Do you have an obsession with flying? Or maybe you dread the moment you set foot into an airport? A business traveler who sees every airport in the world?
Whether you love to fly or dread it, the one thing for sure some airports are better than others and we all have our favourites. But which are the busiest airports in the world?
We’ve broken it down by passenger numbers |(if you want to see more detail you can check out the top 20 busiest airports in the world here.) While some airports listed come as no surprise, there are a few surprises; especially No.1…
10th. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
Total passengers: 72,229,723
Check out the Busiest Airports in Europe here
9th. Shanghai Pudong International Airport
Total passengers: 74,006,331
Check out the Busiest Airports in Asia here
8th. Hong Kong International Airport
Total passengers: 74,517,402
7th. London Heathrow
Total passengers: 80,126,320
6th. O’Hare International Airport, Chicago
Total passengers: 83,339,186
Check out the Busiest Airports in the US here
5th. Tokyo Haneda Airport
Total passengers: 87,131,973
4th. Los Angeles International Airport
Total passengers: 87,534,384
3rd. Dubai International Airport
Total passengers: 89,189,387
2nd. Beijing Capital International Airport
Total passengers: 100,983,290
1st. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Total passengers: 107,394,029
So, now that you know which the are busiest airports in the world you may want to avoid them if people are not your thing. Our view? Usually because they handle so many passengers they are more efficient and faster places to get through.
The trends are very much pointing to the East however, with airports in Asia growing at a much faster rate as air travel spreads to the masses.
Ever wondered what it was like flying back in the 1960s? These pictures certainly tell of a very different time.,
Source:bigseventravel.com
