4-7a Top 20 World Airports by Passenger Movements1: 2005 and 2006
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
4-7a Top 20 World Airports by Passenger Movements1: 2005 and 2006
(Thousands of passengers enplaned, deplaned and in-transit at airport)
| 2006 Rank | City (Airport) | 2005 | 2006 | % change 2005-2006 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield) | 85,907 | 84,847 | -1.2 |
| 2 | Chicago, IL (O'Hare) | 76,510 | 77,028 | 0.7 |
| 3 | London, England (Heathrow) | 67,915 | 67,530 | -0.6 |
| 4 | Tokyo, Japan (Narita) | 63,282 | 65,811 | 4.0 |
| 5 | Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles) | 61,489 | 61,041 | -0.7 |
| 6 | Dallas/Ft Worth, TX (Dallas/Ft. Worth) | 59,176 | 60,226 | 1.8 |
| 7 | Paris, France (Charles de Gaulle) | 53,798 | 56,850 | 5.7 |
| 8 | Frankfurt, Germany (Frankfurt) | 52,219 | 52,811 | 1.1 |
| 9 | Beijing, China (Beijing Capital) | 41,004 | 48,655 | 18.7 |
| 10 | Denver, CO (Denver) | 43,388 | 47,325 | 9.1 |
| 11 | Las Vegas, NV (McCarran) | 43,990 | 46,193 | 5.0 |
| 12 | Amsterdam, Netherlands (Schiphol) | 44,163 | 46,066 | 4.3 |
| 13 | Madrid, Spain (Barajas) | 41,940 | 45,501 | 8.5 |
| 14 | Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong) | 40,270 | 43,858 | 8.9 |
| 15 | New York, NY (John F. Kennedy) | 41,885 | 43,762 | 4.5 |
| 16 | Bangkok, Thailand (Suvarnabhumi) | 38,985 | 42,800 | 9.8 |
| 17 | Houston, TX (George Bush) | 39,685 | 42,550 | 7.2 |
| 18 | Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix Sky Harbor) | 41,214 | 41,437 | 0.5 |
| 19 | Newark, NJ (Newark Liberty) | 34,000 | 36,724 | 8.0 |
| 20 | Detroit, MI (Wayne County) | 36,389 | 35,973 | -1.1 |
1 Passenger movements include enplanements and deplanements, with in-transit passengers counted once. Both domestic and international passenger movements are included. General aviation passengers are excluded.
Source: Airports Council International. Airports include those participating in the ACI annual traffic statistics collection as of July 18, 2007. Available at: http://www.airports.org/cda/aci_common/display/main/aci_content07_c.jsp?zn=aci&cp=1-5-54-55_666_2__ as of Jan 15, 2008.