# List of the busiest airports in the Middle East

This is a list of the busiest airports in the Middle East (handling more than 5,000,000 passengers per year), ranked by total passengers per year, including both terminal and transit passengers.
The tables also show the percentage change in total passengers for each airport over the last year. Data is sourced individually for each airport and normally originates from national aviation authority statistics, or those of the airport operator or international civil aviation authorities.

## 2024 statistics

2024 data is being updated as not all airports and state regulatory entities have disclosed the statistic yet.
| Rank | Airport | City served | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total passengers | Rank change | % change |
| 01. | Dubai International Airport | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 92,300,000 | | 06.2% |
| 02. | Istanbul Airport | Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTFM | 79,988,272 | | 03.9% |
| 03. | Hamad International Airport | Doha | Qatar | DOH/OTHH | 52,700,000 | | 14.8% |
| 04. | King Abdulaziz International Airport | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | JED/OEJN | 49,100,000 | | 15.0% |
| 05. | Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | Istanbul | Turkey | SAW/LTFJ | 41,482,901 | | 12.0% |
| 06. | Antalya Airport | Antalya | Turkey | AYT/LTAI | 38,254,905 | | 07.3% |
| 07. | King Khalid International Airport | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | RUH/OERK | 37,000,000 | | 17.8% |
| 08. | Abu Dhabi International Airport | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | AUH/OMAA | 29,400,000 | 01 | 12.8% |
| 09. | Cairo International Airport | Cairo | Egypt | CAI/HECA | 27,700,000 | 01 | 06.5% |
| 10. | Sharjah International Airport | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | SHJ/OMSJ | 17,101,725 | 02 | 11.4% |
| 11. | Kuwait International Airport | Kuwait City | Kuwait | KWI/OKKK | 15,384,590 | | 01.5% |
| 12 | David Ben Gurion International Airport | Tel Aviv | Israel | TLV/LLBG | 13,879,490 | 02 | 34.2% |
| 13. | Muscat International Airport | Muscat | Oman | MCT/OOMS | 12,899,829 | | 02.4% |
| 14. | Mehrabad International Airport | Tehran | Iran | THR/OIII | TBU | TBU | TBU |
| 15. | Ankara Esenboğa Airport | Ankara | Turkey | ESB/LTAC | 12,853,024 | TBU | 07.5% |
| 16. | King Fahd International Airport | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | DMM/OEDF | >12,000,000 | TBU | TBU |
| 17. | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport | İzmir | Turkey | ADB/LTBJ | 11,512,096 | TBU | 09.1% |
| 18. | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport | Medina | Saudi Arabia | MED/OEMA | 10,912,802 | TBU | 15.8% |
| 19. | Bahrain International Airport | Muharraq | Bahrain | BAH/OBBI | 09,400,000 | 01 | 08.0% |
| 20. | Queen Alia International Airport | Amman | Jordan | AMM/OJAI | 08,798,595 | 02 | 07.4% |
| 21. | Hurghada International Airport | Hurghada | Egypt | HRG/HEGN | TBU | TBU | TBU |
| 22. | Larnaca International Airport | Larnaca | Cyprus | LCA/LCLK | 08,661,354 | TBU | 06.9% |
| 23. | Dalaman Airport | Dalaman | Turkey | DLM/LTBS | 05,662,465 | 04 | 07.9% |
| 24. | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport | Beirut | Lebanon | BEY/OLBA | 05,620,000 | | 20.8% |
| 25. | Imam Khomeini International Airport | Tehran | Iran | IKA/OIIE | TBU | TBU | TBU |
| 26. | Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport | Mashhad | Iran | MHD/OIMM | TBU | TBU | TBU |
| 27. | Sharm El Sheikh International Airport | Sharm El Sheikh | Egypt | SSH/HESH | TBU | TBU | TBU |

## 2023 statistics

| Rank | Airport | City served | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total passengers | Rank change | % change |
| 01. | Dubai International Airport | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 86,900,000 | | 031.7% |
| 02. | Istanbul Airport | Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTFM | 76,236,980 | | 018.2% |
| 03. | Hamad International Airport | Doha | Qatar | DOH/OTHH | 45,916,104 | | 025.8% |
| 04. | King Abdulaziz International Airport | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | JED/OEJN | 42,700,000 | | 034.9% |
| 05. | Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | Istanbul | Turkey | SAW/LTFJ | 37,030,005 | 01 | 020.5% |
| 06. | Antalya Airport | Antalya | Turkey | AYT/LTAI | 35,538,387 | 01 | 014.2% |
| 07. | King Khalid International Airport | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | RUH/OERK | 31,409,000 | | 010.3% |
| 08. | Cairo International Airport | Cairo | Egypt | CAI/HECA | 26,000,000 | | 029.9% |
| 09. | Abu Dhabi International Airport | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | AUH/OMAA | 22,935,316 | 01 | 047.6% |
| 10 | David Ben Gurion International Airport | Tel Aviv | Israel | TLV/LLBG | 21,088,237 | 01 | 009.7% |
| 11. | Kuwait International Airport | Kuwait City | Kuwait | KWI/OKKK | 15,616,800 | | 008.0% |
| 12. | Sharjah International Airport | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | SHJ/OMSJ | 15,356,212 | | 017.7% |
| 13. | Muscat International Airport | Muscat | Oman | MCT/OOMS | 012,600,000 | 04 | 046.5% |
| 14. | Mehrabad International Airport | Tehran | Iran | THR/OIII | TBU | 01 | TBU |
| 15. | Ankara Esenboğa Airport | Ankara | Turkey | ESB/LTAC | 11.914.082 | 01 | 037.3% |
| 16. | King Fahd International Airport | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | DMM/OEDF | 10,900,000 | 02 | 009.0% |
| 17. | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport | İzmir | Turkey | ADB/LTBJ | 10,691,522 | 02 | 008.7% |
| 18. | Queen Alia International Airport | Amman | Jordan | AMM/OJAI | 09,500,000 | | 021.2% |
| 19. | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport | Medina | Saudi Arabia | MED/OEMA | 09,423,410 | 03 | 048.6% |
| 20. | Bahrain International Airport | Muharraq | Bahrain | BAH/OBBI | 08,700,000 | | 026.1% |
| 21. | Hurghada International Airport | Hurghada | Egypt | HRG/HEGN | 08,700,000 | 02 | 021.4% |
| 22. | Larnaca International Airport | Larnaca | Cyprus | LCA/LCLK | 08,100,000 | 02 | 034.2% |
| 23. | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport | Beirut | Lebanon | BEY/OLBA | 07,100,000 | 02 | 011.8% |
| 24. | Imam Khomeini International Airport | Tehran | Iran | IKA/OIIE | TBU | 01 | TBU |
| 25. | Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport | Mashhad | Iran | MHD/OIMM | TBU | | TBU |
| 26. | Sharm El Sheikh International Airport | Sharm El Sheikh | Egypt | SSH/HESH | 05,900,000 | | 031.1% |
| 27. | Dalaman Airport | Dalaman | Turkey | DLM/LTBS | 05,247,488 | | 016.0% |

## 2022 statistics

| Rank | Airport | City served | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total passengers | Rank change | % change |
| 01. | Dubai International Airport | Dubai | United Arab Emirates | DXB/OMDB | 66,069,981 | 01 | 127.0% |
| 02. | Istanbul Airport | Istanbul | Turkey | IST/LTFM | 64,518,073 | 01 | 073.5% |
| 03. | Hamad International Airport | Doha | Qatar | DOH/OTHH | 35,730,482 | 03 | 101.8% |
| 04. | King Abdulaziz International Airport | Jeddah | Saudi Arabia | JED/OEJN | 31,648,324 | 03 | 134.6% |
| 05. | Antalya Airport | Antalya | Turkey | AYT/LTAI | 31,108,181 | 01 | 041.3% |
| 06. | Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | Istanbul | Turkey | SAW/LTFJ | 30,737,854 | 03 | 023.4% |
| 07. | King Khalid International Airport | Riyadh | Saudi Arabia | RUH/OERK | 26,299,612 | 02 | 063.5% |
| 08. | Cairo International Airport | Cairo | Egypt | CAI/HECA | 20,009,336 | TBU | 076.4% |
| 09. | David Ben Gurion International Airport | Tel Aviv | Israel | TLV/LLBG | 20,008,532 | TBU | 197.8% |
| 10. | Abu Dhabi International Airport | Abu Dhabi | United Arab Emirates | AUH/OMAA | 15,540,000 | TBU | 202.0% |
| 11. | Kuwait International Airport | Kuwait City | Kuwait | KWI/OKKK | 14,460,000 | TBU | 306.1% |
| 12. | Sharjah International Airport | Sharjah | United Arab Emirates | SHJ/OMSJ | 13,000,000 | TBU | 084.7% |
| 13. | Mehrabad International Airport | Tehran | Iran | THR/OIII | 12,430,000 | TBU | 013.0% |
| 14. | King Fahd International Airport | Dammam | Saudi Arabia | DMM/OEDF | 10,000,000 | TBU | 066.7% |
| 15. | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport | İzmir | Turkey | ADB/LTBJ | 09,834,578 | TBU | 029.9% |
| 16. | Ankara Esenboğa Airport | Ankara | Turkey | ESB/LTAC | 08,679,594 | TBU | 023.5% |
| 17. | Muscat International Airport | Muscat | Oman | MCT/OOMS | 08,600,000 | TBU | 132.0% |
| 18. | Queen Alia International Airport | Amman | Jordan | AMM/OJAI | 07,837,501 | TBU | 071.9% |
| 19. | Hurghada International Airport | Hurghada | Egypt | HRG/HEGN | 07,164,088 | TBU | 046.0% |
| 20. | Bahrain International Airport | Manama | Bahrain | BAH/OBBI | 06,900,000 | TBU | 127.5% |
| 21. | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport | Beirut | Lebanon | BEY/OLBA | 06,349,799 | TBU | 047.0% |
| 22. | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport | Medina | Saudi Arabia | MED/OEMA | 06,340,684 | TBU | 024.4% |
| 23. | Imam Khomeini International Airport | Tehran | Iran | IKA/OIIE | 06,211,927 | TBU | 205.0% |
| 24. | Larnaca International Airport | Larnaca | Cyprus | LCA/LCLK | 06,037,133 | TBU | 068.1% |
| 25. | Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport | Mashhad | Iran | MHD/OIMM | 05,970,000 | TBU | TBU |