UK Airport in Top 5 of World’s Busiest, New Data Reveals

An  annual report has revealed the ranking of the world's busiest airports for 2024

An  annual report has revealed the ranking of the world’s busiest airports for 2024.

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) continues to lead as the worl’’s busiest global (international and domestic capacity) airport with 62.7 million seats. Capacity at ATL has increased by 2% compared to 2023 but is still just below 2019 levels by 1%.

Dubai International Airport (DXB) is second busiest and also the leader in international capacity, increasing seats by 7% year-on-year to 6.2 million. Tokyo Haneda (HND) is in third with 55.2 million seats, a 5% increase on 2023, followed by London Heathrow (LHR) in fourth place.

London Heathrow Airport (LHR) in fourth place had 51.5M seats and is the busiest airport in Europe, followed by Istanbul (IST) and Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).

In the US Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) and Denver International (DEN) have significantly boosted their capacities by 18% and 24% respectively, earning their fifth and sixth places in the rankings.

China’s Guangzhou Baiyun International (CAN) and Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) take 7th and 9th position, as China’s air capacity continues to recover from the impacts of the global pandemic. PVG is the fastest growing Top 10 airport with capacity growth of 29% propelling it from 15th to 9th position over the year.

Istanbul Airport (IST) moves up to eighth place, reflecting its growing importance as a global hub.

Find full rankings and methodology can be found here.

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