World’s busiest airport rankings for 2023

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British Airways Airbus A319 plane takes off from Heathrow Airport in London, Britain, Could 17, 2021.

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Worldwide journey roared again final 12 months, pushing airports from London to Tokyo up in a world rating of passenger site visitors.

Dubai Worldwide Airport ranked because the second busiest in 2023, up from fifth place in 2022 and fourth place in 2019, in accordance with Airports Council Worldwide’s preliminary rating, which was launched on Monday. Passenger site visitors to Tokyo Haneda Worldwide Airport jumped 55% final 12 months from 2022, and the airport ranked fifth, up from sixteenth place a 12 months earlier.

World airports served 8.5 billion passengers final 12 months, up 27% from 2022 however nonetheless about 6% under pre-pandemic counts, ACI mentioned, citing preliminary figures.

The resurgence of worldwide journey has been a bright spot for airways with huge worldwide networks, whereas ultra-low-cost, domestic-focused U.S. airways have struggled in current months. Home U.S. airports continued to submit huge features in passenger counts, however some slipped within the rankings in contrast with the middle of the pandemic, when worldwide journey restrictions restricted long-haul journeys overseas.

Almost 78 million folks used Denver Worldwide Airport final 12 months, up 12% from 2022, however the airport, a significant hub of United Airlines, fell in ACI’s rating to sixth place from third.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport, Delta Air Lines‘ greatest hub, as soon as once more topped the checklist of the busiest airports, serving 104.7 million passengers, ACI mentioned.

Listed here are the 2023 rankings (with 2022 rankings in parentheses):