| 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.
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