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Busiest airports by continent

Main article: List of the busiest airports

This list of busiest airports by continent includes the busiest airports on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in Atlanta, far and away the busiest airport in the world with 104,653,451 passengers in 2023

Busiest airports in the world in 2018

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Rank Airport Location Country Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
passengers[1]		 Rank
Change		 %
Change
1.   Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia United States ATL/KATL 107,394,029    3.3%
2.   Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing China PEK/ZBAA 100,983,290    5.4%
3.   Dubai International Airport Garhoud, Dubai United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 89,149,387    1.0%
4.   Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California United States LAX/KLAX 87,534,384  1  3.5%
5.   Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport Ōta, Tokyo Japan HND/RJTT 87,131,973  1  2.0%
6.   O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois United States ORD/KORD 83,339,186    4.4%
7.   London Heathrow Airport Hillingdon, London United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 80,126,320    2.7%
8.   Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories China HKG/VHHH 74,517,402    2.6%
9.   Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai China PVG/ZSPD 74,006,331    5.7%
10.   Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France France CDG/LFPG 72,229,723    4.0%
11.   Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland Netherlands AMS/EHAM 71,053,157    3.7%
12.   Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi India DEL/VIDP 69,900,938  4  10.2%
13.   Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong China CAN/ZGGG 69,769,497    6.0%
14.   Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Hesse Germany FRA/EDDF 69,510,269    7.8%
15.   Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas United States DFW/KDFW 69,112,607  3  3.0%
16.   Seoul Incheon International Airport Incheon South Korea ICN/RKSI 68,350,784  3  10.0%
17.   Istanbul Atatürk Airport Yeşilköy, Istanbul Turkey IST/LTBA 68,192,683  2  6.4%
18.   Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Tangerang, Banten Indonesia CGK/WIII 66,908,159  1  6.2%
19.   Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region Singapore SIN/WSSS 65,628,000  1  5.5%
20.   Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado United States DEN/KDEN 64,494,613    5.1%
21.   Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok International) Airport Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Bangkok Thailand BKK/VTBS 63,378,923    4.1%
22.   John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York, New York United States JFK/KJFK 61,909,148    4.4%
23.   Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor Malaysia KUL/WMKK 59,959,000    2.4%
24.   Madrid Barajas Airport Barajas, Madrid Spain MAD/LEMD 57,891,340  1  8.4%
25.   San Francisco International Airport San Mateo County, California United States SFO/KSFO 57,793,313  1  3.5%

Busiest airports in Africa in 2018

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Country Airport City 2018 Change
(18-17)		 References
1   South Africa O. R. Tambo International Airport Johannesburg 21,231,510  00.2% [2]
2   Egypt Cairo International Airport Cairo 15,010,501  05.9% [3]
3   Ethiopia Bole International Airport Addis Ababa 12,143,938  020.6% [4]
4   South Africa Cape Town International Airport Cape Town 10,752,246  00.6% [5]
5   Morocco Mohammed V International Airport Casablanca 9,748,567  04.2% [6]
6   Algeria Houari Boumediene Airport Algiers 7,900,000
7   Kenya Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Nairobi 7,039,175
8   Egypt Hurghada International Airport Hurghada 6,600,000
9   Nigeria Murtala Muhammed International Airport Lagos 6,500,000
10   Tunisia Tunis Carthage Airport Tunis 6,200,000

Busiest airports in Asia in 2018

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Rank Airport City Country Code

(IATA)

Code

(ICAO)

Total
passengers		 %
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1   Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing China PEK ZBAA 100,980,000  5.4%
2   Dubai International Airport Dubai United Arab Emirates DXB OMDB 89,149,387  1.0%
3   Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport Tokyo Japan HND RJTT 87,098,683  1.9%
4   Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong China HKG VHHH 74,700,000  2.8%
5   Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai China PVG ZSPD 74,050,000  5.8%
6   Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi India DEL VIDP 69,866,994  10.1%
7   Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Guangzhou China CAN ZGGG 69,730,000  5.8%
8   Incheon International Airport Seoul/Incheon Republic of Korea ICN RKSI 68,259,763  10.0%
9   Soekarno–Hatta International Airport Jakarta/Tangerang Indonesia CGK WIII 66,908,159  6.2%
10   Singapore Changi Airport Singapore Singapore SIN WSSS 65,600,000  5.4%
11   Suvarnabhumi Airport Bangkok/Samut Prakan Thailand BKK VTBS 63,378,923  4.1%
12   Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur/Sepang Malaysia KUL WMKK 59,959,000  2.4%
13   Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu China CTU ZUUU 52,950,000  6.3%
14   Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport Mumbai India BOM VABB 49,877,918  5.7%
15   Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen China SZX ZGSZ 49,350,000  8.2%
16   Kunming Changshui International Airport Kunming China KMG ZPPP 47,090,000  5.3%
17   Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Taipei Taiwan TPE RCTP 46,535,180  3.7%
18   Ninoy Aquino International Airport Manila Philippines MNL RPLL 45,082,544  6.7%
19   Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Xi'an/Xianyang China XIY ZLXY 44,650,000  6.2%
20   Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai China SHA ZSSS 43,630,000  4.2%
21   Narita International Airport Tokyo/Narita Japan NRT RJAA 42,601,130  4.8%
22   Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing China CKG ZUCK 41,600,000  7.5%
23   King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah Saudi Arabia JED OEJN 41,200,000  21.4%
24   Don Mueang International Airport Bangkok SGD Thailand DMK VTBD 40,758,148  6.4%
25   Tan Son Nhat International Airport Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) Vietnam SGN VVTS 38,500,000  7.2%

Busiest airports in Europe in 2020

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Rank
2020 		Rank
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2019--2020 		Country Airport City served Passengers Change 201*-2020
2020 2019 % Numbers
1   7   Turkey Istanbul Airport Istanbul 23,308,071[7] 52,578,008[8]  55.7%  29,269,937
2     France Charles de Gaulle Airport Paris 22,260,920[7] 76,150,007[9]  70.8%  53,889,087
3   2   United Kingdom Heathrow Airport London 22,111,265[7] 80,886,589[10]  72.7%  58,775,324
4   1   Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Amsterdam 20,887,144[7] 71,707,144[11]  70.9%  50,820,000
5   3   Russia Sheremetyevo International Airport Moscow 19,783,957[7] 49,438,545[12]  60.0%  29,654,588
6   2   Germany Frankfurt am Main Airport Frankfurt 18,768,601[7] 70,556,072[13]  73.4%  51,787,471
7   2   Spain Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport Madrid 17,092,693[7] 61,734,037[14]  72.3%  44,641,344
8   13   Russia Domodedovo International Airport Moscow 16,389,427[7] 28,252,337[12]  42.0%  11,862,910
9   4   Spain Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport Barcelona 12,724,607[7] 52,686,314[14]  75.8%  39,961,707
10   19   Russia Vnukovo International Airport Moscow 12,565,241[15] 24,001,521[12]   47.6%   11,436,280

Busiest airports in North America in 2020

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Rank Rank
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20-19 		Airport City served Country Passengers[16] Annual
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1   Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta   United States 42,918,685  61.17%
2  2 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas–Fort Worth   United States 39,364,990  47.56%
3  2 Denver International Airport Denver   United States 33,741,129  51.11%
4   O'Hare International Airport Chicago   United States 30,860,251  63.54%
5  2 Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles   United States 28,779,527  67.32%
6  7 Charlotte Douglas International Airport Charlotte   United States 27,205,082  45.57%
7  2 McCarran International Airport Las Vegas   United States 22,255,395  56.95%
8  4 Mexico City International Airport Mexico City   Mexico[17] 21,981,711  56.31%
9  6 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix   United States 21,928,708  52.63%
10   Orlando International Airport Orlando   United States 21,617,803  57.29%
11  3 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport Seattle-Tacoma   United States 20,061,507  61.29%
12  4 Miami International Airport Miami   United States 18,663,858  59.36%
13  4 George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston   United States 18,213,913  59.77%
14  8 John F. Kennedy International Airport New York City   United States 16,630,642  73.41%
15  6 Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport Fort Lauderdale   United States 16,484,132  55.14%
16  9 San Francisco International Airport San Francisco   United States 16,427,801  71.39%
17  3 Newark Liberty International Airport Newark   United States 15,892,892  65.70%
18  1 Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis-Saint Paul   United States 14,851,289  62.45%
19  1 Detroit Metropolitan Airport Detroit   United States 14,105,007  61.64%
20  9 Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto   Canada 13,399,694  73.47%
21  3 Logan International Airport Boston   United States 12,635,325  70.33%
22  3 Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City   United States 12,559,026  53.15%
23  4 Cancún International Airport Cancún   Mexico[17] 12,259,148  51.89%
24  2 Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia   United States 11,865,006  64.07%
25  1 Baltimore/Washington International Airport Baltimore-Washington   United States 11,204,511  58.49%|}

Busiest airports in South America in 2020

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Rank Country Airport City Passengers Growth
1   Brazil São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport São Paulo 20,322,520[18]  52.74%
2   Colombia El Dorado International Airport Bogotá 10,816,372[19]  69.09%
3   Chile Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport Santiago 8,527,737[20]  65.38%
4   Brazil Brasília International Airport Brasília 7,848,297[21]  53.08%
5   Peru Jorge Chávez International Airport Lima 7,566,704[22]  70.21%
6   Brazil São Paulo–Congonhas Airport São Paulo 6,964,390[23]  69.29%
7   Brazil Viracopos International Airport Campinas 6,709,061[24]  36.62%
8   Brazil Santos Dumont Airport Rio de Janeiro 4,957,973[23]  45.46%
9   Brazil Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport Recife 4,836,890[25]  44.49%
10   Brazil Belo Horizonte International Airport Belo Horizonte 4,811,942[26]  56.94%
11   Brazil Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport Rio de Janeiro 4,635,123[27]  65.69%
12   Brazil Salvador International Airport Salvador 3,840,940[28]  50.67%
13   Brazil Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport Porto Alegre 3,561,630[29]  56.39%
14   Argentina Ministro Pistarini International Airport Buenos Aires 3,305,171[30]  73.79%
15   Brazil Fortaleza Airport Fortaleza 3,156,418[31]  55.14%
16   Colombia José María Córdova International Airport Medellín 3,085,601[19]  66.48%
17   Brazil Afonso Pena International Airport Curitiba 2,508,359[23]  61.43%
18   Argentina Aeroparque Jorge Newbery Buenos Aires 2,347,332[30]  80.91%
19   Brazil Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport Belém 2,075,540[23]  42.80%
20   Colombia Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport Cali 1,955,998[19]  64.61%
21   Colombia Rafael Núñez International Airport Cartagena 1,879,635[19]  66.81%
22   Brazil Hercílio Luz International Airport Florianópolis 1,869,671[32]  52.33%
23   Brazil Eduardo Gomes International Airport Manaus 1,725,236[23]  43.86%
24   Ecuador Mariscal Sucre International Airport Quito 1,521,680[33]  69.79%
25   Brazil Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport Vitória 1,502,639[34]  55.00%

See also

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Continents

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Regions

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Rankings

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References

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