World Airport Codes

The following table shows the world's busiest top 30 airports by passenger numbers for 2002.

1 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Atlanta, Georgia USA (ATL) 76,876,128

2 O'Hare International Airport Chicago, Illinois United States (ORD) 66,565,952

3 London Heathrow Airport London United Kingdom (LHR) 63,338,641

4 Tokyo International Airport Tokyo Japan (HND) 61,079,478

5 Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California United States (LAX) 56,223,843

6 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas United States (DFW) 52,828,573

7 Frankfurt International Airport Frankfurt Germany (FRA) 48,450,357

8 Charles De Gaulle International Airport Paris France (CDG) 48,350,172

9 Schiphol Airport Amsterdam The Netherlands (AMS) 48,350,172

10 Denver International Airport Denver, Colorado United States (DEN) 35,651,098

11 Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix, Arizona United States (PHX) 35,547,167

12 McCarran International Airport Las Vegas, Nevada United States (LAS) 35,009,011

13 Barajas International Airport Madrid Spain (MAD) 33,913,456

14 George Bush Intercontinental Airport Houston, Texas United States (IAH) 33,905,253

15 Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong People's Republic of China (HKG) 33,882,463

16 Minneapolis/Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis/Saint Paul, Minnesota United States (MSP) 32,628,331

17 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit, Michigan United States (DTW) 32,477,694

18 Don Muang International Airport Bangkok Thailand (BKK) 32,182,980

19 San Francisco International Airport San Francisco, California United States (SFO) 31,456,422

20 Miami International Airport Miami, Florida United States (MIA) 30,060,241

21 John F. Kennedy International Airport New York City, New York United States (JFK) 29,943,084

22 London Gatwick Airport London United Kingdom (LGW) 29,628,423

23 Newark Liberty International Airport Newark, New Jersey United States (EWR) 29,202,654

24 Changi International Airport Singapore Singapore (SIN) 28,979,344

25 Narita International Airport Tokyo Japan (NRT) 28,883,606

26 Beijing Capital International Airport Beijing People's Republic of China (PEK) 27,159,665

27 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle, Washington United States (SEA) 26,690,843

28 Orlando International Airport Orlando, Florida United States (MCO) 26,653,672

29 Toronto Pearson International Airport Toronto, Ontario Canada (YYZ) 25,930,363

30 Lambert-Saint Louis International Airport Saint Louis, Missouri United States (STL) 25,626,114