Two new lists out last week, the annual listing of the airports with the largest passenger volume and the “World’s Best Airport.” While few people make their travel decisions on the basis of these rankings, they do have a fascination for a fairly wide audience. So… here they are, from the World Airports Council.
As seems usual, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International airport kept its place at the top, with just a bit short of 105 million passengers, followed by Dubai, whose 87 million moved it up from fifth place last year. That rise, and Tokyo Haneda’s jump from #16 to #5, are a result of the last phases of a return to pre-pandemic patterns.
Meanwhile, Skytrax’s “World’s Best Airport” went to Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar, bumping Singapore’s Changi to second place. Seoul’s Incheon Airport and Tokyo’s Haneda swapped places, with Seoul taking #3.
Here’s the busy list:
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), maintaining the top spot with 104,635,151 passengers
- Dubai International Airport (DXB), up from number 5 with 86,994,365 passengers
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), down from number 2 with 81,755,538 passengers
- London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR), up from number 8 with 79,183,364 passengers
- Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND), up from number 16 with 78,719,302 passengers
- Denver International Airport (DEN), down from number 3 with 77,837,917 passengers
- Istanbul Airport (IST), maintaining its spot with 76,027,321 passengers
- Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), down from number 6 with 75,050,875 passengers
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD), down from number 4 with 73,894,226 passengers
- New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL), down from number 9 with 72,214,841 passengers
And here’s the best airports list:
