Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson Remains World’s Busiest Airport
Press release from the issuing company
Thursday, March 28th, 2013
Atlanta's airport is still the busiest passenger airport in the world.
More than 95 million passengers passed through Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2012, an increase of 3.3% over the previous year, according to Airports Council International's preliminary traffic results.
Beijing Capital International Airport came in second place, with more than 81 million passengers last year, an increase of 4.1%. London's Heathrow Airport came in third place with more than 70 million passengers, an increase of 0.9%, according to Airports Council International, the worldwide association of airports.
Tokyo International Airport (also known as Haneda Airport) handled more than 66 million passengers, a 6.7% increase in passenger traffic that was enough for fourth place. Chicago O'Hare International Airport, which handled more than 66 million passengers but saw a 0.1% decrease in traffic, landed in fifth place.
Worldwide passenger traffic increased 4% while cargo movements saw no increase over 2011.
