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This list of busiest airports by continent includes the busiest airports on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.
| Country | Airport | City | 2018 | Change (18-17) | References | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | O. R. Tambo International Airport | Johannesburg | 21,231,510 | [2] | ||
| 2 | Cairo International Airport | Cairo | 15,010,501 | [3] | ||
| 3 | Bole International Airport | Addis Ababa | 12,143,938 | [4] | ||
| 4 | Cape Town International Airport | Cape Town | 10,752,246 | [5] | ||
| 5 | Mohammed V International Airport | Casablanca | 9,748,567 | [6] | ||
| 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 | City | Country | Code (IATA) | Code (ICAO) | Total passengers | % change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2020 | Rank change 2019--2020 | Country | Airport | City served | Passengers | Change 201*-2020 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 2019 | % | Numbers | |||||
| 1 | Istanbul Airport | Istanbul | 23,308,071 [7] | 52,578,008 [8] | ||||
| 2 | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 22,260,920 [7] | 76,150,007 [9] | ||||
| 3 | Heathrow Airport | London | 22,111,265 [7] | 80,886,589 [10] | ||||
| 4 | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 20,887,144 [7] | 71,707,144 [11] | ||||
| 5 | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Moscow | 19,783,957 [7] | 49,438,545 [12] | ||||
| 6 | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | 18,768,601 [7] | 70,556,072 [13] | ||||
| 7 | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 17,092,693 [7] | 61,734,037 [14] | ||||
| 8 | Domodedovo International Airport | Moscow | 16,389,427 [7] | 28,252,337 [12] | ||||
| 9 | Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport | Barcelona | 12,724,607 [7] | 52,686,314 [14] | ||||
| 10 | Vnukovo International Airport | Moscow | 12,565,241 [15] | 24,001,521 [12] | ||||