Once you have thoroughly reviewed your cheap traveloptions, including cheapairplane tickets, discount hotel rooms, discounttravel deals, and cheap vacation packages, youwill often find yourself facing a choice selecting your departure airport.
The advantage of flying out of Hartsfield-Jackson AtlantaInternational Airport is that it offers more direct flights to moredestinations. The disadvantage of suchan airport is that it is so large and busy that passengers sometimes findthemselves and/or their luggage missing their connections.
2016 marked the 19th consecutive year thatAtlantas airport transported more passengers than any other airport in theworld. It also topped the 100 millionpassenger mark for the second year in a row, processing 104.2 millionpassengers vs. 101.5 the year before.
Atlanta is the largest hub for Delta Air Lines, whichoperates a massive connecting hub there.
Trailing Atlanta in the rankings of the worlds busiestairport was for the second consecutive year Chinas Beijing CapitalInternational Airport. Chinas busiestairport witnessed subdued growth prior to 2015 because it faced continuingcapacity constraints. However, in 2016this airport grew by 5 percent to over 94 million passengers.
Conversely, Atlanta experienced above average growth levelsspurred by fleet expansion in 2015 by Delta Air Lines, its major operator.
Rounding out the top five of the worlds busiest airport in2016 were Dubai, Los Angeles, and Tokyos Haneda Airport.
The Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) enjoyed an 8percent growth in passenger traffic in 2016 and jumped three sports from #7. LAX placed in the global top five andmoved past Chicago OHare as the USAs second busiest airport.
The following were the worlds busiest airports in 2016:
1. Atlanta (ATL): 104,171,935 passengers (up2.6%). Rank in 2015: 1st
2. Beijing (PEK): 94,393,454 passengers (up5%). Rank in 2015: 2nd
3. Dubai International (DXB): 83,654,250passengers (up 7.2%). Rank in 2015: 3rd
4. Los Angeles (LAX): 80,921,527 passengers(up 8%). Rank in 2015: 7th
5. Tokyo Haneda (HND): 79,699,762 passengers(up 5.5%). Rank in 2015: 5th
6. Chicago OHare (ORD): 77,960,588passengers (up 1.3%). Rank in 2015: 4th
7. London Heathrow (LHR): 75,715,474passengers (up 1%). Rank in 2015: 6th
8. Hong Kong (HKG) 70,305,857 passengers (up3%). Rank in 2015: 8th
9. Shanghai (PVG) 66,002,414 passengers (up9.8%). Rank in 2015: 13th
10. Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG): 65,933,145passengers (up 0.3%). Rank in 2015: 9th
11. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW): 65,670,697passengers (up 0.2%). Rank in 2015: 10th
12. Amsterdam (AMS): 63,625,534 passengers(up 9.2%). Rank in 2015: 14th
13. Frankfurt (FRA): 60,786,937 passengers(down 0.4%). Rank in 2015: 12th
14. Istanbul (IST): 60,119,876 passengers(down 1.9%). Rank in 2015: 11th
15. Guangzhou, China (CAN): 59,732,147passengers (up 8.2%). Rank in 2015: 17th
16. New York JFK (JFK): 58,873,386 passengers(up 3.5%). Rank in 2015: 15th
17. Singapore (SIN): 58,698,000 passengers(up 5.9%). Rank in 2015: 16th
18. Denver (DEN): 58,266,515 passengers (up7.9%). Rank in 2015: 19th
19. Seoul Incheon (ICN): 57,849,814passengers (up 17.1%). Rank in 2015: 22nd
20. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi (BKK): 55,892,428passengers (up 5.7%). Rank in 2015: 20th
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