The largest airports in the world.

Traveling by air in Europe is becoming more relevant and accessible from year to year. Not surprisingly, many passengers want to take advantage of all the amenities of a comfortable flight and the services of a first-class airport. Not so long ago, the results of studies based on feedback from passengers from 112 countries were published. More than 13 million people shared their impressions of 39 parameters about European airports.

Of course, this is not the largest airport in Europe, but just a small international airport in London, built in the mid-80s of the 20th century. It receives 3.4 million passengers per year. The main advantage is the location in the center of the capital of Great Britain. Therefore, it is most convenient for a business trip, although weekend tourists are not at all uncommon.

Another feature of this terminal is the presence of 1 runway. Basically, only European airlines have access to the territory.

However, there are additional restrictions due to such proximity to the city center. Due to the ban on high level noise, not all types of aircraft can take off and land. Opening hours begin from 6.30 to 21.00 on weekdays, and on weekends the airport closes for a day so that those living in the surrounding areas can take a break from the hum created by taking off airliners.

The terminal building has 26 check-in desks, 5 self-service kiosks and 15 runway gates (gates). The airport is easily accessible by city buses or the light metro line. Nearby are long-term parking and taxi ranks.

9th place. Madrid Barajas International Airport

It receives almost 40 million passengers a year, it is included in the category of "the largest airports in Europe". Located 13 km from the center of Madrid, in the urban area of ​​Barajas, for which it got its name. The two airlines Iberia Airlines and Air Europa are the main customers of this air hub. Almost all necessary services are provided on the territory of the complex:

• bank terminals and ATMs;
• hotels and children's playground;
• travel agency representation;
• duty free shops;
• VIP room, business center;
• chapel;
• post office, parking and medical center;
• free internet access.

Unfortunately, many travelers note an insufficient number of restaurants and cafes, although there are enough bars. The fastest way to get to the airport is by metro, on the direct line number 8, but city routes also operate regularly, and the taxi rank is open around the clock.

8th place. Cologne-Bonn International Airport

The German air terminal is located 15–16 km from the central districts of Cologne and Bonn. It is in sixth place in terms of congestion and receives a flow of more than 9 million passengers per year.

The airport was founded in 1913 and has 3 runways, although only 1 is paved. Three international terminals accept the following airlines:

1. The first terminal is located in an old building and serves Eurowings, Austrian Airlines, Lufthansa and Germanwings.
2. A more modern second terminal accepts Air Berlin, Ryanair, Iran Air, KLM.
3. The new terminal was created to serve private flights.

Many passengers note the cleanliness and architectural conciseness of all the terminal buildings, as well as the presence of all necessary structures on the territory. These are shops, restaurants, pharmacies, cafes and bars, playgrounds, hotels, VIP zones, banking and post offices, a large parking lot. The round-the-clock mode of operation of the airport gives a great advantage.

There are several ways to get to the airport complex:

• Taxi. The counters are located right in the terminal halls, the fare will be 27 to 40 EUR.
• Aeroexpress. The station is in the middle of the complex and the trains run very often.
• Bus. City routes run in 15 minutes, and the price will be significantly lower than a taxi.
• Car rent.

7th place. Helsinki-Vantaa Airport

The only international airport in Finland is located 20 km from the capital. During the year, it serves almost 15.5 million passengers. Mostly Finnish air carriers are based in the territory. Equipped with three runways and a modern building, the air terminal is able to receive any type of aircraft and provide customers with elevated level comfort. The two terminals, international and domestic, are connected by an underground tunnel.

The Finnish Aviation Museum, several art galleries and a great view from the terrace will help you to spend time with pleasure when connecting flights or before landing.

Helsinki can be reached in 40 minutes by bus number 615, paying a fare of 8 EUR. The frequency of the route is 15 minutes. Bus routes to the railway station and central hotels are also common. At night, it is most convenient to take a taxi. The fare will be about 40 EUR.

6th place. Kastrup International Airport

If we consider the airports of Europe on the map, then one of the few located on the island will be the largest airport in Denmark. Although it occupies only 17th place in Europe, it is able to receive more than 24 million passengers a year, thanks to the renovations carried out over the past few years. The airport was built in 1925, but today it sends planes to 111 places around the world and serves more than 60 airlines.

Two operating terminals operate on the international and partly on the domestic route. There is a free round-the-clock bus service between them.

Copenhagen Airport is equipped with everything you need to ensure the most convenient travel. The duty free zone, hotels, children's rooms, cafes will allow you to spend your time calmly and comfortably. You can get to Copenhagen from the airport by city bus, metro, train or taxi.

5th place. Frankfurt Airport

It occupies the third position in the list of airports in Europe, and is positioned as one of the world's important air hubs, passing 58 million people through its terminals annually. Although he is not with The largest airport in Europe, almost 300 Lufthansa airliners are based in it.

Two modern terminals operate around the clock, and communication between them is carried out using free shuttle buses or an automatic free train.

There are 3 hotels on the territory of the airport, in the immediate vicinity there are many cozy motels that provide a free shuttle to the landing site. For the comfort of passengers, in addition to the basic services, a specialized free service for the disabled, a porter service, 36 meeting rooms, a long-term storage room and a lost and found office are provided.

The airport is located near the city center, which can be reached in an average of 15 minutes by taxi, train, bus or using a rented car.

4th place. Schiphol International Airport

Ranked as the 5th busiest airport in Europe, the Netherlands' main airport is located 9 km from Amsterdam. AT common room 3 terminals are located, for 12 months receiving more than 52 million passengers.

Check-in for a flight within the European Union begins 2 hours before departure. If the flight involves crossing the border of Europe, then it is recommended to arrive 3 hours in advance.

You definitely won't be bored in the area. Trading entertainment centers, gourmet restaurants, playgrounds, massage showers, a casino, a chapel, a museum and even a library will help pass the waiting time unnoticed. The complex can be reached by public transport or by rail.

3rd place. Heathrow International Airport

The busiest airport in Europe is located in an urban area 24 km from the center of London, serves 72.4 million passengers a year and is the head home of British Airways.

Five terminals are interconnected by free buses, and the variety of services provided is simply amazing. After all, it is not for nothing that the building of terminal No. 5 was recognized as the best in the world last year.

The road to any district of the capital will take an average of 15 to 50 minutes by train, taxi, metro or regular buses.

2nd place. Zurich International Airport

Also known as the Kloten commercial airport, it is located 12 km from the central districts of Zurich, and is recognized as the largest connection point between the city and the rest of Switzerland. Aerocomplex was founded in 2000 and has 2 international and domestic terminals. It receives about 30 million passengers a year.

On the territory of the station there are departments and services necessary for travelers, almost all types of services are provided, and the rental of bicycles and roller skates, a tour of the transport museum has become an integral part and hallmark of this airport.

The fastest and cheapest option to arrive at the place of departure will be travel by rail. The station is located directly below the complex, and trains run every 5-7 minutes. A good choice is a city or hotel bus, for 15 francs it can deliver to your destination, and the travel time will not exceed 30 minutes. The most expensive choice would be a taxi, almost 50 Swiss francs will have to pay for a trip to or from the city, but the comfort and 20-minute journey deserve it.

1 place. Munich International Airport

This is not the first time one of the busiest international German airports has received the title of the best in Europe. Currently, it is able to receive almost 39 million travelers in 1 year.

The "Visitors' Park" with magnificent views of the surroundings, souvenir shops with collectible aircraft models, a glazed terrace with sofas for relaxing, excursions to the internal offices of the airport, its own brewery and nearby villages will impress even the most sophisticated tourists.

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Air travel is the most fast option get to almost anywhere the globe. They are preferred by those who are always in a hurry business people, and vacationers striving to be on another continent as soon as possible, and many other people. Inevitably, they have to use the air ports of different countries, compare and evaluate them at their true worth. What are, for example, the leading Russian airports? What makes them special and how good are they?

Very, very many people, answering the question of which Russian airports they know, will confidently answer: Sheremetyevo. There is nothing strange in that - this is the largest air harbor in our country, it is completely owned by the state. It is here that up to 60% of the total international passenger traffic of the Russian Federation passes.

What is important for travelers

Meanwhile, even these figures do not yet reflect all the advantages of Sheremetyevo. People flying from here in about two hundred directions are served perhaps the best in Eastern Europe. Every year, passenger traffic at Sheremetyevo increases by 10-20%, which is largely due to high-quality service, its level is confirmed by the ISO 9001:2008 certificate. Exactly 8 minutes are allotted for the issuance of all luggage, which is extremely important in a stormy rhythm modern life. More than 31.6 million people passed through the airport last year.

Sheremetyevo Airport, Terminal D

Forward movement

Recently, the growth of domestic traffic has outpaced the development of international flights. Sheremetyevo is developing successfully. There is no doubt that the largest Russian airport will meet its sixtieth anniversary, which has been operating since 1959, with dignity. The tranquility of travelers is provided by advanced security systems, including well-functioning video surveillance, dog control, and even a profiler service (responsible for psychological testing).

In second place - Domodedovo Airport

Domodedovo began its work much later than Sheremetyevo (in March 1964). But talking about the largest airports in Russia is hardly appropriate without him. After all, this is:

• the second largest air port in our country;
• he is also the leader in domestic passenger transportation (in 2009, the total passenger traffic was almost equal to 19 million passengers, in 2010 it exceeded 22.25 million people, and in 2015 it was already more than 30 million);
• despite the reduction in the volume of transportation that began in the recent period as a whole, the importance of Domodedovo for domestic passenger traffic has only increased.

Airport history

The fundamental decision to build Domodedovo was made in 1954, and it became an independent organization on April 7, 1962. But only on March 25, 1964, the first flight departed from here, and regular service began in 1966. In 2011, Domodedovo officially received the title of the best Eastern European airport.

The airport can accept planes of all serially produced types. It is owned by the East Line group of companies, which, in turn, is a commercial asset of a company located on the Isle of Man. Well, we continue the conversation about the largest airports in Russia.

Vnukovo airport

The next air harbor in line is Vnukovo. It is remarkable not only because it is a very large transport hub, but also because it has a developed business aviation sector. Of course, at the time of construction (to work transport complex started on July 2, 1941), there was no question of this. But on the other hand, Vnukovo soon turned out to be a very important facility: since September 1945, it was it that took over the bulk of passenger traffic in Moscow. Since 2003, the airport has been owned by the capital.

Leadership positions

Note that Vnukovo not only belongs to the group "the largest airports in Russia". After all, official foreign delegations, aircraft of the government aviation of the Russian Federation have been arriving here for about 60 years. Hence the important advantages of this airport:

• extensive transport infrastructure;
• thoughtfulness of logistics on adjacent highways and railway lines (thanks to which it is much easier to get to the city);
• from Vnukovo you can fly to 450 airports, including most of the regional airports in Russia.

In 2014, traffic amounted to 12.7 million passengers, and in 2015 - already 15.8 million. Such an impressive success was achieved thanks to the modernization, which was completed three years ago.

Pulkovo airport

The next in line is Pulkovo Airport. It is considered one of the most dynamically developing transport hubs in our country. Of course, the Big Three are unconditionally ahead. But now long time fourth place in terms of passenger turnover is firmly occupied.

Above the Neva

In 2009, 6.7 million passengers passed through Pulkovo (the property of LLC Air Gates of the Northern Capital), and in 2015 - already 13.5 (the best airports in Russia cannot boast of such growth dynamics). What is important, it is not only quantitative, but also qualitative: in 2012 alone, more than 20 new routes were opened.

Milestones of formation

• Pulkovo was commissioned in 1932;
• in 1941 it became a passenger (previously being a postal-passenger) transport hub;
• under the modern name it has been known since 1973 (formerly "Shosseynaya");
• the modernization of the airport was carried out under the program of public-private partnership without any expenditure of budgetary funds.

Pulkovo is the base point aircraft Rossiya Airlines. Until recently, Turkey and Egypt were among the main destinations for planes to fly.

The legendary building "Pulkovo-1" after reconstruction

Koltsovo airport

Ekaterinburg Koltsovo Airport (owned by Renova Group of Companies) was recognized as one of the most actively developing transport centers in the CIS back in 2008. But the following years were not in vain. On the this moment this air harbor quite falls into rating of Russian airports, even if only on the sixth line of it.

At least the following facts speak of the rapid development:

• increase in traffic (in 2010 less than 3 million passengers, in 2015 over 4 million people);
• the presence of many industry awards, including the title of the best in Russia and the CIS for different years;
• active development of new directions (which is restrained so far only by the general decline in international tourism);
• first of all in Russia (seven years ago), a very efficient system incentives for carrier companies;
• there is a three-kilometer runway and a fairly new control tower.

Past and present

Initially, no one thought about passenger prospects. Back in 1930, Koltsovo was created to test new military aircraft. Interestingly, civil air transportation was organized here in 1943. Today, you can fly to 104 cities from here, using the services of three dozen airlines.

Between sea and mountains - Sochi International Airport

Sochi Airport has been playing a very important role for several decades now. It is here that a large number of passengers arrive, striving to get to the resorts as soon as possible. Thanks to the efforts of 40 airlines, flights depart from here to about 60 different destinations.

Important Benefits

Despite its remoteness from the capitals and major cities, Sochi airport deservedly appeared on our list:

• it is the best regional airport in our country;
• all environmental regulations are strictly observed here;
• very advanced baggage control systems ensure the safety of arrivals and high throughput.

The owner of the transport hub is the airport holding "Basel Aero". Construction began in the summer of 1941 - naturally, in order to defend the coast. When passenger traffic began here at the end of November 1945, the former air gate» Sochi, which had been operating since 1929, was closed. Regular international flights began in 1981.

Sochi airport, even in the last few years of crisis, is increasing its turnover. Over the past year, more than 4 million passengers passed through it, during internal communication their number increased by 40%.

Tolmachevo airport

Novosibirsk Tolmachevo, thanks to its advantageous geographic location, is one of the main points of international passenger traffic in our country. It is curious that it also acts as an airfield (civilian and military aircraft are based here at the same time).

How it all began? and what is now

The owner of the air hub "Airport Tolmachevo" is the JSC of the same name. All types of passenger planes can land and take off here. The first flight on the Moscow-Novosibirsk route took place on July 12, 1957, and in 2013-2015 the infrastructure of Tolmachevo was significantly modernized. For ten years now, passenger traffic (adjusted for the crisis at the end of the last decade) has been steadily increasing. The Novosibirsk air hub can simultaneously receive up to 40 passenger aircraft per hour. Annual international traffic peaked in 2014, when it fell just short of 4 million passengers.

Since 2012, flights have been operated to the following cities:

• Beijing;
• Hong Kong;
• Fergana;
• Baku;
• Minsk;
• Omsk;
• Munich etc.

There is every reason to believe that Tolmachevo will continue to develop actively. Here, the volume of domestic passenger traffic is steadily increasing.

Among the seas of wheat - Krasnodar International Airport

Founded in 1932, the international Krasnodar air terminal has by no means exhausted its capabilities. Today, like most air-passenger hubs in the south of the Russian Federation, it belongs to the Basel-Aero corporation.

Key benefits and more

Krasnodar air gates are unanimously recognized by the majority of experts in the country as the most:

• safe;
• reliable;
• comfortable.

In the late 2000s and early 2010s, the infrastructure was radically updated here, ground handling was improved, and the number of flights was increased. In six years (since 2009), passenger traffic has doubled, from 1.6 to 3.13 million people. The number of travelers in Russia has even slightly increased in recent years.

On the territory of the Pashkovsky airport (unofficial name), there are three runways with artificial turf, one of them, however, is only suitable for helicopters and small aircraft. The completion of the modernization of the entire complex is scheduled for 2018. Passenger Transportation from here (from Krasnodar Territory) have been underway since 1934, and two more years before that, Pashkovsky was used as a base for agricultural aviation. Interestingly, it was here that the first practical flight of the An-140 aircraft was made in 2010.

Ufa International Airport

Ufa airport, as it should be for an air hub in a city with a population of one million, is capable of receiving and sending aircraft of all types. It is used by nearly fifty carriers, including foreign ones. This airport ranks 10th in Russia in terms of total traffic. From here you can fly to Athens and Beijing, to dozens of cities in Russia and neighboring countries.

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In 2010, one and a half million people flew in and out of Ufa. The vast majority of passengers on domestic flights flies, of course, to Moscow and St. Petersburg, and on foreign flights - to the Czech Republic, Thailand, and the Emirates. In 2015, the Ufa airport served 2.313 million people. Then he was recognized as the best in Russia. The owner of the airport facilities and the air terminal is Bashkiria.

Contrary to the not unfounded opinion of the majority that London Heathrow is the busiest airport in the world in terms of passenger traffic, we dare to say that according to statistics for the past year, Heathrow was only in third place.

Who took the palm in this "brisk" dispute? Our rating "Top 10 busiest airports in the world in terms of annual passenger traffic" will tell. The rating was compiled taking into account the indicators of 2012.

10th place. Dubai International Airport (DXB)

Passenger flights at Dubai International Airport are served in three terminals: Terminal 1 serves 125 airlines, Terminal 2 - scheduled, charter and special flights (for example, pilgrimages), mainly operated by small airlines of the Gulf countries, Terminal 3 is intended only for Emirates airlines. The VIP terminal is the largest business aviation terminal of its kind in the Middle East.

According to the latest data from the Airports Council International, DXB ranks second in the world in terms of international passenger traffic. The airport serves more than 145 airlines flying to more than 260 countries on six continents. In terms of the total density of the flow of passengers in 2012, Dubai settled on the 10th place in the "tournament table" with a total number of travelers transported - 57,684,550.

However, during the eight months of the new operating year, there has been an upward trend. Since the opening of Concourse A in January of this year, the total throughput three terminals increased from 60 million to 75 million people a year. Here are even more eloquent figures: in June 2013, 5,537,098 passengers "passed" through Dubai International Airport - a serious 17.5% increase from the figure for June last year - 4,714,746 people.

In 2011, Dubai Airport management released general plan airport development. It refers to the construction of Concourse D, which was originally conceived as the fourth terminal. With a new concourse capacity of 15 million people, DXB's total will reach 90 million passengers by 2018.

9th place. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Tangerang, Indonesia (CGK)

Soekarno-Hatta is the main airport serving the Jakarta Special Capital Region in Java, Indonesia. The airport is named after the first president of Indonesia, Soekarno, and the first vice-president, Mohammad Hatta.

In 2012, the passenger traffic density of Soekarno-Hatta reached 57,772,762 people, which is 12.1% more than in 2011. The airport in Jakarta is considered one of the fastest growing in terms of a huge jump from 37th in the world rankings in 2008 with 32 million people to 9th with over 57 million passengers.

The general plan for the development of the airport includes a twofold increase in the throughput of Terminal 1, an increase in passenger traffic through Terminal 2 from 9 million to 19 million people a year, and another 21 million will be “added” to the 4 million passengers passing through Terminal 3 annually.

8th place. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, DFW

As of April 2013, Dallas/Fort Worth is the third busiest airport in the world in terms of aircraft traffic. In terms of passenger traffic, at the end of 2012 total number"arrived" and "departed" people reached 58,591,842. This is the main airport of American Airlines and an airport city with its own postal code, police department, fire department and emergency medical service.

This year marked a new milestone for Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport as the number of non-stop destinations served by the airport reached 200. This achievement put DFW in a select group of airports including Frankfurt, Amsterdam Schiphol, Paris Charles de Gaulle, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta, Chicago and Munich. man reached

7th place. Airport Paris - Charles de Gaulle.Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, CDG

Charles de Gaulle Airport, named after the General and President of France, Charles de Gaulle, is considered one of the centers of world aviation, and, of course, is the largest airport in France. In addition, it is the "epicenter" of Air France.

The passenger traffic density through the airport in 2012 amounted to 61,556,202 people, the aircraft traffic density - 497,763 boards, which allowed the main French airport to firmly settle in seventh place in the ranking of the busiest airports in the world and in second place in terms of passenger traffic in Europe, second only to London Heathrow. And also Charles de Gaulle takes the honorable tenth place in the world and the first in the European ranking of airports with the highest density of aircraft traffic.

6th place. Los Angeles International Airport.LosAngelesInternationalairport,LAX

A 3% increase in passenger traffic in 2012 compared to the previous year propelled Los Angeles International Airport into sixth place in the world rankings with 63,688,121 passengers. In addition, in 2011 it was recognized as the world's first airport in terms of the number of "non-stop" passengers.

LAX has nine passenger terminals connected by shuttle buses. The grid of terminals is shaped like a horseshoe. To move between most terminals, passengers need to leave the building, take the bus, and then go through security again. However, between some terminals there is a more loyal system of movement without additional inspections.

5th place. O'Hare International Airport, Chicago, Illinois, USA. O'Hare International Airport, ORD

O'Hare Airport is the second largest hub after George W. Bush International Airport, United Airlines, carrying 45% of all O'Hare passengers, and the second largest American Airlines hub after Dallas/Fort Worth.

O'Hare is the second airport in the world in terms of the number of takeoffs and landings and the fifth in the world ranking in terms of annual passenger traffic with a figure of 66,633,503 in 2012. By the way, this figure is 0.1% less than in 2011.

O'Hare International Airport has four passenger terminals with nine concourses and 182 gates.

4th place. Tokyo Haneda International Airport,HND

Haneda Airport serves almost all of Tokyo's domestic flights, while the second Narita International Airport handles the vast majority of international flights. Since the opening of the international terminal at Haneda Airport in 2010, along with the launch of the fourth runway, the number of international flights accepted by Haneda has increased dramatically. In addition, the Japanese government plans to develop the "international" role of the airport in the future.

In 2012, the cumulative passenger traffic of Haneda was 66,795,178. According to this indicator, Tokyo Airport is the second busiest airport in Asia and fourth in the world.

The combined capacity of Haneda and Narita has elevated Tokyo to the rank of the city's third busiest airport system after London and New York.

3rd place. Heathrow International Airport, London. London Heathrow Airport,LHR

Heathrow is London's largest airport and the UK's busiest airport. In addition, according to 2012 data, Heathrow ranked third in the world in terms of total passenger traffic of 70,038,857 people, carrying the largest number of international passengers in the world. In addition, in terms of passenger traffic density, it is the busiest airport in Europe and third in the European traffic density ranking after Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt Airport.

With its six airports, the London City Airport System ranks as the world's busiest, with 133,666,888 passengers "passing" through it every year. In terms of total take-offs and landings, London is second only to New York.

2nd place. Beijing Capital International Airport,PEK

Capital City is the main airport in Beijing. In 2009, he received the proud title of the busiest airport in Asia in terms of passenger traffic and the number of takeoffs and landings. In 2012, the Shoudu ranked second in the world in terms of passenger flow density (81,929,689 people), behind Hartsfield-Jackson - Atlanta International Airport. In total, 557,167 takeoffs and landings were recorded in the Shoud last year, which is the sixth largest globally.

Beijing International Airport is the main hub for Air China, the national carrier of the People's Republic of China, with flights to 120 destinations.

Built in 2008, Terminal 3 is considered the second largest airport terminal after Terminal 3 of Dubai International Airport.

1 place. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, ATL

Our winner, the world's busiest airport by total passenger traffic, is Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.

Since 1998, Atlanta Airport has not yielded the palm to anyone. In 2012, Hartsfield-Jackson was the leader in two rankings at once: in passenger traffic density and in aircraft traffic density. The exact number of passengers transported over the past year is 95,462,867 people, the number of aircraft arriving and departing is 950,119.

In 1999, a master plan for the development of the airport was announced, in which, under design figure estimated passenger traffic by 2015 was 121 million people.

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No. 10. Dubai International Airport (UAE) - 57 million people per year.

Dubai International Airport is the largest airport in the United Arab Emirates. The airport annually serves 57 million people and handles 2.1 million tons of cargo. The construction of the airport cost 5.5 billion US dollars.

Dubai International Airport is the base for the national airline Emirates Airline. The main directions are the Middle East and Africa.

No. 9. Soekarno-Hatta International Airport (Indonesia) - 59 million people per year.

Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is the main airport in Indonesia, located in Jakarta. The airport annually serves from 59 million. The area of ​​the airport is 18 km², the airport has two independent runways.

Serves mainly Asian destinations, as well as Australia, the Netherlands, Turkey.

No. 8. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (USA) - 60 million people per year.

Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth and is the busiest airport in Texas.

The area of ​​the airport is 7.3 hectares. The airport has 7 runways.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport serves 135 domestic and 38 international destinations and is the largest and main hub for American Airlines and American Eagle Airlines.

No. 7. Charles de Gaulle International Airport (Paris) - 63 million people per year.

Charles de Gaulle International Airport is the largest airport in France. Named after the first president of the Fifth Republic, military and politician French Charles de Gaulle.
The airport annually serves from 63 million people a year and handles more than 2 million tons of cargo. The airport has 4 runways.

The airport is the headquarters and main transfer hub of the French national airline Air France.

No. 6. Los Angeles International Airport (USA) - 65 million people per year.

Los Angeles International Airport is considered the most popular departure/destination in the world, that is, the place where people start or end their journey.
The airport annually serves from 70 million. The airport has 4 runways.

Passengers are served by nine terminals. Main destinations: North America, Latin America, Middle East, Europe, Asia and Oceania. The area of ​​the airport is 14 sq. km. It is a hub for Air New Zealand, Alaska Airlines, Allegiant Air, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, United Airlines.

No. 5. Tokyo International Airport (Japan) - 66 million people per year.

Tokyo International Airport is one of the two major airports serving Greater Tokyo. The second name is Haneda Airport.

The airport serves from 66 million annually. Haneda receives almost all domestic flights to and from Tokyo. The airport has regular charters to Seoul ( South Korea), Shanghai (China) and Hong Kong.

Haneda is the hub for two major Japanese airlines, Japan Airlines and All Nippon Airways.

No. 4. Heathrow International Airport (London) - 68 million people per year.

Heathrow International Airport is the largest international airport in the city of London.
The airport includes 5 passenger terminals and one cargo terminal.

Heathrow is served by over 90 airlines that connect London with 170 airports around the world. The airport is a hub for British Airways, Virgin Atlantic Airways.

No. 3. O'Hare International Airport (USA) - 69 million people per year.

O'Hare is Chicago's largest airport. Readers of Business Traveler Magazine recognized O'Hare International Airport as the best airport in North America. It is United Airlines' largest hub and American Airlines' second largest hub.

No. 2. Beijing Capital International Airport (China) - 83 million people per year.

Beijing Capital International Airport is the largest airport in Beijing, all of China and the second busiest airport in the world.

Forbes magazine ranked Shouda as the 2nd least punctual airport in 2007.
The airport's main destinations are Frankfurt, London (Heathrow), Los Angeles, New York, Paris, San Francisco and Vancouver.

Capital Airport is the largest hub for Air China, as well as for Hainan Airlines and China Southern Airlines.

No. 1. Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (USA) - 90 million people per year.

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport is the busiest airport not only in the US, but in the world. The airport is located 11 km south of the Central Business District of Atlanta, Georgia, USA. The airport serves over 90 million people annually.

The airport has 5 runways. The airport is the main hub of Delta Air Lines, AirTran Airways, Shuttle America

Most flights to Hartsfield-Jackson are domestic, carrying passengers to different US airports with transfers or flights to smaller cities in the Southern US.

Hartsfield-Jackson Airport serves international flights to North America, South America, Central America, Europe, Asia and Africa.

P.S. For reference:

Sheremetyevo annually serves 32 million people.

Domodedovo - 30.5 million people.

Vnukovo - 15.8 million people.