• 9. Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Paris - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 65.766 million. Rank in 2014: 8th. Charles Platiau / Reuters
    9. Charles de Gaulle (CDG), Paris - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 65.766 million. Rank in 2014: 8th. Charles Platiau / Reuters
  • 8. Hong Kong (HKG) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 68.283 million. Rank in 2014: 10th.
    8. Hong Kong (HKG) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 68.283 million. Rank in 2014: 10th.
  • 7. Los Angeles (LAX) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 74.937 million. Rank in 2014: 5th. Jason Redmond / AP Photo
    7. Los Angeles (LAX) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 74.937 million. Rank in 2014: 5th. Jason Redmond / AP Photo
  • 6. London-Healthrow (LHR) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 74.989 million. Rank in 2014: 3rd. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
    6. London-Healthrow (LHR) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 74.989 million. Rank in 2014: 3rd. Peter Macdiarmid / Getty Images
  • 5. Tokyo-Haneda (HND) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 75.316 million. Rank in 2014: 4th. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP
    5. Tokyo-Haneda (HND) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 75.316 million. Rank in 2014: 4th. Yoshikazu Tsuno / AFP
  • 4. Chicaco O'Hare (ORD) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 76.949 million. Rank in 2014: 7th. John Gress / Reuters
    4. Chicaco O'Hare (ORD) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 76.949 million. Rank in 2014: 7th. John Gress / Reuters
  • 3. Dubai (DXB) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 78.010 million. Rank in 2014: 6th. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
    3. Dubai (DXB) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 78.010 million. Rank in 2014: 6th. Kamran Jebreili / AP Photo
  • 2. Beijing (PEK) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 89.938 million. Rank in 2014: 2nd. Andy Wong / AP Photo
    2. Beijing (PEK) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 89.938 million. Rank in 2014: 2nd. Andy Wong / AP Photo
  • 1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (ATL) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 101.491 million. Rank in 2014: 1st. Tami Chappell / Reuters
    1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta (ATL) - Total 2015 passengers (enplaning and deplaning): 101.491 million. Rank in 2014: 1st. Tami Chappell / Reuters

World’s busiest airports in 2015 – in pictures


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Dubai improved its ranking among the world’s busiest airports in 2015, according to the Airports Council International using boarding and disembarking data. Find out which other hubs joined Dubai in the top ten list of most-travelled airports.