World’s busiest airport rankings for 2023

International travel roared back in 2015, pressing airports from London to Tokyo up in a worldwide ranking of guest traffic.

Dubai International Airport ranked as the second busiest in 2023, up from 5th location in 2022 and 4th location in 2019, according to Airports Council International’s initial ranking, which was launched onMonday Passenger traffic to Tokyo Haneda International Airport leapt 55% in 2015 from 2022, and the airport ranked 5th, up from 16 th location a year previously.

Global airports served 8.5 billion travelers in 2015, up 27% from 2022 however still about 6% listed below pre-pandemic counts, ACI stated, mentioning initial figures.

The renewal of global travel has actually been a brilliant area for airline companies with huge global networks, while ultra-low-cost, domestic-focused U.S. airline companies have actually struggled in current months. Domestic U.S. airports continued to publish huge gains in guest counts, however some insinuated the rankings compared to the middle of the pandemic, when global travel limitations minimal long-haul journeys abroad.

Nearly 78 million individuals utilized Denver International Airport in 2015, up 12% from 2022, however the airport, a significant center of United Airlines, fell in ACI’s ranking to sixth location from 3rd.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, Delta Air Lines‘ greatest center, as soon as again topped the list of the busiest airports, serving 104.7 million travelers, ACI stated.

Here are the 2023 rankings (with 2022 rankings in parentheses):

1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (1 )
2. Dubai International Airport (5 )
3. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (2 )
4. London Heathrow (8 )
5. Tokyo Haneda International Airport (16)
6. Denver International Airport (3 )
7. Istanbul Airport (7 )
8. Los Angeles International Airport (6 )
9. Chicago O’Hare International Airport (4 )
10. New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (9 )