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The thirty world's busiest airports by traffic movements are measured by total movements (data provided by Airports Council International). One total movement is a landing or take off of an aircraft.

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2008 final statistics[1]

ACI's final 2008 full year figures are as follow.

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Movements		 Rank
Change		 Change
1. United States Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 978,824 ▬ ▼1.6%
2. United States O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 881,566 ▬ ▼4.9%
3. United States Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 656,310 ▬ ▼4.3%
4. United States Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 622,506 ▬ ▼8.6%
5. United States Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 619,503 ▬ ▲0.9%
6. United States McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 578,949 ▬ ▼5.0%
7. United States George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 576,062 ▬ ▼4.6%
8. France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 559,816 ▬ ▲1.3%
9. United States Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina, United States CLT/KCLT 536,253 ▲1 ▲2.6%
10. United States Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 502,499 ▼1 ▼6.8%
11. United States Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 492,038 ▬ ▼1.5%
12. Germany Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 485,783 ▬ ▼1.4%
13. United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 478,518 ▲1 ▼0.6%
14. Spain Barajas Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 469,740 ▼1 ▼2.8%
15. United States Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 462,520 ▬ ▼1.0%
16. United States Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 450,044 ▲1 ▼0.7%
17. Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS/EHAM 446,592 ▼1 ▼1.7%
18. United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 441,425 ▬ ▼1.1%
19. United States Newark Liberty International Airport Newark,Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 434,428 ▬ ▼0.4%
20. Germany Munich Airport Munich, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 432,296 ▬ ▲0.1%
21. People's Republic of China Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK/ZBAA 431,670 ▲2 ▲8.0%
22. Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 430,588 ▼1 ▲1.2%
23. United States Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah, United States SLC/KSLC 389,321 ▼1 ▼7.8%
24. United States San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO/KSFO 387,710 ▲5 ▲2.2%
25. United States Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys, California, United States VNY/KVNY 386,706 ▲? ▲3.3%
26. United States LaGuardia Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States LGA/KLGA 379,414 ▬ ▼3.2%
27. United States Phoenix Deer Valley Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States DVT/KDVT 376,210 ▲3 ▼0.6%
28. United States Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts, United States BOS/KBOS 371,604 ▼4 ▼7.0%
29. United States Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 371,519 ▼2 ▼3.8%
30. Mexico Mexico City International Airport Mexico City, Greater Mexico City, Mexico MEX/MMMX 366,561 ▲? ▼3.1%

2007 final statistics[2]

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Movements		 Rank
Change		 Change
1. United States Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 994,346 ▬ ▲1.8%
2. United States O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 926,973 ▬ ▼3.3%
3. United States Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 685,491 ▬ ▼2.0%
4. United States Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 680,954 ▬ ▲3.7%
5. United States Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 614,065 ▲2 ▲2.8%
6. United States McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 609,472 ▼1 ▼1.6%
7. United States George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 603,656 ▼1 ▲0.2%
8. France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 552,721 ▲1 ▲2.1%
9. United States Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 539,211 ▼1 ▼1.3%
10. United States Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina, United States CLT/KCLT 522,541 ▲1 ▲2.6%
11. United States Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 499,653 ▼1 ▼3.1%
12. Germany Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 492,569 ▬ ▲0.7%
13. Spain Barajas Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 483,284 ▲5 ▲11.1%
14. United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 481,479 ▬ ▲0.9%
15. United States Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 467,230 ▼2 ▼3.0%
16. Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS/EHAM 454,360 ▲1 ▲3.2%
17. United States Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 452,972 ▼2 ▼4.6%
18. United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 446,348 ▲10 ▲17.2%
19. United States Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 435,691 ▼3 ▼2.0%
20. Germany Munich Airport Munich, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 431,815 ▲1 ▲5.0%
21. Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 425,500 ▼1 ▲1.8%
22. United States Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah, United States SLC/KSLC 422,010 ▼3 ▼0.1%
23. People's Republic of China Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK/ZBAA 399,697 ▲7 ▲6.1%
24. United States Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts, United States BOS/KBOS 399,537 ▼1 ▼1.6%
25. United States Long Beach Airport Long Beach, California, United States LGB/KLGB 398,433 ▲? ▲7.8%
26. United States LaGuardia Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States LGA/KLGA 391,872 ▼2 ▼2.1%
27. United States Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 386,058 ▬ ▲0.4%
28. United States Washington Dulles International Airport Dulles, Virginia, United States IAD/KIAD 382,939 ▲1 ▲0.9%
29. United States San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO/KSFO 379,500 ▲? ▲5.7%
30. United States Phoenix Deer Valley Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States DVT/KDVT 378,349 ▼7 ▼6.9%

2006 final statistics[3]

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Movements		 Rank
Change		 Change
1. United States Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 976,447 ▬ ▼0.4%
2. United States O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 958,643 ▬ ▼1.4%
3. United States Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 699,344 ▬ ▼1.8%
4. United States Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 656,842 ▬ ▲1.0%
5. United States McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 619,486 ▬ ▲2.4%
6. United States George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 602,672 ▬ ▲7.1%
7. United States Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 597,156 ▬ ▲6.5%
8. United States Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 546,510 ▬ ▼3.0%
9. France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 541,566 ▲2 ▲3.6%
10. United States Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 515,869 ▼1 ▼3.7%
11. United States Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina, United States CLT/KCLT 509,559 ▲2 ▼2.4%
12. Germany Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 489,406 ▲4 ▼0.2%
13. United States Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 481,740 ▼1 ▼7.7%
14. United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 477,041 ▲3 ▼0.2%
15. United States Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 474,998 ▼5 ▼10.8%
16. United States Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 444,696 ▲3 ▲1.9%
17. Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, The Netherlands AMS/EHAM 440,154 ▲3 ▲4.6%
18. Spain Barajas Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 434,959 ▲3 ▲4.6%
19. United States Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah, United States SLC/KSLC 421,684 ▼1 ▼7.4%
20. Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 417,932 ▲3 ▲2.1%
21. Germany Munich Airport Munich, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 411,335 ▲5 ▲3.1%
22. United States Phoenix Deer Valley Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States DVT/KDVT 406,507 ▲7 ▲7.6%
23. United States Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts, United States BOS/KBOS 406,119 ▲1 ▼0.7%
24. United States LaGuardia Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States LGA/KLGA 400,298 ▲1 ▼1.2%
25. United States Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys, California, United States VNY/KVNY 394,915 ▼3 ▼4.0%
26. United States Memphis International Airport Memphis, Tennessee, United States MEM/KMEM 384,823 ▬ ▼1.9%
27. United States Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 384,477 ▲1 ▲0.8%
28. United States John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 380,922 ▲? ▲8.9%
29. United States Washington Dulles International Airport Dulles, Virginia, United States IAD/KIAD 379,571 ▼15 ▼25.5%
30. People's Republic of China Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK/ZBAA 376,643 ▲? ▲10.2%

2005 final statistics

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Movements		 Rank
Change		 Change
1 United States Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia ATL/KATL 990,386 ▲1 ▲1.6%
2 United States O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois ORD/KORD 972,248 ▼1 ▼2.0%
3 United States Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport Dallas, Texas DFW/KDFW 711,878 ▬ ▼11.6%
4 United States Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California LAX/KLAX 650,629 ▬ ▼0.7%
5 United States McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada LAS/KLAS 605,046 ▲2 ▲11.1%
6 United States George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas IAH/KIAH 562,966 ▲6 ▲8.8%
7 United States Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado DEN/KDEN 560,669 ▼2 ▲0.1%
8 United States Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Arizona PHX/KPHX 555,256 ▼2 ▲1.5%
9 United States Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PHL/KPHL 535,666 ▲4 ▲10.2%
10 United States Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis, Minnesota MSP/KMSP 532,240 ▼2 ▼1.6%
11 France Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy, France CDG/LFPG 522,619 ▼2 ▼0.6%
12 United States Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan DTW/KDTW 521,899 ▼2 ▼0.1%
13 United States Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina CLT/KCLT 521,878 ▲6 11.4%
14 United States Washington Dulles International Airport Dulles, Virginia IAD/KIAD 509,468 ▲2 ▲8.5%
15 United States Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Hebron, Kentucky CVG/KCVG 496,364 ▼4 ▼4.1%
16 Germany Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Germany FRA/EDDF 490,147 ▼2 ▲2.7%
17 United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport Hayes, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 477,884 ▼2 ▲0.4%
18 United States Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah SLC/KSLC 455,472 ▲3 ▲10.6%
19 United States Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey EWR/KEWR 437,402 ▼1 ▼0.4%
20 Netherlands Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 420,736 ▬ ▲0.5%
21 Spain Barajas Airport Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 415,677 ▲3 ▲3.5%
22 United States Van Nuys Airport Los Angeles, California VNY/KVNY 411,317 ▼5 ▼8.3%
23 Canada Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 409,401 ▬ ▲1.4%
24 United States Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts BOS/KBOS 409,066 ▼2 ▲0.9%
25 United States LaGuardia Airport New York, New York LGA/KLGA 404,853 ▲1 ▲1.3%
26 Germany Munich Airport Munich, Germany MUC/EDDM 398,838 ▲2 ▲4.1%
27 United States Memphis International Airport Memphis, Tennessee MEM/KMEM 392,360 ▬ ▲1.1%
28 United States Miami International Airport Miami, Florida MIA/KMIA 381,610 ▼3 ▼4.8%
29 United States Phoenix Deer Valley Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States DVT/KDVT 378,225 ▲? ▲11.1%
30 United States Long Beach Airport Long Beach, California, United States LGB/KLGB 353,011 ▲? ▲4.1%

Notes

  1. ^ Traffic Movements 2008 Final from Airports Council International
  2. ^ Traffic Movements 2007 Final from Airports Council International
  3. ^ Traffic Movements 2006 FINAL from Airports Council International

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