Top 10 Busiest Airports in the World
There are thousands of airports all around the world; both domestic and international. Some airports are busier than others in terms of passenger traffic and flights landing and taking off from a particular airport over a given period of time. Considering the number of passengers who used a particular airport in 2012, one can come up with a list of 10 busiest airports in the world. Most of the airports are located in the United States of America. However, airports of large economies such as China, Japan, United Kingdom, China and Indonesia have a representation as well.
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Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport:
Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is located near the US district of Atlanta, Georgia. In terms of passenger traffic, it has been the busiest airport in the world since 1998.
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Beijing Capital International Airport:
Located about 32km from the Beijing city centre, the Beijing Capital International Airport is the second busiest airport in the world. In 2012, a total of 81,929,359 passengers used this airport.
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London Heathrow Airport:
London Heathrow Airport, commonly known as Heathrow, facilitated the passage of 70,037,417 passengers in 2012. This makes Heathrow the third busiest airport in the world.
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O’Hare International Airport:
O’Hare International Airport is located in the US district of Chicago, Illinois. With a total of 66,633,503 passengers using the airport in 2012, the O’Hare International Airport is ranked number 4, of the 10 busiest airports in the world.
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Tokyo International Airport:
Tokyo International Airport, commonly referred to as Haneda Airport, is ranked number 5, of the 10 busiest airports in the world. Haneda Airport is located in Japan.
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Los Angeles International Airport:
Located in the US State of California, the Los Angeles International Airport is ranked number 6, of the 10 busiest airports in the world. Its main purpose is to serve the Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport:
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, also known as Roissy Airport, is located in Paris, France. It is ranked number 7, of the 10 busiest airports in the world.
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Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport:
With a total of 56,906,610 passengers using the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in 2012, it is the 8th busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic.
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Frankfurt Airport:
Located in the capital city of Germany, Frankfurt Airport is ranked number 9, of the 10 busiest airports in the world. Even now, expansion work is underway at the Frankfurt Airport.
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Soekarno-Hatta International Airport:
At the bottom of the list of 10 busiest airports in the world is the Soekarno-Hatta International Airport. 57,772,762 passengers used this airport in 2012.
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