Atlanta Is No Longer The Busiest Airport In The World

Not that many people actually got on a plane in the past year, and that’s affected the yearly rankings of the busiest airports in the world. 

• For the past 22 years, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Airport has held the title of the busiest airport in the world, but not anymore.
• According to Airports Council International, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in China was the busiest airport in 2020, with more than 43 million passengers.
• Atlanta’s airport drops to two, with only 42,918,685 passengers last year, a drop of more than 67 million from the year prior.
• Other U.S. airports making the Top Ten include Dallas-Fort Worth at four, and Denver, Colorado at seven.

Top 10 Busiest Airports In The World

1. Guangzhou, China (CAN)
2. Atlanta, U.S. (ATL)
3. Chengdu, China (CTU)
4. Dallas/ Fort Worth, U.S. (DFW)
5. Shenzhen, China (SZX)
6. Beijing, China (PEK)
7. Denver, U.S. (DEN)
8. Kunming, China (KMG)
9. Shanghai, China (SHA)
10. Xi’an, China (XIY)

Source:USA Today