DFW Airport was the second-busiest airport in the world in 2022, study shows
DALLAS - Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport remained one of the busiest airports in the world last year, according to a new study.
Airports Council International published a list of the top 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2022, and it shows that people are returning to the skies in a big way after the pandemic.
DFW Airport finished second on the list welcoming 73,362,946 passengers in 2022. That's a 17.5% increase from 2021, but a slight -2.3% dip from 2019.
DFW only trailed Atlanta's Hartfield-Jackson International Airport, who saw 93,699,630 passengers in 2022.
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US airports dominated the list, taking the top four spots and five of the top 10.
Dubai International Airport was the highest-ranked non-US airport at fifth, welcoming 66,069,981 passengers last year.
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Top Airports by Passenger Traffic 2022
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, 93,699,630 passengers
- Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, 73,362,946 passengers
- Denver International Airport, 69,286,461 passengers
- Chicago O'Hare International Airport, 68,340,619 passengers
- Dubai International Airport, 66,069,981 passengers
- Los Angeles International Airport, 65,924,298 passengers
- Istanbul Airport, 64,289,107 passengers
- London Heathrow Airport, 61,614,508 passengers
- Indira Gandhi International Airport (New Delhi), 59,490,074 passengers
- Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, 57,474,033 passengers