World's busiest airports by aircraft movements

The thirty world's busiest airports by aircraft movements are measured by total movements (data provided by Airports Council International). One total movement is a landing or take off of an aircraft.

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Year-to-date Statistics

Airports Council International's year-to-date[1]

2010 final statistics

[2]

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Movements		 Rank
Change		 Change
1. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 950,119 2.1%
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 882,617 6.6%
3. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 666,938 1 4.8%
4. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 652,261 1 2.1%
5. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 630,063 3.8%
6. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 531,347 1.3%
7. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina, United States CLT/KCLT 529,101 2 3.9%
8. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, China PEK/ZBAA 517,584 2 6.0%
9. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 505,591 1 1.1%
10. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/, Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 499,997 3 4.8%
11. Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 464,432 2 0.3%
12. Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 460,779 1 2.5%
13. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 454,883 1 2.5%
14. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 452,616 2 4.6%
15. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 449,351 1 1.7%
16. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 436,625 1 1.0%
17. Barajas Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 433,683 2 0.4%
18. Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 418,298 2 2.6%
19. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 403,880 2.1%
20. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 402,372 1 1.1%
21. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 399,626 3 4.2%
22. Munich Airport Munich, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 389,939 1 1.7%
23. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO/KSFO 387,248 1 2.0%
24. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 376,208 3 7.1%
25. Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (Business airport) Phoenix, Arizona, United States DVT/KDVT 368,747 3 8.4%
26. Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah, United States SLC/KSLC 362,654 1 2.6%
27. LaGuardia Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States LGA/KLGA 362,137 1 2.0%
28. Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts, United States BOS/KBOS 352,643 2 2.1%
29. Tokyo International Airport Ōta, Tokyo, Japan HND/RJTT 342,804 ? 2.1%
30. Mexico City International Airport Mexico City, Greater Mexico City, Mexico MEX/MMMX 339,898 1 2.4%

2009 final statistics

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Movements		 Rank
Change		 Change
1. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 970,235 0.8%
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 827,899 6.1%
3. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 638,782 2.7%
4. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 634,383 15.9%
5. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 607,019 2.0%
6. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 538,168 1 6.6%
7. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 525,314 1 7.2%
8. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 511,064 2 11.7%
9. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina, United States CLT/KCLT 509,448 5.0%
10. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, China PEK/ZBAA 488,505 11 13.2%
11. Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 472,668 3.9%
12. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 466,393 1 2.6%
13. Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 463,111 1 4.7%
14. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 457,207 4 9.0%
15. Barajas Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 435,179 1 7.4%
16. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 432,589 1 6.5%
17. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 432,395 1 3.9%
18. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 416,945 5.5%
19. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 411,607 5.3%
20. Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 407,352 2 5.4%
21. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 406,974 4 8.9%
22. Phoenix Deer Valley Airport (Business airport) Phoenix, Arizona, United States DVT/KDVT 402,335 5 6.9%
23. Munich Airport Munich, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 396,805 3 8.2%
24. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO/KSFO 379,751 2.1%
25. Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah, United States SLC/KSLC 372,300 2 4.4%
26. LaGuardia Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States LGA/KLGA 354,594 6.5%
27. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 351,417 2 7.5%
28. Van Nuys Airport (Business airport) Van Nuys, California, United States VNY/KVNY 351,285 3 9.2%
29. Mexico City International Airport Mexico City, Greater Mexico City, Mexico MEX/MMMX 348,306 1 5.0%
30. Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts, United States BOS/KBOS 345,306 2 7.1%
31. Washington Dulles International Airport Dulles, Virginia, United States IAD/KIAD 340,367 ? 5.5%
32. Memphis International Airport Memphis, Tennessee, United States MEM/KMEM 338,973 ? 6.7%
33. Tokyo International Airport Ōta, Tokyo, Japan HND/RJTT 335,716 ? 1.2%
34. Leonardo da Vinci Airport Fiumicino, Rome, Italy FCO/LIRF 324,497 ? 6.4%
35. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington, United States SEA/KSEA 317,873 ? 7.9%
36. Vancouver International Airport Richmond, British Columbia, Canada YVR/CYVR 313,984 ? 7.1%
37. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China CAN/ZGGG 308,863 ? 10.2%
38. Orlando International Airport Orlando, Florida, United States MCO/KMCO 300,401 ? 10.3%
39. Long Beach Airport Long Beach, California, United States LGB/KLGB 297,079 ? 12.2%
40. Sydney Airport Sydney, New South Wales, Australia SYD/YSSY 289,847 ? 3.6%
41. Hong Kong International Airport Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China HKG/VHHH 288,169 ? 6.9%
42. Shanghai Pudong International Airport Pudong, Shanghai, China PVG/ZSPD 287,916 ? 8.4%
43. Atatürk International Airport Yesilköy, Istanbul, Turkey IST/LTBA 283,953 ? 2.8%
44. Dubai International Airport Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 281,175 ? 4.0%
45. Barcelona Airport Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain BCN/LEBL 278,965 ? 13.3%
46. Honolulu International Airport Honolulu, Hawaii, United States HNL/PHNL 274,434 ? 4.2%
47. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport Cengkareng, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia CGK/WIII 272,877 ? 9.1%
48. Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Arlington County, Virginia, United States DCA/KDCA 272,146 ? 1.9%
49. Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Anne Arundel County, Maryland, United States BWI/KBWI 268,005 ? 3.5%
50. Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport Broward County, Florida, United States FLL/KFLL 266,979 ? 9.7%

2008 final statistics

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Movements		 Rank
Change		 Change
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 978,824 1.6%
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 881,566 4.9%
3. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 656,310 4.3%
4. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 622,506 8.6%
5. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 619,503 0.9%
6. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 578,949 5.0%
7. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 576,062 4.6%
8. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 559,816 1.3%
9. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina, United States CLT/KCLT 536,253 1 2.6%
10. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 502,499 1 6.8%
11. Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 492,038 1.5%
12. Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 485,783 1.4%
13. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 478,518 1 0.6%
14. Barajas Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 469,740 1 2.8%
15. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 462,520 1.0%
16. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 450,044 1 0.7%
17. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 446,592 1 1.7%
18. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 441,425 1.1%
19. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 434,428 0.4%
20. Munich Airport Munich, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 432,296 0.1%
21. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK/ZBAA 431,670 2 8.0%
22. Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 430,588 1 1.2%
23. Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah, United States SLC/KSLC 389,321 1 7.8%
24. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO/KSFO 387,710 5 2.2%
25. Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys, California, United States VNY/KVNY 386,706 ? 3.3%
26. LaGuardia Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States LGA/KLGA 379,414 3.2%
27. Phoenix Deer Valley Airport Phoenix, Arizona, United States DVT/KDVT 376,210 3 0.6%
28. Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts, United States BOS/KBOS 371,604 4 7.0%
29. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 371,519 2 3.8%
30. Mexico City International Airport Mexico City, Greater Mexico City, Mexico MEX/MMMX 366,561 ? 3.1%

2007 final statistics

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Movements		 Rank
Change		 Change
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 994,346 1.8%
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 926,973 3.3%
3. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 685,491 2.0%
4. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 680,954 3.7%
5. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 614,065 2 2.8%
6. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 609,472 1 1.6%
7. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 603,656 1 0.2%
8. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 552,721 1 2.1%
9. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 539,211 1 1.3%
10. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina, United States CLT/KCLT 522,541 1 2.6%
11. Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 499,653 1 3.1%
12. Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 492,569 0.7%
13. Barajas Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 483,284 5 11.1%
14. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 481,479 0.9%
15. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 467,230 2 3.0%
16. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 454,360 1 3.2%
17. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 452,972 2 4.6%
18. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 446,348 10 17.2%
19. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 435,691 3 2.0%
20. Munich Airport Munich, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 431,815 1 5.0%
21. Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 425,500 1 1.8%
22. Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah, United States SLC/KSLC 422,010 3 0.1%
23. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang, Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK/ZBAA 399,697 7 6.1%
24. Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts, United States BOS/KBOS 399,537 1 1.6%
25. Long Beach Airport Long Beach, California, United States LGB/KLGB 398,433 ? 7.8%
26. LaGuardia Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States LGA/KLGA 391,872 2 2.1%
27. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 386,058 0.4%
28. Washington Dulles International Airport Dulles, Virginia, United States IAD/KIAD 382,939 1 0.9%
29. San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California, United States SFO/KSFO 379,500 ? 5.7%
30. Phoenix Deer Valley Airport Phoenix, Arizona, United States DVT/KDVT 378,349 7 6.9%

2006 final statistics

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Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Movements		 Rank
Change		 Change
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia, United States ATL/KATL 976,447 0.4%
2. O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois, United States ORD/KORD 958,643 1.4%
3. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States DFW/KDFW 699,344 1.8%
4. Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California, United States LAX/KLAX 656,842 1.0%
5. McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada, United States LAS/KLAS 619,486 2.4%
6. George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas, United States IAH/KIAH 602,672 7.1%
7. Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado, United States DEN/KDEN 597,156 6.5%
8. Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States PHX/KPHX 546,510 3.0%
9. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Seine-et-Marne/Seine-Saint-Denis/Val-d'Oise, Île-de-France, France CDG/LFPG 541,566 2 3.6%
10. Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States PHL/KPHL 515,869 1 3.7%
11. Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina, United States CLT/KCLT 509,559 2 2.4%
12. Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Hessen, Germany FRA/EDDF 489,406 4 0.2%
13. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan, United States DTW/KDTW 481,740 1 7.7%
14. London Heathrow Airport Hayes, Hillingdon, Greater London, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 477,041 3 0.2%
15. Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States MSP/KMSP 474,998 5 10.8%
16. Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey, United States EWR/KEWR 444,696 3 1.9%
17. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 440,154 3 4.6%
18. Barajas Airport Barajas, Madrid, Madrid (autonomous community), Spain MAD/LEMD 434,959 3 4.6%
19. Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah, United States SLC/KSLC 421,684 1 7.4%
20. Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Ontario, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 417,932 3 2.1%
21. Munich Airport Munich, Bavaria, Germany MUC/EDDM 411,335 5 3.1%
22. Phoenix Deer Valley Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States DVT/KDVT 406,507 7 7.6%
23. Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts, United States BOS/KBOS 406,119 1 0.7%
24. LaGuardia Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States LGA/KLGA 400,298 1 1.2%
25. Van Nuys Airport Van Nuys, California, United States VNY/KVNY 394,915 3 4.0%
26. Memphis International Airport Memphis, Tennessee, United States MEM/KMEM 384,823 1.9%
27. Miami International Airport Miami, Florida, United States MIA/KMIA 384,477 1 0.8%
28. John F. Kennedy International Airport Queens, New York City, New York, United States JFK/KJFK 380,922 ? 8.9%
29. Washington Dulles International Airport Dulles, Virginia, United States IAD/KIAD 379,571 15 25.5%
30. Beijing Capital International Airport Chaoyang District, Beijing, People's Republic of China PEK/ZBAA 376,643 ? 10.2%

2005 final statistics

Rank Airport Location Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
Movements		 Rank
Change		 Change
1 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia ATL/KATL 990,386 1 1.6%
2 O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois ORD/KORD 972,248 1 2.0%
3 Dallas-Ft. Worth International Airport Dallas, Texas DFW/KDFW 711,878 11.6%
4 Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California LAX/KLAX 650,629 0.7%
5 McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada LAS/KLAS 605,046 2 11.1%
6 George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas IAH/KIAH 562,966 6 8.8%
7 Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado DEN/KDEN 560,669 2 0.1%
8 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Arizona PHX/KPHX 555,256 2 1.5%
9 Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia, Pennsylvania PHL/KPHL 535,666 4 10.2%
10 Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis, Minnesota MSP/KMSP 532,240 2 1.6%
11 Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport Roissy, France CDG/LFPG 522,619 2 0.6%
12 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Romulus, Michigan DTW/KDTW 521,899 2 0.1%
13 Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte, North Carolina CLT/KCLT 521,878 6 11.4%
14 Washington Dulles International Airport Dulles, Virginia IAD/KIAD 509,468 2 8.5%
15 Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Hebron, Kentucky CVG/KCVG 496,364 4 4.1%
16 Frankfurt Airport Frankfurt, Germany FRA/EDDF 490,147 2 2.7%
17 London Heathrow Airport Hayes, United Kingdom LHR/EGLL 477,884 2 0.4%
18 Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City, Utah SLC/KSLC 455,472 3 10.6%
19 Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey EWR/KEWR 437,402 1 0.4%
20 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Haarlemmermeer, Netherlands AMS/EHAM 420,736 0.5%
21 Barajas Airport Madrid, Spain MAD/LEMD 415,677 3 3.5%
22 Van Nuys Airport Los Angeles, California VNY/KVNY 411,317 5 8.3%
23 Toronto Pearson International Airport Mississauga, Canada YYZ/CYYZ 409,401 1.4%
24 Logan International Airport Boston, Massachusetts BOS/KBOS 409,066 2 0.9%
25 LaGuardia Airport New York, New York LGA/KLGA 404,853 1 1.3%
26 Munich Airport Munich, Germany MUC/EDDM 398,838 2 4.1%
27 Memphis International Airport Memphis, Tennessee MEM/KMEM 392,360 1.1%
28 Miami International Airport Miami, Florida MIA/KMIA 381,610 3 4.8%
29 Phoenix Deer Valley Airport Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United States DVT/KDVT 378,225 ? 11.1%
30 Long Beach Airport Long Beach, California, United States LGB/KLGB 353,011 ? 4.1%

Notes

  1. ^ Year-to-date Aircraft Movements of 2010
  2. ^ ACI Traffic Movements final 2010
  3. ^ ATW World Airline Report 2009
  4. ^ Traffic Movements 2009 Final from Airports Council International
  5. ^ Traffic Movements 2008 Final from Airports Council International
  6. ^ Traffic Movements 2007 Final from Airports Council International
  7. ^ Traffic Movements 2006 Final from Airports Council International

See also

Aviation statistics
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