Anyplace half way between coasts tends to do well since it's much more efficient to fly a jet half fueled half way and stop briefly than it is to go coast to coast fully loaded. Hence the secret behind these global HUBS like Istanbul, Dubai, Denver, etc as well as Keflavik, Honolulu and at one time for passenger service, Anchorage, being a secondary level set of examples too.. Though the last one is one of the world's busiest cargo and logistics hubs for that very reason. Frankly I assume a lot of Anchorage's non Oil & Gas related business is tied into the airport and air cargo logistics...
You just can"t top Hartsfileld-Jackson! It has held that title for over 30 years! Now, while Atlanta may be the busiest airport in the world, they are also the most efficient. The airport waa laid out beautifully, with room to expand, the signage is clear and concise, and the employees are very helpful and friendly. You'll get where you're going with a minimum of fuss. I've been there. It's very easy to navigate. Atlanta rocks!
Such a glowing endorsement for ATL! I'll have to reconsider connecting through there when I'm trying to get to the Mid-Atlantic region from the Midwest (Midway is okay, St. Louis sucks).
True, but ngl it's also a indictment of the lack of other good domestic travel alternatives in the USA. China/India/European countries would have far more seats, but they also have huge fast rail networks, which ease the burden on tight airport slots. So yeah, Atlanta is great...but just wish we had better rail alternatives for shorter trips!
I agree about ATL. I’ve been through there and though it is big, it was a breeze to navigate. Not like maze which is CDG, for instance! I don’t think the USA will ever have nationwide railway networks like you see in East Asia or Western Europe. Those areas are far more densely populated, so that rail makes sense and is economical. Railway was a pretty big thing in 19th century USA, but it mostly died after commercial airplane travel became a thing. It was easier to build airport infrastructure than to build the amount of railways you’d need to make it work in the USA.
@@annabethwivell327 Well, you're slowly trying to build up a network e.g. LA-Vegas. Orlando-Miami. All you need to do is connect the big cities via fast rail, nvm the wider network you see in the other places. The former is definitely achievable with the right investment. China is also huge, as are longer cross continent European routes. Sparse/empty land should just make it easier. No reason you can't correct for past mistakes. The best time to start was 30 years ago. The second best time is today. Airports/slots will only crumble under capacity with rest of the old infrastructure. There's demand for both options, both now & in future imo.
Expected to see more US airports like O’Hare, LAX and JFK. Also didn’t expect Haneda to be so high - given the lack of midnight flights departing from the airport!
@@AnetaMihaylova-d6f There are. Haneda is 24 hours. Narita is closed overnight. Haneda was the busiest airport in Asia before Dubai was expanded with the all A380 gate Concourse A.
@@ruhammordpdx Shocking but not shocking since London is still the #1 overall flight destination worldwide when you combine traffic of all its airports... Which are 6+ depending on your definition of London... Some take quite large liberties as you would assume with names like London-Southend, London-Oxford, London-Cambridge, as well as the actual London Luton, Stansted, City, Heathrow and Gatwick... I believe NYC is still #2 worldwide in this category as well hence the classic London-NYC route is both varied and massive to this day... Even if one of its airports doesn't make the Top 10 or even 20 these days...
I was not surprised at Hartsfield-Jackson airport at all. I was surprised at DFW and DEN. I thought DFW was the second busiest airport in the world, and I thought DEN was third. But they are not. You learn something new everyday.
Available seats is not a measure of how busy an airport is. Seats may be available but not occupied. The better metric is to use actual flights to guage how busy an airport is rather than its seating capacity.
Number of flights will measure how busy the runways are, you can have 3 small planes that keep the runway busy for 20 mins, but inside the airport, only 200 passengers. On the other hand, single A380 will have 400 passengers who would use the airport facilities.
@ssuwandi3240 what about this is BS? DXB is No.2, with 99.99% of its flights being international. In the Otherhand ATL is the biggest hub in the continental US, the flights there are both domestic and international.
BS measures based on the number of destinations😅 AND nonstop flights😅 Try the volume of passengers ATL is unbeatable Tiny country is grasping for straw.. just like their secret Currency Swap w dodgy KommieLand😅 Good luck
What Impressive of DXB and Emirates is how they managed to squeeze in so many traffic even though the airport is located downtown(With the A380), which eventually delayed the groundbreaking of construction of the bigger Dubai World Central Airport
You mean PKX? PKX is a much bigger airport than SHA… it takes away much more passengers than SHA to PVG. Air China basically kicked out all other airlines from PEK to PKX, like China Southern and China Eastern
@@AnotherPointOfView944 Beijing is a much better transit location than Shanghai. If you're flying from Europe or North America, you can save 2 hours of flight time. When I transited via Shanghai, most passengers on my flight were heading to Korea or Japan.
@@SomeoneFromBeijingNo, Chinese Airport flights are majorly Domestic(Due to lack of Visa Free countries for Chinese Passport holders, where “小紅書”(Chinese Instagram) have a lot of complaints over Visa Rejection by certain countries)
What airports are no longer in this list since last year? How many of Atlanta transit passengers are domestic to domestic flights and how many are on international flights?
No real surprises, the global superhubs of America and Asia reign supreme it would seem! So much for a world of point to point travel, eh? I just wish Airbus would announce they are putting the A380 back into service so that we can get back to that OG vision of super efficient super jumbo jets to streamline much of the chaos...
Go back 50 years. LHR was Londons airport. Then slowly slowly they wanted London to sound more important as a hub, so they rebranded outlying airports as far away as Stanstead, Gatwick etc as being "London". This is an advertising exercise, as many know. LHR is still technically the only London airport.
@@Trainmaster909 yeah. Dubai only have international passenger but in Atlantic there's a huge domestic market. If this list only include international seat. Dubai is gonna be on top
true, because apart from profiting geographical location, it is also a popular and comfortable tourist destination, if to compare with Doha and Riyadh, that are not that attractive touristically as Dubai. Only Istanbul can be a competition, but Turkish Airlines has not that great reputation, as Emirates has.
New York operates three major airports LGA, EWR, and JFK all within 10 miles of each other if they had the space to consolidate into one airport that is nearly 140 million passengers annual.
Hmm...You say that like Atlanta hasn't been an increasingly thriving urban city full of professionals, which is only growing post covid. It's always been a nice place to live, the suburbs are literally huge!
Pls do a 10 biggest airline fleets
I knew Devner was a big busy airport. But did not know it would rank so high globally.
Anyplace half way between coasts tends to do well since it's much more efficient to fly a jet half fueled half way and stop briefly than it is to go coast to coast fully loaded. Hence the secret behind these global HUBS like Istanbul, Dubai, Denver, etc as well as Keflavik, Honolulu and at one time for passenger service, Anchorage, being a secondary level set of examples too.. Though the last one is one of the world's busiest cargo and logistics hubs for that very reason. Frankly I assume a lot of Anchorage's non Oil & Gas related business is tied into the airport and air cargo logistics...
I flew to Denver for Wyoming camporee in August 2024 and it was great. Quick, efficient, no delays, and more.
You just can"t top Hartsfileld-Jackson! It has held that title for over 30 years! Now, while Atlanta may be the busiest airport in the world, they are also the most efficient. The airport waa laid out beautifully, with room to expand, the signage is clear and concise, and the employees are very helpful and friendly. You'll get where you're going with a minimum of fuss. I've been there. It's very easy to navigate. Atlanta rocks!
Such a glowing endorsement for ATL! I'll have to reconsider connecting through there when I'm trying to get to the Mid-Atlantic region from the Midwest (Midway is okay, St. Louis sucks).
@GarrettWorcester You really should. I've connected through ATL a number of times and it's very easy and efficient to make your way round.
True, but ngl it's also a indictment of the lack of other good domestic travel alternatives in the USA. China/India/European countries would have far more seats, but they also have huge fast rail networks, which ease the burden on tight airport slots. So yeah, Atlanta is great...but just wish we had better rail alternatives for shorter trips!
I agree about ATL. I’ve been through there and though it is big, it was a breeze to navigate. Not like maze which is CDG, for instance!
I don’t think the USA will ever have nationwide railway networks like you see in East Asia or Western Europe. Those areas are far more densely populated, so that rail makes sense and is economical. Railway was a pretty big thing in 19th century USA, but it mostly died after commercial airplane travel became a thing. It was easier to build airport infrastructure than to build the amount of railways you’d need to make it work in the USA.
@@annabethwivell327 Well, you're slowly trying to build up a network e.g. LA-Vegas. Orlando-Miami. All you need to do is connect the big cities via fast rail, nvm the wider network you see in the other places. The former is definitely achievable with the right investment. China is also huge, as are longer cross continent European routes. Sparse/empty land should just make it easier. No reason you can't correct for past mistakes. The best time to start was 30 years ago. The second best time is today. Airports/slots will only crumble under capacity with rest of the old infrastructure. There's demand for both options, both now & in future imo.
I expected Chicago O Hare on the list.
Would love to see this based on airframe movements. Also, ATL is by far my favorite airport in the country, they run it so well for how busy it is.
Expected to see more US airports like O’Hare, LAX and JFK. Also didn’t expect Haneda to be so high - given the lack of midnight flights departing from the airport!
Why no midnight flights from Haneda ?
@@AnetaMihaylova-d6f There are. Haneda is 24 hours. Narita is closed overnight.
Haneda was the busiest airport in Asia before Dubai was expanded with the all A380 gate Concourse A.
@@magical_catgirl which one is bigger?
There’s no midnight flights out of LHR too, yet they’re in 4th place.
@@ruhammordpdx Shocking but not shocking since London is still the #1 overall flight destination worldwide when you combine traffic of all its airports... Which are 6+ depending on your definition of London... Some take quite large liberties as you would assume with names like London-Southend, London-Oxford, London-Cambridge, as well as the actual London Luton, Stansted, City, Heathrow and Gatwick... I believe NYC is still #2 worldwide in this category as well hence the classic London-NYC route is both varied and massive to this day... Even if one of its airports doesn't make the Top 10 or even 20 these days...
I was not surprised at Hartsfield-Jackson airport at all. I was surprised at DFW and DEN. I thought DFW was the second busiest airport in the world, and I thought DEN was third. But they are not. You learn something new everyday.
Available seats is not a measure of how busy an airport is. Seats may be available but not occupied. The better metric is to use actual flights to guage how busy an airport is rather than its seating capacity.
Number of flights will measure how busy the runways are, you can have 3 small planes that keep the runway busy for 20 mins, but inside the airport, only 200 passengers.
On the other hand, single A380 will have 400 passengers who would use the airport facilities.
They said DXB topped ATL in terms of international flights only. I called that paid off BS list😅
@ssuwandi3240 what about this is BS?
DXB is No.2, with 99.99% of its flights being international. In the Otherhand ATL is the biggest hub in the continental US, the flights there are both domestic and international.
BS measures based on the number of destinations😅 AND nonstop flights😅
Try the volume of passengers ATL is unbeatable
Tiny country is grasping for straw.. just like their secret Currency Swap w dodgy KommieLand😅 Good luck
Basically the original list is this "Top 10 Busiest International Airports by Seats"😅
Tacky as Corrupt Tyrant
Hey good video, is it possible to do the 10 biggest airlines fleets please
Sad Heathrow drop fourth , I told government to increase runway at both , Atlanta awesome well done 👍🏿
You should do a list of the biggest airports in the world by land area for a future video
What Impressive of DXB and Emirates is how they managed to squeeze in so many traffic even though the airport is located downtown(With the A380), which eventually delayed the groundbreaking of construction of the bigger Dubai World Central Airport
A bit surprised Beijing is not on the list. Perhaps the PEK vs PKX competition averaged things out a bit? But Shanghai also has PVG and SHA.
Beijing is not a great destination, nor is it on the way to anywhere. You can use Shanghai for that.
You mean PKX? PKX is a much bigger airport than SHA… it takes away much more passengers than SHA to PVG. Air China basically kicked out all other airlines from PEK to PKX, like China Southern and China Eastern
@@AnotherPointOfView944 Beijing is a much better transit location than Shanghai. If you're flying from Europe or North America, you can save 2 hours of flight time. When I transited via Shanghai, most passengers on my flight were heading to Korea or Japan.
@@SomeoneFromBeijingNo, Chinese Airport flights are majorly Domestic(Due to lack of Visa Free countries for Chinese Passport holders, where “小紅書”(Chinese Instagram) have a lot of complaints over Visa Rejection by certain countries)
@@SomeoneFromBeijingBut You’re right that PEK and PKX not on the list due to fact the traffic is being split into half
What airports are no longer in this list since last year? How many of Atlanta transit passengers are domestic to domestic flights and how many are on international flights?
How is ORD not on this list
Hi, simple flying. Please make a video about operations at DXB
No real surprises, the global superhubs of America and Asia reign supreme it would seem! So much for a world of point to point travel, eh? I just wish Airbus would announce they are putting the A380 back into service so that we can get back to that OG vision of super efficient super jumbo jets to streamline much of the chaos...
it’s nice seeing my home airport, DFW coming in at #5
How about Chicago ORD and Los Angeles LAX?
They’ve lost seat capacity but still top 10 airport in the world interns of flights, and movements of aircraft’s.
What’s the whole of London combined?
Go back 50 years. LHR was Londons airport. Then slowly slowly they wanted London to sound more important as a hub, so they rebranded outlying airports as far away as Stanstead, Gatwick etc as being "London". This is an advertising exercise, as many know. LHR is still technically the only London airport.
@@AnotherPointOfView944 "Welcome to Luton"
@@AnotherPointOfView944 London City Airport is in London.
CAN and PVG are back on the list, China’s aviation recovery is picking pace? Let’s see when PEK re-enters.
With the number of a380s flying in and out of Dubai, I don't get how they're not top😂
Make this video every month
No ICN is kinda wild
Dubai is gonna be hard to beat
Another luxury battle coming up I guess.
Atlanta comes on top
@@jantjarks7946 you mean Riyadh Air🙄?
@@Trainmaster909 yeah. Dubai only have international passenger but in Atlantic there's a huge domestic market. If this list only include international seat. Dubai is gonna be on top
true, because apart from profiting geographical location, it is also a popular and comfortable tourist destination, if to compare with Doha and Riyadh, that are not that attractive touristically as Dubai. Only Istanbul can be a competition, but Turkish Airlines has not that great reputation, as Emirates has.
Atlanta is busiest because of location not because people actually want to go to Atlanta. 😝
New York operates three major airports LGA, EWR, and JFK all within 10 miles of each other if they had the space to consolidate into one airport that is nearly 140 million passengers annual.
Hmm...You say that like Atlanta hasn't been an increasingly thriving urban city full of professionals, which is only growing post covid. It's always been a nice place to live, the suburbs are literally huge!
No Chicago or Los Angeles, I don’t think data is correct
Chicago is a mid-sized city, and Los Angeles doesn't have that much intercontinental connecting traffic.
There are six inhabited continents, not five
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