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The 10 busiest airports in the world — including 1 airport new to the list

The 10 busiest airports in the world — including 1 airport new to the list

This year’s rankings include a familiar name at the top

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Every year the the Airports Council International, an industry group that represents airports around the world, releases a Top 10 list of the busiest airports . The group’s 2023 list is out now. Tracking the activity of an estimated 8.5 billion trips — 93.5% of pre-pandemic levels — this year’s rankings include a familiar name at the top: Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson airport. In fact, all the names are familiar ones, with the exception of no. 5.

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Out with Paris’s Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport, in with — well, click through to find out.

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10. New Delhi, India’s Indira Gandhi International Airport

10. New Delhi, India’s Indira Gandhi International Airport

Travelers at Indira Gandhi International Airport
Travelers at Indira Gandhi International Airport
Photo: Anushree Fadnavis (Reuters)

2023 passengers: 72.2 million

Last year’s rank: 9

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9. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport

9. Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport

A parking lot at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago
A parking lot at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago
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2023 passengers: 73.9 million

Last year’s rank: 4

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8. Los Angeles’s Los Angeles International Airport

8. Los Angeles’s Los Angeles International Airport

Members of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association conducting a 2023 informational picket over contract negotiations at Los Angeles International Airport
Members of the Southwest Airlines Pilots Association conducting a 2023 informational picket over contract negotiations at Los Angeles International Airport
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2023 passengers: 75.1 million

Last year’s rank: 6

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7. Istanbul, Turkey’s Istanbul Airport

7. Istanbul, Turkey’s Istanbul Airport

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Istanbul Airport after some snow
Photo: Chris McGrath (Getty Images)

2023 passengers: 76 million

Last year’s rank: 7

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6. Denver, Colorado’s Denver International Airport

6. Denver, Colorado’s Denver International Airport

Travelers wait out a snowstorm at Denver International Airport
Travelers wait out a snowstorm at Denver International Airport
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2023 passengers: 77.8 million

Last year’s rank: 3

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5. Tokyo’s Haneda Airport

5. Tokyo’s Haneda Airport

The tarmac at Haneda Airport
The tarmac at Haneda Airport
Photo: Carl Court (Getty Images)

2023 passengers: 78.7 million

Last year’s rank: 16

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4. London’s Heathrow Airport

4. London’s Heathrow Airport

A traveler on a moving walkway at Heathrow Airport
A traveler on a moving walkway at Heathrow Airport
Photo: Carl Court (Getty Images)

2023 passengers: 79.1 million

Last year’s rank: 8

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3. Dallas, Texas’s Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

3. Dallas, Texas’s Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

Travelers board plane at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
Travelers board plane at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport
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2023 passengers: 81.8 million

Last year’s rank: 2

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2. Dubai, United Arab Emirates’s Dubai International Airport 

2. Dubai, United Arab Emirates’s Dubai International Airport 

A plane waits for its gate at Dubai International Airport
A plane waits for its gate at Dubai International Airport
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2023 passengers: 87 million

Last year’s rank: 5

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1. Atlanta, Georgia’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

1. Atlanta, Georgia’s Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

A traveler goes up an escalator at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
A traveler goes up an escalator at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
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2023 passengers: 104.7 million

Last year’s rank: 1

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