World's 30 Busiest Airports - Busiest Airports in the World

30 Biggest Airports Based on Passenger Traffic

Busy, busy, busy! The Airports Council International compiles data on the busiest airports in the world, and publishes the list of the top 30 airports in terms of passenger traffic every year. Since you may travel through one of these well trod spaces, I've compiled some data about each of the airports for you.

These are the 30 busiest airports in the world according to passenger traffic:

• 1 ATLANTA, GA (ATL)
• 2 CHICAGO, IL (ORD)
• 3 LONDON, GB (LHR)
• 4 TOKYO, JP (HND)
• 5 PARIS, FR (CDG)
• 6 LOS ANGELES, CA (LAX)
• 7 DALLAS/FT WORTH AIRPORT, TX (DFW)
• 8 BEIJING, CN (PEK)
• 9 FRANKFURT, DE (FRA)
• 10 DENVER, CO (DEN)
• 11 MADRID, ES (MAD)
• 12 AMSTERDAM, NL (AMS)
• 13 NEW YORK, NY (JFK)
• 14 HONG KONG, CN (HKG)
• 15 LAS VEGAS, NV (LAS)
• 16 HOUSTON, TX (IAH)
• 17 PHOENIX, AZ (PHX)
• 18 BANGKOK, TH (BKK)
• 19 SAN FRANCISCO, CA (SFO)
• 20 SINGAPORE, SG (SIN)
• 21 DUBAI, UAE (DXB)
• 22 ROME (FCO)
• 23 ORLANDO, FL (MCO)
• 24 NEWARK, NJ (EWR)
• 25 DETROIT, MI (DTW)
• 26 MUNICH (MUC)
• 27 LONDON, GB (LGW)
• 28 CHARLOTTE, NC (CLT)
• 29 MINNEAPOLIS/ST PAUL, MN (MSP)
• 30 MIAMI, FL (MIA)