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Whether on business or pleasure trip, airport is the
first port of call for most travelers. In this day and age, we simply
cannot avoid them. Let's take a look at some of the busiest airports in
the world based on passenger traffic. (Data courtesy: Airports Council
International)
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No.10 Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt Airport is a major international airport located in Frankfurt,
the fifth-largest city in Germany and one of the world's leading
financial centers. It is operated by Fraport and serves as the main hub
for national carrier Lufthansa. The airport covers an area of 2,100
hectares (5,200 acres) of land and features two passenger terminals. It
handled 49 million passengers in the first 10 month of 2013. |
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No.9 Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is the primary international
airport serving the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex in the state of Texas,
United States. It is the largest hub for American Airlines, which is
headquartered near the airport. DFW has a total area of 17,207 acres,
making it the largest airport in Texas and the second-largest in the
United States. In January to October, 2013, more than 50 million
passengers passed through this airport. |
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No. 8 Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, also known as Roissy Airport, is one of
the world's principal aviation centers, as well as France's largest
airport. It is named after Charles de Gaulle (1890–1970), the leader of
the Free French Forces and founder of the French Fifth Republic. It is
located within portions of several communes, 25 km (16 miles) to the
northeast of Paris. The airport serves as the principal hub for Air
France. It provided services to 52.6 million passengers between January
and October of 2013. |
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No.7 Dubai International Airport
Dubai International Airport is a major airline hub in the Middle East,
and is the main airport of Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It is situated
in Al Garhoud district. The airport is operated by the Dubai Airports
Company and is the home base of Emirates, Dubai's international airline,
FlyDubai and Emirates SkyCargo. It handled 55 million passengers from
January to October in 2013. |
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No.6 Los Angeles International Airport
Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the
Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in
the United States. It is most often referred as LAX, with the letters
pronounced individually. LAX is located in southwestern Los Angeles
along the Pacific coast in the neighborhood of Westchester, 16 miles (26
km) from Downtown Los Angeles. With 55.9 million passengers in first 10
month of 2013, the airport ranked as the 6th busiest airport in the
world.
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No.5 Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Chicago O'Hare International Airport, also known as O'Hare Airport,
Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport
located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United
States, 17 miles (27 km) northwest of the Chicago Loop (the CBD). It is
the primary airport serving the Chicago area. The airport saw 56.2
million passengers from January to October in 2013.
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No.4 Tokyo International Airport
Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport or Tokyo
Haneda Airport, is one of the two primary airports that serve the
Greater Tokyo Area, and is the primary base of Japan's two major
domestic airlines, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways. It is located
in Ota, Tokyo, 8 miles (14 km) south of Tokyo Station. About 57 million
passengers passed thorough the airport from January to October in 2013.
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No.3 London Heathrow Airport
London Heathrow Airport or Heathrow is a major international airport
serving London, England. Located in the London Borough of Hillingdon, in
West London, Heathrow is the busiest airport in the United Kingdom and
the third-busiest airport in the world in total passenger traffic,
handling more international passengers than any other airport around the
globe. The airport provided services to 61 million passengers in the
first 10 month for 2013.
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No.2 Beijing Capital International Airport
Beijing Capital International Airport is the main international airport
serving Beijing. It is located 19 miles (32 km) northeast of Beijing's
city center, in an enclave of Chaoyang District and the surroundings of
that enclave in suburban Shunyi District. The airport is owned and
operated by the Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited.
The airport saw 70 million passengers in first 10 month of 2013, making
the airport the second-busiest in the world. |
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No.1 Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International
Airport
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport, known locally as
Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield, or Hartsfield–Jackson, is located 6 miles
(11 km) south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia,
United States. It has been the world's busiest airport by passenger
traffic since 1998, and by number of landings and take-offs since 2005.
More than 70 million passengers passed through the airport from January
to October of 2013 and kept its title as busiest airport in the world. |
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