List of Top 10 Busiest Airports in the World

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In this article we will discuss about the top 10 busiest airports in the world by passenger number. List is mentioned below, check this out –

The organization, Airports Council International (ACI) World published the list of the top 10 busiest airports in the world for the year 2021 on April 11. Data from 2021 has been complied using details from airports all over the world and it showed signs of traffic recovery in the post-pandemic world as many previous busiest airports again joined topmost ranks. This rankings shows the most updated airport data used by the industry which includes passenger traffic, cargo volumes, and aircraft movements.

According to this data, In 2021, Airports across the world accommodated around 4.5 billion passengers, as it increased almost 25% from 2020, or a drop of more than 50% from 2019 results,

Georgia’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport stands at the first position on the list as the busiest airport in the world, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, and Denver International Airport. Both the ports, Dallas and Denver have drastically improved their positions from 2019 as earlier they were at 10th and 16th position, respectively.

Interestingly, Out of these 10 airports with maximum passenger traffic, 8 are in the United States and the other 2 are in China.

List of Top 10 Busiest Airports in the World

2021	Airport	Country	Passenger Traffic
1	ATLANTA GA	United States	7,57,04,760
2	DALLAS/FORT WORTH TX	United States	6,24,65,756
3	DENVER CO	United States	5,88,28,552
4	CHICAGO IL	United States	5,40,20,399
5	LOS ANGELES CA	United States	4,80,07,284
6	CHARLOTTE NC	United States	4,33,02,230
7	ORLANDO FL	United States	4,03,51,068
8	GUANGZHOU	China	4,02,59,401
9	CHENGDU	China	4,01,17,496
10	LAS VEGAS NV	United States	3,97,54,366

As per the official statement of ACI World Director General Luis Felipe de Oliveira “The ACI World passenger traffic rankings tell the story of an encouraging trend of recovery, with most of the recurrent busiest airports pre-COVID-19 back at the top, Although we are cautious that recovery could face multiple headwinds, the momentum created by reopening plans by countries could lead to an uptick in travel in the second half of 2022.“As such, ACI World continues to advocate to governments to follow the data and ease travel restrictions to safely restore the movement of people, goods, and services. This will provide travelers with more travel options and boost the overall recovery through aviation’s unique role in boosting trade, tourism, investment and creating jobs.”

FAQs Busiest Airport in the world

Q1. Which is the busiest Airport in the world?
Ans. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport of USA.

Q2. Which is the busiest Airport of India?
Ans. Indira Gandhi International Airport of Delhi.
Q3. Which airport ranks 12th among the busiest airports in the world?
Ans. Indira Gandhi International Airport of Delhi.