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]
Airports Council International's preliminary full-year figures are as follows: [2]
Rank | Airport | Location | Code | Total Movements | Rank Change | Change |
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1. | ![]() | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ATL/KATL | 796,224 | ![]() | ![]() |
2. | ![]() | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ORD/KORD | 776,036 | ![]() | ![]() |
3. | ![]() | Coppell, Euless, Grapevine, and Irving, Texas, United States | DFW/KDFW | 743,203 | ![]() | ![]() |
4. | ![]() | Denver, Colorado, United States | DEN/KDEN | 689,368 | ![]() | ![]() |
5. | ![]() | Paradise, Nevada, United States | LAS/KLAS | 613,973 | ![]() | ![]() |
6. | ![]() | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | CLT/KCLT | 596,583 | ![]() | ![]() |
7. | ![]() | Los Angeles, California, United States | LAX/KLAX | 581,779 | ![]() | ![]() |
8. | ![]() | Pudong, Shanghai, China | PVG/ZSPD | 528,074 | ![]() | ![]() |
9. | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey | IST/LTFM | 517,284 | ![]() | ![]() |
10. | ![]() | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | CAN/ZGGG | 512,004 | ![]() | ![]() |
Airports Council International's preliminary full-year figures are as follows: [3]
Rank | Airport | Location | Code | Total Movements | Rank Change | Change |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | ![]() | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ATL/KATL | 775,818 | ![]() | ![]() |
2. | ![]() | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ORD/KORD | 720,582 | ![]() | ![]() |
3. | ![]() | Coppell, Euless, Grapevine, and Irving, Texas, United States | DFW/KDFW | 689,569 | ![]() | ![]() |
4. | ![]() | Denver, Colorado, United States | DEN/KDEN | 657,218 | ![]() | ![]() |
5. | ![]() | Paradise, Nevada, United States | LAS/KLAS | 611,806 | ![]() | ![]() |
6. | ![]() | Los Angeles, California, United States | LAX/KLAX | 575,097 | ![]() | ![]() |
7. | ![]() | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | CLT/KCLT | 539,066 | ![]() | ![]() |
8. | ![]() | Istanbul, Turkey | IST/LTFM | 505,968 | ![]() | ![]() |
9. | ![]() | Queens, New York City, New York, United States | JFK/KJFK | 481,075 | ![]() | ![]() |
10. | ![]() | Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | HND/RJTT | 464,910 | ![]() | ![]() |
Airports Council International's preliminary full-year figures are as follows: [4]
Airports Council International's final full-year figures are as follows: [5]
Airports Council International's final full-year figures are as follows: [6]
Rank | Airport | Location | Code | Total Movements | Rank Change | Change |
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1. | ![]() | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | ATL/KATL | 548,016 | ![]() | ![]() |
2. | ![]() | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ORD/KORD | 538,211 | ![]() | ![]() |
3. | ![]() | Coppell, Euless, Grapevine, and Irving, Texas, United States | DFW/KDFW | 514,702 | ![]() | ![]() |
4. | ![]() | Denver, Colorado, United States | DEN/KDEN | 436,971 | ![]() | ![]() |
5. | ![]() | Phoenix, Arizona, United States | DVT/KDVT | 402,444 | ![]() | ![]() |
6. | ![]() | Charlotte, North Carolina, United States | CLT/KCLT | 397,983 | ![]() | ![]() |
7. | ![]() | Los Angeles, California, United States | LAX/KLAX | 379,364 | ![]() | ![]() |
8. | ![]() | Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | CAN/ZGGG | 373,421 | ![]() | ![]() |
9. | ![]() | Pudong, Shanghai, China | PVG/ZSPD | 325,678 | ![]() | ![]() |
10. | ![]() | Paradise, Nevada, United States | LAS/KLAS | 323,422 | ![]() | ![]() |
Airports Council International's final full-year figures are as follows: [7]
Airports Council International's full-year figures are as follows: [8]
Airports Council International's full-year figures are as follows: [9]
Airports Council International's full-year figures are as follows: [10]
Source: [11]
Source: [12]
Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total movements | Rank Change | Change |
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1. | ![]() | ATLANTA GA, US | ATL/KATL | 923,996 | ![]() | ![]() |
2. | ![]() | CHICAGO IL, US | ORD/KORD | 878,798 | ![]() | ![]() |
3. | ![]() | LOS ANGELES CA, US | LAX/KLAX | 702,895 | ![]() | ![]() |
4. | ![]() | Coppell, Euless, Grapevine, and Irving, Texas, United States | DFW/KDFW | 646,803 | ![]() | ![]() |
5. | ![]() | DENVER CO, US | DEN/KDEN | 628,796 | ![]() | ![]() |
6. | ![]() | CHARLOTTE NC, US | CLT/KCLT | 539,842 | ![]() | ![]() |
7. | ![]() | Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing, China | PEK/ZBAA | 533,257 | ![]() | ![]() |
8. | ![]() | Las Vegas, Nevada, United States | LAS/KLAS | 531,538 | ![]() | ![]() |
9. | ![]() | HOUSTON TX, US | IAH/KIAH | 517,262 | ![]() | ![]() |
10. | ![]() | Seine-et-Marne, Seine-Saint-Denis, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France | CDG/LFPG | 514,059 | ![]() | ![]() |
11. | ![]() | Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany | FRA/EDDF | 487,162 | ![]() | ![]() |
12. | ![]() | LONDON, GB | LHR/EGLL | 480,931 | ![]() | ![]() |
13. | ![]() | PHOENIX AZ, US | PHX/KPHX | 461,989 | ![]() | ![]() |
14. | ![]() | PHILADELPHIA PA, US | PHL/KPHL | 448,129 | ![]() | ![]() |
15. | ![]() | DETROIT MI, US | DTW/KDTW | 443,028 | ![]() | ![]() |
16. | ![]() | Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 437,083 | ![]() | ![]() |
17. | ![]() | MINNEAPOLIS MN, US | MSP/KMSP | 436,506 | ![]() | ![]() |
18. | ![]() | MADRID, ES | MAD/LEMD | 429,390 | ![]() | ![]() |
19. | ![]() | TORONTO ON, CA | YYZ/CYYZ | 428,764 | ![]() | ![]() |
20. | ![]() | NEWARK NJ, US | EWR/KEWR | 410,024 | ![]() | ![]() |
21. | ![]() | MUNICH, DE | MUC/EDDM | 409,956 | ![]() | ![]() |
22. | ![]() | NEW YORK NY, US | JFK/KJFK | 408,730 | ![]() | ![]() |
23. | ![]() | San Mateo County, California, United States | SFO/KSFO | 403,564 | ![]() | ![]() |
24. | ![]() | Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States | MIA/KMIA | 394,572 | ![]() | ![]() |
25. | ![]() | Ōta, Tokyo, Japan | HND/RJTT | 379,670 | ![]() | ![]() |
26. | ![]() | BOSTON MA, US | BOS/KBOS | 368,987 | ![]() | ![]() |
27. | ![]() | NEW YORK NY, US | LGA/KLGA | 366,597 | ![]() | ![]() |
28. | ![]() | SALT LAKE CITY UT, US | SLC/KSLC | 358,002 | ![]() | ![]() |
29. | ![]() | MEXICO CITY, MX | MEX/MMMX | 350,032 | ![]() | ![]() |
30. | ![]() | Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China | CAN/ZGGG | 349,259 | ![]() | ![]() |
Source: [13]
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