World's busiest airport
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The cachet of being known as the world's busiest airport is fiercely fought over by the owners of the world's largest airports.
The following airports have variously made claims (or had claims made for them):
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[edit] Current Claims Based on Total Volume
- Largest number of passengers annually. (1998–2006) [1]
- Most arrivals and departures ("operations") annually. (1999–2000, 2005–2006).[2]
- Most nonstop destinations.[3]
- Memphis International Airport, Memphis, Tennessee, United States (home of FedEx)
- Most cargo traffic by volume annually. (1993–2006) [4]
- Largest number of international passengers annually (2004) [5] [6].
- Upon the completion of terminal 5, projected to have the capacity to serve the largest number of passengers annually. [7]
[edit] Other Current Claims
- Most originating or terminating (i.e., non-connecting) passengers.
- World's busiest general aviation airport (take-offs and landings annually).
- World's busiest single runway airport (passengers) [8]
- World's busiest airport on man-made island.
- Most international destinations served.
- Each year during the British Grand Prix, Silverstone is the world's busiest airport. One aircraft is taking off or landing every 15 seconds.[9]
[edit] Historical Claims
- Held from 1932 until O'Hare took the title in 1962, Midway was the world's busiest airport by passenger and aircraft movements. Before World War II, Chicago Midway was the origin or destination of one in four U.S. airline flights. [10]
- Largest number of passengers annually (before 1998)
- Most arrivals and departures annually (before 1998, 2001–2004).
- Tokyo International Airport, Tokyo, Japan (popularly known as Haneda Airport)
- The world's busiest domestic airport until service to Seoul started. However, it is often overshadowed by Narita International Airport, which serves international passengers flying into Tokyo.
[edit] See also
- World's busiest airports by traffic movements
- World's busiest airports by passenger traffic
- World's busiest airports by international passenger traffic
- World's busiest airports by cargo traffic
[edit] External links
- Airports Council International website. A representative industry body for the airport industry that provides air travel statistics.
