Top 20 Busiest Airports

Suvarnabhumi Airport is currently the main hub for Thai Airways International, Thai Smile Airways, and Bangkok Airways. It also serves as regional gateway and connecting point for various foreign carriers.

Suvarnabhumi is the 17th busiest airport in the world as of 2017, eleventh busiest airport in Asia, and the busiest in the country, having handled 60 million passengers in 2017, and is also a major air cargo hub, with a total of 95 airlines.

Costing an estimated 155 billion baht (US$5 billion), the airport has two parallel runways (60 m wide, 4,000 m and 3,700 m long) and two parallel taxiways to accommodate simultaneous departures and arrivals.

New Delhi Airport is located in Palam, New Delhi, the capital of India. Its official name is Indira Gandhi International Airport. It is named after Indian statesman Indira Gandhi. The airport is 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) from the New Delhi Railway Station and 16 kilometers (9.9 miles) from the New Delhi city centre. The airport occupies an area of ​​5106 acres (2,066 hectares).

New Delhi Airport is India’s largest airport in terms of passenger traffic. In 2019, it handled 67.3 million passenger traffic, with 450,012 sorties of aircraft taking off and landing. In 2015, it surpassed Mumbai Airport to become India's largest airport in terms of cargo volume. In 2019, it handled 955,858 tons of cargo.

Singapore Changi Airport, commonly known as Changi Airport, is located in Changi City at the east end of Singapore, about 20 kilometers (12 miles) from the city center of Singapore, covering an area of ​​13 square kilometers (5.0 square miles). It is the main civil airport serving Singapore and one of the largest transportation hubs in Asia.

It is currently rated as the world's best airport by Skytrax, and this is the only airport in the world that has done this for eight consecutive years. It is also rated as one of the cleanest airports in the world and is highly rated as an international transit airport.

In 2019, Changi Airport served 68.3 million passengers, making it the 18th busiest airport in the world. The airport is operated by Changi Airport Group.

Denver International Airport, is an international airport in the Western United States, primarily serving metropolitan Denver, Colorado, as well as the greater Front Range Urban Corridor.

At 33,531 acres (52.4 sq mi; 135.7 km²), it is the largest airport in North America by land area and the second largest in the world, behind King Fahd International Airport. Runway 16R/34L, with a length of 16,000 feet (3.03 mi; 4.88 km).It is cost US $4.8 billion (in 1993).

Opened in 1995, DEN currently has non-stop service to 215 destinations amongst 23 different airlines throughout North America, Latin America, Europe, and Asia; it is the fourth airport in the U.S. to exceed 200 destinations.

The airport is a hub for both United Airlines and Frontier Airlines and is also a base for Southwest Airlines.

The full name of Frankfurt Airport is Frankfurt am Main Airport (German: Flughafen Frankfurt am Main). It is located in Frankfurt, Germany, near the Rhine. The airport covers an area of ​​2,300 hectares (5683 acres), has 2 terminals and 4 runways.

In 2019, Frankfurt Airport received 70.5 million passengers. The cargo volume reached 2,128,476 tons, the aircraft took off and landed 513,912 sorties, and the airport served more than 300 destinations on five continents.

Incheon International Airport is located on an artificial island 48 kilometers (30 miles) west of Seoul, the capital of South Korea. It opened on March 29, 2001. It is the busiest airport in South Korea and the busiest airport in East Asia. one. It is also called Seoul-Incheon International Airport.

In 2019, the airport received 71.1 million passengers. Cargo transported 2,764,369 tons. A total of 404,104 sorties took off and landed aircraft.

The airport now mainly serves domestic destinations in Korea, and there are round-trip flights to East Asian metropolitan areas such as Tokyo, Osaka, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai and Taipei.

Hong Kong International Airport is located at Chek Lap Kok, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, China, 34 kilometers away from downtown Hong Kong. The Hong Kong–Zhuhai–Macau Bridge passes by the airport. It is one of the busiest airports in the world, with more than 100 airlines operating here. Because it is very close to Hong Kong Port, it has occupied the world's first place in terms of cargo volume for 18 consecutive years.

The Hong Kong International Airport was officially opened for navigation on July 6, 1998 and was named Hong Kong International Airport. It has two terminal buildings with a total of 2 runways with a runway length of 3800 meters; 182 parking bays; and more than 220 navigable cities.

In 2018, the passenger throughput of Hong Kong International Airport was 74.672 million. The cargo and mail throughput was 5.121 million tons. There were 427,700 takeoffs and landings.

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is located in Haarlemmermeer, North Holland Province, 9 km from Amsterdam. It is also called Schiphol Airport.

There will be nearly 72 million passenger traffic in 2019. Its annual cargo volume is 1.74 million tons. In 2010, 106 airlines regularly offered a total of 301 destinations.

The main competitors of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol are Heathrow Airport in the United Kingdom, Charles de Gaulle Airport in France, Frankfurt Airport in Germany, and Istanbul Airport in Turkey.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport is located in Baiyun District, Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China. It is about 28 kilometers away from Guangzhou city center. It is the earliest large-scale airport in China.

The old Baiyun Airport was built in 1932. In 1963, it was renamed Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport. On August 5, 2004, the new Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was officially opened.

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport covers an area of 3558 acres / 14.4 km². In 2018, the passenger throughput of Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport was 73.3 million. The cargo and mail throughput is 1.8905 million tons. There were 477,300 takeoffs and landings.

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, also known as DFW Airport, is the primary international airport serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex area in the U.S. state of Texas. It is the largest hub for American Airlines, which is headquartered near the airport. It is the fourth busiest airport in the world by aircraft movements and the fifteenth busiest airport in the world by passenger traffic in 2017. In 2019, DFW set a new passenger traffic record in its 45 year history, serving 75,066,956 passengers. At 17,207 acres (6,963 hectares; 27 square miles, 69.6 km² ), DFW is larger than the island of Manhattan, and is the second largest airport by land area in the United States, after Denver International Airport. As of January 2020, DFW Airport has service to 260 destinations, including 67 international and 193 domestic destinations within the U.S. In surpassing 200 destinations, DFW joined a small group of airports worldwide with that distinction.

Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (French: Aéroport de Paris-Charles-de-Gaulle), also known as Roissy Airport, is the largest international airport in France.

It opened in 1974 and is located in Roissy-en-France, 23 kilometers (14 miles) northeast of Paris, France. The airport covers an area of ​​32.38 square kilometers (12.50 square miles). It is named after the French statesman Charles de Gaulle.

In 2019, the airport handled 76,150,007 passengers and 498,175 aircraft. Charles de Gaulle is also the busiest airport in the European Union. The airport handled 2,150,950 metric tons of cargo in 2012.

Shanghai Pudong International Airport is located in Pudong New Area, Shanghai, China, about 30 kilometers away from the city center of Shanghai. It is a 4F-class civil airport.

Pudong Airport occupies a 40-square-kilometre (9,884-acre) site adjacent to the coastline in eastern Pudong.

Pudong Airport has two terminals and three cargo areas, with a total area of ​​824,000 square meters and 218 seats, including 135 passenger seats. There are four runways, 3,800 meters, 2, 3,400 meters, and 4,000 meters, respectively.

In 2019, Pudong Airport has an annual passenger throughput of 761.534 million passengers, an annual cargo and mail throughput of 3.365 million tons, and 511,846 flights per year.

Heathrow Airport, formerly known as London Airport (until 1966), is located 14 miles (23 kilometers) west of central London, England.

Heathrow Airport is one of the busiest airports in the world in terms of international passenger traffic. In 2019, it handled a record 80.8 million passengers. The airport facility is owned and operated by Heathrow Airport Holdings.

Heathrow Airport has two parallel east-west runways and four operating terminals, covering an area of ​​12.27 square kilometers (4.74 square miles).

O’Hare International Airport is located in Chicago, Illinois, in the northwestern United States. It is usually called O’Hare Airport, or Chicago O’Hare, or O’Hare for short. The airport is operated by the Chicago Aviation Authority and covers an area of ​​7,627 acres (3,087 hectares).

In 2019, O'Hare International Airport served 84.64 million passengers, making it the sixth busiest airport in the world. In 2019, O’Hare had a total of 919,704 aircraft in operation, an average of 2,520 aircraft per day, the most of any airport in the world, partly due to the large number of regional flights.

Dubai International Airport is located in Dubai, UAE, and is one of the busiest airports in the world. In 2017, DXB handled 88 million passengers and 2.65 million tons of cargo, and registered 409,493 aircraft movements.

Dubai International Airport is located in the Al Garhoud area 2.5 nautical miles (4.6 kilometers; 2.9 miles) east of Dubai, spread over 7,200 acres (2900 hectares) of land.

The total annual capacity of the airport is 90 million passengers. As of January 2016, there are more than 140 airlines operating more than 7,700 weekly flights to more than 270 destinations on all continents. In 2018, more than 63% of passengers who used the airport were transit passengers.

Haneda Airport (Japanese: Haneda Kūkō) is also known as Tokyo International Airport (Japanese: Tōkyō Kokusai Kūkō). It is located in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, 15 kilometers (9.3 miles) south of Tokyo Station.

Haneda Airport received 87 millions passengers in 2019; in terms of passenger throughput, it is the third busiest airport in Asia and the fourth busiest airport in the world, second only to Atlanta International Airport and Beijing Capital International Airport (the busiest in Asia) ) And Dubai International Airport.

Since its expansion in 2018, it has been able to handle 90 million passengers per year. With the combination of Haneda Airport and Narita Airport, Tokyo has the third busiest city airport system in the world, after London and New York.

Los Angeles International Airport is located in Los Angeles, California, USA. It is 18 miles (30 kilometers) southwest of downtown Los Angeles, and to the north is the commercial and residential area of Westchester. The airport covers an area of 3,500 acres (1,400 hectares). LAX has four parallel runways.

In 2019, Los Angeles International Airport handled 88,068,013 passengers, making it the third busiest airport in the world and the second busiest in the United States after Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Beijing Capital International Airport is located in the northeastern suburbs of Beijing, China, 25 kilometers from the center of Beijing. It is one of the earliest large airports in China. The airport began construction in June 1955 and was completed in 1958.

Beijing Capital International Airport has three terminal buildings with an airport area of ​​3657 acres / 14.8 km². It has a total construction area of 1.41 million square meters.

In 2019, the annual passenger throughput of Beijing Capital International Airport was 100 million, ranking first in Asia and second in the world. The cargo and mail throughput was 1,955,300 tons, and the number of takeoffs and landings was 594,000.

The full name of Atlanta International Airport is Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport. It is the main international airport serving Atlanta, Georgia.

The airport is located seven miles (11 kilometers) south of downtown Atlanta, USA. It covers an area of 4700 acres (1902 hectares) and has five parallel runways.

The airport provides international services in North and South America, Central America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Since 1998, Atlanta has been the world's most visited airport.