The World’s Busiest Airports in 2021

The top 30 busiest airports in the world in 2021.

RankAirportLocationPassengersChangePosition
1 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Georgia, USA 75,537,213 76.0% +1
2 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Texas, USA 62,465,756 58.7% +2
3 Denver International Airport (DEN) Colorado, USA 58,828,552 +74.4% +5
4 Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) Illinois, USA 54,020,399 +56.0% +9
5 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) California, USA 48,007,284 +66.8% +10
6 Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) North Carolina, USA 43,302,230 +59.2% +12
7 Orlando International Airport (MCO) Florida, USA 40,351,068 +86.7% +7
8 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) Guangdong, China 40,249,679 -8.0% -7
9 Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) Sichuan, China 40,117,496 -1.5% -6
10 Harry Reid Airport (LAS) Las Vegas, USA 39,710,493 +78.9% *
11 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) Arizona, USA 38,846,713 +77.2% +13
12 Miami International Airport (MIA) Florida, USA 37,302,456 +99.9% +24
13 Istanbul Airport (IST) Istanbul, Turkey 36,988,563 +58.0% +7
14 Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) Guangdong, China 36,358,185 -4.1% -9
15 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Washington, USA 36,154,015 +80.2% +15
16 Mexico City International Airport (MEX) Mexico City, Mexico 36,056,614 +64.0% +7
17 Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) Chongqing, China 35,766,284 +2.4% -11
18 George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Texas, USA 33,677,118 +84.9% +19
19 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) Shanghai, China 33,207,337 +6.6% -9
20 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) Beijing, China 32,639,013 -5.4% -13
21 Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) Yunnan, China 32,221,195 -2.3% -12
22 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) Shanghai, China 32,206,814 +5.7% -8
23 Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) Moscow, Russia 30,943,456 +56.4% +12
24 Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) Shaanxi, China 30,173,312 -2.9% -13
25 Dubai International Airport (DXB) Dubai, UAE 29,100,000 +59.6% +11
26 Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) Zhejiang, China 28,163,820 -0.2% -10
27 Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Florida, USA 28,076,808 +70.3% +18
28 Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) Roissy, France 26,201,698 +17.7% -8
29 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam, Netherlands 25,500,000 +22.1% -1
30 Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) Minnesota, USA 25,202,120 +69.7% *

* New entry into the top 30 list.