Largest passenger airports of the world

rank city
[airport code]
country passengers
2005 2006
1. Atlanta [ATL], Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta IAP USA 85,907,423 84,846,639
2. Chicago [ORD], O'Hare IAP USA 76,510,003 77,028,134
3. London [LHR], Heathrow Airport UK 67,915,403 67,530,197
4. Tokyo [HND], Tokyo IAP (Haneda Airport) Japan 63,282,219 65,810,672
5. Los Angeles [LAX], Los Angeles IAP USA 61,489,398 61,041,066
6. Dallas [DFW], Dallas/Fort Worth IAP USA 59,176,265 60,226,138
7. Paris [CDG], Aéroport de Paris Charles de Gaulle France 53,798,308 56,849,567
8. Frankfurt [FRA], Frankfurt Airport Germany 52,219,412 52,810,683
9. Beijing [PEK], Beijing Capital IAP China 41,004,008 48,654,770
10. Denver [DEN], Denver IAP USA 43,387,513 47,325,016
11. Las Vegas [LAS], McCarran IAP USA 43,989,982 46,193,329
12. Amsterdam [AMS], Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Neth. 44,163,098 46,065,719
13. Madrid [MAD], Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas Spain 41,940,059 45,501,168
14. Hong Kong [HKG], Hong Kong IAP China 40,269,847 43,857,908
15. New York [JFK], John F. Kennedy IAP USA 41,885,104 43,762,282
16. Bangkok [BKK], Bangkok IAP Thailand 38,985,043 42,799,532
17. Houston [IAH], George Bush Intercontinental Airport USA 39,684,640 42,550,432
18. Phoenix [PHX], Phoenix Sky Harbor IAP USA 41,213,754 41,436,737
19. New York [EWR], Newark Liberty IAP USA 33,999,990 36,724,167
20. Detroit [DTW], Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport USA 36,389,294 35,972,673
21. Minneapolis [MSP], Minneapolis-St. Paul IAP USA 37,604,373 35,612,133
22. Singapore [SIN], Singapore Changi Airport Singapore 32,430,856 35,033,083
23. Tokyo [NRT], Narita IAP (New Tokyo IAP) Japan 31,451,274 34,975,225
24. Orlando [MCO], Orlando IAP USA 34,128,048 34,640,451
25. London [LGW], Gatwick Airport UK 32,784,330 34,172,492
source: Airports Council International.
note: total passengers = enplaned and deplaned, passengers in transit counted once.
note: IAP = International Airport.
note: Google Earth link to all 25 main airports.