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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]
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 , Orly , Beauvais [ 5]
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
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 [ 6]
24.
Netherlands
Amsterdam
61,889,586
Schiphol
25.
Germany
Frankfurt
61,055,389
Frankfurt , Hahn [ 7]
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 [ 8]
43.
Qatar
Doha
45,916,098
Hamad
44.
China
Chongqing
44,657,268
Jiangbei
45.
Italy
Rome
44,429,929
Fiumicino , Ciampino [ 9]
46.
Saudi Arabia
Jeddah
42,910,407
King Abdulaziz
47.
China
Kunming
42,053,214
Changshui
48.
Japan
Osaka
41,536,000
Kansai , Itami , Kobe [ 10]
49.
China
Xi'an
41,371,228
Xianyang
50.
China
Hangzhou
41,170,470
Xiaoshan
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,[ 11] and the Top 50 airports in the US.[ 12]
Rank
Metropolitan area
Total passengers
Airport(s) included
1.
London
134,997,486
Heathrow , Gatwick , Stansted , Luton , City , Southend [ 13]
2.
New York City
112,427,757
JFK , Newark , LaGuardia , Westchester County ,[ 14] Long Island ,[ 15] Stewart [ 16]
3.
Tokyo
99,879,178
Haneda , Narita ,[ 17] Ibaraki [ 18]
4.
Atlanta
95,462,867
Hartsfield–Jackson
5.
Paris
92,738,772
CDG , Orly , Beauvais
6.
Chicago
86,356,630
O'Hare , Midway , Gary , Rockford
7.
Beijing
85,389,239
Capital , Nanyuan [ 19]
8.
Los Angeles
84,129,635
LAX , Long Beach ,[ 20] Bob Hope ,[ 21] John Wayne , Ontario [ 22]
9.
Shanghai
78,708,890
Pudong , Hongqiao [ 19]
10.
Miami
68,626,693
Miami , Fort Lauderdale , Palm Beach [ 23]
11.
Dallas /Fort Worth
66,764,842
DFW , Love Field
12.
Dubai
65,201,088
Dubai , Al Maktoum , Sharjah [ 24]
13.
Moscow
63,888,632
Domodedovo , Sheremetyevo , Vnukovo
14.
San Francisco Bay Area
62,736,923
San Francisco , Oakland , San Jose , Charles M. Schulz
15.
Frankfurt
61,013,452
Frankfurt , Hahn
16.
Istanbul
59,485,750
Atatürk , Sabiha Gökçen
17.
São Paulo
59,016,229
Guarulhos , Congonhas , Viracopos , Campo de Marte , São José dos Campos [ 25]
18.
Bangkok
58,985,469
Suvarnabhumi , Don Mueang
19.
Seoul
58,583,599
Incheon , Gimpo
20.
Jakarta
57,831,462
Soekarno-Hatta , Halim Perdanakusuma [ 26]
21.
Hong Kong
56,057,751
Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok)
22.
Denver
53,156,278
Denver
23.
Singapore
51,181,804
Changi
24.
Amsterdam
51,035,590
Schiphol
25.
Houston
50,326,484
George Bush , Hobby
26.
Guangzhou
48,731,462
Baiyun , Shadi [ 19]
27.
Madrid
45,224,305
Barajas , Torrejón , Cuatro Vientos [ 27]
28.
Washington
42,038,011
Dulles , Reagan
29.
Phoenix
41,808,611
Sky Harbor , Mesa Gateway [ 28]
30.
Rome
41,478,287
Fiumicino , Ciampino
31.
Kuala Lumpur
41,330,380
KLIA , Subang
32.
Charlotte
41,228,372
Douglas
33.
Las Vegas
40,799,830
McCarran
34.
Munich
39,227,979
Munich , Memmingen
35.
Barcelona
38,927,906
Barcelona , Girona-Costa Brava , Reus , Sabadell , Lleida-Alguaire [ 27]
36.
Toronto
37,163,947
Pearson , Billy Bishop ,[ 29] Hamilton [ 30]
37.
Sydney
36,920,000
Kingsford Smith [ 31]
38.
Milan
36,657,911
Malpensa , Linate , Bergamo
39.
Orlando
36,525,430
Orlando , Sanford [ 32]
40.
Delhi
35,881,965
Indira Gandhi
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[ 33] and the other ranking individual airports.[ 34]
Rank
Metropolitan area
Total passengers
Airport(s) included
1.
London
127,353,419
Heathrow , Gatwick , Stansted , Luton , City , Southend [ 35]
2.
New York City
107,586,717
JFK , Newark , LaGuardia , Westchester County ,[ 36] Long Island ,[ 37] Stewart [ 38]
3.
Tokyo
98,024,708
Haneda , Narita
4.
Atlanta
89,331,622
Hartsfield–Jackson
5.
Paris
86,203,669
CDG , Orly , Beauvais
6.
Chicago
84,302,427
O'Hare , Midway , Gary
7.
Los Angeles
79,981,524
LAX , Long Beach , Bob Hope , John Wayne , Ontario [ 39]
8.
Beijing
76,171,801
Capital , Nanyuan [ 40]
9.
Shanghai
71,684,808
Pudong , Hongqiao
10.
Dallas /Fort Worth
64,867,419
DFW , Love Field
11.
Miami
63,998,275
Miami , Fort Lauderdale , Palm Beach [ 41]
12.
San Francisco Bay Area
56,905,161
San Francisco , Oakland , San Jose , Charles M. Schulz
13.
Frankfurt
56,172,796
Frankfurt , Hahn
14.
Dubai
53,487,326
Dubai , Sharjah [ 42]
15.
Denver
52,211,242
Denver
16.
Seoul
51,044,826
Incheon ,[ 43] Gimpo [ 44]
17.
Moscow
50,958,643
Domodedovo , Sheremetyevo , Vnukovo
18.
Hong Kong
50,410,819
Hong Kong (Chek Lap Kok)
19.
Madrid
49,786,202
Barajas
20.
Houston
49,533,570
George Bush , Hobby
21.
São Paulo
48,224,873
Guarulhos , Congonhas , Viracopos , Campo de Marte , São José dos Campos [ 45]
22.
Amsterdam
45,211,749
Schiphol
23.
Bangkok
44,262,347
Suvarnabhumi , Don Mueang
24.
Jakarta
43,981,022
Soekarno-Hatta
25.
Istanbul
43,350,029
Atatürk , Sabiha Gökçen
26.
Singapore
42,038,777
Changi
27.
Washington
41,697,356
Dulles , Reagan
28.
Guangzhou
40,975,253
Baiyun
29.
Rome
40,486,202
Fiumicino , Ciampino
30.
Phoenix
39,464,409
Sky Harbor , Mesa Gateway [ 46]
31.
Barcelona
38,768,886
Barcelona , Girona-Costa Brava , Reus , Sabadell , Lleida-Alguaire [ 47]
32.
Las Vegas
39,397,359
McCarran
33.
Charlotte
38,143,078
Douglas
34.
Sydney
35,992,164
Sydney
35.
Orlando
35,775,107
Orlando , Sanford [ 48]
36.
Kuala Lumpur
35,205,636
KLIA , LCCT [ 49] Subang [ 50]
37.
Milan
34,670,437
Malpensa , Linate , Bergamo
38.
Munich
34,598,634
Munich
39.
Düsseldorf/Cologne/Bonn
33,475,569
Düsseldorf , Cologne Bonn , Dortmund , Weeze
40.
Toronto
33,452,851
Pearson , Toronto Island , Hamilton
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