# The 25 busiest airports in the world by passengers in 2024

Atlanta was again the world's busiest airport in 2024, with 108 million passengers, ahead of Dubai and Dallas-Fort Worth. The United States has nine of the top 25. The list follows the official 2024 passenger traffic figures compiled by Airports Council International (ACI) and the airports themselves.

- 85 votes · 25 items
- Dec 8, 2025 · vinil_brasilia
- https://even.best/en/l/5545/the-25-busiest-airports-in-the-world-by-passengers-in-2024

## Top 25

1. **Dubai International Airport** (9 · ▲10 ▼1) — 92,331,506 passengers in 2024. Garhoud, Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates (DXB).
2. **Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport** (8 · ▲8 ▼0) — 108,067,766 passengers in 2024. Atlanta, Georgia, United States (ATL).
3. **Indira Gandhi International Airport** (4 · ▲4 ▼0) — 77,820,834 passengers in 2024. Palam, Delhi, India (DEL).
4. **Beijing Capital International Airport** (3 · ▲4 ▼1) — 67,367,428 passengers in 2024. Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing, China (PEK).
5. **Dallas Fort Worth International Airport** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 87,817,864 passengers in 2024. Dallas–Fort Worth, Texas, United States (DFW).
6. **Denver International Airport** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 82,358,744 passengers in 2024. Denver, Colorado, United States (DEN).
7. **Los Angeles International Airport** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 76,588,028 passengers in 2024. Los Angeles, California, United States (LAX).
8. **Seoul Incheon International Airport** (3 · ▲3 ▼0) — 71,212,515 passengers in 2024. Jung District, Incheon, South Korea (ICN).
9. **Heathrow Airport** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 83,884,572 passengers in 2024. Hillingdon, London, United Kingdom (LHR).
10. **Shanghai Pudong International Airport** (2 · ▲3 ▼1) — 76,787,039 passengers in 2024. Pudong, Shanghai, China (PVG).
11. **Tokyo Haneda Airport** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 85,900,167 passengers in 2024. Ōta, Tokyo, Japan (HND).
12. **Istanbul Airport** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 80,073,252 passengers in 2024. Arnavutköy, Istanbul, Turkey (IST).
13. **Orlando International Airport** (2 · ▲2 ▼0) — 57,211,628 passengers in 2024. Orlando, Florida, United States (MCO).
14. **O'Hare International Airport** (1 · ▲3 ▼2) — 80,043,050 passengers in 2024. Chicago, Illinois, United States (ORD).
15. **Singapore Changi Airport** (1 · ▲2 ▼1) — 67,650,000 passengers in 2024. Changi, East Region, Singapore (SIN).
16. **Charles de Gaulle Airport** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 70,290,260 passengers in 2024. Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France, France (CDG).
17. **John F. Kennedy International Airport** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 63,265,984 passengers in 2024. Queens, New York, New York, United States (JFK).
18. **Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 61,477,337 passengers in 2024. Bao'an, Shenzhen, China (SZX).
19. **Charlotte Douglas International Airport** (1 · ▲1 ▼0) — 58,811,725 passengers in 2024. Charlotte, North Carolina, United States (CLT).
20. **Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — 76,365,092 passengers in 2024. Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China (CAN).
21. **Suvarnabhumi Airport** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — 62,234,693 passengers in 2024. Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand (BKK).
22. **Harry Reid International Airport** (0 · ▲2 ▼2) — 58,447,782 passengers in 2024. Las Vegas, Nevada, United States (LAS).
23. **Amsterdam Airport Schiphol** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 66,828,759 passengers in 2024. Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands (AMS).
24. **Frankfurt Airport** (0 · ▲1 ▼1) — 61,564,957 passengers in 2024. Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany (FRA).
25. **Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport** (-1 · ▲1 ▼2) — 66,148,340 passengers in 2024. Community of Madrid, Barajas, Spain (MAD).

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