These Are the Top 5 Busiest Airports in the World

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport has been the busiest airport in the world since 1998.

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta has remained at the top of the list of the busiest airports in the world nearly every year since 1998. Erik Lattwein/Dreamstime/TNS

By Kelly Yamanouchi From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

The ranking of the busiest airports in the world based on 2023 traffic is out, and there are some winners and losers. Here are the top 5 airports based on passenger traffic, according to Airports Council International World.

Atlanta

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport with its Delta Air Lines hub has been the world’s busiest airport based on passenger counts nearly every year since 1998. The only exception was 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, when the Atlanta airport was briefly surpassed by an airport in Guangzhou, China.