173,000[57] | 29,031,268[38] | 7.3% | 2,141,732 |
14 | Denmark | Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen | 30,256,703[22] | 30,298,531[22] | 0.1% | 41,828 |
15 | Spain | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Palma de Mallorca | 29,721,123[10] | 29,081,787[10] | 2.2% | 639,336 |
16 | United Kingdom | Manchester Airport | Manchester | 29,367,477[5] | 28,254,970[5] | 3.9% | 1,112,507 |
17 | Italy | Malpensa Airport | Milan | 28,846,299[15] | 24,725,490[15] | 16.7% | 4,120,809 |
18 | United Kingdom | London Stansted Airport | London | 28,124,292[5] | 27,995,121[5] | 0.5% | 129,171 |
19 | Belgium | Brussels Airport | Brussels | 26,360,003[27] | 25,675,939[27] | 2.7% | 684,064 |
20 | Sweden | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Stockholm | 25,642,703[58] | 26,845,419[58] | 4.5% | 1,202,716 |
21 | Greece | Athens International Airport | Athens | 25,574,030[59] | 24,135,736[59] | 6.0% | 1,438,294 |
22 | Germany | Düsseldorf Airport | Düsseldorf | 25,507,566[9] | 24,283,967[9] | 5.0% | 1,223,599 |
23 | Germany | Berlin Tegel Airport | Berlin | 24,227,570[9] | 22,000,430[9] | 10.1% | 2,227,140 |
24 | Finland | Helsinki Airport | Helsinki | 21,861,082[60] | 20,848,838[60] | 4.9% | 1,012,244 |
25 | Spain | Málaga Airport | Málaga | 19,856,299[10] | 19,021,704[10] | 4.4% | 834,595 |
26 | Poland | Warsaw Chopin Airport | Warsaw | 18,869,302[61] | 17,755,543[32] | 6.3% | 1,113,760 |
27 | United Kingdom | Luton Airport | London | 18,213,901[5] | 16,766,552[5] | 8.6% | 1,447,349 |
28 | Czech Republic | Václav Havel Airport Prague | Prague | 17,804,900[62] | 16,797,006[62] | 6.0% | 1,007,894 |
29 | Germany | Hamburg Airport | Hamburg | 17,308,773[9] | 17,234,229[9] | 0.4% | 74,544 |
30 | Hungary | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | Budapest | 16,173,399[63] | 14,867,491[63] | 8.8% | 1,305,908 |
31 | Spain | Alicante Airport | Alicante | 15,047,840[10] | 13,981,320[10] | 7.6% | 1,066,520 |
32 | United Kingdom | Edinburgh Airport | Edinburgh | 14,733,966[5] | 14,291,811[5] | 3.1% | 442,155 |
33 | Romania | Henri Coandă International Airport | Bucharest | 14,707,376[64] | 13,820,428[65] | 6.4% | 886,948 |
34 | France | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport | Nice | 14,485,423[2] | 13,850,561[35] | 4.6% | 634,862 |
35 | Italy | Orio al Serio International Airport | Milan/Bergamo | 13,857,257[15] | 12,938,572[15] | 7.1% | 918,685 |
36 | Portugal | Porto Airport | Porto | 13,107,000 | 11,939,562[38] | 9.7% | 1,167,438 |
37 | Germany | Stuttgart Airport | Stuttgart | 12,721,441[9] | 11,798,090[9] | 9.8% | 923,351 |
38 | United Kingdom | Birmingham Airport | Birmingham | 12,646,456[5] | 12,454,642[5] | 1.5% | 191,814 |
39 | Germany | Cologne Bonn Airport | Cologne/Bonn | 12,368,519[9] | 12,957,828[9] | 4.5% | 589,309 |
40 | France | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | Lyon | 11,739,600[2] | 11,037,410[42] | 6.4% | 702,190 |
41 | Italy | Venice Marco Polo Airport | Venice | 11,561,594[15] | 11,184,608[15] | 3.4% | 376,986 |
42 | Germany | Berlin Schönefeld Airport | Berlin | 11,417,435[9] | 12,725,937[9] | 10.3% | 1,308,502 |
43 | Italy | Naples Airport | Naples | 10,860,068[15] | 9,932,029[15] | 9.3% | 928,039 |
44 | Italy | Catania-Fontanarossa Airport | Catania | 10,223,113 | 9,933,318[15] | 2.9% | 289,795 |
45 | France | Marseille Provence Airport | Marseille | 10,151,743[2] | 9,390,371[citation needed] | 8.1% | 761,372 |
46 | France | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport | Toulouse | 9,620,224[2] | 9,630,308[66] | 0.1% | 10,084 |
47 | Italy | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport | Bologna | 9,405,920[15] | 8,506,658[15] | 10.6% | 899,262 |
48 | France Switzerland | EuroAirport Basel Mulhouse Freiburg | Basel/Mulhouse/Freiburg im Breisgau | 9,094,821[2] | 8,573,705[48] | 6.0% | 521,116 |
49 | Portugal | Faro Airport | Faro | 9,009,000[citation needed] | 8,685,571[38] | 3.7% | 323,429 |
50 | United Kingdom | Bristol Airport | Bristol | 8,959,679[5] | 8,696,653[5] | 3.0% | 263,026 |
Rank 2018 | Country | Airport | City served | Passengers 2018 |
Passengers 2017 |
Change % 2017–2018 |
Passengers change 2017–2018 |
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1. | United Kingdom | Heathrow Airport | London | 80,124,537[5] | 78,012,825[5] | 2.7% | 2,111,712 |
2. | France | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 72,229,723[13] | 69,471,442[13] | 4.0% | 2,758,281 |
3. | Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 71,053,157[7] | 68,515,425[7] | 3.7% | 2,537,732 |
4. | Germany | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | 69,510,269[53] | 64,500,386[9] | 7.8% | 5,009,883 |
5. | Spain | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 57,891,340[10] | 53,402,506[10] | 8.4% | 4,488,834 |
6. | Spain | Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport | Barcelona | 50,172,457[10] | 47,284,500[10] | 6.1% | 2,887,957 |
7. | Germany | Munich Airport | Munich | 46,253,623[9] | 44,577,241[9] | 3.8% | 1,676,382 |
8. | United Kingdom | Gatwick Airport | London | 46,086,089[5] | 45,556,899[5] | 1.2% | 529,190 |
9. | Italy | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Rome | 42,995,119[15] | 40,971,881[15] | 4.9% | 2,023,238 |
10. | France | Orly Airport | Paris | 33,120,685[13] | 32,042,475[13] | 3.4% | 1,078,210 |
11. | Ireland | Dublin Airport | Dublin | 31,497,526[56] | 29,582,321[56] | 6.5% | 1,915,205 |
12. | Denmark | Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen | 30,298,531[22] | 29,177,833[22] | 3.8% | 1,120,698 |
13. | Spain | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Palma de Mallorca | 29,081,787[10] | 27,970,655[10] | 4.0% | 1,111,132 |
14. | Portugal | Lisbon Airport | Lisbon | 29,031,268[38] | 26,646,079[38] | 9.0% | 2,385,189 |
15. | United Kingdom | Manchester Airport | Manchester | 28,292,797[5] | 27,826,054[5] | 1.7% | 466,743 |
16. | United Kingdom | London Stansted Airport | London | 27,996,116[5] | 25,904,450[5] | 8.1% | 2,091,666 |
17. | Austria | Vienna International Airport | Vienna | 27,037,292[20] | 24,392,805[20] | 10.8% | 2,644,487 |
18. | Sweden | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Stockholm | 26,845,419[58] | 26,623,606[58] | 0.8% | 221,813 |
19. | Belgium | Brussels Airport | Brussels | 25,675,939[27] | 24,783,911[27] | 3.6% | 892,028 |
20. | Italy | Malpensa Airport | Milan | 24,725,490[15] | 22,169,167[15] | 11.5% | 2,556,323 |
21. | Germany | Düsseldorf Airport | Düsseldorf | 24,283,967[9] | 24,640,564[9] | 1.4% | 356,597 |
22. | Greece | Athens International Airport | Athens | 24,135,736[59] | 21,737,787[59] | 11.0% | 2,397,949 |
23. | Germany | Berlin Tegel Airport | Berlin | 22,000,430[9] | 20,460,688[9] | 7.5% | 1,539,742 |
24. | Finland | Helsinki Airport | Helsinki | 20,848,838[60] | 18,892,386[60] | 10.4% | 1,956,452 |
25. | Spain | Málaga Airport | Málaga | 19,021,704[10] | 18,628,876[10] | 2.1% | 392,828 |
26. | Poland | Warsaw Chopin Airport | Warsaw | 17,755,542 | 15,730,330[32] | 12.9% | 2,025,212 |
27. | Germany | Hamburg Airport | Hamburg | 17,234,229[9] | 17,622,997[9] | 2.2% | 388,768 |
28. | Czech Republic | Václav Havel Airport Prague | Prague | 16,797,006[62] | 15,415,001[62] | 9.0% | 1,382,005 |
29. | United Kingdom | Luton Airport | London | 16,769,634[5] | 15,990,276[5] | 4.9% | 779,358 |
30. | Hungary | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | Budapest | 14,867,491[63] | 13,097,239[63] | 13.5% | 1,770,252 |
31. | United Kingdom | Edinburgh Airport | Edinburgh | 14,294,305[5] | 13,410,343[5] | 6.6% | 883,962 |
32. | Spain | Alicante Airport | Alicante | 13,981,320[10] | 13,713,061[10] | 2.0% | 268,259 |
33. | France | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport | Nice | 13,850,561[35] | 13,304,782[35] | 4.1% | 545,779 |
34. | Romania | Henri Coandă International Airport | Bucharest | 13,820,428 | 12,804,191[65] | 7.9% | 1,016,237 |
35. | Germany | Cologne Bonn Airport | Cologne/Bonn | 12,957,828[9] | 12,384,223[9] | 4.6% | 573,605 |
36. | Italy | Orio al Serio International Airport | Milan/Bergamo | 12,938,572[15] | 12,336,137[15] | 4.9% | 602,435 |
37. | Germany | Berlin Schönefeld Airport | Berlin | 12,725,937[9] | 12,865,312[9] | 1.1% | 139,375 |
38. | United Kingdom | Birmingham Airport | Birmingham | 12,457,051[5] | 12,990,303[5] | 4.1% | 533,252 |
39. | Portugal | Porto Airport | Porto | 11,939,562[38] | 10,787,630[38] | 10.7% | 1,151,932 |
40. | Germany | Stuttgart Airport | Stuttgart | 11,798,090[9] | 10,962,247[9] | 7.6% | 835,843 |
41. | Italy | Venice Marco Polo Airport | Venice | 11,184,608[15] | 10,371,380[15] | 7.8% | 813,228 |
42. | France | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | Lyon | 11,037,410[67] | 10,280,192[citation needed] | 7.4% | 757,218 |
43. | Italy | Catania-Fontanarossa Airport | Catania | 9,933,318[15] | 9,120,913[15] | 8.9% | 812,405 |
44. | Italy | Naples Airport | Naples | 9,932,029[15] | 8,577,507[15] | 15.8% | 1,354,522 |
45. | United Kingdom | Glasgow Airport | Glasgow | 9,656,227[5] | 9,897,959[5] | 2.4% | 241,732 |
46. | France | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport | Toulouse | 9,630,308[66] | 9,264,613[66] | 3.9% | 365,695 |
47. | France | Marseille Provence Airport | Marseille | 9,390,371[citation needed] | 9,002,086[citation needed] | 4.3% | 388,285 |
48. | Italy | Linate Airport | Milan | 9,233,475[15] | 9,548,363[15] | 3.3% | 314,888 |
49. | United Kingdom | Bristol Airport | Bristol | 8,699,529[5] | 8,239,250[5] | 5.6% | 460,279 |
50. | Portugal | Faro Airport | Faro | 8,685,571[38] | 8,727,132[38] | 0.5% | 41,561 |
Rank 2017 | Country | Airport | City served | Passengers 2017 |
Passengers 2016 |
Change % 2016–2017 |
Passengers change 2016–2017 |
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1. | United Kingdom | Heathrow Airport | London | 78,012,825[5] | 75,711,130[5] | 3.0% | 2,301,695 |
2. | France | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 69,471,442[13] | 65,933,145[13] | 5.4% | 3,538,297 |
3. | Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 68,515,425[7] | 63,625,664[7] | 7.7% | 4,889,761 |
4. | Germany | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | 64,500,386[9] | 60,786,937[9] | 6.1% | 3,713,449 |
5. | Spain | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 53,402,506[10] | 50,420,583[10] | 5.9% | 2,981,923 |
6. | Spain | Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport | Barcelona | 47,284,500[10] | 44,154,693[10] | 7.1% | 3,129,807 |
7. | United Kingdom | Gatwick Airport | London | 45,556,899[5] | 43,119,628[5] | 5.7% | 2,437,271 |
8. | Germany | Munich Airport | Munich | 44,577,241[9] | 42,261,309[9] | 5.5% | 2,315,932 |
9. | Italy | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Rome | 40,971,881[15] | 41,744,769[15] | 1.9% | 772,888 |
10. | France | Orly Airport | Paris | 32,042,475[13] | 31,237,865[13] | 2.6% | 804,610 |
11. | Ireland | Dublin Airport | Dublin | 29,582,321[56] | 27,907,384[56] | 6.0% | 1,674,937 |
12. | Denmark | Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen | 29,177,833[22] | 29,043,287[22] | 0.5% | 134,546 |
13. | Spain | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Palma de Mallorca | 27,970,655[10] | 26,253,882[10] | 6.5% | 1,716,773 |
14. | United Kingdom | Manchester Airport | Manchester | 27,773,303[5] | 25,637,054[5] | 8.3% | 2,136,249 |
15. | Portugal | Lisbon Airport | Lisbon | 26,646,079[38] | 22,449,289[38] | 18.7% | 4,196,790 |
16. | Sweden | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Stockholm | 26,623,606[58] | 24,682,466[58] | 7.9% | 1,941,140 |
17. | United Kingdom | London Stansted Airport | London | 25,904,450[5] | 24,320,071[5] | 6.5% | 1,584,379 |
18. | Belgium | Brussels Airport | Brussels | 24,783,911 | 21,818,418 | 13.6% | 2,965,493 |
19. | Germany | Düsseldorf Airport | Düsseldorf | 24,640,564[9] | 23,521,919[9] | 4.8% | 1,118,645 |
20. | Austria | Vienna International Airport | Vienna | 24,392,805[20] | 23,352,016[20] | 4.5% | 1,040,789 |
21. | Italy | Malpensa Airport | Milan | 22,169,167[15] | 19,420,690[15] | 14.2% | 2,748,477 |
22. | Greece | Athens International Airport | Athens | 21,737,787[59] | 20,017,530[59] | 8.6% | 1,720,257 |
23. | Germany | Berlin Tegel Airport | Berlin | 20,460,688[9] | 21,253,959[9] | 3.7% | 793,271 |
24. | Finland | Helsinki Airport | Helsinki | 18,892,386[60] | 17,184,681[60] | 9.9% | 1,707,705 |
25. | Spain | Málaga Airport | Málaga | 18,628,876[10] | 16,672,776[10] | 11.7% | 1,956,100 |
26. | Germany | Hamburg Airport | Hamburg | 17,622,997[9] | 16,224,154[9] | 8.6% | 1,398,843 |
27. | United Kingdom | Luton Airport | London | 15,799,219[5] | 14,551,774[5] | 8.6% | 1,247,445 |
28. | Poland | Warsaw Chopin Airport | Warsaw | 15,730,330[32] | 12,795,356[32] | 22.9% | 2,934,974 |
29. | Czech Republic | Václav Havel Airport Prague | Prague | 15,415,001[62] | 13,074,517[62] | 17.9% | 2,340,484 |
30. | Spain | Alicante Airport | Alicante | 13,713,061[10] | 12,344,945[10] | 11.1% | 1,368,116 |
31. | United Kingdom | Edinburgh Airport | Edinburgh | 13,410,658[5] | 12,348,425[5] | 8.6% | 1,062,233 |
32. | France | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport | Nice | 13,304,782[35] | 12,427,427[35] | 7.1% | 877,355 |
33. | Hungary | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | Budapest | 13,097,239[68] | 11,441,999[63] | 14.5% | 1,655,240 |
34. | United Kingdom | Birmingham Airport | Birmingham | 12,990,303[5] | 11,645,334[5] | 11.5% | 1,344,969 |
35. | Germany | Berlin Schönefeld Airport | Berlin | 12,865,312[9] | 11,652,922[9] | 10.4% | 1,212,390 |
36. | Romania | Henri Coandă International Airport | Bucharest | 12,804,191[65] | 10,982,967[69] | 16.6% | 1,821,224 |
37. | Germany | Cologne Bonn Airport | Cologne/Bonn | 12,384,223[9] | 11,910,138[9] | 4.0% | 474,085 |
38. | Italy | Orio al Serio International Airport | Milan/Bergamo | 12,336,137[15] | 11,159,631[15] | 10.5% | 1,176,506 |
39. | Germany | Stuttgart Airport | Stuttgart | 10,962,247[9] | 10,626,430[9] | 3.2% | 335,817 |
40. | Portugal | Porto Airport | Porto | 10,787,630[38] | 9,378,082[38] | 15.0% | 1,409,548 |
41. | Italy | Venice Marco Polo Airport | Venice | 10,371,380[15] | 9,624,748[15] | 7.8% | 746,632 |
42. | France | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | Lyon | 10,280,192[citation needed] | 9,553,250[70] | 7.6% | 726,942 |
43. | United Kingdom | Glasgow Airport | Glasgow | 9,897,959[5] | 9,346,245[5] | 5.9% | 551,714 |
44. | Italy | Linate Airport | Milan | 9,548,363[15] | 9,682,264[15] | 1.4% | 133,901 |
45. | France | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport | Toulouse | 9,264,613[66] | 8,081,179[66] | 14.6% | 1,183,436 |
46. | Italy | Catania-Fontanarossa Airport | Catania | 9,120,913[15] | 7,914,117[15] | 15.2% | 1,206,796 |
47. | France | Marseille Provence Airport | Marseille | 9,002,086[citation needed] | 8,475,809[70] | 6.2% | 526,277 |
48. | Portugal | Faro Airport | Faro | 8,727,132[38] | 7,630,909[38] | 14.4% | 1,096,223 |
49. | Italy | Naples Airport | Naples | 8,577,507[15] | 6,775,988[15] | 26.6% | 1,801,519 |
50. | United Kingdom | Bristol Airport | Bristol | 8,239,949[5] | 7,610,780[5] | 8.3% | 629,169 |
Rank 2016 |
Country | Airport | City served | Passengers 2015 |
Passengers 2016 |
Change 2015–2016 |
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1 | United Kingdom | Heathrow Airport | London | 74,985,475[5] | 75,711,130[5] | 01.0% |
2 | France | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 65,766,986[13] | 65,933,145[13] | 00.3% |
3 | Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 58,284,848[7] | 63,625,664[7] | 09.2% |
4 | Germany | Frankfurt Airport | Frankfurt | 61,032,022[9] | 60,786,937[9] | 00.4% |
5 | Spain | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 46,824,838[10] | 50,420,583[10] | 07.7% |
6 | Spain | Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport | Barcelona | 39,711,237[10] | 44,154,693[10] | 11.2% |
7 | United Kingdom | Gatwick Airport | London | 40,269,087[5] | 43,119,628[5] | 07.1% |
8 | Germany | Munich Airport | Munich | 40,981,522[9] | 42,261,309[9] | 03.1% |
9 | Italy | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Rome | 40,463,208[15] | 41,744,769[15] | 03.2% |
10 | France | Orly Airport | Paris | 29,664,993[13] | 31,237,865[13] | 05.3% |
11 | Denmark | Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen | 26,610,332[22] | 29,043,287[22] | 09.1% |
12 | Ireland | Dublin Airport | Dublin | 25,049,319[56] | 27,907,384[56] | 11.4% |
13 | Spain | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Palma de Mallorca | 23,745,023[10] | 26,253,882[10] | 10.6% |
14 | United Kingdom | Manchester Airport | Manchester | 23,136,047[5] | 25,637,054[5] | 10.8% |
15 | Sweden | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Stockholm | 23,142,536[58] | 24,682,466[58] | 06.7% |
16 | United Kingdom | London Stansted Airport | London | 22,519,178[5] | 24,320,071[5] | 08.0% |
17 | Germany | Düsseldorf Airport | Düsseldorf | 22,476,685[9] | 23,521,919[9] | 04.7% |
18 | Austria | Vienna International Airport | Vienna | 22,775,054[20] | 23,352,016[20] | 02.5% |
19 | Portugal | Lisbon Airport | Lisbon | 20,090,418[38] | 22,449,289[38] | 11.7% |
20 | Belgium | Brussels Airport | Brussels | 23,460,018[27] | 21,818,418[27] | 7% |
21 | Germany | Berlin Tegel Airport | Berlin | 21,005,196[9] | 21,253,959[9] | 01.2% |
22 | Greece | Athens International Airport | Athens | 18,087,377[59] | 20,017,530[59] | 10.7% |
23 | Italy | Malpensa Airport | Milan | 18,582,043[15] | 19,420,690[15] | 04.5% |
24 | Finland | Helsinki Airport | Helsinki | 16,422,266[60] | 17,184,681[60] | 04.6% |
25 | Spain | Málaga Airport | Málaga | 14,404,206[10] | 16,672,776[10] | 15.7% |
26 | Germany | Hamburg Airport | Hamburg | 15,610,072[9] | 16,224,154[9] | 03.9% |
27 | United Kingdom | Luton Airport | London | 12,263,505[5] | 14,551,774[5] | 18.5% |
28 | Czech Republic | Václav Havel Airport Prague | Prague | 12,030,928[62] | 13,074,517[62] | 08.7% |
29 | Poland | Warsaw Chopin Airport | Warsaw | 11,186,688[32] | 12,795,356[32] | 14.4% |
30 | France | Nice Côte d'Azur Airport | Nice | 12,016,730[35] | 12,427,427[35] | 03.4% |
31 | United Kingdom | Edinburgh Airport | Edinburgh | 11,114,587[5] | 12,348,425[5] | 11.1% |
32 | Spain | Alicante Airport | Alicante | 10,575,288[10] | 12,344,945[10] | 16.7% |
33 | Germany | Cologne Bonn Airport | Cologne / Bonn | 10,338,375[9] | 11,910,138[9] | 15.2% |
34 | Germany | Berlin Schönefeld Airport | Berlin | 08,526,268[9] | 11,652,922[9] | 36.7% |
35 | United Kingdom | Birmingham Airport | Birmingham | 10,187,122[5] | 11,645,334[5] | 14.3% |
36 | Hungary | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | Budapest | 10,298,963[63] | 11,441,999[63] | 11.1% |
37 | Italy | Orio al Serio International Airport | Milan / Bergamo | 10,404,625[15] | 11,159,631[15] | 07.3% |
38 | Romania | Henri Coandă International Airport | Bucharest | 09,274,629[71] | 10,982,967[69] | 18.3% |
39 | Germany | Stuttgart Airport | Stuttgart | 10,512,225[9] | 10,626,430[9] | 01.1% |
40 | Italy | Linate Airport | Milan | 09,689,635[15] | 09,682,264[15] | 00.1% |
41 | Italy | Venice Marco Polo Airport | Venice | 08,751,028[15] | 09,624,748[15] | 10.0% |
42 | France | Lyon–Saint-Exupéry Airport | Lyon | 08,703,354[70] | 09,553,250[70] | 09.8% |
43 | Portugal | Porto Airport | Porto | 08,087,740[38] | 09,378,082[38] | 16.0% |
44 | United Kingdom | Glasgow Airport | Glasgow | 08,714,154[5] | 09,346,245[5] | 07.3% |
45 | France | Marseille Provence Airport | Marseille | 08,261,804[70] | 08,475,809[70] | 02.6% |
46 | France | Toulouse–Blagnac Airport | Toulouse | 07,669,054[66] | 08,081,179[66] | 05.4% |
47 | Italy | Catania-Fontanarossa Airport | Catania | 07,105,487[15] | 07,914,117[15] | 11.4% |
48 | Italy | Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport | Bologna | 06,889,742[15] | 07,680,992[15] | 11.5% |
49 | Portugal | Faro Airport | Faro | 06,436,881[38] | 07,630,909[38] | 18.5% |
50 | United Kingdom | Bristol Airport | Bristol | 06,786,790[5] | 07,610,780[5] | 12.1% |
This list shows Eurostat data for the airports which had the most passengers taking national (domestic) flights in 2021 within EU countries (i.e. passengers traveling from Paris to Marseille).[72]
This list shows Eurostat data for the airports which had the most passengers taking international intra-EU flights in 2019 (i.e. passengers traveling from Frankfurt to Barcelona, but not from Madrid to Barcelona).[73]
Rank 2019 |
Country | Airport | City served | Passengers |
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1 | Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 9,988,575 |
2 | Germany | Frankfurt Airport | Frankfurt | 7,769,160 |
3 | France | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 7,028,871 |
4 | Spain | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 5,481,576 |
5 | Spain | Josep Tarradellas Barcelona–El Prat Airport | Barcelona | 5,057,578 |
6 | Austria | Vienna International Airport | Vienna | 4,956,954 |
7 | Portugal | Lisbon Airport | Lisbon | 4,916,325 |
8 | Germany | Munich Airport | Munich | 4,871,857 |
9 | Belgium | Brussels Airport | Brussels | 4,234,902 |
10 | Denmark | Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen | 3,907,932 |
11 | Ireland | Dublin Airport | Dublin | 3,716,377 |
12 | Greece | Athens International Airport | Athens | 3,588,987 |
13 | Italy | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Rome | 3,355,086 |
14 | France | Orly Airport | Paris | 3,311,822 |
15 | Germany | Düsseldorf Airport | Düsseldorf | 3,057,911 |
16 | Sweden | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Stockholm | 3,042,112 |
17 | Portugal | Porto Airport | Porto | 2,941,543 |
18 | Italy | Milan Malpensa Airport | Milan | 2,718,816 |
19 | Poland | Warsaw Chopin Airport | Warsaw | 2,704,651 |
20 | Romania | Henri Coandă International Airport | Romania | 2,609,954 |
21 | Spain | Málaga Airport | Málaga | 2,482,646 |
22 | Spain | Palma de Mallorca Airport | Palma de Mallorca | 2,481,168 |
23 | Finland | Helsinki Airport | Helsinki | 2,436,647 |
24 | Hungary | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | Budapest | 2,347,997 |
25 | Germany | Berlin Tegel Airport | Berlin | 2,347,030 |
This list shows Eurostat data for the airports which had the most passengers taking international extra-EU flights in 2021 (i.e. passengers traveling from New York to Paris).[74]
Country | Airport | City served | Passengers | Change 2019–2020 | ||
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Austria | Vienna International Airport | Vienna | 7,812,938[20] | 31,662,189[21] | 75.3% | 23,849,251 |
Belgium | Brussels Airport | Brussels | 6,743,395[75] | 26,360,003[27] | 74.42% | 19,616,608 |
Bulgaria | Sofia Airport | Sofia | 2,937,846[76] | 7,107,096[47] | 58.70% | 4,169,250 |
Croatia | Zagreb Airport | Zagreb | 924,823 | 3,435,531 | 73.08% | 2,510,708 |
Cyprus | Larnaca International Airport | Larnaca | 1,679,816 | 8,229,346 | 79.60% | 6,549,530 |
Czech Republic | Václav Havel Airport Prague | Prague | 3,665,871[77] | 17,804,900[78] | 79% | 14,139,029 |
Denmark | Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen | 7,525,441[22] | 30,256,703[22] | 75.12% | 22,731,262 |
Estonia | Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport | Tallinn | 863,588 | 3,267,909[79] | 73.6% | 2,404,321 |
Finland | Helsinki Airport | Helsinki | 5,053,134[33] | 21,861,082[33] | 76.9% | 16,807,948 |
France | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 22,257,469[2] | 76,150,007[3] | 70.8% | 53,892,538 |
Germany | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | 18,768,601[8] | 70,560,987[9] | 73.4% | 51,792,386 |
Greece | Athens International Airport | Athens | 8,078,383[80] | 25,573,993[81] | 68.4% | 17,495,610 |
Hungary | Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport | Budapest | 3,859,379[39] | 16,173,399[39] | 76.14% | 12,314,020 |
Ireland | Dublin Airport | Dublin | 7,400,000[82] | 32,676,251[83] | 77.4% | 25,276,251 |
Italy | Leonardo da Vinci–Fiumicino Airport | Rome | 9,830,957[84] | 43,532,573[15] | 77.4% | 33,701,616 |
Latvia | Riga International Airport | Riga | 2,010,000[85] | 7,798,382[86] | 74.2% | 5,788,382 |
Lithuania | Vilnius International Airport | Vilnius | 1,312,468 | 5,004,921[87] | 73.8% | 3,692,453 |
Luxembourg | Luxembourg Airport | Luxembourg City | 1,446,354 | 4,416,038 | 75.3% | 2 969 684 |
Malta | Malta International Airport | Malta | 1,748,050[20] | 7,310,289[20] | 76.1% | 5,562,239 |
Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 20,887,174[88] | 71,707,144[88] | 70.9% | 50,819,970 |
Poland | Warsaw Chopin Airport | Warsaw | 5,482,000[89] | 18,869,302[32] | 70.95% | 13,387,302 |
Portugal | Lisbon Airport | Lisbon | 9,268,000[16] | 31,172,774[17] | 70.3% | 21,904,774 |
Romania | Henri Coandă International Airport | Bucharest | 4,456,000[90] | 14,707,376[91] | 69.7% | 10,251,376 |
Slovakia | Bratislava Airport | Bratislava | 405,097 | 2,290,242 | 82.3% | 1,885,145 |
Slovenia | Ljubljana Joze Pucnik Airport | Ljubljana | 288,235 | 1,721,355 | 83.3% | 1,433,120 |
Spain | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 17,112,389[10] | 61,734,944[10] | 72.3% | 44,622,555 |
Sweden | Stockholm Arlanda Airport | Stockholm | 6,535,776[92] | 25,642,623[93] | 74.5% | 19,106,847 |
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