| rank |
city
[airport code] |
country |
passengers |
| 2007 |
2008 |
| 1. |
Atlanta [ATL], Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta IAP |
USA |
89,379,287 |
90,039,280 |
| 2. |
Chicago [ORD], O'Hare IAP |
USA |
76,177,855 |
69,353,876 |
| 3. |
London [LHR], Heathrow Airport |
UK |
68,068,304 |
67,056,379 |
| 4. |
Tokyo [HND], Tokyo IAP (Haneda Airport) |
Japan |
66,823,414 |
66,754,829 |
| 5. |
Paris [CDG], Aéroport de Paris Charles de Gaulle |
France |
59,922,177 |
60,874,681 |
| 6. |
Los Angeles [LAX], Los Angeles IAP |
USA |
61,896,075 |
59,497,539 |
| 7. |
Dallas [DFW], Dallas/Fort Worth IAP |
USA |
59,786,476 |
57,093,187 |
| 8. |
Beijing [PEK], Beijing Capital IAP |
China |
53,583,664 |
55,937,289 |
| 9. |
Frankfurt [FRA], Frankfurt Airport |
Germany |
54,161,856 |
53,467,450 |
| 10. |
Denver [DEN], Denver IAP |
USA |
49,863,352 |
51,245,334 |
| 11. |
Madrid [MAD], Aeropuerto de Madrid-Barajas |
Spain |
52,122,702 |
50,824,435 |
| 12. |
Hong Kong [HKG], Hong Kong IAP |
China |
47,042,419 |
47,857,746 |
| 13. |
New York [JFK], John F. Kennedy IAP |
USA |
47,716,941 |
47,807,816 |
| 14. |
Amsterdam [AMS], Amsterdam Airport Schiphol |
Neth. |
47,794,994 |
47,430,019 |
| 15. |
Las Vegas [LAS], McCarran IAP |
USA |
46,961,011 |
43,208,724 |
| 16. |
Houston [IAH], George Bush Intercontinental Airport |
USA |
42,998,040 |
41,709,389 |
| 17. |
Phoenix [PHX], Phoenix Sky Harbor IAP |
USA |
42,184,515 |
39,891,193 |
| 18. |
Bangkok [BKK], Bangkok IAP |
Thailand |
41,210,081 |
38,603,490 |
| 19. |
Singapore [SIN], Singapore Changi Airport |
Singapore |
36,701,556 |
37,694,824 |
| 20. |
Dubai [DXB], Dubai IAP |
UAE |
34,348,110 |
37,441,440 |
| 21. |
San Francisco [SFO], San Francisco IAP |
USA |
35,792,707 |
37,234,592 |
| 22. |
Orlando [MCO], Orlando IAP |
USA |
36,480,416 |
35,660,742 |
| 23. |
New York [EWR], Newark Liberty IAP |
USA |
36,367,240 |
35,360,848 |
| 24. |
Detroit [DTW], Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
USA |
35,983,478 |
35,135,828 |
| 25. |
Rome [FCO], Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport |
Italy |
32,947,304 |
35,132,224 |
source: Airports Council International.
note: Up to November 17 2009 Beijing Capital IAP had 20.3% more passengers, while all others in the top 10 were declining! The top 3 is in reach.
note: total passengers = enplaned and deplaned, passengers in transit counted once.
note: IAP = International Airport.
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