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With 62.7 million seats, Atlanta was world’s busiest airport in 2024

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) in Georgia, US, was the busiest airport in 2024 with 62.7 million seats, says aviation analytics company OAG in its latest report World's Busiest Airports of 2024. ATL also held the top spot in 2023 and 2019. 

 

According to a press statement by OAG, airline capacity at ATL increased by 2% compared to 2023, but was below 2019 levels by 1%. The second busiest airport globally was Dubai International Airport (DXB) with 60.2 million seats. DXB’s airline capacity grew significantly since 2023 with seats increasing by 7% year-on-year. Capacity was up 12% compared to 2019.

 

In third place was Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) with 55.2 million seats, a capacity increase of 5% compared to 2023. The geographic distribution of the busiest airports was broad, four based in North America, three in Asia, two in Europe and one in the Middle East.

 

The statement adds that Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) ranked as the fifth busiest airport, while Denver International Airport (DEN) held sixth position in 2024.

 

Both airports surpassed their 2019 performance, with capacity increases of 18% at DFW and 24% at DEN, marking the highest growth among the top ten airports. 

 

Compared to 2023, DFW and DEN expanded their capacity by 7% and 5% more seats, respectively. Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) saw the most rapid growth among the top ten airports, with a 29% increase in capacity compared to 2023. This is largely due to China’s ongoing air travel recovery following the global pandemic. As a result, PVG moved from the 15th busiest global airport in 2023 to the ninth busiest in 2024.

 

According to OAG, the Busiest Global Airports of 2024 included four new additions in comparison to 2019:

  • Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) which was in fifth place in 2024 and 13th in 2019,
  • Denver International Airport (DEN) which was in sixth place in 2024 and 21st in 2019,
  • Guangzhou Baiyun Airport (CAN) which was in seventh place in 2024 and 12th place in 2019,
  • Istanbul Airport (IST) which was in eighth place in 2024 and 16th in 2019.
With 62.7 million seats, Atlanta was world’s busiest airport in 2024
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