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Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport
Total seats: 1,927,531
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is one of the world's busiest airports by passenger traffic and aircraft movements. The airport handles almost 90 million passengers per year.
(Total Seats - From 31-Dec-2012 to 06-Jan-2013, System traffic, Source: CAPA – Centre for Aviation & Innovata)
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Beijing Capital International Airport
Total seats: 1,918,574
Beijing Capital International Airport is the main international airport of the Chinese capital and one of the busiest airports in the world.
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Tokyo Haneda Airport
Total seats: 1,813,291
Tokyo International Airport, commonly known as Haneda Airport, is the busier of the two major airports serving Tokyo, and one of the busiest airports in the world.
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London Heathrow Airport
Total seats: 1,668,272
London Heathrow Airport is a major international airport and the principal international gateway serving the city of London.
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Dubai International Airport
Total seats: 1,587,901
Dubai International Airport is one of largest airports in the Middle East, among the largest airports in the world and a key cargo hub in the region. The airport has seen phenomenal growth in the past decade.
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Los Angeles International Airport
Total seats: 1,442,395
Los Angeles International Airport, known as LAX, is the main gateway to Los Angeles, California. LAX is among the busiest airports in the world and a major transfer point for transpacific services.
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Hong Kong International Airport
Total seats: 1,435,824
Hong Kong International Airport is on the island of Chep Lap Kok and the gateway to Hong Kong.
One of the largest passenger and cargo airports in the world, Hong Kong hosts regional and international passenger and cargo services for over 90 airlines.
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Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport
Total seats: 1,428,587
Soekarno-Hatta International Airport is the main gateway to Jakarta, Indonesia. Hosting domestic, regional and international passenger and cargo services for over 25 airlines.
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Chicago O'Hare International Airport
Total seats: 1,390,176
Operated by Chicago Airport System, Chicago O'Hare Airport is the major international airport serving the city of Chicago, Illinois.
O'Hare is a major hub of aviation activity in North America and ranks among the world's busiest airports.
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Singapore Changi Airport
Total seats: 1,388,096
Singapore Changi Airport serves the country of Singapore and ranks among the busiest airports in Asia.
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Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
Total seats: 1,374,546
Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport is main international gateway to France and a major aviation hub in Europe.
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Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Total seats: 1,357,687
Dallas Fort Worth International Airport is the main gateway to the Dallas Fort Worth metropolitan region in Texas and ranks among the world's busiest airports. In the US, DFW is second only to Denver International in terms of area size.
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Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport
Total seats: 1,184,100
Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport was opened in 2006 to replace Don Mueang Airport and is the main international gateway to Bangkok.
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Frankfurt Airport
Total seats: 1,173,033
Frankfurt Airport serves the financial capital of Germany. The airport is the busiest in Germany, and ranks among the world's largest.
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New York John F Kennedy International Airport
Total seats: 1,166,772
In 2011, John F Kennedy International Airport was the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North America.
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Guangzhou Baiyun Airport
Total seats: 1,161,996
Operated by Guangzhou Baiyan International Airport Co Ltd, Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport serves Guangzhou, a major industrial centre and trading port.
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Denver International Airport
Total seats: 1,144,936
Denver International Airport is the largest airport in the United States by total area, and the second largest airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport.
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Kuala Lumpur International Airport
Total seats: 1,111,481
Kuala Lumpur International Airport is Malaysia's main airport and is also one of the major airports in Asia.
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Shanghai Pudong Airport
Total seats: 1,091,377
Pudong Airport is a fast-growing hub for both passenger and cargo traffic.
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Istanbul Ataturk Airport
Total seats: 1,075,389
Ataturk InternationalAirport is the major international gateway to Istanbul, Turkey.
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Charlotte Douglas Airport
Total seats: 999,452
Charlotte Douglas International Airport is the gateway to Charlotte, North Carolina and one of the busiest airports in the United States.
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Seoul Incheon International Airport
Total seats: 986,851
It is the largest airport in South Korea, the primary airport serving the Seoul national capital area, and one of the largest and busiest airports in the world.
For seven years in a row, it was rated the best airport worldwide by Airports Council International.
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Phoenix Sky Harbour International Airport
Total seats: 979,012
Phoenix Sky Harbour International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located southeast of the central business district of the city of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States.
It is Arizona's largest and busiest airport, and the largest commercial airport in the American Southwest.
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Miami International Airport
Total seats: 966,980
Miami International Airport is the largest gateway between the United States and Latin America, and is one of the largest airline hubs in the United States.
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San Francisco International Airport
Total seats: 950,316
It is the largest airport in the San Francisco Bay Area and the second busiest airport in California after Los Angeles International Airport.
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Sydney Kingsford Smith Airport
Total seats: 934,711
Sydney Airport is one of the oldest continually operated airports in the world, and the busiest airport in Australia.
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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Total seats: 934,284
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the Netherlands' main international airport.
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Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport
Total seats: 906,331
With the commencement of operations at the new Terminal 3, Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport has become India's and South Asia's largest with a current capacity of handling more than 46 million passengers.
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Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
Total seats: 904,217
George Bush Intercontinental Airport served 40,187,442 passengers in 2011 making the airport the tenth busiest for total passengers in North America.
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Madrid Barajas Airport
Total seats: 898,417
Barajas Airport is Spain's largest and busiest airport. It is also one of Europe's busiest gateways.
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