Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has been named the busiest airport for 2024, handling nearly 63 million plane seats – on both domestic and international routes – during the year.
Capacity at Atlanta grew by 2% last year, but still lags 2019 levels by 1%.
The rankings were composed by leading travel industry data platform OAG.
Dubai International Airport was second busiest and also the leader in international capacity, increasing seats by 7% year-on-year to 6.2 million. Tokyo Haneda was third with 55.2 million seats, a 5% increase on 2023, followed by London Heathrow in fourth place, with 51.5 million seats. Heathrow ranked as Europe’s busiest airport for 2024. It was followed by Istanbul and Paris Charles de Gaulle.
OAG’s Chief Analyst, John Grant commented: “With growth across all regions of the world, the ten busiest airports once again reflect the strong recovery in the aviation sector in the last two years. From the successes in Dallas Ft Worth and Guangzhou to the more recent rapid recovery in capacity at Shanghai Pudong, airlines continue to power ahead with new routes and services despite the supply chain challenges of the post pandemic world.”