These Are The 10 Busiest Airports In The World For 2019

Do you have an obsession with flying? Or maybe you dread the moment you set foot into an airport? A business traveler who sees every airport in the world?

Whether you love to fly or dread it, the one thing for sure some airports are better than others and we all have our favourites. But which are the busiest airports in the world?

We’ve broken it down by passenger numbers |(if you want to see more detail you can check out the top 20 busiest airports in the world here.) While some airports listed come as no surprise, there are a few surprises; especially No.1…

10th. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Total passengers: 72,229,723

9th. Shanghai Pudong International Airport

Total passengers: 74,006,331

8th. Hong Kong International Airport

Total passengers: 74,517,402

7th. London Heathrow

Total passengers: 80,126,320

6th. O’Hare International Airport, Chicago

Total passengers: 83,339,186

5th. Tokyo Haneda Airport

Total passengers: 87,131,973

4th. Los Angeles International Airport

Total passengers: 87,534,384

3rd. Dubai International Airport

Total passengers: 89,189,387

2nd. Beijing Capital International Airport

Total passengers: 100,983,290

1st. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport

Total passengers: 107,394,029

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So, now that you know which the are busiest airports in the world you may want to avoid them if people are not your thing. Our view? Usually because they handle so many passengers they are more efficient and faster places to get through.

The trends are very much pointing to the East however, with airports in Asia growing at a much faster rate as air travel spreads to the masses.

Ever wondered what it was like flying back in the 1960s? These pictures certainly tell of a very different time.,