Busiest Airport

[bshort]

Hi All

Can anyone tell me what is the busiest airport in the world?

I have had a heated debate in work today with some colleagues but we can't seem to agree who it should be.

regards

bs

[bhd-lonFLYer]

Maybe Atlanta?

[JulietNovemberPapa]

I'm pretty sure I've read the 2007 info, but I can't quickly put my hands on it, so I have instead supplied 2006 data:

For 2006:

By aircraft movements:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_traffic_movements

By passenger numbers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_passenger_traffic

By international-only pasenger numbers:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_international_passenger_traffi c

By cargo:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_busiest_airports_by_cargo_traffic

[merlinxx]

KATL (prov 07 total pax 89,379,287)
KORD
EGLL
RJTT

[bshort]

Thanks for the info.


bs

[The SSK]

2007 top 30 for passengers, freight and movements here (http://www.airports.org/aci/aci/file/Press%20Releases/2008/PR_180308_PrelimResults_2007_final.pdf)

[eyeinthesky]

Depends on your criteria:

Some say that, on race day, Silverstone has a higher movement rate than anywhere else... Its annual figures don't amount to much though!

[wingeel]

Unless LHR starts improving its growth rate considerably ( or CDG's growth rate falls off), then Heathrow will lose it's crown as Europe's busiest airport to the Paris hub within the next few years.

Will T5 help LHR maintain its lead - currently 68 million pax per annum to CDG's 59 million ?