This list of busiest airports by continent includes the busiest airports on every continent except Antarctica and Oceania.
Country | Airport | City | 2018 | Change (18-17) |
References | |
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1 | South Africa | O. R. Tambo International Airport | Johannesburg | 21,231,510 | 0.2% | [2] |
2 | Egypt | Cairo International Airport | Cairo | 15,010,501 | 5.9% | [3] |
3 | Ethiopia | Bole International Airport | Addis Ababa | 12,143,938 | 20.6% | [4] |
4 | South Africa | Cape Town International Airport | Cape Town | 10,752,246 | 0.6% | [5] |
5 | Morocco | Mohammed V International Airport | Casablanca | 9,748,567 | 4.2% | [6] |
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 |
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% |
Rank 2020 |
Rank change 2019--2020 |
Country | Airport | City served | Passengers | Change 201*-2020 | ||
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2020 | 2019 | % | Numbers | |||||
1 | 7 | Turkey | Istanbul Airport | Istanbul | 23,308,071[7] | 52,578,008[8] | 55.7% | 29,269,937 |
2 | France | Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | 22,260,920[7] | 76,150,007[9] | 70.8% | 53,889,087 | |
3 | 2 | United Kingdom | Heathrow Airport | London | 22,111,265[7] | 80,886,589[10] | 72.7% | 58,775,324 |
4 | 1 | Netherlands | Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | 20,887,144[7] | 71,707,144[11] | 70.9% | 50,820,000 |
5 | 3 | Russia | Sheremetyevo International Airport | Moscow | 19,783,957[7] | 49,438,545[12] | 60.0% | 29,654,588 |
6 | 2 | Germany | Frankfurt am Main Airport | Frankfurt | 18,768,601[7] | 70,556,072[13] | 73.4% | 51,787,471 |
7 | 2 | Spain | Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport | Madrid | 17,092,693[7] | 61,734,037[14] | 72.3% | 44,641,344 |
8 | 13 | Russia | Domodedovo International Airport | Moscow | 16,389,427[7] | 28,252,337[12] | 42.0% | 11,862,910 |
9 | 4 | Spain | Barcelona–El Prat Josep Tarradellas Airport | Barcelona | 12,724,607[7] | 52,686,314[14] | 75.8% | 39,961,707 |
10 | 19 | Russia | Vnukovo International Airport | Moscow | 12,565,241[15] | 24,001,521[12] | 47.6% | 11,436,280 |