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London Heathrow
Elizabeth line, Underground, rail, coach or road
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London Gatwick
Rail, coach or road transport
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London City
DLR and local transit
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London Stansted
Rail, coach or road transport
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London Luton
Rail link, coach or road transport
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London Southend
Rail or road transport
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Method and limits
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Find an airport by city, country or IATA code
A curated directory of major commercial passenger gateways—not every private airfield or small regional strip.
60 matching airports
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International
Atlanta · United States
Dubai International
Dubai · United Arab Emirates
Tokyo Haneda
Tokyo · Japan
Dallas Fort Worth International
Dallas–Fort Worth · United States
Shanghai Pudong International
Shanghai · China
Chicago O’Hare International
Chicago · United States
London Heathrow
London · United Kingdom
Istanbul Airport
Istanbul · Turkey
Guangzhou Baiyun International
Guangzhou · China
Denver International
Denver · United States
Indira Gandhi International
Delhi · India
Incheon International
Seoul · South Korea
Los Angeles International
Los Angeles · United States
Paris Charles de Gaulle
Paris · France
Beijing Capital International
Beijing · China
Singapore Changi
Singapore · Singapore
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam · Netherlands
Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas
Madrid · Spain
Shenzhen Bao’an International
Shenzhen · China
Kuala Lumpur International
Kuala Lumpur · Malaysia
John F. Kennedy International
New York · United States
Newark Liberty International
New York / Newark · United States
LaGuardia
New York · United States
San Francisco International
San Francisco · United States
Seattle–Tacoma International
Seattle · United States
Miami International
Miami · United States
Boston Logan International
Boston · United States
Harry Reid International
Las Vegas · United States
Charlotte Douglas International
Charlotte · United States
Phoenix Sky Harbor International
Phoenix · United States
Orlando International
Orlando · United States
Minneapolis–Saint Paul International
Minneapolis–Saint Paul · United States
Detroit Metropolitan
Detroit · United States
Philadelphia International
Philadelphia · United States
George Bush Intercontinental
Houston · United States
Reagan National
Washington, D.C. · United States
Washington Dulles International
Washington, D.C. · United States
Baltimore/Washington International
Baltimore / Washington · United States
San Diego International
San Diego · United States
Salt Lake City International
Salt Lake City · United States
Toronto Pearson
Toronto · Canada
Vancouver International
Vancouver · Canada
Montréal–Trudeau International
Montréal · Canada
Calgary International
Calgary · Canada
Edmonton International
Edmonton · Canada
Ottawa International
Ottawa · Canada
Winnipeg Richardson International
Winnipeg · Canada
Halifax Stanfield International
Halifax · Canada
Billy Bishop Toronto City
Toronto · Canada
London Gatwick
London · United Kingdom
Manchester
Manchester · United Kingdom
London Stansted
London · United Kingdom
London Luton
London · United Kingdom
Edinburgh
Edinburgh · United Kingdom
Birmingham
Birmingham · United Kingdom
Glasgow
Glasgow · United Kingdom
Bristol
Bristol · United Kingdom
Liverpool John Lennon
Liverpool · United Kingdom
London City
London · United Kingdom
Paris Orly
Paris · France
World’s busiest passenger airports in 2025
ACI World’s final 2025 total-passenger ranking is shown below. Passenger volume is different from international passenger traffic, cargo tonnage or aircraft movements.
- 1. ATLHartsfield–Jackson Atlanta InternationalAtlanta · United States
- 2. DXBDubai InternationalDubai · United Arab Emirates
- 3. HNDTokyo HanedaTokyo · Japan
- 4. DFWDallas Fort Worth InternationalDallas–Fort Worth · United States
- 5. PVGShanghai Pudong InternationalShanghai · China
- 6. ORDChicago O’Hare InternationalChicago · United States
- 7. LHRLondon HeathrowLondon · United Kingdom
- 8. ISTIstanbul AirportIstanbul · Turkey
- 9. CANGuangzhou Baiyun InternationalGuangzhou · China
- 10. DENDenver InternationalDenver · United States
- 11. DELIndira Gandhi InternationalDelhi · India
- 12. ICNIncheon InternationalSeoul · South Korea
- 13. LAXLos Angeles InternationalLos Angeles · United States
- 14. CDGParis Charles de GaulleParis · France
- 15. PEKBeijing Capital InternationalBeijing · China
- 16. SINSingapore ChangiSingapore · Singapore
- 17. AMSAmsterdam Airport SchipholAmsterdam · Netherlands
- 18. MADAdolfo Suárez Madrid–BarajasMadrid · Spain
- 19. SZXShenzhen Bao’an InternationalShenzhen · China
- 20. KULKuala Lumpur InternationalKuala Lumpur · Malaysia
Source: ACI World Airport Traffic Dataset 2026 (2025 traffic) ↗
What is covered
The decision tool compares airports that can realistically compete for the same journey across 22 metro systems in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, France and Istanbul. The directory adds major commercial gateways and the official ACI global top 20.
Airport access, airline schedules and fares can change. Follow the linked airport and transport operator before booking. Reviewed September 7, 2026. Report a correction.