This is a list of the busiest airports in Europe by passengers/year (top 100 airports by total passengers/year).
European airports are defined as those that are within the airspace of the member states of The European Organisation for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) or The Council of Europe.
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2008 statistics
| Rank 2008 |
Country | Airport | City | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
2007 | 2008 | Change 2007-2008 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  United Kingdom |
London Heathrow Airport | London | LHR/EGLL | 68,068,304[1] | 67,056,379 | ▼1.5% |
| 2. |  France |
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport | Paris | CDG/LFPG | 59,922,177[1] | 60,874,681 | ▲1.6% |
| 3. |  Germany |
Frankfurt Airport | Frankfurt | FRA/EDDF | 54,161,856[1] | 53,467,450 | ▼1.3% |
| 4. |  Spain |
Barajas Airport | Madrid | MAD/LEMD | 52,122,702[1] | 50,846,104 | ▼2.4% |
| 5. |  Netherlands |
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol | Amsterdam | AMS/EHAM | 47,794,994[1] | 47,429,741 | ▼0.8% |
| 6. |  Italy |
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport | Rome | FCO/LIRF | 32,945,223 | 35,132,879 | ▲6.6% |
| 7. | Germany |
Munich Airport | Munich | MUC/EDDM | 33,959,422[1] | 34,530,593 | ▲1.7% |
| 8. | United Kingdom |
London Gatwick Airport | London | LGW/EGKK | 35,218,374[1] | 34,214,474 | ▼2.8% |
| 9. | Spain |
Barcelona El Prat Airport | Barcelona | BCN/LEBL | 32,898,249 | 30,208,134 | ▼7.9% |
| 10. |  Turkey |
Atatürk International Airport | Istanbul | IST/LTBA | 25,561,357 | 28,553,132 | ▲11.7% |
| 11. | France |
Paris-Orly Airport | Paris | ORY/LFPO | 26,440,736 | 26,209,703 | ▼ 0.9% |
| 12. |  Ireland |
Dublin Airport | Dublin | DUB/EIDW | 23,289,417 | 23,500,000 | ▲0.9% |
| 13. | Spain |
Palma de Mallorca Airport | Mallorca | PMI/LEPA | 23,223,963 | 22,832,865 | ▼1.7% |
| 14. | United Kingdom |
London Stansted Airport | London | STN/EGSS | 23,777,194 | 22,360,364 | ▼6.0% |
| 15. |  Switzerland |
Zürich Airport | Zürich | ZRH/LSZH | 20,686,986 | 22,100,000 | ▲6.8% |
| 16. |  Denmark |
Copenhagen Airport | Copenhagen | CPH/EKCH | 21,356,134 | 21,530,016 | ▲0.8% |
| 17. | United Kingdom |
Manchester Airport | Manchester | MAN/EGCC | 22,112,625 | 21,219,195 | ▼4.0% |
| 18 |  Russia |
Domodedovo International Airport | Moscow | DME/UUDD | 18,755,098 | 20,430,000 | ▲8.9% |
| 19. |  Austria |
Vienna International Airport | Vienna | VIE/LOWW | 18,768,468 | 19,747,289 | ▲5.2% |
| 20. |  Norway |
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen | Oslo | OSL/ENGM | 19,044,011 | 19,344,459 | ▲1.6% |
| 21. | Italy |
Malpensa Airport | Milan | MXP/LIMC | 23,885,391 | 19,221,632 | ▼19,6% |
| 22. | Turkey |
Antalya International Airport | Antalya | AYT/LTAI | 17,710,385 | 18,789,257 | ▲6.1% |
| 23. |  Belgium |
Brussels Airport | Brussels | BRU/EBBR | 17,838,689 | 18,516,000 | ▲3.8% |
| 24. | Germany |
Düsseldorf International Airport | Düsseldorf | DUS/EDDL | 17,831,248 | 18,150,000 | ▲1.8% |
| 25 |  Sweden |
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport | Stockholm | ARN/ESSA | 17,968,023 | 18,136,080 | ▲0.9% |
| 26. |  Greece |
Athens International Airport | Athens | ATH/LGAV | 16,522,680 | 16,466,491 | ▼0.3% |
| 27. | Russia |
Sheremetyevo International Airport | Moscow | SVO/UUEE | 14,039,843 | 15,214,000 | ▲8.4% |
| 28. | Germany |
Berlin Tegel Airport | Berlin | TXL/EDDT | 13,357,741 | 14,530,000 | ▲8.8% |
| 29. |  Portugal |
Lisbon Portela Airport | Lisbon | LIS/LPPT | 13,392,131 | 13,603,620 | ▲1.6% |
| 30. |  Finland |
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport | Helsinki | HEL/EFHK | 12,956,754 | 13,426,901 | ▲3.6% |
| 31. | Germany |
Hamburg Airport | Hamburg | HAM/EDDH | 12,780,504 | 12,840,000 | ▲0.5% |
| 32. | Spain |
Málaga Airport | Málaga | AGP/LEMG | 13,576,080 | 12,813,764 | ▼5.6% |
| 33. |  Czech Republic |
Ruzyně Airport | Prague | PRG/LKPR | 12,478,078 | 12,700,000 | ▲1.8% |
| 34. | Switzerland |
Geneva Cointrin International Airport | Geneva | GVA/LSGG | 10,807,060 | 11,530,000 | ▲6.7% |
| 35. | France |
Côte d'Azur Airport | Nice | NCE/LFMN | 10,399,570 | 10,382,566 | ▼0.2% |
| 36. | Germany |
Cologne Bonn Airport | Cologne / Bonn | CGN/EDDK | 10,471,657 | 10,350,000 | ▼1.2% |
| 37. | Spain |
Gran Canaria Airport | Las Palmas de Gran Canaria | LPA/GCLP | 10,340,567 | 10,212,106 | ▼1.2% |
| 38. | United Kingdom |
London Luton Airport | London | LTN/EGGW | 9,939,672 | 10,180,734 | ▲2.4% |
| 39. | Germany |
Stuttgart Airport | Stuttgart | STR/EDDS | 10,321,431 | 9,932,887 | ▼3.8% |
| 40. | United Kingdom |
Birmingham International Airport | Birmingham | BHX/EGBB | 9,232,198 | 9,627,589 | ▲4.3% |
| 41. | Spain |
Alicante Airport | Alicante | ALC/LEAL | 9,109,787 | 9,578,308 | ▲5.1% |
| 42. |  Poland |
Frederic Chopin Airport | Warsaw | WAW/EPWA | 9,268,551 | 9,436,958 | ▲1.8% |
| 43. | Italy |
Linate Airport | Milan | LIN/LIML | 9,926,530 | 9,266,152 | ▼6,7% |
| 44. | United Kingdom |
Edinburgh Airport | Edinburgh | EDI/EGPH | 9,049,188 | 9,006,702 | ▼0.5% |
| 45. |  Hungary |
Ferihegy Airport | Budapest | BUD/LHBP | 8,580,713 | 8,443,053 | ▼1.6% |
| 46. | Spain |
Tenerife South Airport | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | TFS/GCTS | 8,611,403 | 8,252,017 | ▼4.2% |
| 47. | United Kingdom |
Glasgow International Airport | Glasgow | GLA/EGPF | 8,795,727 | 8,178,891 | ▼7.0% |
| 48. | Russia |
Vnukovo International Airport | Moscow | VKO/UUWW | 6,696,663 | 7,992,000 | ▲19.3% |
| 49. | France |
Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport | Lyon | LYS/LFLL | 7,320,952 | 7,924,063 | ▲8.2% |
| 50. | Russia |
Pulkovo Airport | Saint Petersburg | LED/ULLI | 6,138,823 | 7,070,000 | ▲15.2% |
| 51. | France |
Marseille Provence Airport | Marseille | MRS/LFML | 6,962,772 | 6,965,933 | ▲0.0% |
| 52. | Italy |
Marco Polo Airport | Venice | VCE/LIPZ | 7,076,114 | 6,893,644 | ▼2.6% |
| 53. |  Ukraine |
Boryspil International Airport | Kiev | KBP/UKBB | 5,674,548 | 6,700,000 | ▲18.1% |
| 54. | Germany |
Berlin Schönefeld Airport | Berlin | SXF/EDDB | 6,331,191 | 6,638,162 | ▲4.2% |
| 55. | Italy |
Orio al Serio Airport | Bergamo | BGY/LIME | 5,741,734 | 6,482,590 | ▲12.9% |
| 56. | France |
Blagnac Airport | Toulouse | TLS/LFBO | 6,163,355 | 6,349,805 | ▲3.1% |
| 57. | United Kingdom |
Bristol International Airport | Bristol | BRS/EGGD | 5,923,814 | 6,267,114 | ▲5.8% |
| 58. | Italy |
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport | Catania | CTA/LICC | 6,083,735 | 6,054,469 | ▼0.5% |
| 59. | Spain |
Valencia Airport | Valencia | VLC/LEVC | 5,922,805 | 5,779,336 | ▼2.4% |
| 60. | Turkey |
Esenboğa International Airport | Ankara | ESB/LTAC | 4,958,128 | 5,692,133 | ▲14.8% |
| 61. | Italy |
Naples Airport | Naples | NAP/LIRN | 5,775,838 | 5,642,267 | ▼2.3% |
| 62. | Germany |
Langenhagen Airport | Hannover | HAJ/EDDV | 5,644,582 | 5,640,000 | ▼0.1% |
| 63. | United Kingdom |
East Midlands Airport | Derby / Leicester / Nottingham | EMA/EGNX | 5,422,102 | 5,620,673 | ▲3.7% |
| 64. | Spain |
Girona-Costa Brava Airport | Girona | GRO/LEGE | 4,829,970 | 5,507,294 | ▲14.0% |
| 65. |  Cyprus |
Larnaca International Airport | Larnaca | LCA/LCLK | 5,387,724 | 5,500,000 | ▲2.1% |
| 66. | Turkey |
Adnan Menderes International Airport | Izmir | ADB/LTBJ | 5,236,304 | 5,455,298 | ▲4.2% |
| 67. | Portugal |
Faro Airport | Faro | FAO/LPFR | 5,472,495 | 5,447,200 | ▼0.5% |
| 68. | Greece |
Heraklion | HER/LGIR | 5,438,369 | |||
| 69. | Spain |
Lanzarote Airport | Lanzarote | ACE/GCRR | 5,625,242 | 5,438,178 | ▼3.3% |
| 70. | United Kingdom |
Liverpool John Lennon Airport | Liverpool | LPL/EGGP | 5,520,283 | 5,334,152 | ▼3.4% |
| 71. | United Kingdom |
Belfast International Airport | Belfast | BFS/EGAA | 5,279,606 | 5,262,354 | ▼0.3% |
| 72. |  Romania |
Henri Coandă International Airport | Bucharest | OTP/LROP | 4,978,587 | 5,064,230 | ▲1.7% |
| 73. | United Kingdom |
Newcastle Airport | Newcastle upon Tyne | NCL/EGNT | 5,701,395 | 5,039,993 | ▼11.6% |
| 74. | Norway |
Bergen Flesland Airport | Bergen | BGO/ENBR | 4,852,740 | 5,037,451 | ▲3.8% |
| 75. | Italy |
Rome Ciampino Airport | Rome | CIA/LIRA | 5,401,475 | 4,788,931 | ▼11.3% |
| 76. | Spain |
Ibiza Airport | Ibiza | IBZ/LEIB | 4,746,918 | 4,647,487 | ▼2.1% |
| 77. | Portugal |
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport | Porto | OPO/LPPR | 3,986,748 | 4,534,829 | ▲13.7% |
| 78. | Spain |
Fuerteventura Airport | Fuerteventura | FUE/GCFV | 4,604,013 | 4,492,076 | ▼2.4% |
| 79. | Italy |
Palermo Airport | Palermo | PMO/LICJ | 4,511,165 | 4,446,142 | ▼1.4% |
| 80. | Spain |
San Pablo Airport | Seville | SVQ/LEZL | 4,501,050 | 4,391,794 | ▼2.4% |
| 81. | Sweden |
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport | Gothenburg | GOT/ESGG | 4,385,910 | 4,303,711 | ▼1.9% |
| 82. | Turkey |
Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | Istanbul | SAW/LTFJ | 3,791,625 | 4,281,193 | ▲12.9% |
| 83. | Germany |
Nuremberg Airport | Nuremberg | NUE/EDDN | 4,238,275 | 4,274,000 | ▲0.8% |
| 84. | Switzerland France Germany |
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg | Basel Mulhouse Freiburg |
BSL/LFSB MLH/LFSB EAP/LFSB |
4,259,380 | 4,261,992 | ▲0.1% |
| 85. | Spain |
Los Rodeos Airport | Tenerife | TFN/GCXO | 4,123,550 | 4,236,169 | ▲2.7% |
| 86. | Italy |
Bologna Airport | Bologna | BLQ/LIPE | 4,361,951 | 4,225,446 | ▼3.1% |
| 87. | Spain |
Bilbao Airport | Bilbao | BIO/LEBB | 4,260,048 | 4,172,901 | ▼2.0% |
| 88. | Greece |
Thessaloniki | SKG/LGTS | 4,167,969 | |||
| 89. | Italy |
Galileo Galilei Airport | Pisa | PSA/LIRP | 3,725,770 | 3,963,717 | ▲6.4% |
| 90. | Germany |
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport | Kirchberg / Simmern | HHN/EDFH | 4,014,246 | 3,939,232 | ▼1.9% |
| 91. | Norway |
Trondheim Værnes Airport | Trondheim | TRD/ENVA | 3,406,281 | 3,742,153 | ▲9.9% |
| 92. |  Latvia |
Riga International Airport | Riga | RIX/EVRA | 3,160,945 | 3,691,000 | ▲16.8% |
| 93. | Greece |
Rhodes | RHO/LGRP | 3,625,962 | |||
| 94. | France |
Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport | Bordeaux | BOD/LFBD | 3,463,205 | 3,519,000 | ▲1.6% |
| 95. | Norway |
Stavanger Airport, Sola | Stavanger | SVG/ENZV | 3,345,718 | 3,474,264 | ▲3.8% |
| 96. | Italy |
Turin Airport | Turin | TRN/LIMF | 3,509,253 | 3,420,833 | ▼2.5% |
| 97. | Italy |
Verona Airport | Verona | VRN/LIPX | 3,510,259 | 3,402,601 | ▼3,1% |
| 98. | United Kingdom |
Aberdeen Airport | Aberdeen | ABZ/EGPD | 3,434,265 | 3,290,920 | ▼4.2% |
| 99. | United Kingdom |
London City Airport | London | LCY/EGLC | 2,929,155 | 3,260,236 | ▲11.3% |
| 100. | Ireland |
Cork Airport | Cork | ORK/EICK | 3,180,247 | 3,250,000 | ▲2.2% |
Source data
Source for all years is World's busiest airports by passenger traffic (and that page carries further references), combined with the List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries and the list of Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic.
See also
- World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
- World's busiest airports by traffic movements
- World's busiest airports by cargo traffic
- World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic
- List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
- Busiest airports in the United Kingdom by total passenger traffic
- China's busiest airports by passenger traffic
- Busiest airports in the United States by total passenger boardings
- List of the busiest airports in Canada
- List of the busiest airports in Brazil
- List of the busiest airports in the British Isles
- List of the busiest airports in Australia
- Busiest airports in the United States by both domestic and international passengers
- US busiest airports by international passenger traffic
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References
- Aena, Spanish Civil Aviation Authority
- Avinor, Norwegian Airport Limited Company
- CAA, British Civil Aviation Authorities
- Finavia, Finnish Civil Aviation Authorities
- Luftfartsverket, LFV Group
- Statens Luftfartsvæsen, Danish Civil Aviation Authority
- Detailed datas of all Italian Airports
- Aeroporti di Milano
- Aeroporti di Roma
- Aéroports de Paris
- Copenhagen Airport
- Fraport AG
- Oslo Airport
- Lyon Saint Exupéry Airport
- All Greek Airports
- Turkish General Directorate of State Airports Authority
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