Overview
- Airports Council International, which published preliminary 2025 rankings on Tuesday, listed Atlanta first with 106.3 million passengers, followed by Dubai and Tokyo Haneda.
- Global passenger traffic reached 9.8 billion in 2025, up 3.6% from 2024 and 7.3% above 2019.
- Asia‑Pacific hubs surged in the table, with Shanghai Pudong jumping to fifth and Guangzhou Baiyun returning to ninth after China eased visas and rebuilt links.
- Dubai led international passengers at 95.2 million, while Chicago O’Hare led aircraft movements, a count of takeoffs and landings.
- Air cargo grew 2.9% to almost 128.9 million tonnes, led by Hong Kong and Shanghai Pudong, with Anchorage now third.