Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the Atlanta metropolitan area, the world's busiest airport by passenger traffic as of 2024

The world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by total passengers provided by the Airports Council International, defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers. The world's busiest airport is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport in metropolitan Atlanta, Georgia, which has been the world's busiest airport every year since 1998 with the exception of 2020, when its passenger traffic dipped for a year due to travel restrictions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Atlanta regained the top position in 2021,[2][3] and has held it since. Alternatively, London has the world's busiest city airport system by passenger count.

As of 2024, the United States has the most airports in the top 50 list, with 15 (16 in 2023), following by China having 12 (10 in 2023), while India and Spain have two. In terms of regions, North America has 17 airports in the top 50 (18 in 2023), followed by East Asia with 14 (12 in 2023), Europe with 8 (same as in 2023), Southeast Asia with 5 (6 in 2023), West Asia with three (same as 2023), South Asia with two (same as 2023), and South America with one (same as 2023).

2025 statistics

2024 statistics

2023 statistics

Source: 2023 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[77]

2022 statistics

Source: 2022 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[78]

2021 statistics

Source: 2021 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[3]

2020 statistics

Source: 2020 report from the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey[79]

2010–2019

2000–2009

See also

  • List of the busiest airports
  • List of busiest airports by cargo traffic
  • List of busiest airports by international passenger traffic
  • List of busiest airports by aircraft movements
  • Busiest airports by continent

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