List of the largest airports by international passenger volume

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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 EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates DXB / OMDB 88.885.367   1.3%   1.
2. London Heathrow Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LHR / EGLL 75,306,939   2.9%   2.
3. Hong Kong International Airport Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong HKG / VHHH 74.360.976   2.6%   3.
4th Amsterdam Airport Schiphol NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands AMS / EHAM 70,956,258   3.7%   4.
5. Seoul Incheon International Airport Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea ICN / RKSI 67.676.147   10.0%   7.
6th Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle FranceFrance France CDG / LFPG 66,383,494   4.2%   5.
7th Singapore Changi Airport SingaporeSingapore Singapore SIN / WSSS 64,890,000   5.4%   6.
8th. Frankfurt am Main airport GermanyGermany Germany FRA / EDDF 61,774,663   8.1%   8.
9. Suvarnabhumi Airport ThailandThailand Thailand BKK / VTBS 50,868,846   4.2%   9.
10. Istanbul Ataturk Airport TurkeyTurkey Turkey IST / LTBA 48,978,770   10.1%   11.
11. Taoyuan International Airport TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan TPE / RCTP 46.152.164   3.8%   10.
12. Kuala Lumpur International Airport MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia KUL / WMKK 43,531,741   2.8%   12.
13. London Gatwick Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LGW / EGKK 42,347,872   2.1%   13.
14th Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas SpainSpain Spain MAD / LEMD 41.857.125   8.8%   14.
15th Barcelona-El Prat Airport SpainSpain Spain BCN / LEBL 36,545,787   6.2%   17.
16. Munich Airport GermanyGermany Germany MUC / EDDM 36,545,787   5.3%   16.
17th Narita International Airport JapanJapan Japan NRT / RJAA 35,300,076   6.7%   17.
18th Hamad International Airport QatarQatar Qatar DOH / OTBD 34,495,078   2.2%   15.
19th John F. Kennedy International Airport United StatesUnited States United States JFK / KJFK 33,485,078   2.8%   19.
20th Toronto Pearson International Airport CanadaCanada 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 EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates DXB / OMDB 87.722.023   5.6%   1.
2. London Heathrow Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LHR / EGLL 73.187.198   3.0%   2.
3. Hong Kong International Airport Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong HKG / VHHH 72.462.116   3.4%   3.
4th Amsterdam Airport Schiphol NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands AMS / EHAM 68,401,146   7.7%   4.
5. Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle FranceFrance France CDG / LFPG 63.697.227   5.5%   5.
6th Singapore Changi Airport SingaporeSingapore Singapore SIN / WSSS 61,574,000   5.9%   6.
7th Seoul Incheon International Airport Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea ICN / RKSI 61.520.572   7.6%   7.
8th. Frankfurt am Main airport GermanyGermany Germany FRA / EDDF 57.122.348   6.4%   8.
9. Suvarnabhumi Airport ThailandThailand Thailand BKK / VTBS 48,811,600   7.8%   9.
10. Taoyuan International Airport TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan TPE / RCTP 44,479,754   6.2%   10.
11. Istanbul Ataturk Airport TurkeyTurkey Turkey IST / LTBA 44.254.473   7.5%   11.
12. Kuala Lumpur International Airport MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia KUL / WMKK 42,354,534   14.6%   14.
13. London Gatwick Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LGW / EGKK 41,476,858   5.3%   12.
14th Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas SpainSpain Spain MAD / LEMD 38.479.159   6.7%   15.
15th Hamad International Airport QatarQatar Qatar DOH / OTBD 35.262.164   5.3%   13.
16. Munich Airport GermanyGermany Germany MUC / EDDM 34,721,745   6.6%   16.
17th Barcelona-El Prat Airport SpainSpain Spain BCN / LEBL 34,527,018   6.8%   17.
18th Narita International Airport JapanJapan Japan NRT / RJAA 33,090,944   3.4%   18.
19th John F. Kennedy International Airport United StatesUnited States United States JFK / KJFK 32,431,419   2.1%   19.
20th Toronto Pearson International Airport CanadaCanada 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 EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates DXB / OMDB 83.105.798   7.3%   1.
2. London Heathrow Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LHR / EGLL 71.030.114   1.7%   2.
3. Hong Kong International Airport Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong HKG / VHHH 70.098.216   3.0%   3.
4th Amsterdam Airport Schiphol NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands AMS / EHAM 63,533,504   9.1%   5.
5. Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle FranceFrance France CDG / LFPG 60.384.622   0.0%   4.
6th Singapore Changi Airport SingaporeSingapore Singapore SIN / WSSS 58,158,000   6.1%   6.
7th Seoul Incheon International Airport Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea ICN / RKSI 57.152.206   17.3%   8.
8th. Frankfurt am Main airport GermanyGermany Germany FRA / EDDF 53,707,953   0.5%   7.
9. Suvarnabhumi Airport ThailandThailand Thailand BKK / VTBS 45.291.073   4.7%   9.
10. Taoyuan International Airport TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan TPE / RCTP 41,876,848   9.9%   11.
11. Istanbul Ataturk Airport TurkeyTurkey Turkey IST / LTBA 41,035,985   2.2%   10.
12. London Gatwick Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LGW / EGKK 39.264.495   7.1%   12.
13. Hamad International Airport QatarQatar Qatar DOH / OTBD 37.216.179   20.4%   16.
14th Kuala Lumpur International Airport MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia KUL / WMKK 36,962,822   7.3%   13.
15th Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas SpainSpain Spain MAD / LEMD 36,074,688   6.8%   14.
16. Munich Airport GermanyGermany Germany MUC / EDDM 32,569,420   4.0%   15.
17th Barcelona-El Prat Airport SpainSpain Spain BCN / LEBL 32,316,655   11.1%   19.
18th Narita International Airport JapanJapan Japan NRT / RJAA 31,991,208   4.7%   17.
19th John F. Kennedy International Airport United StatesUnited States United States JFK / KJFK 31,627,923   5.2%   18.
20th Rome-Fiumicino Airport ItalyItaly Italy FCO / LIRF 29.096.160   2.9%   20.
21st Dublin Airport IrelandIreland Ireland DUB / EIDW 28,764,506   14.9%   23.
22nd Toronto Pearson International Airport CanadaCanada Canada YYZ / CYYZ 27,428,638   7.1%   22.
23. airport Zurich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland ZRH / LSZH 27,413,593   3.1%   21.
24. Copenhagen Airport DenmarkDenmark Denmark CPH / EKCH 26,394,122   4.4%   24.
25th Abu Dhabi International Airport United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates AUH / OMAA 25.964.178   9.7%   26.
26th Shanghai Pudong International Airport China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China 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 EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates DXB / OMDB 77.453.466   10.7%   1.
2. London Heathrow Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LHR / EGLL 69,816,491   2.5%   2.
3. Hong Kong International Airport Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong HKG / VHHH 68.139.897   8.3%   3.
4th Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle FranceFrance France CDG / LFPG 60,369,798   3.0%   4.
5. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands AMS / EHAM 58.245.545   6.0%   5.
6th Singapore Changi Airport SingaporeSingapore Singapore SIN / WSSS 54,835,000   2.9%   6.
7th Frankfurt am Main airport GermanyGermany Germany FRA / EDDF 53.994.154   2.4%   7.
8th. Seoul Incheon International Airport Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea ICN / RKSI 48.720.319   8.5%   8.
9. Suvarnabhumi Airport ThailandThailand Thailand BKK / VTBS 43.251.807   16.3%   10.
10. Istanbul Ataturk Airport TurkeyTurkey Turkey IST / LTBA 42,302,859   11.1%   9.
11. Taoyuan International Airport TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan TPE / RCTP 38,103,889   7.6%   11.
12. London Gatwick Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LGW / EGKK 36,667,769   6.4%   12.
13. Kuala Lumpur International Airport MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia KUL / WMKK 34,434,015   0.1%   13.
14th Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas SpainSpain Spain MAD / LEMD 33,787,171   14.1%   16.
15th Munich Airport GermanyGermany Germany MUC / EDDM 31,313,329   3.5%   14.
16. Hamad International Airport QatarQatar Qatar DOH / OTBD 30.906.303   17.3%   20.
17th Narita International Airport JapanJapan Japan NRT / RJAA 30,547,564   3.2%   15.
18th John F. Kennedy International Airport United StatesUnited States United States JFK / KJFK 30.017.244   6.2%   17.
19th Barcelona-El Prat Airport SpainSpain Spain BCN / LEBL 29,077,820   6.7%   18.
20th Rome-Fiumicino Airport ItalyItaly Italy FCO / LIRF 28.280.267   5.4%   19.
21st airport Zurich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland ZRH / LSZH 25,613,593   3.1%   21.
22nd Toronto Pearson International Airport CanadaCanada Canada YYZ / CYYZ 25.123.887   7.6%   23.
23. Dublin Airport IrelandIreland Ireland DUB / EIDW 24,876,506   14.9%   27.
24. Copenhagen Airport DenmarkDenmark Denmark CPH / EKCH 24,639,122   4.4%   22.
25th Shanghai Pudong International Airport China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China PVG / ZSPD 23,384,559   18.3%   29.
26th Abu Dhabi International Airport United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates AUH / OMAA 23.225.980   18.6%   30.
27. Brussels Airport BelgiumBelgium Belgium BRU / EBBR 22,841,994   6.9%   26.
28. Airport Wien-Schwechat AustriaAustria Austria VIE / LOWW 22.147.203   1.5%   25.
29 Miami International Airport United StatesUnited States United States MIA / KMIA 21.206.557   5.5%   28.
30th Antalya Airport TurkeyTurkey 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 EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates DXB / OMDB 69,954,392   6.2%   2.
2. London Heathrow Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LHR / EGLL 68.091.095   1.9%   1.
3. Hong Kong International Airport Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong HKG / VHHH 62,929,420   6.2%   3.
4th Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle FranceFrance France CDG / LFPG 58,623,111   3.3%   4.
5. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands AMS / EHAM 54.940.534   4.6%   6.
6th Singapore Changi Airport SingaporeSingapore Singapore SIN / WSSS 54.093.070   1.0%   5.
7th Frankfurt am Main airport GermanyGermany Germany FRA / EDDF 52.713.013   2.7%   7.
8th. Seoul Incheon International Airport Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea ICN / RKSI 44,906,813   10.1%   9.
9. Istanbul Ataturk Airport TurkeyTurkey Turkey IST / LTBA 38.037.302   11.6%   11.
10. Suvarnabhumi Airport ThailandThailand Thailand BKK / VTBS 37.183.099   10.0%   7.
11. Taoyuan International Airport TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan TPE / RCTP 35,402,285   11.3%   14.
12. London Gatwick Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LGW / EGKK 34,438,531   8.8%   15.
13. Kuala Lumpur International Airport MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia KUL / WMKK 34,431,775   5.6%   12.
14th Munich Airport GermanyGermany Germany MUC / EDDM 30.269.007   3.6%   15.
15th Narita International Airport JapanJapan Japan NRT / RJAA 29,625,075   2.9%   14.
16. Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas SpainSpain Spain MAD / LEMD 29,618,803   6.9%   17.
17th John F. Kennedy International Airport United StatesUnited States United States JFK / KJFK 28,471,427   7.3%   18.
18th Barcelona-El Prat Airport SpainSpain Spain BCN / LEBL 27.246.041   9.0%   21.
19th Rome-Fiumicino Airport ItalyItaly Italy FCO / LIRF 26,840,909   7.1%   19.
20th Hamad International Airport QatarQatar Qatar DOH / OTBD 26,356,392   13.3%   22.
21st airport Zurich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland ZRH / LSZH 24,836,044   2.5%   21.
22nd Copenhagen Airport DenmarkDenmark Denmark CPH / EKCH 23,610,452   6.9%   22.
23. Toronto Pearson International Airport CanadaCanada Canada YYZ / CYYZ 23,279,850   7.2%   23.
24. Antalya Airport TurkeyTurkey Turkey AYT / LTAI 22,035,355   2.2%   27.
25th Airport Wien-Schwechat AustriaAustria Austria VIE / LOWW 21,831,400   2.2%   26.
26th Brussels Airport BelgiumBelgium Belgium BRU / EBBR 21,718,462   14.7%   29.
27. Dublin Airport IrelandIreland Ireland DUB / EIDW 21,635,155   7.7%   28.
28. Miami International Airport United StatesUnited States United States MIA / KMIA 20.096.541   0.5%   25.
29 Shanghai Pudong International Airport China People's RepublicPeople's Republic of China People's Republic of China PVG / ZSPD 19,954,392   9.4%   NEW
30th Abu Dhabi International Airport United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates 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 KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LHR / EGLL 66,689,466   3.5%
2. Dubai International Airport United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates DXB / OMDB 65.872.250   15.3%
3. Hong Kong International Airport Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong HKG / VHHH 59.294.439   6.5%
4th Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle FranceFrance France CDG / LFPG 56,767,748   1.0%
5. Singapore Changi Airport SingaporeSingapore Singapore SIN / WSSS 52.775.360   5.7%
6th Amsterdam Airport Schiphol NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands AMS / EHAM 52,527,699   3.0%
7th Frankfurt am Main airport GermanyGermany Germany FRA / EDDF 51,315,550   1.1%
8th. Suvarnabhumi Airport ThailandThailand Thailand BKK / VTBS 41,302,852   4.9%
9. Seoul Incheon International Airport Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea ICN / RKSI 40,785,953   6.4%
10. Istanbul Ataturk Airport TurkeyTurkey Turkey IST / LTBA 33,955,798   14.2%
11. Kuala Lumpur International Airport MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia KUL / WMKK 32,605,356   18.1%
12. London Gatwick Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LGW / EGKK 31.657.805   4.2%
13. Narita International Airport JapanJapan Japan NRT / RJAA 30,516,135   3.0%
14th Munich Airport GermanyGermany Germany MUC / EDDM 29.216.808   2.1%
15th Taoyuan International Airport TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan TPE / RCTP 28,608,274   10.2%
16. Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas SpainSpain Spain MAD / LEMD 27,711,197   9.5%
17th John F. Kennedy International Airport United StatesUnited States United States JFK / KJFK 26,530,698   5.9%
18th Rome-Fiumicino Airport ItalyItaly Italy FCO / LIRF 25,069,617   0.6%
19th Barcelona-El Prat Airport SpainSpain Spain BCN / LEBL 25.003.256   5.8%
20th airport Zurich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland ZRH / LSZH 24.227.178   0.4%
21st Doha International Airport QatarQatar Qatar DOH / OTBD 23.266.396   9.9%
22nd Copenhagen Airport DenmarkDenmark Denmark CPH / EKCH 22,096,855   3.7%
23. Toronto Pearson International Airport CanadaCanada Canada YYZ / CYYZ 21,638,571   1.8%
24. Antalya Airport TurkeyTurkey Turkey AYT / LTAI 21,525,679   6.8%
25th Airport Wien-Schwechat AustriaAustria Austria VIE / LOWW 21,357,730   0.7%
26th Miami International Airport United StatesUnited States United States MIA / KMIA 20.201.626   4.3%
27. Dublin Airport IrelandIreland Ireland DUB / EIDW 20.092.659   5.6%
28. Brussels Airport BelgiumBelgium Belgium BRU / EBBR 18,932,137   0.8%
29 Sheremetyevo International Airport RussiaRussia 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 KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LHR / EGLL 64,687,737   6.2%
2. Aéroport Paris-Charles de Gaulle FranceFrance France CDG / LFPG 55,674,880   4.8%
3. Hong Kong International Airport Hong KongHong Kong Hong Kong HKG / VHHH 52,749,262   6.0%
4th Dubai International Airport United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates United Arab Emirates DXB / OMDB 50.192.013   8.4%
5. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands AMS / EHAM 49.680.283   10.1%
6th Frankfurt am Main airport GermanyGermany Germany FRA / EDDF 49.477.184   6.9%
7th Singapore Changi Airport SingaporeSingapore Singapore SIN / WSSS 45.429.263   11.0%
8th. Suvarnabhumi Airport ThailandThailand Thailand BKK / VTBS 35.009.002   11.4%
9. Seoul Incheon International Airport Korea SouthSouth Korea South Korea ICN / RKSI 34,537,845   4.8%
10. Aeropuerto de Madrid Barajas SpainSpain Spain MAD / LEMD 32,449,857   4.7%
11. London Gatwick Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom LGW / EGKK 29,923,391   7.5%
12. Munich Airport GermanyGermany Germany MUC / EDDM 27,879,045   10.1%
13. Narita International Airport JapanJapan Japan NRT / RJAA 26.331.010   18.1%
14th Kuala Lumpur International Airport MalaysiaMalaysia Malaysia KUL / WMKK 25,915,723   10.7%
15th Rome-Fiumicino Airport ItalyItaly Italy FCO / LIRF 24,448,925   5.0%
16. John F. Kennedy International Airport United StatesUnited States United States JFK / KJFK 24,164,827   4.6%
17th Istanbul Ataturk Airport TurkeyTurkey Turkey IST / LTBA 24,048,585   32.2%
18th airport Zurich SwitzerlandSwitzerland Switzerland ZRH / LSZH 23,628,718   6.6%
19th Taoyuan International Airport TaiwanRepublic of China (Taiwan) Taiwan TPE / RCTP 23.137.062   0.0%
20th Barcelona-El Prat Airport SpainSpain Spain BCN / LEBL 21,663,602   23.5%
21st Antalya Airport TurkeyTurkey Turkey AYT / LTAI 20,555,170   13.6%
22nd Airport Wien-Schwechat AustriaAustria Austria VIE / LOWW 20,398,766   8.0%
23. Toronto Pearson International Airport CanadaCanada Canada YYZ / CYYZ 20,355,771   6.0%
24. Copenhagen Airport DenmarkDenmark Denmark CPH / EKCH 20.233.904   6.7%
25th Dublin Airport IrelandIreland Ireland DUB / EIDW 18,607,651   3.1%
26th Brussels Airport BelgiumBelgium Belgium BRU / EBBR 18,590,891   9.6%
27 Miami International Airport United StatesUnited States United States MIA / KMIA 18,417,513   9.0%
28. Doha International Airport QatarQatar Qatar DOH / OTBD 18,108,521   15.2%
29 Milan-Malpensa Airport ItalyItaly Italy MXP / LIMC 17,551,677   1.3%
30th Manchester Airport United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom MAN / EGCC 16,605,737   7.7%

See also

Individual evidence

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  3. ACI releases preliminary 2016 world airport traffic rankings — Robust gains in passenger traffic at hub airports serving trans-Pacific and East Asian routes .
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