Top 20 World's Busiest Airports

Ever wanted to know what the Top 20 Busiest Airports in the World are. Below is the list of Airports ranked in order of passenger numbers as at 2011.

Some interesting facts:

USA holds 6 positions within the Top 20, and London Heathrow which is widely regarded as one of the busiest airports in the world is actually in Position 4.

China has 4 Airports in the Top 20 (including Hong Kong) - obviously due to its population and high trade however India (another populous nation) doesn't even rank in the Top 20.

Another interesting statistic is that the 20th Busiest Airport in the World, Amsterdam in the Netherlands is actually half as busy as Atlanta Georgia USA (No. 1)

1.	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta, Georgia, United States	ATL	12,611,764
2.	Beijing Capital International Airport	Chaoyang, Beijing, China	PEK	11,699,571
3.	Tokyo International Airport	Ōta, Tokyo, Japan	HND	10,054,406
4.	London Heathrow International Airport	Hillingdon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom	LHR	9,678,737
5.	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois, United States	ORD	8,924,701
6.	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California, United States	LAX	8,781,312
7.	Suvarnabhumi International Airport	Bang Phli, Samut Prakan, Thailand	BKK	8,564,503
8.	Paris Charles de Gaulle International Airport	Roissy-en-France, Île-de-France, France	CDG	8,316,391
9.	Hong Kong International Airport	Chek Lap Kok, Hong Kong, China	HKG	8,227,000
10.	Dallas Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States	DFW	8,225,400
11.	Dubai International Airport	Garhoud, Dubai, United Arab Emirates	DXB	8,086,120
12.	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado, United States	DEN	7,576,710
13.	Frankfurt Airport	Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany	FRA	7,439,848
14.	Soekarno-Hatta International Airport	Cengkareng, Jakarta, Java, Indonesia	CGK	7,247,892
15.	Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport	Huadu, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China	CAN	7,178,757
16.	Singapore Changi Airport	Changi, East Region, Singapore	SIN	7,177,334
17.	Madrid Barajas International Airport	Madrid, Spain	MAD	6,966,229
18.	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York City, New York, United States	JFK	6,404,454
19.	Shanghai Pudong International Airport	Pudong, Shanghai, China	PVG	6,320,734
20.	Amsterdam Schiphol Airport	Haarlemmermeer, North Holland, Netherlands	AMS	6,314,288