The World’s Busiest Airports in 2020

The top 50 busiest airports in the world in 2020.

RankAirportLocationPassengersChangePosition
1 Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) Guangdong, China 43,760,427 -40.5% +10
2 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) Georgia, USA 42,918,685 -60.2% -1
3 Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport (CTU) Sichuan, China 40,741,509 -27.1% +21
4 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) Texas, USA 39,364,990 -47.5% +6
5 Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport (SZX) Guangdong, China 37,916,059 -28.4% +21
6 Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport (CKG) Chongqing, China 34,937,789 -22.0% +42
7 Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK) Beijing, China 34,513,827 -65.5% -5
8 Denver International Airport (DEN) Colorado, USA 33,741,129 -51.1% +8
9 Kunming Changshui International Airport (KMG) Yunnan, China 32,989,127 -31.4% +28
10 Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport (SHA) Shanghai, China 31,165,641 -31.7% +36
11 Xi'an Xianyang International Airport (XIY) Shaanxi, China 31,073,884 -34.2% +29
12 Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) Tokyo, Japan 30,965,027 -63.8% -7
13 Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) Illinois, USA 30,860,251 -63.5% -7
14 Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) Shanghai, China 30,476,531 -60.0% -6
15 Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) California, USA 28,779,527 -67.3% -12
16 Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) Delhi, India 28,501,000 -58.4% +1
17 Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport (HGH) Zhejiang, China 28,224,342 -29.6% *
18 Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) North Carolina, USA 27,200,000 -46.0% +16
19 Dubai International Airport (DXB) Dubai, UAE 25,900,000 -70.0% -15
20 Istanbul Airport (IST) Istanbul, Turkey 23,409,000 -55.1% +8
21 Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) Roissy, France 22,257,469 -70.8% -12
22 London Heathrow Airport (LHR) England, UK 22,109,726 -72.7% -15
23 Mexico City International Airport (MEX) Mexico City, Mexico 21,981,711 -56.3% +10
24 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) Arizona, USA 21,928,708 -52.6% +20
25 Tan Son Nhat International Airport (SGN) Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam 21,900,000 -49.0% *
26 Orlando International Airport (MCO) Florida, USA 21,617,803 -57.7% +5
27 Zhengzhou Xinzheng International Airport (CGO) Henan, China 21,406,709 -26.5% *
28 Jeju International Airport (CJU) Jeju Province, South Korea 21,054,696 -32.8% *
29 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) Amsterdam, Netherlands 20,887,174 -70.9% -17
30 São Paulo-Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) Guarulhos, Brazil 20,322,520 -52.7% *
31 Seattle–Tacoma International Airport (SEA) Washington, USA 20,061,507 -61.3% -2
32 Nanjing Lukou International Airport (NKG) Jiangsu, China 19,906,576 -34.9% *
33 Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) Moscow, Russia 19,784,000 -60.4% +2
34 Changsha Huanghua International Airport (CSX) Hunan, China 19,223,825 -28.6% *
35 Frankfurt Airport (FRA) Hesse, Germany 18,770,998 -73.4% -20
36 Miami International Airport (MIA) Florida, USA 18,663,858 -59.4% +9
37 George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Texas, USA 18,213,571 -59.5% +10
38 Gimpo International Airport (GMP) Seoul, South Korea 17,446,239 -31.4% *
39 Madrid Barajas Airport (MAD) Madrid, Spain 17,112,000 -72.3% -17
40 Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) Istanbul, Turkey 16,982,456 -52.1% *
41 Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport (XMN) Fujian, China 16,710,197 -39.0% *
42 Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK) Bangkok, Thailand 16,706,000 -74.5% -23
43 John F Kennedy International Airport (JFK) New York, USA 16,630,642 -73.4% -23
44 Guiyang Longdongbao International Airport (KWE) Guizhou, China 16,583,878 -25.7% *
45 Haikou Meilan International Airport (HAK) Hainan, China 16,490,216 -31.9% *
46 Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport (FLL) Florida, USA 16,484,132 -55.1% *
47 San Francisco International Airport (SFO) California, USA 16,409,625 -71.4% -24
48 Moscow Domodedovo Airport (DME) Moscow, Russia 16,300,000 -42.4% *
49 Beijing Daxing International Airport (PKX) Beijing, China 16,091,449 413.3% *
50 Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) New Jersey, USA 15,892,892 -65.7% -7

* New entries into the top 50 list.