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The following is a list of the world's busiest airports by international passenger traffic.

Contents

2007 preliminary statistics (January to December 2007)

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
passengers		 Rank
Change		 %
Change
1. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 62,099,530 ▬ ▲1.2%
2. Charles de Gaulle International Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 54,901,564 ▬ ▲5.8%
3. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS/EHAM 47,677,570 ▬ ▲3.7%
4. Frankfurt Airport Flughafen (Frankfurt am Main), Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 47,087,699 ▬ ▲3.0%
5. Hong Kong International Airport Lantau, Hong Kong HKG/VHHH 46,281,0001 ▬ ▲6.9%
6. Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN/WSSS 35,221,203 ▲1 ▲5.6%
7. Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan NRT/RJAA 34,289,064 ▼1 ▲1.3%
8. Dubai International Airport Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 33,481,257 ▲2 ▲19.9%
9. Suvarnabhumi Airport Racha Thewa, Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Greater Bangkok, Central, Thailand BKK/VTBS 31,632,716 ▬ ▲6.9%
10. London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom LGW/EGKK 31,139,116 ▲2 ▲3.7%
11. Incheon International Airport Yeongjongdo, Incheon, Republic of Korea ICN/RKSI 30,753,225 ▬ ▲11.2%
12. Madrid Barajas International Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 29,339,784 ▬ ▲16.9%
13. Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia KUL/WMKK 26,938,970 ▬ ▲13.0%
14. Munich Airport Munich, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 23,988,612 ▬ ▲12.1%
15. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Dayuan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China TPE/RCTP 23,425,794 ▬ ▲2.8%
16. Dublin Airport Fingal, Leinster, Ireland DUB/EIDW 22,339,673 ▲3 ▲10.2%
17. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 21,521,711 ▲3 ▲9.7%
18. London Stansted Airport Uttlesford, Essex, East, England, United Kingdom STN/EGSS 21,201,543 ▬ ▲1.1%
19. Malpensa International Airport Varese, Varese, Lombardy, Italy MXP/LIMC 20,627,846 ▲2 ▲10.6%
20. Zürich Airport Kloten, Bülach, Zürich (Canton), Switzerland ZRH/LSZH 20,051,231 ▲3 ▲8.7%
21. Copenhagen Airport Tårnby/Dragør, Hovedstaden, Denmark CPH/EKCH 19,327,628 ▬ ▲2.3%
22. Leonardo da Vinci Airport Fiumicino, Rome, Lazio, Italy FCO/LIRF 19,023,729 ▲3 ▲10.8%
23. Manchester Airport Greater Manchester/Cheshire, North West, England, United Kingdom MAN/EGCC 18,668,212 ▬ ▲0.4%
24. Vienna International Airport Schwechat, Wien-Umgebung, Lower Austria, Austria VIE/LOWW 18,083,188 ▲4 ▲11.5%
25. Barcelona International Airport El Prat de Llobregat, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona (province), Catalonia, Spain BCN/LEBL 17,884,834 ▲6 ▲12.8%
26. Flag of Belgium Brussels Airport Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium BRU/EBBR 17,739,688 ▲1 ▲7.0%
27. Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 17,713,462 ▼3 ▲1.2%
28. Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai, People's Republic of China PVG/ZSPD 17,518,7901 ▲1 ▲9.0%
29. Los Angeles International Airport Westchester, Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 17,146,015 ▼3 ▼1.4%


Notes
  • Note 1: Flights between Hong Kong and the rest of the People's Republic of China are classified as "International".

2006 preliminary statistics (January to December 2006)

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA)		 Total
Passengers		 Change
1. Flag of the United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport London, United Kingdom LHR 61,348,340 ▲ 0.6%
2. Flag of France Charles de Gaulle International Airport Paris, France CDG 51,888,936 ▲ 6.2%
3. Flag of the Netherlands Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Amsterdam, The Netherlands AMS 45,940,939 ▲ 4.4%
4. Flag of Germany Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, Germany FRA 45,697,176 ▲ 1.9%
5. Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong, China HKG 43,274,765 ▲ 8.7%
6. Flag of Japan Narita International Airport Narita, Greater Tokyo, Japan NRT 33,860,094 ▲ 25.3%
7. Flag of Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, Singapore SIN 33,368,099 ▲ 8.6%
8. Flag of the United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport West Sussex, United Kingdom LGW 30,016,837 ▲ 4.4%
9. Flag of Thailand Suvarnabhumi Airport1 Samut Prakan, Thailand BKK 29,587,773 ▲ 10.3%
10. Flag of the United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB 27,925,522 ▲ 16.7%
11. Flag of South Korea Seoul Incheon International Airport Incheon, South Korea ICN 27,661,598 ▲ 8.1%
12. Flag of Spain Madrid Barajas International Airport Barajas, Madrid, Spain MAD 24,828,627 ▲ 10.6%
13. Flag of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia KUL 24,570,385 ▲ 5.9%
14. Flag of Germany Munich International Airport Munich, Germany MUC 21,390,900 ▲ 9.6%
15. Flag of Turkey Istanbul Ataturk Airport Istanbul, Turkey IST 21,265,974 ▲ 10%
16. Flag of the United Kingdom London Stansted Airport Essex, United Kingdom STN 20,972,291 ▲ 8.4%
17. Flag of the Republic of China Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE 20,285,388 ▲ 5.6%
18. Flag of Ireland Dublin Airport Dublin, Ireland DUB 20,271,485 ▲ 14.6%
19. Flag of the United States John F. Kennedy International Airport New York City, United States JFK 19,606,958 ▲ 4.4%
20. Flag of Denmark Copenhagen Airport Copenhagen, Denmark CPH 18,898,625 ▲ 3.9%
21. Flag of Italy Malpensa International Airport Milan, Italy MXP 18,654,497 ▲ 3.9%
22. Flag of the United Kingdom Manchester Airport Greater Manchester, United Kingdom MAN 18,596,505 ▼ 0.5%
23. Flag of Switzerland Zürich Airport Zürich, Switzerland ZRH 18,444,894 ▲ 8.0%
24. Flag of CanadaToronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ 17,210,155 ▲ 1.2%
25. Flag of Italy Leonardo da Vinci International Airport Rome, Lazio, Italy FCO 17,165,932 ▲ 6.4%
26. Flag of the United States Los Angeles International Airport Westchester, Los Angeles, California, United States LAX 16,917,381 ▼ 3.3%
27. Flag of Belgium Brussels Airport Zaventem, Brussels, Belgium BRU 16,571,064 ▲ 3.1%
28. Flag of Austria Vienna International Airport Vienna, Austria VIE 16,218,828 ▲ 6.3%
29. Flag of the People's Republic of ChinaShanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai, China PVG 16,073,367 ▲ 10.4%
30. Flag of Spain Son Sant Joan Airport Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain PMI 16,039,187 ▲ 5.3%

2005 preliminary statistics (January to December 2005)

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA)		 Total
Passengers		 Change
1. Flag of the United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR 60,964,323 ▲ 1.5%
2. Flag of France Charles de Gaulle International Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG 48,551,870 ▲ 5.0%
3. Flag of Germany Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany FRA 44,756,469 ▲ 3.2%
4. Flag of the Netherlands Amsterdam Schiphol Airport Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS 43,881,540 ▲ 4.0%
5. Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport New Territories, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China HKG 39,593,000 ▲ 10.2%
6. Flag of Singapore Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Region, Singapore SIN 30,577,724 ▲ 7.8%
7. Flag of the United Kingdom London Gatwick Airport Crawley, West Sussex, South East, England, United Kingdom LGW 28,710,566 ▲ 5.2%
8. Flag of Japan Narita International Airport Narita, Chiba, Kantō, Honshū, Japan NRT 27,115,822 ▲ 2.4%
9. Flag of Thailand Bangkok International Airport Bangkok, Thailand BKK 26,768,772 ▲ 4.5%
10. Flag of South Korea Incheon International Airport Incheon, South Korea ICN 25,541,362 ▲ 9.0%
11. Flag of the United Arab EmiratesDubai International Airport Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB 23,607,507 ▲ 15.9%
12. Flag of Spain Madrid Barajas International Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD 22,107,466 ▲ 10.6%
13. Flag of Germany Munich International Airport Munich, Upper Bavaria, Bavaria, Germany MUC 19,405,560 ▲ 8.3%
14. Flag of Turkey Istanbul Ataturk Airport Istanbul, Turkey IST 19,293,769 ▲ 10%
15. Flag of the United Kingdom London Stansted Airport Uttlesford, Essex, East, England, United Kingdom STN 19,257,502 ▲ 6.6%
16. Flag of the Republic of China Chiang Kai-shek International Airport Taoyuan, Taiwan TPE 19,158,638 ▲ 9.0%
17. Flag of the United Kingdom Manchester Airport Greater Manchester, North West, England, United Kingdom MAN 18,690,695 ▲ 6.1%
18. Flag of the United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK 18,534,215 ▲ 7.1%
19. Flag of DenmarkCopenhagen Airport Tårnby, Hovedstaden, Denmark CPH 17,964,538 ▲ 5.0%
20. Flag of Ireland Dublin Airport Fingal, Dublin, Leinster, Ireland DUB 17,571,677 ▲ 8.0%
21. Flag of the United States Los Angeles International Airport Westchester, Los Angeles, California, United States LAX 17,469,927 ▲ 6.6%
22. Flag of Switzerland Zürich Airport Kloten, Zürich, Switzerland ZRH 17,265,955 ▲3.9%
23. Flag of Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ 16,972,867 ▲ 6.7%
24. Flag of Italy Leonardo da Vinci International Airport Fiumicino, Rome, Lazio, Italy FCO 16,527,016 ▲ 6.9%
25. Flag of Italy Malpensa International Airport Varese, Lombardy, Italy MXP 16,199,824 ▲ 8.8%
26. Flag of Belgium Brussels Airport Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Flanders, Belgium BRU 16,060,407 ▲ 3.6%
27. Flag of Turkey Antalya Airport Antalya, Turkey AYT 15,864,863 ▲ 13.8%
28. Flag of Spain Son Sant Joan Airport Palma, Majorca, Balearic Islands, Spain PMI 15,250,975 ▲ 4.3%
29. Flag of Austria Vienna International Airport Schwechat, Lower Austria, Austria VIE 15,172,072 ▲ 7.6%
30. Flag of the People's Republic of China Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai, People's Republic of China PVG 14,542,233 ▲ 16.2%
31. Flag of Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang, Selangor, Malaysia KUL 14,329,667 ▲ 17.7%

Notes

  1. ^ Includes figures for Don Mueang International Airport from 1 January 2006 to 27 September 2006.

2. Includes figures for Istanbul Ataturk Airport and Antalya Airport for 2005 and 2006, http://www.dhmi.gov.tr/dosyalar/istatistik/2006/2006tum/2006yolcu.pdf

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