These were the ten airports that connected almost half the planet in the past year.
Every day, millions of people travel for business, leisure or family gatherings. Some airportshowever, they handle such volumes of passengers that they are more like small towns!
As every year, this year too, the OAG (Official Airline Guide) gathered the data on the world’s busiest airports. Among the aviation giants, which one is on top?
For another year, then, the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport her Atlanta in the USA he holds the reins! With 62,743,665 people passing through it annually, it remains the busiest airport in the world, thanks to its strategic location and strong connections across America and the world. Although it saw a slight decrease of 1% compared to 2019, it still has 2% more passenger traffic than 2023.
In second place was found International Airport of Dubaiwith more than 60 million people by 2024, while in third place was Tokyo International Airport, with more than 55 million.
These were the 10 busiest airports in the world in 2024:
- Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Atlanta – 62,743,665
- Dubai International Airport – 60.236.220
- Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) – 55204580
- Heathrow International Airport, London – 51.553.190
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport – 51,516,707
- Denver International Airport – 49218244
- Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport – 48,852,986
- Istanbul Airport – 48,517,967
- Shanghai Pudong International Airport – 48,503,741
- O’Hare International Airport, Chicago – 46,992,360