The Busiest

Busiest airports

These are the airports the world flies through — the busiest hubs on the planet. Each profile lists the permanent facts — IATA and ICAO codes, runways, elevation, what it is known for, and its history — checked against published sources.

Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport

Spain · MAD

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Netherlands · AMS

Beijing Capital International Airport

China · PEK

Beijing Daxing International Airport

China · PKX

Charles de Gaulle International Airport

France · CDG

Charlotte Douglas International Airport

United States · CLT

Chengdu Tianfu International Airport

China · TFU

Chicago O'Hare International Airport

United States · ORD

Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport

China · CKG

Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

United States · DFW

Denver International Airport

United States · DEN

Dubai International Airport

United Arab Emirates · DXB

Frankfurt Main Airport

Germany · FRA

George Bush Intercontinental Airport

United States · IAH

Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport

China · CAN

Hamad International Airport

Qatar · DOH

Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport

China · HGH

Harry Reid International Airport

United States · LAS

Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport

United States · ATL

Hong Kong International Airport

Hong Kong · HKG

Incheon International Airport

South Korea · ICN

Indira Gandhi International Airport

India · DEL

Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport

Turkey · SAW

İstanbul Airport

Turkey · IST

John F. Kennedy International Airport

United States · JFK

Josep Tarradellas Barcelona-El Prat Airport

Spain · BCN

Kuala Lumpur International Airport

Malaysia · KUL

Kunming Changshui International Airport

China · KMG

London Heathrow Airport

United Kingdom · LHR

Los Angeles International Airport

United States · LAX

Miami International Airport

United States · MIA

Ninoy Aquino International Airport

Philippines · MNL

Orlando International Airport

United States · MCO

Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport

United States · PHX

Rome–Fiumicino Leonardo da Vinci International Airport

Italy · FCO

San Francisco International Airport

United States · SFO

Seattle–Tacoma International Airport

United States · SEA

Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport

China · SHA

Shanghai Pudong International Airport

China · PVG

Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport

China · SZX

Singapore Changi Airport

Singapore · SIN

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport

Indonesia · CGK

São Paulo/Guarulhos–Governor André Franco Montoro International Airport

Brazil · GRU

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport

Taiwan · TPE

Tokyo Haneda International Airport

Japan · HND

Toronto Pearson International Airport

Canada · YYZ

Xi'an Xianyang International Airport

China · XIY

BOMChhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International AirportLarge airport · India

Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport

India · BOM

JEDKing Abdulaziz International AirportLarge airport · Saudi Arabia

King Abdulaziz International Airport

Saudi Arabia · JED

BKKSuvarnabhumi AirportLarge airport · Thailand

Suvarnabhumi Airport

Thailand · BKK