2006-06-23 11:53:39 · 16 answers · asked by aman d 1 in Cars & Transportation ➔ Aircraft
The 30 Busiest Passenger Airports in the World :
(Numbers represent the number of passengers enplaned and deplaned with passengers in transit counted only once)
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport - 83,606,583
2. O'Hare International Airport (Chicago) - 75,533,822
3. Heathrow Airport (London) - 67,344,054
4. Haneda Airport (Tokyo) - 62,291,405
5. Los Angeles International Airport - 60,688,609
6. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport - 59,412,217
7. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport - 51,260,363
8. Frankfurt Airport - 51,098,271
9. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol - 42,541,180
10. Denver International Airport - 42,393,766
11. McCarran International Airport (Las Vegas) - 41,441,531
12. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport - 39,504,898
13. Madrid Barajas Airport - 38,704,731
14. Bangkok International Airport - 37,960,169
15. John F. Kennedy International Airport (New York City) - 37,518,143
16. Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport - 36,713,173
17. Hong Kong International Airport - 36,711,920
18. George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston) - 36,506,116
19. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport - 35,187,517
20. Beijing Capital International Airport - 34,883,190
21. San Francisco International Airport - 32,247,746
22. Newark Liberty International Airport - 31,947,266
23. London Gatwick Airport - 31,461,454
24. Orlando International Airport - 31,143,388
25. Narita International Airport (Tokyo) - 31,057,252
26. Singapore Changi Airport - 30,353,565
27. Miami International Airport - 30,165,197
28. Sea-Tac International Airport (Seattle) - 28,804,554
29. Toronto Pearson International Airport - 28,615,709
30. Philadelphia International Airport - 28,507,420
2006-06-24 01:32:17 · answer #1 · answered by Here Im 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heathrow London is the busiest for International. But as whole, London Airports are the busiest in the world for amount of passenger domestic and international with 5 Airports. Stansted Airport, Gatwick Airport, London City and Docklands Airport, Heathrow Airport And Luton Airport.
2006-06-23 12:02:40 · answer #2 · answered by Hussydog 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
According to About.com, Atlanta's Hartsfield International Airport is the world's busiest wtih nearly 84 million passengers a year. This is followed by Chicago's O'Hare with 75.5 million, and London's Heathrow with 67.3 million. About.com's list (linked below) contains the world's 30 busiest airports.
2006-06-23 13:54:31 · answer #3 · answered by Omar Y. 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are asking which airport serves the most passengers..it would be Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Intl. airport in Atlanta Georgia with an average of almost 86,000,000 passengers every year. Here are the top 10 in descending order....
2. OHare in Chicago, IL
3. London Heathrow
4. Tokyo Intl
5. Los Angeles Intl
6. Dallas-Ft Worth Intl
7. Charles De Gaulle Intl in Paris
8. Frankfurt Intl in Germany
9. McCarren Intl in Las Vegas, NM
10. Amsterdam Schiphol in the Netherlands.
2006-06-26 13:24:54 · answer #4 · answered by Chainsawmom 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Van Nuys airport in the San Fernando valley is the busiest 'general aviation' (i.e small plane) airport in the world.
2006-06-24 15:59:34 · answer #5 · answered by David C 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
London Heathrow is busiest in terms of international passengers. Chicago O'Hare is busiest in terms of total passengers (international and domestic).
Hartsfield used to be busiest until it was recently overtaken by O'Hare.
JFK has never been busiest, that is a common misconception.
2006-06-23 11:57:26 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Osh Kosh (OSH) is the busiest airport in the world during the week of the EAA Airventure.
2006-06-24 07:04:51 · answer #7 · answered by radtek2112 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The busiest is H-J atlanta international airport
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 85,907,423 1 +2.8%
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 76,510,003 2 +1.3%
3. London Heathrow Airport London, England, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 67,915,389 3 +0.8%
4. Tokyo International Airport (Haneda) Tokyo, Kanto, Japan HND/RJTT 63,282,219 4 +1.6%
5. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 61,485,269 5 +1.3%
6. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 59,064,360 6 -0.6%
7. Charles De Gaulle International Airport Paris, Ãle-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 53,756,200 7 +4.9%
8. Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 52,219,412 8 +2.2%
9. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 44,280,190 11 (+2) +6.8%
10. Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS/EHAM 44,163,098 9 (-1) +3.8%
11. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 43,307,335 10 (-1) +2.2%
12. Barajas International Airport Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 41,939,904 13 (+1) +8.4%
13. Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 41,204,071 12 (-1) +4.3%
14. Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK/ZBAA 40,989,651 20 (+6) +17.5%
15. John F. Kennedy International Airport New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 40,584,001 15 +8.2%
16. Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong, People's Republic of China HKG/VHHH 40,282,000 17 (+1) +9.7%
17. George Bush (Houston) Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 39,713,920 18 (+1) +8.8%
18. Bangkok International Airport Bangkok, Thailand BKK/VTBD 38,985,043 14 (-4) +2.7%
19. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 37,563,664 16 (-3) +2.3%
20. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 36,374,906 19 (-1) +3.4%
21. Orlando McCoy International Airport Orlando, Florida, USA MCO/KMCO 33,907,396 24 (+3) +8.4%
22. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO/KSFO 33,580,662 21 (-1) +2.6%
23 Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 33,033,569 22 (-1) +3.6%
24. London Gatwick Airport London, England, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 32,784,177 23 (-1) +4.2%
25. Singapore Changi Airport Singapore SIN/WSSS 32,430,856 26 (+1) +6.8%
26. Narita International Airport Chiba, Kanto, Japan NRT/RJAA 31,525,275 25 (-1) +1.5%
27. Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 31,502,855 30 (+3) +10.5%
28. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 31,008,453 27 (-1) +2.8%
29. Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 29,914,925 28 +4.6%
30. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington, United States SEA/KSEA 29,289,009 N/A +1.7%
2006-06-24 07:14:00 · answer #8 · answered by Sebastian 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Asfar as takeoffs and landings, Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport (ATL).
2006-06-23 14:54:50 · answer #9 · answered by jrc 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Heathrow, London, GB
2006-06-23 12:58:13 · answer #10 · answered by wanting to make it go 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋