After a year of neck-and-neck back and forths, Atlanta has come out on top as the ‘busiest airport in the world’, a title we’ve held here in the ATL for 26 of the past 27 years. Atlanta’s Hartsfield-jackson International Airport claims the title, according to OAG, a global travel data platform. Keep scrolling for all the details on Atlanta’s #1 spot on the list!
How is Atlanta the busiest airport in the world?
As of August 2025, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) holds our position as the World’s Busiest Airport, handling a whopping 5.43 million seats this month.
With data from the Airport Council International, which is the ‘voice of the world’s airports,’ in 2024, ATL saw a total of 108,067,766 passengers.
This massive number of passengers beats out the second busiest airport, Dubai (DXB), which handled 92,331,506 passengers.
What are the top 10 busiest airports in the world?
With Atlanta topping the charts again, you might be wondering who the other airports on the list are. Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered right here. These are the top 10 busiest airports in the world, according to OAG!
- Atlanta Hartsfield-jackson Intl Apt
- Dubai International
- Tokyo Intl (Haneda)
- Istanbul Airport
- Chicago O’Hare International Apt
- London Heathrow Apt
- Shanghai Pudong International Apt
- Baiyun Intl (CN)
- Denver Intl Apt
- Dallas Dallas/Fort Worth Intl Apt
The top three airports hold the same spot that they did last year at the same time, but the rest on the list have seen some change-ups throughout the year!
If you want to learn more or see OAG’s methodology, check out their website here. And check out the methodology for 2024’s ACI report, here!
Here in Atlanta, we’re honored to house the busiest airport in the world right here at home!