There are some pretty famous airports out there... well if not famous they are at
least internationally known... JFK airport may not be the busiest airport in the world, but it is one
of the best known that's for sure. Heathrow airport probably handles more international passengers than
any other airport in the world... What makes these places so busy? Travelers like you, so keep it up!
Here are the world's busiest airports ranked by passenger numbers, January - December 2004.
Information supplied by Airports Council International, the organization that represents most of the world's major airports.
| |
Airport |
Total
Passengers |
Change
% |
1 |
ATLANTA,
GA (ATL) |
83
578 906 |
5.7
|
2 |
CHICAGO,
IL (ORD) |
75
373 888 |
7.1
|
3 |
LONDON,
GB (LHR) |
67
343 960 |
6.1
|
4 |
TOKYO,
JP (HND) |
62
320 968 |
(0.9)
|
5 |
LOS
ANGELES, CA (LAX) |
60
710 830 |
10.4
|
6 |
DALLAS/FT
WORTH AIRPORT, TX (DFW) |
59
412 217 |
11.6
|
7 |
FRANKFURT,
DE (FRA) |
51
098 271 |
5.7
|
8 |
PARIS,
FR (CDG) |
50
860 561 |
5.5
|
9 |
AMSTERDAM,
NL (AMS) |
42
541 180 |
6.5
|
10 |
DENVER,
CO (DEN) |
42
393 693 |
13.0
|
11 |
LAS
VEGAS, NV (LAS) |
41
436 571 |
14.3
|
12 |
PHOENIX,
AZ (PHX) |
39
493 519 |
5.5
|
13 |
MADRID,
ES (MAD) |
38
525 899 |
7.5
|
14 |
BANGKOK,
TH (BKK) |
37
960 169 |
25.8
|
15 |
NEW
YORK, NY (JFK) |
37
362 010 |
17.7
|
16 |
MINNEAPOLIS/ST
PAUL, MN (MSP) |
36
748 577 |
10.7
|
17 |
HONG
KONG, CN (HKG) |
36
713 000 |
36.1
|
18 |
HOUSTON,
TX (IAH) |
36
490 828 |
6.8
|
19 |
DETROIT,
MI (DTW) |
35
199 307 |
7.8
|
20 |
BEIJING,
CN (PEK) |
34
883 190 |
43.2
|
21 |
SAN
FRANCISCO, CA (SFO) |
33
497 084 |
14.3
|
22 |
NEWARK,
NJ (EWR) |
31
847 280 |
8.1
|
23 |
LONDON,
GB (LGW) |
31
461 523 |
4.8
|
24 |
ORLANDO,
FL (MCO) |
31
110 852 |
13.9
|
25 |
TOKYO,
JP (NRT) |
31
106 264 |
17.2
|
26 |
SINGAPORE,
SG (SIN) |
30
353 565 |
23.1
|
27 |
MIAMI,
FL (MIA) |
30
156 727 |
1.9
|
28 |
SEATTLE/TACOMA,
WA (SEA) |
28
703 352 |
7.2
|
29 |
TORONTO,
ON, CA (YYZ) |
28
655 526 |
15.8
|
30 |
PHILADELPHIA,
PA (PHL) |
28
508 510 |
15.6
|
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