3-9 Top 20 World Airports by Passenger Movementsa: 2008-2009
3-9 Top 20 World Airports by Passenger Movementsa: 2008-2009
(Thousands of passengers enplaned, deplaned, and in-transit at airport)
| 2009 Rank | City (Airport) | 2008 | 2009 | % change 2008-2009 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield) | 90,039 | 88,032 | -2.2 |
| 2 | London, England (Heathrow) | 67,056 | 66,038 | -1.5 |
| 3 | Beijing, China (Beijing Capital) | 55,937 | 65,372 | 16.9 |
| 4 | Chicago, IL (O'Hare) | 69,354 | 64,158 | -7.5 |
| 5 | Tokyo, Japan (Haneda) | 66,755 | 61,904 | -7.3 |
| 6 | Paris, France (Charles de Gaulle) | 60,875 | 57,907 | -4.9 |
| 7 | Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles) | 59,498 | 56,521 | -5.0 |
| 8 | Dallas/Ft Worth, TX (Dallas/Ft. Worth) | 57,093 | 56,030 | -1.9 |
| 9 | Frankfurt, Germany (Frankfurt) | 53,467 | 50,933 | -4.7 |
| 10 | Denver, CO (Denver) | 51,245 | 50,168 | -2.1 |
| 11 | Madrid, Spain (Barajas) | 50,824 | 48,251 | -5.1 |
| 12 | New York, NY (JFK) | 47,808 | 45,915 | -4.0 |
| 13 | Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong) | 47,858 | 45,559 | -4.8 |
| 14 | Amsterdam, Netherlands (Schiphol) | 47,430 | 43,570 | -8.1 |
| 15 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Dubai) | 37,441 | 40,902 | 9.2 |
| 16 | Bangkok, Thailand (Suvarnabhumi) | 38,603 | 40,500 | 4.9 |
| 17 | Las Vegas, NV (McCarran) | 43,209 | 40,469 | -6.3 |
| 18 | Houston, TX (G. Bush) | 41,709 | 40,007 | -4.1 |
| 19 | Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix Sky Harbor) | 39,891 | 37,825 | -5.2 |
| 20 | San Francisco, CA (San Francisco) | 37,235 | 37,339 | 0.3 |
a 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.
Notes: Airports include those participating in the ACI annual traffic statistics collection as of Aug. 5, 2010. Airports are ranked based on 2009 data. The value in the third column is the percent change in passengers enplaned, deplaned, and in-transit from 2008 to 2009.
Source: Airports Council International, Annual Traffic Data, 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 August 2010.