The world's busiest city airport systems by passenger traffic are measured by total number of passengers from all airports within a city or metropolitan area combined. London, with six commercial airports serving its metropolitan area, is the busiest city airport system in the world,[1] although Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the world's busiest individual airport.[2]
2023 statistics
The following list is based on preliminary full-year figures provided by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey,[2] along with figures provided by airports and aviation ministries when not available from the former list.
| Rank | Country | Metropolitan area | Total passengers | Airport(s) included |
| 1. | United Kingdom | London | 168,020,051 | Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend[3] |
| 2. | United States | New York City | 147,461,065 | JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Westchester County, Long Island |
| 3. | Turkey | Istanbul | 113,127,321 | Istanbul, Sabiha Gökçen[4] |
| 4. | Japan | Tokyo | 111,425,297 | Haneda, Narita |
| 5. | France | Paris | 105,329,305 | CDG,[5] Orly,[6] Beauvais[7] |
| 6. | United States | Atlanta | 104,653,451 | Hartsfield–Jackson |
| 7. | United States | Los Angeles | 102,996,269 | LAX, Long Beach, Burbank, John Wayne, Ontario |
| 8. | United States | Dallas | 99,347,147 | Dallas-Fort Worth, Love Field, Fort Worth Meacham |
| 9. | China | Shanghai | 96,969,142 | Pudong, Hongqiao |
| 10. | United States | Chicago | 96,177,715 | O'Hare, Midway, Rockford |
| 11. | United States | Miami | 95,222,644 | Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach |
| 12. | China | Beijing | 92,279,156 | Capital, Daxing |
| 13. | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 86,994,365 | Dubai |
| 14. | South Korea | Seoul | 79,659,570 | Incheon, Gimpo |
| 15. | Thailand | Bangkok | 78,679,532 | Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang |
| 16. | United States | Denver | 77,837,917 | Denver |
| 17. | United States | Washington, D.C. | 76,789,012 | Dulles, Reagan, Thurgood Marshall |
| 18. | Brazil | São Paulo | 75,864,545 | Guarulhos, Congonhas, Viracopos |
| 19. | China | Chengdu | 74,924,000 | Tianfu, Shuangliu |
| 20. | United States | San Francisco Bay Area | 73,532,329 | San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Charles M. Schulz |
| 21. | India | Delhi | 72,214,841 | Indira Gandhi |
| 22. | Russia | Moscow | 71,000,000 | Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo |
| 23. | China | Guangzhou | 64,240,637 | Baiyun, Shadi[8] |
| 24. | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 61,889,586 | Schiphol |
| 25. | Germany | Frankfurt | 61,055,389 | Frankfurt, Hahn[9] |
| 26. | United States | Orlando | 60,677,182 | Orlando, Sanford |
| 27. | Spain | Madrid | 60,181,604 | Barajas |
| 28. | United States | Houston | 60,077,128 | George Bush, Hobby |
| 29. | Singapore | Singapore | 58,946,000 | Changi |
| 30. | United States | Las Vegas | 57,666,456 | Harry Reid |
| 31. | United States | Charlotte | 53,445,770 | Douglas |
| 32. | Indonesia | Jakarta | 52,870,532 | Soekarno–Hatta, Halim Perdanakusuma |
| 33. | China | Shenzhen | 52,734,934 | Bao'an |
| 34. | Mexico | Mexico City | 52,566,700 | Benito Juarez, Felipe Ángeles, Toluca |
| 35. | Spain | Barcelona | 52,515,810 | Josep Tarradellas, Girona-Costa Brava, Reus |
| 36. | India | Mumbai | 51,589,040 | Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj |
| 37. | Italy | Milan | 51,477,949 | Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo |
| 38. | United States | Seattle | 50,877,260 | Seattle-Tacoma |
| 39. | United States | Phoenix | 50,529,732 | Sky Harbor, Mesa Gateway |
| 40. | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 48,742,468 | Kuala Lumpur, Sultan Abdul Aziz Shah |
| 41. | Canada | Toronto | 47,581,816 | Pearson, Billy Bishop, Hamilton |
| 42. | Philippines | Manila | 47,300,322 | Ninoy Aquino, Clark[10] |
| 43. | Qatar | Doha | 45,916,098 | Hamad |
| 44. | Colombia | Bogotá | 45,802,360 | El Dorado, Guaymaral, Madrid[11] |
| 45. | China | Chongqing | 44,657,268 | Jiangbei |
| 46. | Italy | Rome | 44,429,929 | Fiumicino, Ciampino |
| 47. | Saudi Arabia | Jeddah | 42,910,407 | King Abdulaziz |
| 48. | United States | Boston | 42,515,122 | Logan, Providence T.F. Green, Manchester (NH) |
| 49. | China | Kunming | 42,053,214 | Changshui |
| 50. | Japan | Osaka | 41,536,000 | Kansai, Itami, Kobe[12] |
| 51. | China | Xi'an | 41,371,228 | Xianyang |
| 52. | China | Hangzhou | 41,170,470 | Xiaoshan |
2012 statistics
The following list is based on information provided by the Airports Council International's preliminary full-year figures for the Top 30 airports in the world,[13] and the Top 50 airports in the US.[14]
| Rank | Country | Metropolitan area | Total passengers | Airport(s) included |
| 1. | United Kingdom | London | 134,997,486 | Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend[15] |
| 2. | United States | New York City | 112,427,757 | JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Westchester County,[16] Long Island,[17] Stewart[18] |
| 3. | Japan | Tokyo | 99,879,178 | Haneda, Narita,[19] Ibaraki[20] |
| 4. | United States | Atlanta | 95,462,867 | Hartsfield–Jackson |
| 5. | France | Paris | 92,738,772 | CDG, Orly, Beauvais |
| 6. | United States | Chicago | 86,356,630 | O'Hare, Midway, Gary, Rockford |
| 7. | China | Beijing | 85,389,239 | Capital, Nanyuan[21] |
| 8. | United States | Los Angeles | 84,129,635 | LAX, Long Beach,[22] Bob Hope,[23] John Wayne, Ontario[24] |
| 9. | China | Shanghai | 78,708,890 | Pudong, Hongqiao[21] |
| 10. | United States | Miami | 68,626,693 | Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach[25] |
| 11. | United States | Dallas/Fort Worth | 66,764,842 | DFW, Love Field |
| 12. | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 65,201,088 | Dubai, Al Maktoum, Sharjah[26] |
| 13. | Russia | Moscow | 63,888,632 | Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo |
| 14. | United States | San Francisco Bay Area | 62,736,923 | San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Charles M. Schulz |
| 15. | Germany | Frankfurt | 61,013,452 | Frankfurt, Hahn |
| 16. | Turkey | Istanbul | 59,485,750 | Atatürk, Sabiha Gökçen |
| 17. | Brazil | São Paulo | 59,016,229 | Guarulhos, Congonhas, Viracopos, Campo de Marte, São José dos Campos[27] |
| 18. | Thailand | Bangkok | 58,985,469 | Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang |
| 19. | South Korea | Seoul | 58,583,599 | Incheon, Gimpo |
| 20. | Indonesia | Jakarta | 57,831,462 | Soekarno-Hatta, Halim Perdanakusuma[28] |
| 21. | China | Hong Kong | 56,057,751 | Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok) |
| 22. | United States | Denver | 53,156,278 | Denver |
| 23. | Singapore | Singapore | 51,181,804 | Changi |
| 24. | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 51,035,590 | Schiphol |
| 25. | United States | Houston | 50,326,484 | George Bush, Hobby |
| 26. | China | Guangzhou | 48,731,462 | Baiyun, Shadi[21] |
| 27. | Spain | Madrid | 45,224,305 | Barajas, Torrejón, Cuatro Vientos[29] |
| 28. | United States | Washington | 42,038,011 | Dulles, Reagan |
| 29. | United States | Phoenix | 41,808,611 | Sky Harbor, Mesa Gateway[30] |
| 30. | Italy | Rome | 41,478,287 | Fiumicino, Ciampino |
| 31. | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 41,330,380 | KLIA, Subang |
| 32. | United States | Charlotte | 41,228,372 | Douglas |
| 33. | United States | Las Vegas | 40,799,830 | McCarran |
| 34. | Germany | Munich | 39,227,979 | Munich, Memmingen |
| 35. | Spain | Barcelona | 38,927,906 | Barcelona, Girona-Costa Brava, Reus, Sabadell, Lleida-Alguaire[29] |
| 36. | Canada | Toronto | 37,163,947 | Pearson, Billy Bishop,[31] Hamilton[32] |
| 37. | Australia | Sydney | 36,920,000 | Kingsford Smith[33] |
| 38. | Italy | Milan | 36,657,911 | Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo |
| 39. | United States | Orlando | 36,525,430 | Orlando, Sanford[34] |
| 40. | India | Delhi | 35,881,965 | Indira Gandhi |
2010 statistics
The following list is based on two lists compiled by CAPA Centre for Aviation based on data from Airports Council International, one ranking cities with multiple airports[35] and the other ranking individual airports.[36]
| Rank | Country | Metropolitan area | Total passengers | Airport(s) included |
| 1. | United Kingdom | London | 127,353,419 | Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Luton, City, Southend[37] |
| 2. | United States | New York City | 107,586,717 | JFK, Newark, LaGuardia, Westchester County,[38] Long Island,[39] Stewart[40] |
| 3. | Japan | Tokyo | 98,024,708 | Haneda, Narita |
| 4. | United States | Atlanta | 89,331,622 | Hartsfield–Jackson |
| 5. | France | Paris | 86,203,669 | CDG, Orly, Beauvais |
| 6. | United States | Chicago | 84,302,427 | O'Hare, Midway, Gary |
| 7. | United States | Los Angeles | 79,981,524 | LAX, Long Beach, Bob Hope, John Wayne, Ontario[41] |
| 8. | China | Beijing | 76,171,801 | Capital, Nanyuan[42] |
| 9. | China | Shanghai | 71,684,808 | Pudong, Hongqiao |
| 10. | United States | Dallas/Fort Worth | 64,867,419 | DFW, Love Field |
| 11. | United States | Miami | 63,998,275 | Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Palm Beach[43] |
| 12. | United States | San Francisco Bay Area | 56,905,161 | San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Charles M. Schulz |
| 13. | Germany | Frankfurt | 56,172,796 | Frankfurt, Hahn |
| 14. | United Arab Emirates | Dubai | 53,487,326 | Dubai, Sharjah[44] |
| 15. | United States | Denver | 52,211,242 | Denver |
| 16. | South Korea | Seoul | 51,044,826 | Incheon,[45] Gimpo[46] |
| 17. | Russia | Moscow | 50,958,643 | Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo |
| 18. | China | Hong Kong | 50,410,819 | Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok) |
| 19. | Spain | Madrid | 49,786,202 | Barajas |
| 20. | United States | Houston | 49,533,570 | George Bush, Hobby |
| 21. | Brazil | São Paulo | 48,224,873 | Guarulhos, Congonhas, Viracopos, Campo de Marte, São José dos Campos[47] |
| 22. | Netherlands | Amsterdam | 45,211,749 | Schiphol |
| 23. | Thailand | Bangkok | 44,262,347 | Suvarnabhumi, Don Mueang |
| 24. | Indonesia | Jakarta | 43,981,022 | Soekarno-Hatta |
| 25. | Turkey | Istanbul | 43,350,029 | Atatürk, Sabiha Gökçen |
| 26. | Singapore | Singapore | 42,038,777 | Changi |
| 27. | United States | Washington | 41,697,356 | Dulles, Reagan |
| 28. | China | Guangzhou | 40,975,253 | Baiyun |
| 29. | Italy | Rome | 40,486,202 | Fiumicino, Ciampino |
| 30. | United States | Phoenix | 39,464,409 | Sky Harbor, Mesa Gateway[48] |
| 31. | Spain | Barcelona | 38,768,886 | Barcelona, Girona-Costa Brava, Reus, Sabadell, Lleida-Alguaire[49] |
| 32. | United States | Las Vegas | 39,397,359 | McCarran |
| 33. | United States | Charlotte | 38,143,078 | Douglas |
| 34. | Australia | Sydney | 35,992,164 | Sydney |
| 35. | United States | Orlando | 35,775,107 | Orlando, Sanford[50] |
| 36. | Malaysia | Kuala Lumpur | 35,205,636 | KLIA, LCCT[51] Subang[52] |
| 37. | Italy | Milan | 34,670,437 | Malpensa, Linate, Bergamo |
| 38. | Germany | Munich | 34,598,634 | Munich |
| 39. | Germany | Düsseldorf/Cologne/Bonn | 33,475,569 | Düsseldorf, Cologne Bonn, Dortmund, Weeze |
| 40. | Canada | Toronto | 33,452,851 | Pearson, Toronto Island, Hamilton |
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