List of the busiest airports

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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Atlanta, Georgia, United States, the busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic and aircraft movements

This list of the busiest airports includes the world's busiest airports by a range of criteria. The criteria are specified by the Airports Council International (ACI) in Montreal, Canada.<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The ACI defines and measures the following four types of airport traffic: passenger traffic, international passenger traffic, cargo traffic and aircraft movements.<ref name=ACI2025>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Busiest airport by traffic type

Busiest airport by passenger traffic

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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Georgia, United States has been the busiest airport by passenger traffic since 2021.<ref name=ACI2025 /><ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It was also the busiest airport from 1998-2019, only missing out in 2020 when it was passed by Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> Passenger traffic is defined by the ACI as the total passengers embarked and disembarked, but passengers in transit are only counted once.<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Busiest airport by international passenger traffic

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Dubai International Airport, the busiest airport by international passenger traffic

Dubai International Airport, Dubai, United Arab Emirates has served the most international passengers annually since 2014.<ref name=ACI2025 /><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Busiest airport by aircraft movements

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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport also tops the list for total aircraft movements, defined by the ACI as total landings and takeoffs.<ref name=ACI2025 /><ref name="07movements"> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> It has topped the list since 2015.<ref name="cnn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Busiest airport by cargo traffic

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} Hong Kong International Airport, New Territories, Hong Kong is the busiest by cargo traffic and has held the top spot since 2022.<ref name=ACI2025 /> Previously, from 2020 to 2021, Memphis International Airport was the busiest cargo airport in the world.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> The busiest airport by cargo traffic is defined by the ACI as the airport which has handled the most loaded and unloaded freight and mail, by mass.<ref> {{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Busiest city destination

{{#invoke:Labelled list hatnote|labelledList|Main article|Main articles|Main page|Main pages}} The Airports of London combined make London, United Kingdom the busiest city destination. The city transports the most passengers annually across all of its airports, and has been the busiest city destination since 2010.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Busiest airport by continent

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Cairo International Airport, the busiest airport in Africa

Busiest airport in Africa

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Cairo International Airport in Egypt has been the busiest airport in Africa since 2020.

By country

Busiest airport in Asia

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Dubai International Airport, the busiest airport in Asia

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Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates is the busiest airport in Asia.

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Busiest airport in Europe

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London Heathrow Airport Terminal 5 serving London, United Kingdom, the busiest airport in Europe

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London Heathrow Airport, London, United Kingdom is the busiest airport in Europe.

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Busiest airport in North America

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Aerial view of Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in North America

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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Georgia, United States is the busiest airport in North America.

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Busiest airport in Oceania

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Sydney Airport, the busiest airport in Oceania

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Sydney Airport, Australia is the busiest airport in Oceania as of 2017.

By country

Busiest airport in South America

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El Dorado International Airport in Bogotá, the busiest airport in South America

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El Dorado International Airport, Bogotá, Colombia is the busiest airport in South America as of 2022.

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Historical claims

In the late 1940s, Chicago Midway was the busiest airport in the United States by total aircraft operations – i.e., including every training aircraft practicing take-offs and landings.<ref>American Aviation 15 Mar 1947, 15 Mar 1948, 15 Apr 1949, 15 Apr 1950</ref> New York LaGuardia had the most airline operations and passengers until the early 1950s, when Chicago Midway became the busiest airport in the United States by any criterion. Before World War II, Chicago Midway was the origin or destination of one in four U.S. airline flights,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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As the home of FedEx Express, Memphis had the largest cargo operations worldwide from 1993 to 2009. It remains the busiest cargo airport in the United States and the Western Hemisphere.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation

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See also

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