# Busiest airports by continent

This list of busiest airports by continent includes the busiest airports on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.

## Busiest airports in the world in 2018

| Rank | Airport | Location | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total passengers | Rank Change | % Change |
| 1. | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta, Georgia | United States | ATL/KATL | 107,394,029 | | 3.3% |
| 2. | Beijing Capital International Airport | Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing | China | PEK/ZBAA | 100,983,290 | | 5.4% |
| 3. | Dubai International Airport | Garhoud, Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 89,149,387 | | 1.0% |
| 4. | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles, California | United States | LAX/KLAX | 87,534,384 | 1 | 3.5% |
| 5. | Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport | Ōta, Tokyo | Japan | HND/RJTT | 87,131,973 | 1 | 2.0% |
| 6. | O'Hare International Airport | Chicago, Illinois | United States | ORD/KORD | 83,339,186 | | 4.4% |
| 7. | London Heathrow Airport | Hillingdon, London | United Kingdom | LHR/EGLL | 80,126,320 | | 2.7% |
| 8. | Hong Kong International Airport | Chek Lap Kok, Islands, New Territories | China | HKG/VHHH | 74,517,402 | | 2.6% |
| 9. | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Pudong, Shanghai | China | PVG/ZSPD | 74,006,331 | | 5.7% |
| 10. | Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France | France | CDG/LFPG | 72,229,723 | | 4.0% |
| 11. | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Haarlemmermeer, North Holland | Netherlands | AMS/EHAM | 71,053,157 | | 3.7% |
| 12. | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | India | DEL/VIDP | 69,900,938 | 4 | 10.2% |
| 13. | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Baiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong | China | CAN/ZGGG | 69,769,497 | | 6.0% |
| 14. | Frankfurt Airport | Frankfurt, Hesse | Germany | FRA/EDDF | 69,510,269 | | 7.8% |
| 15. | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas | United States | DFW/KDFW | 69,112,607 | 3 | 3.0% |
| 16. | Seoul Incheon International Airport | Incheon | South Korea | ICN/RKSI | 68,350,784 | 3 | 10.0% |
| 17. | Istanbul Atatürk Airport | Yeşilköy, Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTBA | 68,192,683 | 2 | 6.4% |
| 18. | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport | Tangerang, Banten | Indonesia | CGK/WIII | 66,908,159 | 1 | 6.2% |
| 19. | Singapore Changi Airport | Changi, East Region | Singapore | SIN/WSSS | 65,628,000 | 1 | 5.5% |
| 20. | Denver International Airport | Denver, Colorado | United States | DEN/KDEN | 64,494,613 | | 5.1% |
| 21. | Suvarnabhumi (Bangkok International) Airport | Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Bangkok | Thailand | BKK/VTBS | 63,378,923 | | 4.1% |
| 22. | John F. Kennedy International Airport | Queens, New York, New York | United States | JFK/KJFK | 61,909,148 | | 4.4% |
| 23. | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Sepang, Selangor | Malaysia | KUL/WMKK | 59,959,000 | | 2.4% |
| 24. | Madrid Barajas Airport | Barajas, Madrid | Spain | MAD/LEMD | 57,891,340 | 1 | 8.4% |
| 25. | San Francisco International Airport | San Mateo County, California | United States | SFO/KSFO | 57,793,313 | 1 | 3.5% |

## Busiest airports in Africa in 2018

| | Country | Airport | City | 2018 | Change (18-17) |
| 1 | South Africa | O. R. Tambo International Airport | Johannesburg | 21,231,510 | 00.2% |
| 2 | Egypt | Cairo International Airport | Cairo | 15,010,501 | 05.9% |
| 3 | Ethiopia | Bole International Airport | Addis Ababa | 12,143,938 | 020.6% |
| 4 | South Africa | Cape Town International Airport | Cape Town | 10,752,246 | 00.6% |
| 5 | Morocco | Mohammed V International Airport | Casablanca | 9,748,567 | 04.2% |
| 6 | Algeria | Houari Boumediene Airport | Algiers | 7,900,000 | |
| 7 | Kenya | Jomo Kenyatta International Airport | Nairobi | 7,039,175 | |
| 8 | Egypt | Hurghada International Airport | Hurghada | 6,600,000 | |
| 9 | Nigeria | Murtala Muhammed International Airport | Lagos | 6,500,000 | |
| 10 | Tunisia | Tunis Carthage Airport | Tunis | 6,200,000 | |

## Busiest airports in Asia in 2018

| Rank | Airport | City | Country | Code (IATA) | Code (ICAO) | Total passengers | % change |
| 1 | Beijing Capital International Airport | Beijing | China | PEK | ZBAA | 100,980,000 | 5.4% |
| 2 | Dubai International Airport | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB | OMDB | 89,149,387 | 1.0% |
| 3 | Tokyo International (Haneda) Airport | Tokyo | Japan | HND | RJTT | 87,098,683 | 1.9% |
| 4 | Hong Kong International Airport | Hong Kong | China | HKG | VHHH | 74,700,000 | 2.8% |
| 5 | Shanghai Pudong International Airport | Shanghai | China | PVG | ZSPD | 74,050,000 | 5.8% |
| 6 | Indira Gandhi International Airport | Delhi | India | DEL | VIDP | 69,866,994 | 10.1% |
| 7 | Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport | Guangzhou | China | CAN | ZGGG | 69,730,000 | 5.8% |
| 8 | Incheon International Airport | Seoul/Incheon | Republic of Korea | ICN | RKSI | 68,259,763 | 10.0% |
| 9 | Soekarno–Hatta International Airport | Jakarta/Tangerang | Indonesia | CGK | WIII | 66,908,159 | 6.2% |
| 10 | Singapore Changi Airport | Singapore | Singapore | SIN | WSSS | 65,600,000 | 5.4% |
| 11 | Suvarnabhumi Airport | Bangkok/Samut Prakan | Thailand | BKK | VTBS | 63,378,923 | 4.1% |
| 12 | Kuala Lumpur International Airport | Kuala Lumpur/Sepang | Malaysia | KUL | WMKK | 59,959,000 | 2.4% |
| 13 | Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport | Chengdu | China | CTU | ZUUU | 52,950,000 | 6.3% |
| 14 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport | Mumbai | India | BOM | VABB | 49,877,918 | 5.7% |
| 15 | Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport | Shenzhen | China | SZX | ZGSZ | 49,350,000 | 8.2% |
| 16 | Kunming Changshui International Airport | Kunming | China | KMG | ZPPP | 47,090,000 | 5.3% |
| 17 | Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport | Taipei | Taiwan | TPE | RCTP | 46,535,180 | 3.7% |
| 18 | Ninoy Aquino International Airport | Manila | Philippines | MNL | RPLL | 45,082,544 | 6.7% |
| 19 | Xi'an Xianyang International Airport | Xi'an/Xianyang | China | XIY | ZLXY | 44,650,000 | 6.2% |
| 20 | Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport | Shanghai | China | SHA | ZSSS | 43,630,000 | 4.2% |
| 21 | Narita International Airport | Tokyo/Narita | Japan | NRT | RJAA | 42,601,130 | 4.8% |
| 22 | Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport | Chongqing | China | CKG | ZUCK | 41,600,000 | 7.5% |
| 23 | King Abdulaziz International Airport | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | JED | OEJN | 41,200,000 | 21.4% |
| 24 | Don Mueang International Airport | Bangkok SGD | Thailand | DMK | VTBD | 40,758,148 | 6.4% |
| 25 | Tan Son Nhat International Airport | Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon) | Vietnam | SGN | VVTS | 38,500,000 | 7.2% |

## Busiest airports in Europe in 2020

| Rank 2020 | Rank change 2019--2020 | Country | Airport | City served | Passengers | Passengers | Change 201*-2020 | Change 201*-2020 |
| Rank 2020 | Rank change 2019--2020 | Country | Airport | City served | 2020 | 2019 | % | Numbers |
| 1 | 7 | Turkey | Istanbul Airport | Istanbul | 23,308,071 | 52,578,008 | 55.7% | 29,269,937 |
| 2 | | France | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 22,260,920 | 76,150,007 | 70.8% | 53,889,087 |
| 3 | 2 | United Kingdom | Heathrow Airport | London | 22,111,265 | 80,886,589 | 72.7% | 58,775,324 |
| 4 | 1 | Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 20,887,144 | 71,707,144 | 70.9% | 50,820,000 |
| 5 | 3 | Russia | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Moscow | 19,783,957 | 49,438,545 | 60.0% | 29,654,588 |
| 6 | 2 | Germany | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | 18,768,601 | 70,556,072 | 73.4% | 51,787,471 |
| 7 | 2 | Spain | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 17,092,693 | 61,734,037 | 72.3% | 44,641,344 |
| 8 | 13 | Russia | Domodedovo International Airport | Moscow | 16,389,427 | 28,252,337 | 42.0% | 11,862,910 |
| 9 | 4 | Spain | Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport | Barcelona | 12,724,607 | 52,686,314 | 75.8% | 39,961,707 |
| 10 | 19 | Russia | Vnukovo International Airport | Moscow | 12,565,241 | 24,001,521 | 47.6% | 11,436,280 |

## Busiest airports in North America in 2020

| Rank | Rank change 20-19 | Airport | City served | Country | Passengers | Annual change |
| 1 | | Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta | United States | 42,918,685 | 61.17% |
| 2 | 2 | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas–Fort Worth | United States | 39,364,990 | 47.56% |
| 3 | 2 | Denver International Airport | Denver | United States | 33,741,129 | 51.11% |
| 4 | | O'Hare International Airport | Chicago | United States | 30,860,251 | 63.54% |
| 5 | 2 | Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles | United States | 28,779,527 | 67.32% |
| 6 | 7 | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | Charlotte | United States | 27,205,082 | 45.57% |
| 7 | 2 | McCarran International Airport | Las Vegas | United States | 22,255,395 | 56.95% |
| 8 | 4 | Mexico City International Airport | Mexico City | Mexico | 21,981,711 | 56.31% |
| 9 | 6 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport | Phoenix | United States | 21,928,708 | 52.63% |
| 10 | | Orlando International Airport | Orlando | United States | 21,617,803 | 57.29% |
| 11 | 3 | Seattle–Tacoma International Airport | Seattle-Tacoma | United States | 20,061,507 | 61.29% |
| 12 | 4 | Miami International Airport | Miami | United States | 18,663,858 | 59.36% |
| 13 | 4 | George Bush Intercontinental Airport | Houston | United States | 18,213,913 | 59.77% |
| 14 | 8 | John F. Kennedy International Airport | New York City | United States | 16,630,642 | 73.41% |
| 15 | 6 | Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport | Fort Lauderdale | United States | 16,484,132 | 55.14% |
| 16 | 9 | San Francisco International Airport | San Francisco | United States | 16,427,801 | 71.39% |
| 17 | 3 | Newark Liberty International Airport | Newark | United States | 15,892,892 | 65.70% |
| 18 | 1 | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport | Minneapolis-Saint Paul | United States | 14,851,289 | 62.45% |
| 19 | 1 | Detroit Metropolitan Airport | Detroit | United States | 14,105,007 | 61.64% |
| 20 | 9 | Toronto Pearson International Airport | Toronto | Canada | 13,399,694 | 73.47% |
| 21 | 3 | Logan International Airport | Boston | United States | 12,635,325 | 70.33% |
| 22 | 3 | Salt Lake City International Airport | Salt Lake City | United States | 12,559,026 | 53.15% |
| 23 | 4 | Cancún International Airport | Cancún | Mexico | 12,259,148 | 51.89% |
| 24 | 2 | Philadelphia International Airport | Philadelphia | United States | 11,865,006 | 64.07% |
| 25 | 1 | Baltimore/Washington International Airport | Baltimore-Washington | United States | 11,204,511 | } |

## Busiest airports in South America in 2020

| Rank | Country | Airport | City | Passengers | Growth |
| 1 | Brazil | São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport | São Paulo | 20,322,520 | 52.74% |
| 2 | Colombia | El Dorado International Airport | Bogotá | 10,816,372 | 69.09% |
| 3 | Chile | Arturo Merino Benítez International Airport | Santiago | 8,527,737 | 65.38% |
| 4 | Brazil | Brasília International Airport | Brasília | 7,848,297 | 53.08% |
| 5 | Peru | Jorge Chávez International Airport | Lima | 7,566,704 | 70.21% |
| 6 | Brazil | São Paulo–Congonhas Airport | São Paulo | 6,964,390 | 69.29% |
| 7 | Brazil | Viracopos International Airport | Campinas | 6,709,061 | 36.62% |
| 8 | Brazil | Santos Dumont Airport | Rio de Janeiro | 4,957,973 | 45.46% |
| 9 | Brazil | Recife/Guararapes–Gilberto Freyre International Airport | Recife | 4,836,890 | 44.49% |
| 10 | Brazil | Belo Horizonte International Airport | Belo Horizonte | 4,811,942 | 56.94% |
| 11 | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro/Galeão International Airport | Rio de Janeiro | 4,635,123 | 65.69% |
| 12 | Brazil | Salvador International Airport | Salvador | 3,840,940 | 50.67% |
| 13 | Brazil | Salgado Filho Porto Alegre International Airport | Porto Alegre | 3,561,630 | 56.39% |
| 14 | Argentina | Ministro Pistarini International Airport | Buenos Aires | 3,305,171 | 73.79% |
| 15 | Brazil | Fortaleza Airport | Fortaleza | 3,156,418 | 55.14% |
| 16 | Colombia | José María Córdova International Airport | Medellín | 3,085,601 | 66.48% |
| 17 | Brazil | Afonso Pena International Airport | Curitiba | 2,508,359 | 61.43% |
| 18 | Argentina | Aeroparque Jorge Newbery | Buenos Aires | 2,347,332 | 80.91% |
| 19 | Brazil | Belém/Val-de-Cans International Airport | Belém | 2,075,540 | 42.80% |
| 20 | Colombia | Alfonso Bonilla Aragón International Airport | Cali | 1,955,998 | 64.61% |
| 21 | Colombia | Rafael Núñez International Airport | Cartagena | 1,879,635 | 66.81% |
| 22 | Brazil | Hercílio Luz International Airport | Florianópolis | 1,869,671 | 52.33% |
| 23 | Brazil | Eduardo Gomes International Airport | Manaus | 1,725,236 | 43.86% |
| 24 | Ecuador | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | Quito | 1,521,680 | 69.79% |
| 25 | Brazil | Eurico de Aguiar Salles Airport | Vitória | 1,502,639 | 55.00% |