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World's 30 Busiest Airports by Passengers
and Cargo, 2006
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Airport |
Total
passengers |
2005–2006
percent change |
Airport |
Total
cargo |
2005–2006
percent change |
| 1. |
Atlanta, Hartsfield (ATL) |
84,846,639 |
-1.2% |
Memphis (MEM) |
3,692,081 |
2.6% |
| 2. |
Chicago, O'Hare (ORD) |
77,028,134 |
0.7 |
Hong Kong (HKG) |
3,609,780 |
5.1 |
| 3. |
London, Heathrow (LHR) |
67,530,197 |
-0.6 |
Anchorage (ANC) |
2,691,395 |
5.4 |
| 4. |
Tokyo, Haneda (HND) |
65,810,672 |
4.0 |
Seoul (ICN) |
2,336,572 |
8.7 |
| 5. |
Los Angeles (LAX) |
61,041,066 |
-0.7 |
Tokyo, Narita (NRT) |
2,280,830 |
-0.5 |
| 6. |
Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) |
60,226,138 |
1.8 |
Shanghai (PVG) |
2,168,122 |
16.8 |
| 7. |
Paris, Charles de Gaulle (CDG) |
56,849,567 |
5.7 |
Paris, Charles de Gaulle (CDG) |
2,130,724 |
6.0 |
| 8. |
Frankfurt-Main (FRA) |
52,810,683 |
1.1 |
Frankfurt-Main (FRA) |
2,127,646 |
8.4 |
| 9. |
Beijing (PEK) |
48,654,770 |
18.7 |
Louisville (SDF) |
1,983,032 |
9.2 |
| 10. |
Denver (DEN) |
47,325,016 |
9.1 |
Singapore (SIN) |
1,931,881 |
4.2 |
| 11. |
Las Vegas (LAS) |
46,193,329 |
5.0 |
Los Angeles (LAX) |
1,907,497 |
-1.6 |
| 12. |
Amsterdam, Schiphol (AMS) |
46,065,719 |
4.4 |
Miami (MIA) |
1,830,591 |
4.3 |
| 13. |
Madrid (MAD) |
45,501,168 |
8.0 |
Taipei (TPE) |
1,698,808 |
-0.4 |
| 14. |
Hong Kong (HKG) |
43,857,908 |
8.9 |
New York (JFK) |
1,635,357 |
0.2 |
| 15. |
New York (JFK) |
43,762,282 |
4.5 |
Amsterdam, Schiphol (AMS) |
1,566,828 |
4.7 |
| 16. |
Bangkok (BKK) |
42,799,532 |
9.8 |
Chicago, O'Hare (ORD) |
1,558,235 |
0.8 |
| 17. |
Houston (IAH) |
42,550,432 |
7.1 |
Dubai (DXB) |
1,503,697 |
14.3 |
| 18. |
Phoenix, Sky Harbor (PHX) |
41,436,737 |
0.5 |
London, Heathrow (LHR) |
1,343,930 |
-3.3 |
| 19. |
Newark (EWR) |
36,724,167 |
7.9 |
Bangkok (BKK) |
1,181,814 |
3.6 |
| 20. |
Detroit (DTW) |
35,972,673 |
-1.1 |
Beijing (PEK) |
1,028,909 |
31.6 |
| 21. |
Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) |
35,612,133 |
-5.3 |
Indianapolis (IND) |
987,449 |
0.2 |
| 22. |
Singapore (SIN) |
35,033,083 |
8.0 |
Newark (EWR) |
974,961 |
2.6 |
| 23. |
Tokyo, Narita (NRT) |
34,975,225 |
11.3 |
Osaka (KIX) |
842,016 |
-3.2 |
| 24. |
Orlando (MCO) |
34,640,451 |
1.5 |
Tokyo, Haneda (HND) |
837,262 |
4.8 |
| 25. |
London, Gatwick (LGW) |
34,172,492 |
4.2 |
Guangzhou (CN) |
824,907 |
9.9 |
| 26. |
San Francisco (SFO) |
33,574,807 |
0.5 |
Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) |
757,856 |
2.1 |
| 27. |
Miami (MIA) |
32,533,974 |
4.9 |
Luxembourg (LUX) |
752,676 |
1.3 |
| 28. |
Philadelphia (PHL) |
31,768,272 |
0.9 |
Atlanta, Hartsfield (ATL) |
746,502 |
–2.8 |
| 29 |
Toronto (YYZ) |
30,972,577 |
3.5 |
Cologne, DE (CGN) |
691,110 |
7.4 |
| 30. |
Munich (MUC) |
30,757,978 |
7.5 |
Kuala Lumpur (KUL) |
677,446 |
3.2 |
NOTES: Total passengers enplaned and deplaned,
passengers in transit counted once. Total cargo loaded and unloaded,
freight and mail (in metric tons).
Source: Airports Council International World
Headquarters, Geneva, Switzerland. Web: www.airports.org .
Information Please® Database, © 2008 Pearson
Education, Inc. All rights reserved.
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