Busiest airports by continent

This list of busiest airports by continent includes the busiest airports on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.

Main article: List of the busiest airports

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the busiest airport in the world

Busiest airports in the world in 2018

Rank	Airport	Location	Country	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total passengers[1]	Rank Change	% Change
1.	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	ATL/KATL	107,394,029		3.3%
2.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing	China	PEK/ZBAA	100,983,290		5.4%
3.	Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB/OMDB	89,149,387		1.0%
4.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	United States	LAX/KLAX	87,534,384	1	3.5%
5.	Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport	Ōta, Tokyo	Japan	HND/RJTT	87,131,973	1	2.0%
6.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	United States	ORD/KORD	83,339,186		4.4%
7.	London Heathrow Airport	Hillingdon, London	United Kingdom	LHR/EGLL	80,126,320		2.7%
8.	Hong Kong International Airport	Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories	China	HKG/VHHH	74,517,402		2.6%
9.	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Pudong, Shanghai	China	PVG/ZSPD	74,006,331		5.7%
10.	Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport	Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France	France	CDG/LFPG	72,229,723		4.0%
11.	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland	Netherlands	AMS/EHAM	71,053,157		3.7%
12.	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Delhi	India	DEL/VIDP	69,900,938	4	10.2%
13.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong	China	CAN/ZGGG	69,769,497		6.0%
14.	Frankfurt Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse	Germany	FRA/EDDF	69,510,269		7.8%
15.	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas	United States	DFW/KDFW	69,112,607	3	3.0%
16.	Seoul Incheon International Airport	Incheon	South Korea	ICN/RKSI	68,350,784	3	10.0%
17.	Istanbul Atatürk Airport	Yeşilköy, Istanbul	Turkey	IST/LTBA	68,192,683	2	6.4%
18.	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Tangerang, Banten	Indonesia	CGK/WIII	66,908,159	1	6.2%
19.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region	Singapore	SIN/WSSS	65,628,000	1	5.5%
20.	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	United States	DEN/KDEN	64,494,613		5.1%
21.	Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok International) Airport	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Bangkok	Thailand	BKK/VTBS	63,378,923		4.1%
22.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York, New York	United States	JFK/KJFK	61,909,148		4.4%
23.	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Sepang, Selangor	Malaysia	KUL/WMKK	59,959,000		2.4%
24.	Madrid Barajas Airport	Barajas, Madrid	Spain	MAD/LEMD	57,891,340	1	8.4%
25.	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	United States	SFO/KSFO	57,793,313	1	3.5%

Busiest airports in Africa in 2018

	Country	Airport	City	2018	Change (18-17)	References
1	South Africa	O. R. Tambo International Airport	Johannesburg	21,231,510	00.2%	[2]
2	Egypt	Cairo International Airport	Cairo	15,010,501	05.9%	[3]
3	Ethiopia	Bole International Airport	Addis Ababa	12,143,938	020.6%	[4]
4	South Africa	Cape Town International Airport	Cape Town	10,752,246	00.6%	[5]
5	Morocco	Mohammed V International Airport	Casablanca	9,748,567	04.2%	[6]
6	Algeria	Houari Boumediene Airport	Algiers	7,900,000
7	Kenya	Jomo Kenyatta International Airport	Nairobi	7,039,175
8	Egypt	Hurghada International Airport	Hurghada	6,600,000
9	Nigeria	Murtala Muhammed International Airport	Lagos	6,500,000
10	Tunisia	Tunis Carthage Airport	Tunis	6,200,000

Busiest airports in Asia in 2018

Rank	Airport	City	Country	Code (IATA)	Code (ICAO)	Total passengers	% change
1	Beijing Capital International Airport	Beijing	China	PEK	ZBAA	100,980,000	5.4%
2	Dubai International Airport	Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB	OMDB	89,149,387	1.0%
3	Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport	Tokyo	Japan	HND	RJTT	87,098,683	1.9%
4	Hong Kong International Airport	Hong Kong	China	HKG	VHHH	74,700,000	2.8%
5	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Shanghai	China	PVG	ZSPD	74,050,000	5.8%
6	Indira Gandhi International Airport	Delhi	India	DEL	VIDP	69,866,994	10.1%
7	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Guangzhou	China	CAN	ZGGG	69,730,000	5.8%
8	Incheon International Airport	Seoul/Incheon	Republic of Korea	ICN	RKSI	68,259,763	10.0%
9	Soekarno–Hatta International Airport	Jakarta/Tangerang	Indonesia	CGK	WIII	66,908,159	6.2%
10	Singapore Changi Airport	Singapore	Singapore	SIN	WSSS	65,600,000	5.4%
11	Suvarnabhumi Airport	Bangkok/Samut Prakan	Thailand	BKK	VTBS	63,378,923	4.1%
12	Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Kuala Lumpur/Sepang	Malaysia	KUL	WMKK	59,959,000	2.4%
13	Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport	Chengdu	China	CTU	ZUUU	52,950,000	6.3%
14	Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport	Mumbai	India	BOM	VABB	49,877,918	5.7%
15	Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	Shenzhen	China	SZX	ZGSZ	49,350,000	8.2%
16	Kunming Changshui International Airport	Kunming	China	KMG	ZPPP	47,090,000	5.3%
17	Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport	Taipei	Taiwan	TPE	RCTP	46,535,180	3.7%
18	Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Manila	Philippines	MNL	RPLL	45,082,544	6.7%
19	Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Xi'an/Xianyang	China	XIY	ZLXY	44,650,000	6.2%
20	Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	Shanghai	China	SHA	ZSSS	43,630,000	4.2%
21	Narita International Airport	Tokyo/Narita	Japan	NRT	RJAA	42,601,130	4.8%
22	Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport	Chongqing	China	CKG	ZUCK	41,600,000	7.5%
23	King Abdulaziz International Airport	Jeddah	Saudi Arabia	JED	OEJN	41,200,000	21.4%
24	Don Mueang International Airport	Bangkok SGD	Thailand	DMK	VTBD	40,758,148	6.4%
25	Tan Son Nhat International Airport	Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon)	Vietnam	SGN	VVTS	38,500,000	7.2%

Busiest airports in Europe in 2020

Rank 2020	Rank change 2019--2020	Country	Airport	City served	Passengers		Change 201*-2020
					2020	2019	%	Numbers
1	7	Turkey	Istanbul Airport	Istanbul	23,308,071[7]	52,578,008[8]	55.7%	29,269,937
2		France	Charles de Gaulle Airport	Paris	22,260,920[7]	76,150,007[9]	70.8%	53,889,087
3	2	United Kingdom	Heathrow Airport	London	22,111,265[7]	80,886,589[10]	72.7%	58,775,324
4	1	Netherlands	Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Amsterdam	20,887,144[7]	71,707,144[11]	70.9%	50,820,000
5	3	Russia	Sheremetyevo International Airport	Moscow	19,783,957[7]	49,438,545[12]	60.0%	29,654,588
6	2	Germany	Frankfurt am Main Airport	Frankfurt	18,768,601[7]	70,556,072[13]	73.4%	51,787,471
7	2	Spain	Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport	Madrid	17,092,693[7]	61,734,037[14]	72.3%	44,641,344
8	13	Russia	Domodedovo International Airport	Moscow	16,389,427[7]	28,252,337[12]	42.0%	11,862,910
9	4	Spain	Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport	Barcelona	12,724,607[7]	52,686,314[14]	75.8%	39,961,707
10	19	Russia	Vnukovo International Airport	Moscow	12,565,241[15]	24,001,521[12]	47.6%	11,436,280

Busiest airports in North America in 2020

Rank	Rank change 20-19	Airport	City served	Country	Passengers[16]	Annual change
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta	United States	42,918,685	61.17%
2	2	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	39,364,990	47.56%
3	2	Denver International Airport	Denver	United States	33,741,129	51.11%
4		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago	United States	30,860,251	63.54%
5	2	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles	United States	28,779,527	67.32%
6	7	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte	United States	27,205,082	45.57%
7	2	McCarran International Airport	Las Vegas	United States	22,255,395	56.95%
8	4	Mexico City International Airport	Mexico City	Mexico[17]	21,981,711	56.31%
9	6	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix	United States	21,928,708	52.63%
10		Orlando International Airport	Orlando	United States	21,617,803	57.29%
11	3	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	Seattle-Tacoma	United States	20,061,507	61.29%
12	4	Miami International Airport	Miami	United States	18,663,858	59.36%
13	4	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston	United States	18,213,913	59.77%
14	8	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City	United States	16,630,642	73.41%
15	6	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale	United States	16,484,132	55.14%
16	9	San Francisco International Airport	San Francisco	United States	16,427,801	71.39%
17	3	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark	United States	15,892,892	65.70%
18	1	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis-Saint Paul	United States	14,851,289	62.45%
19	1	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Detroit	United States	14,105,007	61.64%
20	9	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Toronto	Canada	13,399,694	73.47%
21	3	Logan International Airport	Boston	United States	12,635,325	70.33%
22	3	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City	United States	12,559,026	53.15%
23	4	Cancún International Airport	Cancún	Mexico[17]	12,259,148	51.89%
24	2	Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia	United States	11,865,006	64.07%
25	1	Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Baltimore-Washington	United States	11,204,511	}

Busiest airports in South America in 2020

Rank	Country	Airport	City	Passengers	Growth
1	Brazil	São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport	São Paulo	20,322,520[18]	52.74%
2	Colombia	El Dorado International Airport	Bogotá	10,816,372[19]	69.09%
3	Chile	Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport	Santiago	8,527,737[20]	65.38%
4	Brazil	Brasília International Airport	Brasília	7,848,297[21]	53.08%
5	Peru	Jorge Chávez International Airport	Lima	7,566,704[22]	70.21%
6	Brazil	São Paulo–Congonhas Airport	São Paulo	6,964,390[23]	69.29%
7	Brazil	Viracopos International Airport	Campinas	6,709,061[24]	36.62%
8	Brazil	Santos Dumont Airport	Rio de Janeiro	4,957,973[23]	45.46%
9	Brazil	Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport	Recife	4,836,890[25]	44.49%
10	Brazil	Belo Horizonte International Airport	Belo Horizonte	4,811,942[26]	56.94%
11	Brazil	Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport	Rio de Janeiro	4,635,123[27]	65.69%
12	Brazil	Salvador International Airport	Salvador	3,840,940[28]	50.67%
13	Brazil	Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport	Porto Alegre	3,561,630[29]	56.39%
14	Argentina	Ministro Pistarini International Airport	Buenos Aires	3,305,171[30]	73.79%
15	Brazil	Fortaleza Airport	Fortaleza	3,156,418[31]	55.14%
16	Colombia	José María Córdova International Airport	Medellín	3,085,601[19]	66.48%
17	Brazil	Afonso Pena International Airport	Curitiba	2,508,359[23]	61.43%
18	Argentina	Aeroparque Jorge Newbery	Buenos Aires	2,347,332[30]	80.91%
19	Brazil	Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport	Belém	2,075,540[23]	42.80%
20	Colombia	Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport	Cali	1,955,998[19]	64.61%
21	Colombia	Rafael Núñez International Airport	Cartagena	1,879,635[19]	66.81%
22	Brazil	Hercílio Luz International Airport	Florianópolis	1,869,671[32]	52.33%
23	Brazil	Eduardo Gomes International Airport	Manaus	1,725,236[23]	43.86%
24	Ecuador	Mariscal Sucre International Airport	Quito	1,521,680[33]	69.79%
25	Brazil	Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport	Vitória	1,502,639[34]	55.00%

See also

Continents

• List of the busiest airports in Africa
• List of the busiest airports in Asia
• List of the busiest airports in Australia
• List of the busiest airports in Europe
• List of the busiest airports in North America
• List of the busiest airports in Oceania
• List of the busiest airports in South America

Regions

• List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states
• List of the busiest airports in the Caribbean
• List of the busiest airports in Central America
• List of the busiest airports in the former USSR
• List of the busiest airports in Latin America
• List of the busiest airports in the Nordic countries

Rankings

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