List of busiest airports by passenger traffic
Preliminary 2018 statistics
Preliminary figures as reported by airports are as follows:

List of busiest airports by passenger traffic

Section Title: Preliminary 2018 statistics
Table Section Text: Preliminary figures as reported by airports are as follows:

Rank	Airport	Location	Country	Code (IATA/ICAO)	Total passengers	Rank Change	% Change

1.	United States Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia	United States	ATL/KATL	107,394,029	3.3%

2.	China Beijing Capital International Airport	Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing	China	PEK/ZBAA	100,983,290	5.4%

3.	United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai	United Arab Emirates	DXB/OMDB	89,149,387	1.0%

4.	United States Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	United States	LAX/KLAX	87,534,384	1	3.5%

5.	Japan Tokyo Haneda Airport	Ōta, Tokyo	Japan	HND/RJTT	87,131,973	1	2.0%

6.	United States O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	United States	ORD/KORD	83,339,186	4.4%

7.	United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport	Hillingdon, London	United Kingdom	LHR/EGLL	80,126,320	2.7%

8.	Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport	Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories	Hong Kong SAR, China	HKG/VHHH	74,517,402	2.6%

9.	China Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Pudong, Shanghai	China	PVG/ZSPD	74,006,331	5.7%

10.	France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport	Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France	France	CDG/LFPG	72,229,723	4.0%

11.	Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland	The Netherlands	AMS/EHAM	71,053,157	3.7%

12.	India Indira Gandhi International Airport	Delhi	India	DEL/VIDP	69,900,938	4	10.2%

13.	China Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong	China	CAN/ZGGG	69,769,497	6.0%

14.	Germany Frankfurt Airport	Frankfurt, Hesse	Germany	FRA/EDDF	69,510,269	7.8%

15.	United States Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas	United States	DFW/KDFW	69,112,607	3	3.0%

16.	South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport	Incheon	Republic of Korea	ICN/RKSI	68,350,784	3	10.0%

17.	Turkey Istanbul Atatürk Airport	Yeşilköy, Istanbul	Turkey	IST/LTBA	68,192,683	2	6.4%

18.	Indonesia Soekarno-Hatta International Airport	Tangerang, Banten	Indonesia	CGK/WIII	66,908,159	1	6.2%

19.	Singapore Singapore Changi Airport	Changi	Singapore	SIN/WSSS	65,628,000	1	5.5%

20.	United States Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	United States	DEN/KDEN	64,494,613	5.1%

21.	Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan	Thailand	BKK/VTBS	63,378,923	4.1%

22.	United States John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York, New York	United States	JFK/KJFK	61,909,148	4.4%

23.	Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport	Sepang, Selangor	Malaysia	KUL/WMKK	59,959,000	2.4%

24.	Spain Madrid Barajas Airport	Barajas, Madrid	Spain	MAD/LEMD	57,891,340	1	8.4%

25.	United States San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	United States	SFO/KSFO	57,793,313	1	3.5%

26.	China Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport	Shuangliu-Wuhou, Chengdu, Sichuan	China	CTU/ZUUU	52,950,000	6.3%

27.	Spain Barcelona–El Prat Airport	Barcelona	Spain	BCN/LEBL	50,172,457	1	6.1%

28.	India Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport	Mumbai, Maharashtra	India	BOM/VABB	49,877,918	1	5.7%

29.	United States Seattle-Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	United States	SEA/KSEA	49,849,520	2	6.2%

30.	United States McCarran International Airport	Las Vegas, Nevada	United States	LAS/KLAS	49,716,584	3	2.4%

31.	Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport	Mississauga, Ontario	Canada	YYZ/CYYZ	49,507,418	1	5.0%

32.	China Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport	Bao'an, Shenzhen, Guangdong	China	SZX/ZGSZ	49,350,000	2	8.2%

33.	Mexico Benito Juárez International Airport	Venustiano Carranza, Mexico City	Mexico	MEX/MMMX	47,700,547	3	6.6%

34.	United States Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	United States	MCO/KMCO	47,696,627	5	7.2%

35.	China Kunming Changshui International Airport	Guandu, Kunming, Yunnan	China	KMG/ZPPP	47,090,000	2	5.3%

36.	Taiwan Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport	Dayuan, Taoyuan	Taiwan	TPE/RCTP	46,535,180	1	3.7%

37.	United States Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	United States	CLT/KCLT	46,444,380	5	1.1%

38.	Germany Munich Airport	Freising, Bavaria	Germany	MUC/EDDM	46,253,623	3.8%

39.	United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport	Crawley, West Sussex	United Kingdom	LGW/EGKK	46,075,400	6	1.1%

40.	United States Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	United States	EWR/KEWR	46,065,175	3	6.2%

41.	Russia Sheremetyevo International Airport	Khimki, Moscow Oblast	Russia	SVO/UUEE	45,836,000	9	14.3%

42.	Philippines Ninoy Aquino International Airport	Pasay/Parañaque, Metro Manila	Philippines	MNL/RPLL	45,082,544	2	6.7%

43.	United States Miami International Airport	Miami-Dade County, Florida	United States	MIA/KMIA	45,044,312	3	2.1%

44.	United States Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	United States	PHX/KPHX	44,943,686	3	2.2%

45.	China Xi'an Xianyang International Airport	Weicheng, Xianyang, Shaanxi	China	XIY/ZLXY	44,650,000	1	6.2%

46.	Australia Sydney Airport	Mascot, New South Wales	Australia	SYD/YSSY	44,389,000	4	5.4%

47.	United States George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	United States	IAH/KIAH	43,807,539	1	7.6%

48.	China Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport	Changning-Minhang, Shanghai	China	SHA/ZSSS	43,630,000	2	4.2%

49.	Italy Rome–Fiumicino International Airport "Leonardo da Vinci"	Rome-Fiumicino, Lazio	Italy	FCO/LIRF	42,995,119	1	4.9%

50.	Japan Narita International Airport	Narita, Chiba	Japan	NRT/RJAA	42,601,130	1	4.7%

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Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport was one of the busiest airport by passenger traffic.

final_sentence: Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport was one of the busiest airport by passenger traffic.