List of the busiest airports

The definition of world's busiest airport has been specified by the Airports Council International in Montreal, Canada. The ACI defines and measures the following three types of airport traffic:

  • Passenger traffic: total passengers embarked and disembarked, passengers in transit counted once
  • Cargo traffic: loaded and unloaded freight and mail, by mass
  • Traffic movements: landings and take-offs of aircraft
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