3-13 Top 20 World Airports by Passenger Movements(a): 2009 and 2010 (Thousands of passengers enplaned, deplaned, and in-transit at airport)
| Rank (2010) | City (Airport) | 2009 | 2010 | Percentage change 2009-2010 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield) | 88,032 | 89,332 | 1.5 |
| 2 | Beijing, China (Beijing Capital) | 65,372 | 73,948 | 13.1 |
| 3 | Chicago, IL (O'Hare) | 64,158 | 66,775 | 4.1 |
| 4 | London, England (Heathrow) | 66,038 | 65,884 | -0.2 |
| 5 | Tokyo, Japan (Haneda) | 61,904 | 64,211 | 3.7 |
| 6 | Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles) | 56,521 | 59,070 | 4.5 |
| 7 | Paris, France (Charles de Gaulle) | 57,907 | 58,167 | 0.4 |
| 8 | Dallas/Ft Worth, TX (Dallas/Ft. Worth) | 56,030 | 56,907 | 1.6 |
| 9 | Frankfurt, Germany (Frankfurt) | 50,933 | 53,009 | 4.1 |
| 10 | Denver, CO (Denver) | 50,167 | 52,209 | 4.1 |
| 11 | Hong Kong, China (Hong Kong) | 45,559 | 50,349 | 10.5 |
| 12 | Madrid, Spain (Barajas) | 48,251 | 49,845 | 3.3 |
| 13 | Dubai, United Arab Emirates (Dubai) | 40,902 | 47,181 | 15.4 |
| 14 | New York, NY (JFK) | 45,915 | 46,514 | 1.3 |
| 15 | Amsterdam, Netherlands (Schiphol) | 43,570 | 45,212 | 3.8 |
| 16 | Jakarta, Indonesia (Soekarno–Hatta) | 37,144 | 44,356 | 19.4 |
| 17 | Bangkok, Thailand (Suvarnabhumi) | 40,500 | 42,785 | 5.6 |
| 18 | Changi, Singapore (Singapore) | 37,204 | 42,039 | 13.0 |
| 19 | Guangzhou, China (Guangzhou Baiyun) | 37,049 | 40,976 | 10.6 |
| 20 | Shanghai, China (Shanghai Pudong) | 32,103 | 40,579 | 26.4 |
aPassenger 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. Airports are ranked based on 2010 data.
Source: Airports Council International, Annual Traffic Data, available at http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre/Annual-Traffic-Data accessed October 2012.