List of busiest airports by aircraft movements
The thirty world's busiest airports by aircraft movements are measured by total movements (data provided by Airports Council International). A movement is a landing or takeoff of an aircraft and includes both air transport movements and general aviation.[1]
2023 statistics
[edit]Airports Council International's preliminary full-year figures are as follows:[2]
2022 statistics
[edit]Airports Council International's preliminary full-year figures are as follows:[3]
2021 statistics
[edit]Airports Council International's final full-year figures are as follows:[4]
|
Rank |
Airport |
Location |
Code |
Total Movements |
Rank Change |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
|
Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ATL/KATL | 707,661 | 
|
 29.1%
|
| 2. | O'Hare International Airport
|
Chicago, Illinois, United States | ORD/KORD | 684,201 |
|
27.1%
|
| 3. | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
|
Coppell, Euless, Grapevine, and Irving, Texas, United States | DFW/KDFW | 651,895 |
|
26.7%
|
| 4. | Denver International Airport
|
Denver, Colorado, United States | DEN/KDEN | 580,866 |
|
32.9%
|
| 5. | Charlotte Douglas International Airport
|
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | CLT/KCLT | 519,895 | 1
|
30.6%
|
| 6. | Los Angeles International Airport
|
Los Angeles, California, United States | LAX/KLAX | 506,769 | 1
|
33.6%
|
| 7. | Harry Reid International Airport
|
Paradise, Nevada, United States | LAS/KLAS | 486,540 | 3
|
50.4%
|
| 8. | Phoenix International Airport
|
Phoenix, Arizona, United States | PHX/KPHX | 408,285 | 5
|
31.6%
|
| 9. | Miami International Airport
|
Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | MIA/KMIA | 387,973 | 15
|
54.4%
|
| 10. | George Bush Intercontinental Airport
|
Houston, Texas, United States | IAH/KIAH | 378,562 | 11
|
41.4%
|
2020 statistics
[edit]Airports Council International's final full-year figures are as follows:[5]
2017 statistics
[edit]Airports Council International's final full-year figures are as follows:[6]
2016 statistics
[edit]Airports Council International's full-year figures are as follows:[7]
2015 statistics
[edit]Airports Council International's full-year figures are as follows:[8]
2014 statistics
[edit]Airports Council International's full-year figures are as follows:[9]
2013 final statistics
[edit]Source:[10]
2012 final statistics
[edit]Source:[11]
2011 final statistics
[edit]| Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Total movements |
Rank Change |
Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
ATLANTA GA, US | ATL/KATL | 923,996 | |
 2.7%
|
| 2. | O'Hare International Airport |
CHICAGO IL, US | ORD/KORD | 878,798 | |
0.4%
|
| 3. | Los Angeles International Airport |
LOS ANGELES CA, US | LAX/KLAX | 702,895 | |
5.4%
|
| 4. | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
Coppell, Euless, Grapevine, and Irving, Texas, United States | DFW/KDFW | 646,803 | |
0.8%
|
| 5. | Denver International Airport |
DENVER CO, US | DEN/KDEN | 628,796 | |
0.2%
|
| 6. | Charlotte/Douglas International Airport |
CHARLOTTE NC, US | CLT/KCLT | 539,842 | 1 |
2.0%
|
| 7. |  Beijing Capital International Airport |
Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing, China | PEK/ZBAA | 533,257 | 1 |
3.0%
|
| 8. | McCarran International Airport |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | LAS/KLAS | 531,538 | 1 |
5.1%
|
| 9. | George Bush Intercontinental Airport |
HOUSTON TX, US | IAH/KIAH | 517,262 | 3 |
2.7%
|
| 10. |  Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport |
Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France | CDG/LFPG | 514,059 | |
2.8%
|
| 11. |  Frankfurt Airport |
Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany | FRA/EDDF | 487,162 | |
4.9%
|
| 12. |  London Heathrow Airport |
LONDON, GB | LHR/EGLL | 480,931 | 1 |
5.7%
|
| 13. | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
PHOENIX AZ, US | PHX/KPHX | 461,989 | 2 |
2.8%
|
| 14. | Philadelphia International Airport |
PHILADELPHIA PA, US | PHL/KPHL | 448,129 | 2 |
2.7%
|
| 15. | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
DETROIT MI, US | DTW/KDTW | 443,028 | 1 |
2.1%
|
| 16. |  Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 437,083 | 4 |
8.6%
|
| 17. | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport |
MINNEAPOLIS MN, US | MSP/KMSP | 436,506 | 1 |
0%
|
| 18. |  Barajas Airport |
MADRID, ES | MAD/LEMD | 429,390 | 1 |
1.0%
|
| 19. |  Toronto Pearson International Airport |
TORONTO ON, CA | YYZ/CYYZ | 428,764 | 1 |
2.5%
|
| 20. | Newark Liberty International Airport |
NEWARK NJ, US | EWR/KEWR | 410,024 | 1 |
2.9%
|
| 21. | Munich Airport |
MUNICH, DE | MUC/EDDM | 409,956 | 1 |
5.1%
|
| 22. | John F. Kennedy International Airport |
NEW YORK NY, US | JFK/KJFK | 408,730 | 1 |
2.5%
|
| 23. | San Francisco International Airport |
San Mateo County, California, United States | SFO/KSFO | 403,564 | |
4.2%
|
| 24. | Miami International Airport |
Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | MIA/KMIA | 394,572 | |
4.9%
|
| 25. |  Tokyo International Airport |
Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | HND/RJTT | 379,670 | 4 |
10.8%
|
| 26. | Logan International Airport |
BOSTON MA, US | BOS/KBOS | 368,987 | 2 |
4.6%
|
| 27. | LaGuardia Airport |
NEW YORK NY, US | LGA/KLGA | 366,597 | |
1.2%
|
| 28. | Salt Lake City International Airport |
SALT LAKE CITY UT, US | SLC/KSLC | 358,002 | 2 |
1.3%
|
| 29. |  Mexico City International Airport |
MEXICO CITY, MX | MEX/MMMX | 350,032 | 1 |
3.0%
|
| 30. | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport |
Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | CAN/ZGGG | 349,259 | - |
6.1%
|
Source:[12]
2010 final statistics
[edit]Source:[13]
2009 final statistics
[edit]
2008 final statistics
[edit]Source:[16]
2007 final statistics
[edit]Source:[17]
2006 final statistics
[edit]Source:[18]
2005 final statistics
[edit]Source:[citation needed]
See also
[edit]- List of busiest airports by international passenger traffic
- List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
- List of busiest airports by cargo traffic
References
[edit]- ^ "Final data released: Top 20 busiest airports confirmed - ACI World". 25 July 2022.
- ^ "Top 10 busiest airports in the world shift with the rise of international air travel demand". 14 April 2024.
- ^ "International travel returns: Top 10 busiest airports in the world revealed". 5 April 2023.
- ^ "Final data released: Top 20 busiest airports confirmed - ACI World". 25 July 2022.
- ^ "The top 10 busiest airports in the world by aircraft movements".
- ^ "2017 Aircraft Movements - Annual Traffic Data - ACI World". Archived from the original on 2020-03-27. Retrieved 2019-02-05.
- ^ Traffic Movements 2015 Preliminary from Airports Council International
- ^ Traffic Movements 2015 Preliminary from Airports Council International
- ^ Traffic Movements 2014 Preliminary from Airports Council International
- ^ "Traffic Movements 2013 Final from Airports Council International". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ Traffic Movements 2012 Final from Airports Council International
- ^ "Traffic Movements 2011 Final from Airports Council International". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Traffic Movements 2010 Final from Airports Council International". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ ATW World Airline Report 2009
- ^ "Traffic Movements 2009 Final from Airports Council International". Archived from the original on 17 July 2011. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Traffic Movements 2008 Final from Airports Council International". Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Traffic Movements 2007 Final from Airports Council International". Archived from the original on 27 December 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
- ^ "Traffic Movements 2006 Final from Airports Council International". Retrieved 21 November 2014.