# List of busiest city airport systems by passenger traffic

The world's busiest city airport systems by passenger traffic are measured by total number of passengers from all airports within a city or metropolitan area combined. London, with six commercial airports serving its metropolitan area, is the busiest city airport system in the world, although Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world's busiest individual airport.

## 2023 statistics

The following list is based on preliminary full-year figures provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, along with figures provided by airports and aviation ministries when not available from the former list.
| Rank | Country | Metropolitan area | Total passengers | Airport(s) included |
| 1. | United Kingdom | London | 168,020,051 | Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend |
| 2. | United States | New York City | 147,461,065 | JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Westchester County, Long Island |
| 3. | Turkey | Istanbul | 113,127,321 | Istanbul, Sabiha Gökçen |
| 4. | Japan | Tokyo | 111,425,297 | Haneda, Narita |
| 5. | France | Paris | 105,329,305 | CDG, Orly, Beauvais |
| 6. | United States | Atlanta | 104,653,451 | Hartsfield–Jackson |
| 7. | United States | Los Angeles | 102,996,269 | LAX, Long Beach, Burbank, John Wayne, Ontario |
| 8. | United States | Dallas | 99,347,147 | Dallas-Fort Worth, Love Field, Fort Worth Meacham |
| 9. | China | Shanghai | 96,969,142 | Pudong, Hongqiao |
| 10. | United States | Chicago | 96,177,715 | O'Hare, Midway, Rockford |
| 11. | United States | Miami | 95,222,644 | Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach |
| 12. | China | Beijing | 92,279,156 | Capital, Daxing |
| 13. | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 86,994,365 | Dubai |
| 14. | South Korea | Seoul | 79,659,570 | Incheon, Gimpo |
| 15. | Thailand | Bangkok | 78,679,532 | Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang |
| 16. | United States | Denver | 77,837,917 | Denver |
| 17. | United States | Washington, D.C. | 76,789,012 | Dulles, Reagan, Thurgood Marshall |
| 18. | Brazil | São Paulo | 75,864,545 | Guarulhos, Congonhas, Viracopos |
| 19. | China | Chengdu | 74,924,000 | Tianfu, Shuangliu |
| 20. | United States | San Francisco Bay Area | 73,532,329 | San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Charles M. Schulz |
| 21. | India | Delhi | 72,214,841 | Indira Gandhi |
| 22. | Russia | Moscow | 71,000,000 | Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo |
| 23. | China | Guangzhou | 64,240,637 | Baiyun, Shadi |
| 24. | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 61,889,586 | Schiphol |
| 25. | Germany | Frankfurt | 61,055,389 | Frankfurt, Hahn |
| 26. | United States | Orlando | 60,677,182 | Orlando, Sanford |
| 27. | Spain | Madrid | 60,181,604 | Barajas |
| 28. | United States | Houston | 60,077,128 | George Bush, Hobby |
| 29. | Singapore | Singapore | 58,946,000 | Changi |
| 30. | United States | Las Vegas | 57,666,456 | Harry Reid |
| 31. | United States | Charlotte | 53,445,770 | Douglas |
| 32. | Indonesia | Jakarta | 52,870,532 | Soekarno–Hatta, Halim Perdanakusuma |
| 33. | China | Shenzhen | 52,734,934 | Bao'an |
| 34. | Mexico | Mexico City | 52,566,700 | Benito Juarez, Felipe Ángeles, Toluca |
| 35. | Spain | Barcelona | 52,515,810 | Josep Tarradellas, Girona-Costa Brava, Reus |
| 36. | India | Mumbai | 51,589,040 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj |
| 37. | Italy | Milan | 51,477,949 | Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo |
| 38. | United States | Seattle | 50,877,260 | Seattle-Tacoma |
| 39. | United States | Phoenix | 50,529,732 | Sky Harbor, Mesa Gateway |
| 40. | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 48,742,468 | Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah |
| 41. | Canada | Toronto | 47,581,816 | Pearson, Billy Bishop, Hamilton |
| 42. | Philippines | Manila | 47,300,322 | Ninoy Aquino, Clark |
| 43. | Qatar | Doha | 45,916,098 | Hamad |
| 44. | China | Chongqing | 44,657,268 | Jiangbei |
| 45. | Italy | Rome | 44,429,929 | Fiumicino, Ciampino |
| 46. | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 42,910,407 | King Abdulaziz |
| 47. | United States | Boston | 42,515,122 | Logan, Providence T.F. Green, Manchester (NH) |
| 48. | China | Kunming | 42,053,214 | Changshui |
| 49. | Japan | Osaka | 41,536,000 | Kansai, Itami, Kobe |
| 50. | China | Xi'an | 41,371,228 | Xianyang |
| 51. | China | Hangzhou | 41,170,470 | Xiaoshan |

## 2012 statistics

The following list is based on information provided by the Airports Council International's preliminary full-year figures for the Top 30 airports in the world, and the Top 50 airports in the US.
| Rank | Country | Metropolitan area | Total passengers | Airport(s) included |
| 1. | United Kingdom | London | 134,997,486 | Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend |
| 2. | United States | New York City | 112,427,757 | JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Westchester County, Long Island, Stewart |
| 3. | Japan | Tokyo | 99,879,178 | Haneda, Narita, Ibaraki |
| 4. | United States | Atlanta | 95,462,867 | Hartsfield–Jackson |
| 5. | France | Paris | 92,738,772 | CDG, Orly, Beauvais |
| 6. | United States | Chicago | 86,356,630 | O'Hare, Midway, Gary, Rockford |
| 7. | China | Beijing | 85,389,239 | Capital, Nanyuan |
| 8. | United States | Los Angeles | 84,129,635 | LAX, Long Beach, Bob Hope, John Wayne, Ontario |
| 9. | China | Shanghai | 78,708,890 | Pudong, Hongqiao |
| 10. | United States | Miami | 68,626,693 | Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach |
| 11. | United States | Dallas/Fort Worth | 66,764,842 | DFW, Love Field |
| 12. | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 65,201,088 | Dubai, Al Maktoum, Sharjah |
| 13. | Russia | Moscow | 63,888,632 | Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo |
| 14. | United States | San Francisco Bay Area | 62,736,923 | San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Charles M. Schulz |
| 15. | Germany | Frankfurt | 61,013,452 | Frankfurt, Hahn |
| 16. | Turkey | Istanbul | 59,485,750 | Atatürk, Sabiha Gökçen |
| 17. | Brazil | São Paulo | 59,016,229 | Guarulhos, Congonhas, Viracopos, Campo de Marte, São José dos Campos |
| 18. | Thailand | Bangkok | 58,985,469 | Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang |
| 19. | South Korea | Seoul | 58,583,599 | Incheon, Gimpo |
| 20. | Indonesia | Jakarta | 57,831,462 | Soekarno-Hatta, Halim Perdanakusuma |
| 21. | China | Hong Kong | 56,057,751 | Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok) |
| 22. | United States | Denver | 53,156,278 | Denver |
| 23. | Singapore | Singapore | 51,181,804 | Changi |
| 24. | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 51,035,590 | Schiphol |
| 25. | United States | Houston | 50,326,484 | George Bush, Hobby |
| 26. | China | Guangzhou | 48,731,462 | Baiyun, Shadi |
| 27. | Spain | Madrid | 45,224,305 | Barajas, Torrejón, Cuatro Vientos |
| 28. | United States | Washington | 42,038,011 | Dulles, Reagan |
| 29. | United States | Phoenix | 41,808,611 | Sky Harbor, Mesa Gateway |
| 30. | Italy | Rome | 41,478,287 | Fiumicino, Ciampino |
| 31. | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 41,330,380 | KLIA, Subang |
| 32. | United States | Charlotte | 41,228,372 | Douglas |
| 33. | United States | Las Vegas | 40,799,830 | McCarran |
| 34. | Germany | Munich | 39,227,979 | Munich, Memmingen |
| 35. | Spain | Barcelona | 38,927,906 | Barcelona, Girona-Costa Brava, Reus, Sabadell, Lleida-Alguaire |
| 36. | Canada | Toronto | 37,163,947 | Pearson, Billy Bishop, Hamilton |
| 37. | Australia | Sydney | 36,920,000 | Kingsford Smith |
| 38. | Italy | Milan | 36,657,911 | Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo |
| 39. | United States | Orlando | 36,525,430 | Orlando, Sanford |
| 40. | India | Delhi | 35,881,965 | Indira Gandhi |

## 2010 statistics

The following list is based on two lists compiled by CAPA Centre for Aviation based on data from Airports Council International, one ranking cities with multiple airports and the other ranking individual airports.
| Rank | Country | Metropolitan area | Total passengers | Airport(s) included |
| 1. | United Kingdom | London | 127,353,419 | Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend |
| 2. | United States | New York City | 107,586,717 | JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Westchester County, Long Island, Stewart |
| 3. | Japan | Tokyo | 98,024,708 | Haneda, Narita |
| 4. | United States | Atlanta | 89,331,622 | Hartsfield–Jackson |
| 5. | France | Paris | 86,203,669 | CDG, Orly, Beauvais |
| 6. | United States | Chicago | 84,302,427 | O'Hare, Midway, Gary |
| 7. | United States | Los Angeles | 79,981,524 | LAX, Long Beach, Bob Hope, John Wayne, Ontario |
| 8. | China | Beijing | 76,171,801 | Capital, Nanyuan |
| 9. | China | Shanghai | 71,684,808 | Pudong, Hongqiao |
| 10. | United States | Dallas/Fort Worth | 64,867,419 | DFW, Love Field |
| 11. | United States | Miami | 63,998,275 | Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach |
| 12. | United States | San Francisco Bay Area | 56,905,161 | San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Charles M. Schulz |
| 13. | Germany | Frankfurt | 56,172,796 | Frankfurt, Hahn |
| 14. | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 53,487,326 | Dubai, Sharjah |
| 15. | United States | Denver | 52,211,242 | Denver |
| 16. | South Korea | Seoul | 51,044,826 | Incheon, Gimpo |
| 17. | Russia | Moscow | 50,958,643 | Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo |
| 18. | China | Hong Kong | 50,410,819 | Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok) |
| 19. | Spain | Madrid | 49,786,202 | Barajas |
| 20. | United States | Houston | 49,533,570 | George Bush, Hobby |
| 21. | Brazil | São Paulo | 48,224,873 | Guarulhos, Congonhas, Viracopos, Campo de Marte, São José dos Campos |
| 22. | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 45,211,749 | Schiphol |
| 23. | Thailand | Bangkok | 44,262,347 | Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang |
| 24. | Indonesia | Jakarta | 43,981,022 | Soekarno-Hatta |
| 25. | Turkey | Istanbul | 43,350,029 | Atatürk, Sabiha Gökçen |
| 26. | Singapore | Singapore | 42,038,777 | Changi |
| 27. | United States | Washington | 41,697,356 | Dulles, Reagan |
| 28. | China | Guangzhou | 40,975,253 | Baiyun |
| 29. | Italy | Rome | 40,486,202 | Fiumicino, Ciampino |
| 30. | United States | Phoenix | 39,464,409 | Sky Harbor, Mesa Gateway |
| 31. | Spain | Barcelona | 38,768,886 | Barcelona, Girona-Costa Brava, Reus, Sabadell, Lleida-Alguaire |
| 32. | United States | Las Vegas | 39,397,359 | McCarran |
| 33. | United States | Charlotte | 38,143,078 | Douglas |
| 34. | Australia | Sydney | 35,992,164 | Sydney |
| 35. | United States | Orlando | 35,775,107 | Orlando, Sanford |
| 36. | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 35,205,636 | KLIA, LCCT Subang |
| 37. | Italy | Milan | 34,670,437 | Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo |
| 38. | Germany | Munich | 34,598,634 | Munich |
| 39. | Germany | Düsseldorf/Cologne/Bonn | 33,475,569 | Düsseldorf, Cologne Bonn, Dortmund, Weeze |
| 40. | Canada | Toronto | 33,452,851 | Pearson, Toronto Island, Hamilton |