Sure the world economy hasn’t been great however people are still travelling. Here are the busiest airports, in terms of passenger numbers, for January to April 2009:
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
Location: Atlanta, Georgia, U.S.A.
Airport code: ATL
Total Passengers: 27,460,376
2. Beijing Capital International Airport
Location: Chaoyang, Beijing, People’s Republic of China
Airport code: PEK
Total Passengers: 20,677,400
3. London Heathrow Airport
Location: Hillingdon, Greater London, England
Airport code: LHR
Total Passengers: 20,089,311
4. O’Hare International Airport
Location: Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A.
Airport code: ORD
Total Passengers: 19,744,829
5. Tokyo International Airport
Location: Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Airport code: HND
Total Passengers: 19,624,500
6. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Location: Roissy-en-France, Val d’Oise, Île-de-France, France
Airport code: CDG
Total Passengers: 17,524,898
7. Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
Location: Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, U.S.A.
Airport code: DFW
Total Passengers: 17,486,499
8. Los Angeles International Airport
Location: Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
Airport code: LAX
Total Passengers: 17,272,326
9. Denver International Airport
Location: Denver, Colorado, U.S.A.
Airport code: DEN
Total Passengers: 15,436,572
10. Hong Kong International Airport
Location: Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, People’s Republic of China
Airport code: HKG
Total Passengers: 15,277,500
Busiest Airport Summary
191 million people therefore passed through the ten busiest airports in the first quarter of 2009.
photo credit: Robert S. Donovan, rpongsaj, brian boulos