List of the largest airports by international passenger volume
The largest airports in terms of international passenger volume are the airports that transport the most international passengers within a year . Every passenger who arrives from an airport outside the respective country or heads for a foreign destination from there is considered an international passenger.
2018
In 2018, the ranking of the largest airports by passenger volume according to the Airports Council International 's (January-December) was as follows.
rank | Airport | country | Code (IATA / ICAO) |
Int. Passengers 2018 |
Passengers (change from 2017) |
Rank 2017 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Dubai International Airport | United Arab Emirates | DXB / OMDB | 88.885.367 | 1.3% | 1. |
2. | London Heathrow Airport | United Kingdom | LHR / EGLL | 75,306,939 | 2.9% | 2. |
3. | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | HKG / VHHH | 74.360.976 | 2.6% | 3. |
4th | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands | AMS / EHAM | 70,956,258 | 3.7% | 4. |
5. | Seoul Incheon International Airport | South Korea | ICN / RKSI | 67.676.147 | 10.0% | 7. |
6th | Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle | France | CDG / LFPG | 66,383,494 | 4.2% | 5. |
7th | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | SIN / WSSS | 64,890,000 | 5.4% | 6. |
8th. | Frankfurt am Main airport | Germany | FRA / EDDF | 61,774,663 | 8.1% | 8. |
9. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Thailand | BKK / VTBS | 50,868,846 | 4.2% | 9. |
10. | Istanbul Ataturk Airport | Turkey | IST / LTBA | 48,978,770 | 10.1% | 11. |
11. | Taoyuan International Airport | Taiwan | TPE / RCTP | 46.152.164 | 3.8% | 10. |
12. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Malaysia | KUL / WMKK | 43,531,741 | 2.8% | 12. |
13. | London Gatwick Airport | United Kingdom | LGW / EGKK | 42,347,872 | 2.1% | 13. |
14th | Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas | Spain | MAD / LEMD | 41.857.125 | 8.8% | 14. |
15th | Barcelona-El Prat Airport | Spain | BCN / LEBL | 36,545,787 | 6.2% | 17. |
16. | Munich Airport | Germany | MUC / EDDM | 36,545,787 | 5.3% | 16. |
17th | Narita International Airport | Japan | NRT / RJAA | 35,300,076 | 6.7% | 17. |
18th | Hamad International Airport | Qatar | DOH / OTBD | 34,495,078 | 2.2% | 15. |
19th | John F. Kennedy International Airport | United States | JFK / KJFK | 33,485,078 | 2.8% | 19. |
20th | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Canada | YYZ / CYYZ | 31,610,348 | 6.7% | 20. |
2017
In 2017, the ranking of the largest airports by passenger volume according to the Airports Council International 's (January-December) was as follows.
rank | Airport | country | Code (IATA / ICAO) |
Int. Passengers 2017 |
Passengers (change from 2016) |
Rank 2016 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Dubai International Airport | United Arab Emirates | DXB / OMDB | 87.722.023 | 5.6% | 1. |
2. | London Heathrow Airport | United Kingdom | LHR / EGLL | 73.187.198 | 3.0% | 2. |
3. | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | HKG / VHHH | 72.462.116 | 3.4% | 3. |
4th | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands | AMS / EHAM | 68,401,146 | 7.7% | 4. |
5. | Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle | France | CDG / LFPG | 63.697.227 | 5.5% | 5. |
6th | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | SIN / WSSS | 61,574,000 | 5.9% | 6. |
7th | Seoul Incheon International Airport | South Korea | ICN / RKSI | 61.520.572 | 7.6% | 7. |
8th. | Frankfurt am Main airport | Germany | FRA / EDDF | 57.122.348 | 6.4% | 8. |
9. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Thailand | BKK / VTBS | 48,811,600 | 7.8% | 9. |
10. | Taoyuan International Airport | Taiwan | TPE / RCTP | 44,479,754 | 6.2% | 10. |
11. | Istanbul Ataturk Airport | Turkey | IST / LTBA | 44.254.473 | 7.5% | 11. |
12. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Malaysia | KUL / WMKK | 42,354,534 | 14.6% | 14. |
13. | London Gatwick Airport | United Kingdom | LGW / EGKK | 41,476,858 | 5.3% | 12. |
14th | Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas | Spain | MAD / LEMD | 38.479.159 | 6.7% | 15. |
15th | Hamad International Airport | Qatar | DOH / OTBD | 35.262.164 | 5.3% | 13. |
16. | Munich Airport | Germany | MUC / EDDM | 34,721,745 | 6.6% | 16. |
17th | Barcelona-El Prat Airport | Spain | BCN / LEBL | 34,527,018 | 6.8% | 17. |
18th | Narita International Airport | Japan | NRT / RJAA | 33,090,944 | 3.4% | 18. |
19th | John F. Kennedy International Airport | United States | JFK / KJFK | 32,431,419 | 2.1% | 19. |
20th | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Canada | YYZ / CYYZ | 29,655,141 | 8.1% | 22. |
2016
In 2016, the ranking of the largest airports by passenger volume according to the Airports Council International 's (January – December) was as follows.
rank | Airport | country | Code (IATA / ICAO) |
Int. Passengers 2016 |
Passengers (change from 2015) |
Rank 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Dubai International Airport | United Arab Emirates | DXB / OMDB | 83.105.798 | 7.3% | 1. |
2. | London Heathrow Airport | United Kingdom | LHR / EGLL | 71.030.114 | 1.7% | 2. |
3. | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | HKG / VHHH | 70.098.216 | 3.0% | 3. |
4th | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands | AMS / EHAM | 63,533,504 | 9.1% | 5. |
5. | Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle | France | CDG / LFPG | 60.384.622 | 0.0% | 4. |
6th | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | SIN / WSSS | 58,158,000 | 6.1% | 6. |
7th | Seoul Incheon International Airport | South Korea | ICN / RKSI | 57.152.206 | 17.3% | 8. |
8th. | Frankfurt am Main airport | Germany | FRA / EDDF | 53,707,953 | 0.5% | 7. |
9. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Thailand | BKK / VTBS | 45.291.073 | 4.7% | 9. |
10. | Taoyuan International Airport | Taiwan | TPE / RCTP | 41,876,848 | 9.9% | 11. |
11. | Istanbul Ataturk Airport | Turkey | IST / LTBA | 41,035,985 | 2.2% | 10. |
12. | London Gatwick Airport | United Kingdom | LGW / EGKK | 39.264.495 | 7.1% | 12. |
13. | Hamad International Airport | Qatar | DOH / OTBD | 37.216.179 | 20.4% | 16. |
14th | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Malaysia | KUL / WMKK | 36,962,822 | 7.3% | 13. |
15th | Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas | Spain | MAD / LEMD | 36,074,688 | 6.8% | 14. |
16. | Munich Airport | Germany | MUC / EDDM | 32,569,420 | 4.0% | 15. |
17th | Barcelona-El Prat Airport | Spain | BCN / LEBL | 32,316,655 | 11.1% | 19. |
18th | Narita International Airport | Japan | NRT / RJAA | 31,991,208 | 4.7% | 17. |
19th | John F. Kennedy International Airport | United States | JFK / KJFK | 31,627,923 | 5.2% | 18. |
20th | Rome-Fiumicino Airport | Italy | FCO / LIRF | 29.096.160 | 2.9% | 20. |
21st | Dublin Airport | Ireland | DUB / EIDW | 28,764,506 | 14.9% | 23. |
22nd | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Canada | YYZ / CYYZ | 27,428,638 | 7.1% | 22. |
23. | airport Zurich | Switzerland | ZRH / LSZH | 27,413,593 | 3.1% | 21. |
24. | Copenhagen Airport | Denmark | CPH / EKCH | 26,394,122 | 4.4% | 24. |
25th | Abu Dhabi International Airport | United Arab Emirates | AUH / OMAA | 25.964.178 | 9.7% | 26. |
26th | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | People's Republic of China | PVG / ZSPD | 24,865,920 | 6.8% | 25. |
2015
In 2015, the ranking of the largest airports by passenger volume according to the Airports Council International 's (January – December) was as follows.
rank | Airport | country | Code (IATA / ICAO) |
Int. Passengers 2015 |
Passengers (change from 2014) |
Rank 2014 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Dubai International Airport | United Arab Emirates | DXB / OMDB | 77.453.466 | 10.7% | 1. |
2. | London Heathrow Airport | United Kingdom | LHR / EGLL | 69,816,491 | 2.5% | 2. |
3. | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | HKG / VHHH | 68.139.897 | 8.3% | 3. |
4th | Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle | France | CDG / LFPG | 60,369,798 | 3.0% | 4. |
5. | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands | AMS / EHAM | 58.245.545 | 6.0% | 5. |
6th | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | SIN / WSSS | 54,835,000 | 2.9% | 6. |
7th | Frankfurt am Main airport | Germany | FRA / EDDF | 53.994.154 | 2.4% | 7. |
8th. | Seoul Incheon International Airport | South Korea | ICN / RKSI | 48.720.319 | 8.5% | 8. |
9. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Thailand | BKK / VTBS | 43.251.807 | 16.3% | 10. |
10. | Istanbul Ataturk Airport | Turkey | IST / LTBA | 42,302,859 | 11.1% | 9. |
11. | Taoyuan International Airport | Taiwan | TPE / RCTP | 38,103,889 | 7.6% | 11. |
12. | London Gatwick Airport | United Kingdom | LGW / EGKK | 36,667,769 | 6.4% | 12. |
13. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Malaysia | KUL / WMKK | 34,434,015 | 0.1% | 13. |
14th | Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas | Spain | MAD / LEMD | 33,787,171 | 14.1% | 16. |
15th | Munich Airport | Germany | MUC / EDDM | 31,313,329 | 3.5% | 14. |
16. | Hamad International Airport | Qatar | DOH / OTBD | 30.906.303 | 17.3% | 20. |
17th | Narita International Airport | Japan | NRT / RJAA | 30,547,564 | 3.2% | 15. |
18th | John F. Kennedy International Airport | United States | JFK / KJFK | 30.017.244 | 6.2% | 17. |
19th | Barcelona-El Prat Airport | Spain | BCN / LEBL | 29,077,820 | 6.7% | 18. |
20th | Rome-Fiumicino Airport | Italy | FCO / LIRF | 28.280.267 | 5.4% | 19. |
21st | airport Zurich | Switzerland | ZRH / LSZH | 25,613,593 | 3.1% | 21. |
22nd | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Canada | YYZ / CYYZ | 25.123.887 | 7.6% | 23. |
23. | Dublin Airport | Ireland | DUB / EIDW | 24,876,506 | 14.9% | 27. |
24. | Copenhagen Airport | Denmark | CPH / EKCH | 24,639,122 | 4.4% | 22. |
25th | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | People's Republic of China | PVG / ZSPD | 23,384,559 | 18.3% | 29. |
26th | Abu Dhabi International Airport | United Arab Emirates | AUH / OMAA | 23.225.980 | 18.6% | 30. |
27. | Brussels Airport | Belgium | BRU / EBBR | 22,841,994 | 6.9% | 26. |
28. | Airport Wien-Schwechat | Austria | VIE / LOWW | 22.147.203 | 1.5% | 25. |
29 | Miami International Airport | United States | MIA / KMIA | 21.206.557 | 5.5% | 28. |
30th | Antalya Airport | Turkey | AYT / LTAI | 20.786.255 | 5.8% | 24. |
2014
In 2014, the ranking of the largest airports by passenger volume according to the Airports Council International 's (January – December) was as follows.
rank | Airport | country | Code (IATA / ICAO) |
Total passengers |
Passengers (change from 2013) |
Rank 2013 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | Dubai International Airport | United Arab Emirates | DXB / OMDB | 69,954,392 | 6.2% | 2. |
2. | London Heathrow Airport | United Kingdom | LHR / EGLL | 68.091.095 | 1.9% | 1. |
3. | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | HKG / VHHH | 62,929,420 | 6.2% | 3. |
4th | Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle | France | CDG / LFPG | 58,623,111 | 3.3% | 4. |
5. | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands | AMS / EHAM | 54.940.534 | 4.6% | 6. |
6th | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | SIN / WSSS | 54.093.070 | 1.0% | 5. |
7th | Frankfurt am Main airport | Germany | FRA / EDDF | 52.713.013 | 2.7% | 7. |
8th. | Seoul Incheon International Airport | South Korea | ICN / RKSI | 44,906,813 | 10.1% | 9. |
9. | Istanbul Ataturk Airport | Turkey | IST / LTBA | 38.037.302 | 11.6% | 11. |
10. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Thailand | BKK / VTBS | 37.183.099 | 10.0% | 7. |
11. | Taoyuan International Airport | Taiwan | TPE / RCTP | 35,402,285 | 11.3% | 14. |
12. | London Gatwick Airport | United Kingdom | LGW / EGKK | 34,438,531 | 8.8% | 15. |
13. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Malaysia | KUL / WMKK | 34,431,775 | 5.6% | 12. |
14th | Munich Airport | Germany | MUC / EDDM | 30.269.007 | 3.6% | 15. |
15th | Narita International Airport | Japan | NRT / RJAA | 29,625,075 | 2.9% | 14. |
16. | Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas | Spain | MAD / LEMD | 29,618,803 | 6.9% | 17. |
17th | John F. Kennedy International Airport | United States | JFK / KJFK | 28,471,427 | 7.3% | 18. |
18th | Barcelona-El Prat Airport | Spain | BCN / LEBL | 27.246.041 | 9.0% | 21. |
19th | Rome-Fiumicino Airport | Italy | FCO / LIRF | 26,840,909 | 7.1% | 19. |
20th | Hamad International Airport | Qatar | DOH / OTBD | 26,356,392 | 13.3% | 22. |
21st | airport Zurich | Switzerland | ZRH / LSZH | 24,836,044 | 2.5% | 21. |
22nd | Copenhagen Airport | Denmark | CPH / EKCH | 23,610,452 | 6.9% | 22. |
23. | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Canada | YYZ / CYYZ | 23,279,850 | 7.2% | 23. |
24. | Antalya Airport | Turkey | AYT / LTAI | 22,035,355 | 2.2% | 27. |
25th | Airport Wien-Schwechat | Austria | VIE / LOWW | 21,831,400 | 2.2% | 26. |
26th | Brussels Airport | Belgium | BRU / EBBR | 21,718,462 | 14.7% | 29. |
27. | Dublin Airport | Ireland | DUB / EIDW | 21,635,155 | 7.7% | 28. |
28. | Miami International Airport | United States | MIA / KMIA | 20.096.541 | 0.5% | 25. |
29 | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | People's Republic of China | PVG / ZSPD | 19,954,392 | 9.4% | NEW |
30th | Abu Dhabi International Airport | United Arab Emirates | AUH / OMAA | 19,765,240 | 10.2% | NEW |
2013
In 2013, the ranking of the largest airports by passenger volume according to the Airports Council International 's (January – December) was as follows.
Rank | Airport | country | Code (IATA / ICAO) |
Int. Passengers 2013 |
Passengers (change from 2012) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | London Heathrow Airport | United Kingdom | LHR / EGLL | 66,689,466 | 3.5% |
2. | Dubai International Airport | United Arab Emirates | DXB / OMDB | 65.872.250 | 15.3% |
3. | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | HKG / VHHH | 59.294.439 | 6.5% |
4th | Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle | France | CDG / LFPG | 56,767,748 | 1.0% |
5. | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | SIN / WSSS | 52.775.360 | 5.7% |
6th | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands | AMS / EHAM | 52,527,699 | 3.0% |
7th | Frankfurt am Main airport | Germany | FRA / EDDF | 51,315,550 | 1.1% |
8th. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Thailand | BKK / VTBS | 41,302,852 | 4.9% |
9. | Seoul Incheon International Airport | South Korea | ICN / RKSI | 40,785,953 | 6.4% |
10. | Istanbul Ataturk Airport | Turkey | IST / LTBA | 33,955,798 | 14.2% |
11. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Malaysia | KUL / WMKK | 32,605,356 | 18.1% |
12. | London Gatwick Airport | United Kingdom | LGW / EGKK | 31.657.805 | 4.2% |
13. | Narita International Airport | Japan | NRT / RJAA | 30,516,135 | 3.0% |
14th | Munich Airport | Germany | MUC / EDDM | 29.216.808 | 2.1% |
15th | Taoyuan International Airport | Taiwan | TPE / RCTP | 28,608,274 | 10.2% |
16. | Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas | Spain | MAD / LEMD | 27,711,197 | 9.5% |
17th | John F. Kennedy International Airport | United States | JFK / KJFK | 26,530,698 | 5.9% |
18th | Rome-Fiumicino Airport | Italy | FCO / LIRF | 25,069,617 | 0.6% |
19th | Barcelona-El Prat Airport | Spain | BCN / LEBL | 25.003.256 | 5.8% |
20th | airport Zurich | Switzerland | ZRH / LSZH | 24.227.178 | 0.4% |
21st | Doha International Airport | Qatar | DOH / OTBD | 23.266.396 | 9.9% |
22nd | Copenhagen Airport | Denmark | CPH / EKCH | 22,096,855 | 3.7% |
23. | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Canada | YYZ / CYYZ | 21,638,571 | 1.8% |
24. | Antalya Airport | Turkey | AYT / LTAI | 21,525,679 | 6.8% |
25th | Airport Wien-Schwechat | Austria | VIE / LOWW | 21,357,730 | 0.7% |
26th | Miami International Airport | United States | MIA / KMIA | 20.201.626 | 4.3% |
27. | Dublin Airport | Ireland | DUB / EIDW | 20.092.659 | 5.6% |
28. | Brussels Airport | Belgium | BRU / EBBR | 18,932,137 | 0.8% |
29 | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Russia | SVO / UUEE | 18,581,906 | 8.3% |
2011
In 2011, the ranking of the largest airports by passenger volume according to the Airports Council International 's (January – December) was as follows.
Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA / ICAO) |
Int. Passengers 2011 |
Passengers (change from 2010) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | London Heathrow Airport | United Kingdom | LHR / EGLL | 64,687,737 | 6.2% |
2. | Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle | France | CDG / LFPG | 55,674,880 | 4.8% |
3. | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | HKG / VHHH | 52,749,262 | 6.0% |
4th | Dubai International Airport | United Arab Emirates | DXB / OMDB | 50.192.013 | 8.4% |
5. | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Netherlands | AMS / EHAM | 49.680.283 | 10.1% |
6th | Frankfurt am Main airport | Germany | FRA / EDDF | 49.477.184 | 6.9% |
7th | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | SIN / WSSS | 45.429.263 | 11.0% |
8th. | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Thailand | BKK / VTBS | 35.009.002 | 11.4% |
9. | Seoul Incheon International Airport | South Korea | ICN / RKSI | 34,537,845 | 4.8% |
10. | Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas | Spain | MAD / LEMD | 32,449,857 | 4.7% |
11. | London Gatwick Airport | United Kingdom | LGW / EGKK | 29,923,391 | 7.5% |
12. | Munich Airport | Germany | MUC / EDDM | 27,879,045 | 10.1% |
13. | Narita International Airport | Japan | NRT / RJAA | 26.331.010 | 18.1% |
14th | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Malaysia | KUL / WMKK | 25,915,723 | 10.7% |
15th | Rome-Fiumicino Airport | Italy | FCO / LIRF | 24,448,925 | 5.0% |
16. | John F. Kennedy International Airport | United States | JFK / KJFK | 24,164,827 | 4.6% |
17th | Istanbul Ataturk Airport | Turkey | IST / LTBA | 24,048,585 | 32.2% |
18th | airport Zurich | Switzerland | ZRH / LSZH | 23,628,718 | 6.6% |
19th | Taoyuan International Airport | Taiwan | TPE / RCTP | 23.137.062 | 0.0% |
20th | Barcelona-El Prat Airport | Spain | BCN / LEBL | 21,663,602 | 23.5% |
21st | Antalya Airport | Turkey | AYT / LTAI | 20,555,170 | 13.6% |
22nd | Airport Wien-Schwechat | Austria | VIE / LOWW | 20,398,766 | 8.0% |
23. | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Canada | YYZ / CYYZ | 20,355,771 | 6.0% |
24. | Copenhagen Airport | Denmark | CPH / EKCH | 20.233.904 | 6.7% |
25th | Dublin Airport | Ireland | DUB / EIDW | 18,607,651 | 3.1% |
26th | Brussels Airport | Belgium | BRU / EBBR | 18,590,891 | 9.6% |
27 | Miami International Airport | United States | MIA / KMIA | 18,417,513 | 9.0% |
28. | Doha International Airport | Qatar | DOH / OTBD | 18,108,521 | 15.2% |
29 | Milan-Malpensa Airport | Italy | MXP / LIMC | 17,551,677 | 1.3% |
30th | Manchester Airport | United Kingdom | MAN / EGCC | 16,605,737 | 7.7% |
See also
- List of the largest commercial airports
- List of the largest airports by passenger volume
- List of the largest airports by freight volume
- List of the largest airports in Europe
- List of countries by number of passengers
Individual evidence
- ↑ Preliminary world airport traffic rankings released. March 13, 2019, Retrieved October 10, 2019 (American English).
- ↑ ACI World releases preliminary 2017 world airport traffic rankings Passenger traffic: Indian and Chinese airports major contributors to growth Air cargo: Volumes surge at major hubs as trade wars threaten .
- ↑ ACI releases preliminary 2016 world airport traffic rankings — Robust gains in passenger traffic at hub airports serving trans-Pacific and East Asian routes .
- ↑ Year to date . In: aci.aero .
- ↑ Year to date . In: aci.aero .
- ↑ 12 months . In: aci.aero .
- ↑ 404 . In: aci.aero . Archived from the original on December 6, 2010.