Thread: 2015 Busiest Airports in the World..ORD Up 3 Spots, DXB Rapid Growth

The 2015 Busiest airports of the world list is out and not surprisingly, Asia dominates growth according the ACI. The world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by total passengers, defined as passengers enplaned plus passengers deplaned plus direct-transit passengers. Although not in the top ten(#13), PVG has the largest passenger increase, up 17.7%.

1. ATL (over 100 million pax 101,491,106)

2. PEK (Up 4.4%, 10mil shy of ATL)

3. DXB (Up 10% and 3 slots)

4. ORD (Up 9.8% and 3 slots)

5. HND (Up 3.5% down 1 slot)

6. LHR (Up 2.1% down 3 slots)

7. LAX (Up 6% down 2 slots, 19,000 shy of LHR)

8. HKG (Up 8% and 2 slots)

9. CDG (Up 3% down 1 slot)

10. DFW (Up 1% down 1 slot)