Top 10 Largest Airports in the World

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1.    Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport 

Owner: City of Atlanta
Operator: Atlanta Department of Aviation
Serves: Atlanta, Georgia
Location: unincorporated areas, Atlanta, College Park, and Hapeville Fulton & Clayton Counties
Hub for: AirTran Airways, Delta Air Lines, Silver Airways

Elevation: AMSL 1,026 ft / 313 m
Coordinates: 33°38′12″N 084°25′41″W
Passenger volume: 95,462,867
Aircraft operations: 950,119
Website: www.atlanta-airport.com

2.    Beijing Capital International Airport

Operator: Beijing Capital International Airport Company Limited

Serves: Beijing

Location: Chaoyang District

Hub for: Air China, China Southern Airlines, Hainan Airlines

Elevation: AMSL 116 ft / 35 m

Coordinates: 40°04′48″N 116°35′04″E

Passenger volume: 81,929,359

Aircraft operations: 557,167

Website: en.bcia.com.cn

3.    London Heathrow Airport

Owner: Heathrow Airport Holdings

Operator: Heathrow Airport Limited

Location: Hillingdon, London, United Kingdom

Hub for: British Airways

Elevation: AMSL 83 ft / 25 m

Coordinates: 51°28′39″N 000°27′41″W

Passenger volume: 70,037,417 (Increase 0.9%)

Aircraft operations: 475,176

Website: www.heathrowairport.com   

4.    O'Hare International Airport

Owner: City of Chicago

Operator: Chicago Department of Aviation

Serves: Chicago, Illinois, United States

Hub for: Air Choice One, American Airlines, United Airlines

Elevation: AMSL 668 ft / 204 m

Coordinates: 41°58′43″N 87°54′17″W

Passenger volume: 66,633,503

Aircraft operations: 878,108

Website: www.flychicago.com/Pages/LandingPage.aspx

 5.    Narita International Airport (Tokyo International Airport)

Operator: Narita International Airport Corporation (NAA)

Serves: Greater Tokyo Area

Location: Narita, Chiba, Japan

Hub for: AirAsia Japan, All Nippon Airways, Delta Air Lines, Japan Airlines, Jetstar Japan, Nippon Cargo Airlines, United Airlines

Elevation: AMSL: 135 ft / 41 m

Coordinates: 35°45′55″N 140°23′08″E

Passenger volume: 31,432,754

Aircraft operations: 187,238

Website: www.narita-airport.jp

6.    Los Angeles International Airport

Owner: City of Los Angeles

Operator: Los Angeles World Airports

Serves: Greater Los Angeles metropolitan area

Location: Los Angeles, California

Hub for: Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Great Lakes Airlines, Horizon Air, United Airlines

Elevation: AMSL 126 ft / 38 m

Coordinates: 33°56′33″N 118°24′29″W

Passenger volume (2012): 63,688,121

Aircraft operations (2011): 601,416

Website: www.lawa.org

7.     Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport

Owner/Operator: Aéroports de Paris

Serves: Paris, France

Location: 25 km (16 mi) NE of Paris

Hub for: Air France, Delta Air Lines, FedEx Express, XL Airways France

Elevation: AMSL 392 ft / 119 m

Coordinates: 49°00′35″N 002°32′52″E

Passenger volume: 61,611,934

Aircraft operations: 497,763

Website: www.aeroportsdeparis.fr

 

8.    Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport

Owner: City of Dallas, City of Fort Worth

Operator: DFW Airport Board

Serves: Dallas–Fort Worth

Location: Coppell, Euless, Grapevine, and Irving

Hub for: American Airlines, UPS Airlines

Elevation: AMSL 607 ft / 185 m

Coordinates: 32°53′49″N 097°02′17″W

Passenger volume: 57,832,495

Aircraft operations: 646,803

Website: www.dfwairport.com

 

9.    Frankfurt Airport

Owner/Operator: Fraport

Location: Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

Hub for: AeroLogic, Condor, Lufthansa, Lufthansa CityLine, Lufthansa Cargo

Elevation: AMSL 364 ft / 111 m

Coordinates: 50°02′00″N 008°34′14″ECoordinates: 50°02′00″N 008°34′14″E

Passenger volume: 57,527,251

Aircraft operations: 482,242

Website: www.frankfurt-airport.com

10.   Hong Kong International Airport

Operator: Airport Authority Hong Kong

Serves: Hong Kong

Location: Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong

Hub for: Air Hong Kong, Cathay Pacific, Dragonair, Evergreen International Airlines, Hong Kong Airlines, Hong Kong Express Airways, UPS Airlines

Elevation: AMSL 28 ft / 9 m

Coordinates: 22°18′32″N 113°54′52″E

Passenger volume: 56,057,751

Aircraft operations: 352,000

Website: www.hongkongairport.com