Atlanta busiest airport in the world

The three busiest airports for passenger traffic are Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Beijing Capital and Dubai International. The ranking is based on the latest research on passenger air travel in 2015 by Airport World.

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport handled a stunning number of 101.5 million passengers in 2015, breaking the 100 million passengers per annum milestone. Beijing Capital International ranks second for the sixth year in a row, scoring a 4.4% year-on-year increase in numbers, to 89.9 million passengers in 2015. Dubai International Airport (DXB) is becoming busier every year. It jumped from sixth to third place.

This is Airport World’s list of the Top 10 busiest airports in the world in 2015

1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta – 101.491 million (5.5%)
2. Beijing Capital – 89.9 million (+4.4%)
3. Dubai International – 78 million (+10.7%)
4. Chicago O‘Hare – 76.9 million (+9.8%)
5. Tokyo Haneda – 75.4 million (+3.6%)
6. London Heathrow – 74.95 million (+2.2%)
7. Los Angeles – 74.93 million (+6%)
8. Hong Kong – 68.5 million (+8.1%)
9. Paris CDG – 65.7 million (+3.1%)
10. Dallas/Fort Worth – 64.1 million (+2%)

Further reading on airport-world.com

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