For the twenty fifth time in 26 years, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport (ATL) was named the world’s busiest airport.
The Georgia hub once more took the highest spot in Airports Council Worldwide’s annual rankings of the world’s busiest airports for 2023, in accordance with information launched by the group Monday.
Atlanta led the best way in whole passengers enplaned and deplaned, because it has for the reason that late Nineties with only one exception: In 2020, the airport fell to second place as uncommon journey developments on the peak of the coronavirus pandemic shook up the rankings.
“It’s a testomony to our international connectivity and an affirmation of our metropolis’s place on the world stage,” Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens mentioned in an announcement Monday.
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Notably, international air visitors surged to just about 94% of pre-pandemic ranges final yr, ACI’s report famous — a key step within the restoration from the pandemic, helped by a resurgence in worldwide journey.
“Airports proceed to show their resilience and flexibility amidst the challenges posed by the ever-evolving panorama of world journey,” ACI World Director Common Luis Felipe de Oliveira mentioned in asserting the rankings.
What are the busiest airports on this planet?
Right here’s the complete record of the highest 10 busiest airports on this planet for 2023.
| Rank | Airport | 2023 passengers | 2022 rating | 2019 rating |
| 1 | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport (ATL) | 104,653,451 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | Dubai Worldwide Airport (DXB) | 86,994,365 | 5 | 4 |
| 3 | Dallas Fort Value Worldwide Airport (DFW) | 81,755,538 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 | London’s Heathrow Airport (LHR) | 79,183,364 | 8 | 7 |
| 5 | Tokyo’s Haneda Airport (HND) | 78,719,302 | 16 | 5 |
| 6 | Denver Worldwide Airport (DEN) | 77,837,917 | 3 | 16 |
| 7 | Istanbul Airport (IST) | 76,027,321 | 7 | 28 |
| 8 | Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (LAX) | 75,050,875 | 6 | 3 |
| 9 | Chicago’s O’Hare Worldwide Airport (ORD) | 73,894,226 | 4 | 6 |
| 10 | Delhi Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport (DEL) | 72,214,814 | 9 | 17 |
The rankings embody a handful of U.S. airports (alongside Atlanta within the prime place) — to not point out some noteworthy shifts.
Busiest worldwide airports
Journey to Japan bounced again in an enormous approach final yr, bringing Tokyo’s Haneda again to its pre-pandemic spot because the world’s fifth-busiest airport.
London’s Heathrow was the fourth-busiest airport on this planet, climbing from No. 8 in 2022.
Istanbul has seen maybe the strongest development lately. Earlier than the pandemic, it was the Twenty eighth-busiest airport on this planet. In 2023, it was the seventh-busiest airport. That airport’s house airline, Turkish Airways, has been rising at a quick tempo — together with within the U.S., the place it’s introduced a number of new locations lately, most not too long ago Denver.
Although New Delhi fell from ninth place in 2022 to tenth in 2023, its four-year development from 2019 is outstanding, amid that nation’s quick inhabitants development — and the corresponding development of its industrial aviation sector.
Busiest airports within the US
ACI’s rating of the world’s prime 10 busiest airports included 5 airports within the U.S. These are:
- Atlanta (first total globally)
- Dallas Fort Value (third)
- Denver (sixth)
- Los Angeles (eighth)
- Chicago’s O’Hare (ninth)
Atlanta retaining the highest spot — each within the U.S. and on this planet — comes regardless of enplanements and deplanements being down about 5% from pre-pandemic 2019.
However, it might get even stronger this yr.
Delta Air Traces, which calls the airport house, not too long ago famous its 2024 plans embody an even bigger emphasis on Atlanta and some different “core hubs,” after spending current years devoting assets to a speedy build-up at Boston Logan Worldwide Airport (BOS) and Los Angeles.
In the meantime, the energy Dallas Fort Value and Denver have proven lately versus different prime U.S. airports LAX and O’Hare continued in 2023.
Airways in 2023 provided 9.7% extra scheduled seats out of DFW over 2019, in accordance with information TPG considered from aviation analytics agency Cirium. The expansion was even stronger out of Denver: 17%.
On the flip facet, LAX and O’Hare each noticed scheduled seats shrink by greater than 13% over 2019 ranges, Cirium information exhibits.
In 2019, LAX was the nation’s second-busiest airport, and the world’s third-busiest. O’Hare was fourth-busiest on this planet as not too long ago as 2022.
It’s value noting that 4 of the highest 5 busiest U.S. airports are hubs or focus cities for a number of airways.
Atlanta is house base for Delta, and an working base for Southwest Airways — although Delta is by far the highest provider. Denver is a key United Airways hub, and a Southwest base. LAX is a hub for every of the three largest U.S. carriers. O’Hare is house base for United, and a hub for American Airways.
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