ATL Still Retains as the Worlds Busiest

The four busiest airports in the world in terms of passenger traffic remained the same in 2022 as in 2021, with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL) again leading the way, according to ACI World.
The global airports organization revealed the top 10 airports for 2022, with U.S. airports claiming the top four spots in terms of most passengers handled. Following ATL, which handled 93.7 million passengers in 2022— still down 15.2% on 2019—were Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) at 73.4 million passengers; Denver (DEN) at 69.3 million; and Chicago O’Hare (ORD) at 68.3 million.
Breaking the U.S. grip was Dubai (DXB), which handled 66.1 million passengers in 2022, down 23.5% from 2019. Los Angeles (LAX) came in sixth at 65.9 million passengers handled in 2022, down 25.1% from 2019, when LAX was the third-busiest airport in the world.
Rounding out the top 10 airports in 2022 for passenger traffic were Istanbul (IST), London Heathrow (LHR), New Delhi (DEL) and Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG).
Of the top 10, only Denver handled more passengers in 2022 versus 2019. The top 10 airports represented 10% of global traffic in 2022 and were 85.9% recovered compared to 2019, according to ACI World.