Overview

• Global passenger traffic reached 9.4 billion in 2024, marking an 8.4 percent increase from 2023 and a 2.7 percent rise above pre-pandemic levels.
• Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport retained the top position with over 108 million passengers, followed by Dubai and Dallas/Fort Worth at second and third.
• Indira Gandhi International Airport handled more than 77.8 million travelers to rank ninth busiest and rose two spots to 15th in aircraft movements with 477,509 flights.
• Shanghai Pudong International Airport climbed 11 places to break into the top ten busiest airports for the first time.
• The world’s top 20 airports processed 1.54 billion passengers in 2024, accounting for 16 percent of global traffic and underscoring recovery concentrated in major hubs.