ACI WORLD · 2025 CONFIRMED FIGURES (RELEASED JULY 2026)
Atlanta is still the world's busiest airport by passengers — 106,302,208 in 2025 — but by flights, the crown just moved to Chicago O'Hare. Global traffic hit 9.8 billion passengers (+3.7%). Full confirmed rankings below.
| # | Airport | Code | Country | Passengers 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta GA | ATL | US | 106,302,208 | ▼ 1.6% |
| 2 | Dubai | DXB | AE | 95,192,160 | ▲ 3.1% |
| 3 | Tokyo | HND | JP | 91,679,814 | ▲ 6.7% |
| 4 | Dallas/Fort Worth TX | DFW | US | 85,660,127 | ▼ 2.5% |
| 5 | Shanghai | PVG | CN | 84,994,548 | ▲ 10.7% |
| 6 | Chicago IL | ORD | US | 84,856,018 | ▲ 6.0% |
| 7 | London | LHR | GB | 84,482,126 | ▲ 0.7% |
| 8 | Istanbul | IST | TR | 84,437,710 | ▲ 5.5% |
| 9 | Guangzhou | CAN | CN | 83,582,952 | ▲ 9.5% |
| 10 | Denver CO | DEN | US | 82,427,962 | ▲ 0.1% |
| 11 | New Delhi | DEL | IN | 78,148,081 | ▲ 0.4% |
| 12 | Incheon | ICN | KR | 74,126,912 | ▲ 4.1% |
| 13 | Los Angeles CA | LAX | US | 73,709,594 | ▼ 3.8% |
| 14 | Paris | CDG | FR | 72,029,407 | ▲ 2.5% |
| 15 | Beijing | PEK | CN | 70,742,712 | ▲ 5.0% |
| 16 | Singapore | SIN | SG | 69,982,000 | ▲ 3.5% |
| 17 | Amsterdam | AMS | NL | 68,771,592 | ▲ 2.9% |
| 18 | Madrid | MAD | ES | 68,118,754 | ▲ 3.0% |
| 19 | Shenzhen | SZX | CN | 66,485,213 | ▲ 8.2% |
| 20 | Kuala Lumpur | KUL | MY | 63,409,501 | ▲ 11.0% |
| # | Airport | Code | Movements 2025 | YoY |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago IL | ORD | 857,392 | ▲ 10.5% |
| 2 | Atlanta GA | ATL | 807,625 | ▲ 1.4% |
| 3 | Dallas/Fort Worth TX | DFW | 743,394 | ▲ 0.0% |
| 4 | Denver CO | DEN | 701,335 | ▲ 1.7% |
| 5 | Las Vegas NV | LAS | 586,871 | ▼ 4.4% |
| 6 | Los Angeles CA | LAX | 580,996 | ▼ 0.1% |
| 7 | Charlotte NC | CLT | 574,193 | ▼ 3.8% |
| 8 | Shanghai | PVG | 557,043 | ▲ 5.5% |
| 9 | Guangzhou | CAN | 550,512 | ▲ 7.5% |
| 10 | Istanbul | IST | 549,309 | ▲ 6.2% |
| 11 | Miami FL | MIA | 502,771 | ▲ 3.6% |
| 12 | Amsterdam | AMS | 499,057 | ▲ 0.8% |
| 13 | Phoenix AZ | DVT | 490,702 | ▲ 13.4% |
| 14 | Tokyo | HND | 490,224 | ▲ 2.1% |
| 15 | Phoenix AZ | PHX | 487,142 | ▲ 0.3% |
| 16 | New Delhi | DEL | 481,856 | ▲ 0.9% |
| 17 | London | LHR | 480,005 | ▲ 0.8% |
| 18 | Paris | CDG | 479,575 | ▲ 2.8% |
| 19 | New York NY | JFK | 464,281 | ▼ 0.9% |
| 20 | Frankfurt | FRA | 460,272 | ▲ 4.4% |
Source: Transit Barometer — World's Busiest Airports (2026), from ACI World confirmed 2025 traffic data. Atlanta leads passengers (106,302,208); Chicago O'Hare leads aircraft movements (857,392). https://transitbarometer.com/busiest-airports/world/
Source: ACI World Airport Traffic Dataset, 2025 confirmed figures, released July 15, 2026 (https://aci.aero/2026/07/15/worlds-busiest-airports-atlanta-holds-asia-climbs-strong-demand-while-asia-pacific-growth-reshape-the-rankings/). Passenger totals count enplaned + deplaned (transit once). Reported here with attribution under fair reporting; our compilation CC BY 4.0.