The 10 most frequent airports in the world

Disappointed, luxurious, seizing: here is the ranking of the most frequented airports in the world.

Travellers are often part of the plane to move from and from the planet. Nearly 4,000 commercial airports are distributed worldwide and all are different. Today, we present you the last ranking of the ten most frequent airports in the world in terms of international flights.

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1. Dubai International Airport

Airport Dubai , in the United Arab Emirates, heads the most frequent airports in the world. He was also elected among the best in the world given the high level of benefits: who will it surprise? It serves as a crossroads between Asia, Europe and Africa. There are many air routes to stop there.

He is able to absorb a hundred million passengers a year thanks to his three terminals. They transit through excellent conditions: luxury shops, Zen garden, bars and restaurants, pointus services... Everything is done to optimize the travel experience and make their professional or leisure trips unforgettable moments.

2. London Heathrow Airport

Welcome to London ... or rather about 20 kilometers from downtown London. Such a distance was necessary to build this monumental complex with two runways and five passenger terminals. London Heathrow Airport is serviced by more than 90 different airlines.

This is the preferred starting point for North America for decades. It leads to over 170 destinations in Europe, Africa, Asia, America, Oceania... These varied drop points (e.g., landing points) make it the second most frequent airport in the world if international flights are held.

3. Amsterdam-Schiphol Airport

Decidedly, Europe is well placed in this ranking of the most frequented airports in the world. Among them, there is a very large airport in the heart of a very small country: Schiphol Airport, close to Amsterdam . The hub of global air traffic with 350 different destinations is the home port of KLM and Transavia. These Dutch airlines are now real multinational air companies.

The remarkable building of Schiphol Airport is a high-tech architectural work that incorporates many shops. Moreover, it is in the center of a real city where 500 companies make work 65,000 people day and night.

4. Istanbul Airport

Everything new, all beautiful: the airport Istanbul , functional since 2018, expects to exceed 200 million annual passengers when its development is completed. It will then be the largest in the world with six tracks. A true connection between Europe and Asia, it now serves more than 350 destinations. Located on the European side of the city on the edges of the Black Sea, it is about forty kilometers from the city centre.

This pharaonic airport project has reached the largest terminal in the world with an area of... 76 million m2. The bold architecture is inspired by traditional Turkish buildings for a unique visual experience.

5. Paris Airport – Charles-de-Gaulle

Among the busiest airports in the world, Paris – Charles de Gaulle rose to fifth place with 120 countries served. This colossus covers the departments of Val-d’Oise, Seine-Saint-Denis and Seine-et-Marne. Hub of the national airline Air France, it welcomes most long-haul flights from Paris . Nine terminals, three major terminals, four tracks, nearly 100,000 direct jobs: the figures give the tournis.

National fairy, Paris airport – Charles-de-Gaulle, opened in 1974, is a mastodon of global airport activity. The capacity of the platform is expected to reach 120 million annual passengers in 2024. It'll take that for the Olympics!

6. Frankfurt am Main Airport

In sixth place of this ranking of the most frequented airports in the world, here is the airport Frankfurt . Located about ten kilometres south-west of the city centre, it has four runways, three passenger terminals (including Lufthansa’s luxury terminal) opening onto nearly 150 boarding gates.

Everything here is done to reduce the waiting time and increase the satisfaction of a heterogeneous international clientele. Relaxing salons, business centers, full bathrooms, shops, pharmacies, children’s playgrounds, prayer rooms... The airport is the first in Europe if it is held by the volume of cargo.

7. Doha Hamad International Airport

Doha Hamad International Airport is the only airport in Doha Qatar . In 2014, he replaced the former Doha International Airport. This huge airport base is the operational headquarters of the Qatar Airways company. Among the most frequent airports in the world, it stands out for its high level of luxury. He also bears the name of the former Emir of Qatar.

The airport is famous for its giant bronze statue representing a teddy bear known as “Lamp Bear” created by Swiss artist Urs Fischer. It has two parallel tracks that are 2 kilometres apart. The largest of them is 4,850 metres over 60 metres wide. This is the longest track in Western Asia.

8. Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport

Inaugurated in 1931, Madrid-Barajas Airport is located northeast of the Spanish capital . Moreover, line number 8 of the metro leaves directly from the first floor of terminal number 2. The first airport in Spain serves as a liaison point between the European continent and South America.

For historical reasons, the country maintains privileged relations with its former Latin American colonies. Travellers from Bolivia , Colombia , Peru , Argentina , Chile or Brazil take advantage of four passenger terminals and four runways. Served by nearly 100 different airlines, he owes his name to the first elected head of government of Spanish democracy.

9. New York International Airport – John-F.-Kennedy

The Great Apple, city of all superlatives, does not include less than three different airports. Baptized in tribute to the former US president, he is one of the most frequent airports in the world. It was built in the south of Queens 25 kilometres from Time Square.

Almost all international flights in the region New York transit through this space of 20 km2. With four runways, some 100 airlines serve it daily. For the anecdote, he is notably the subject of the film "Le Terminal" carried by the great Tom Hanks.

10. Miami International Airport

This ranking of the most frequent airports in the world places Miami in tenth place. The Floridian metropolis is the first air bridge between United States and Latin America. Its geographical location is also one of the preferred air nodes to Europe. More than 125,000 people per day share their 130 boarding gates on 700,000 m2.

Very successful aesthetically, it welcomes many art galleries and exciting cultural spaces. Visitors enjoy their walks in the huge halls of "MIA" to spend time waiting for takeoff. They will also recognize the particular scenery put to the spotlight in a large number of films and series.

Overall ranking (international flights + domestic flights)

The ranking of the world’s busiest airports changes at all if domestic flights are taken into account. Why? Because countries present in this second classification as China , India , or the United States, houses several hundred million inhabitants. Domestic flights are therefore a significant part of their air traffic and therefore of global air traffic.

In addition, it will not have escaped anyone that the Covid-19 pandemic flew cards with regard to international displacement. In addition to travel restrictions, it would seem simpler to take his vacation in his own country... rather than risk being blocked to thousands of kilometers. Just.

• 1. Atlanta International Hartsfield-Jackson Airport, United States ;
• 2. Dubai International Airport, United Arab Emirates ;
• 3. Tokyo-Haneda International Airport, Japan ;
• 4. Canton-Baiyun International Airport, China ;
• 5. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport United States ;
• 6. Los Angeles International Airport, United States ;
• 7. Denver International Airport, United States ;
• 8. The Chicago O’Hare International Airport, United States ;
• 9. Indira-Gandhi International Airport, Delhi India ;
• 10. Jakarta International Soekarno-Hatta Airport, Indonesia.