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.
|
|
City (Airport) |
Total
Passengers |
%
Change |
1 |
ATLANTA,
GA (ATL) |
85
907 423 |
2.8
|
|
2 |
CHICAGO,
IL (ORD) |
76
510 003 |
1.3
|
3 |
LONDON,
GB (LHR) |
67
915 389 |
0.8
|
|
4 |
TOKYO,
JP (HND) |
63
282 219 |
1.6
|
5 |
LOS
ANGELES, CA (LAX) |
61
485 269 |
1.3
|
|
6 |
DALLAS/FT
WORTH AIRPORT, TX (DFW) |
59
064 360 |
(0.6)
|
7 |
PARIS,
FR (CDG) |
53
756 200 |
4.9
|
|
8 |
FRANKFURT,
DE (FRA) |
52
219 412 |
2.2
|
9 |
LAS
VEGAS, NV (LAS) |
44
280 190 |
6.8
|
|
10 |
AMSTERDAM,
NL (AMS) |
44
163 098 |
3.8
|
11 |
DENVER,
CO (DEN) |
43
307 335 |
2.2
|
|
12 |
MADRID,
ES (MAD) |
41
939 904 |
8.4
|
13 |
PHOENIX,
AZ (PHX) |
41
204 071 |
4.3
|
|
14 |
BEIJING,
CN (PEK) |
40
989 651 |
17.5
|
15 |
NEW
YORK, NY (JFK) |
40
584 001 |
8.2
|
|
16 |
HONG
KONG, CN (HKG) |
40
282 000 |
9.7
|
17 |
HOUSTON,
TX (IAH) |
39
713 920 |
8.8
|
|
18 |
BANGKOK,
TH (BKK) |
38
985 043 |
2.7
|
19 |
MINNEAPOLIS/ST
PAUL, MN (MSP) |
37
563 664 |
2.3
|
|
20 |
DETROIT,
MI (DTW) |
36
374 906 |
3.4
|
21 |
ORLANDO,
FL (MCO) |
33
907 396 |
8.4
|
|
22 |
SAN
FRANCISCO, CA (SFO) |
33
580 662 |
2.6
|
23 |
NEWARK,
NJ (EWR) |
33
033 569 |
3.6
|
|
24 |
LONDON,
GB (LGW) |
32
784 177 |
4.2
|
25 |
SINGAPORE,
SG (SIN) |
32
430 856 |
6.8
|
|
26 |
TOKYO,
JP (NRT) |
31
525 275 |
1.5
|
27 |
PHILADELPHIA,
PA (PHL) |
31
502 855 |
10.5
|
|
28 |
MIAMI,
FL (MIA) |
31
008 453 |
2.8
|
29 |
TORONTO,
ON, CA (YYZ) |
29
914 925 |
4.6
|
|
30 |
SEATTLE/TACOMA,
WA (SEA) |
29
289 009 |
1.7
|
|
|
|
|
| ACI
Traffic Data: World airports ranking by total passengers - 2005 |
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