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Wikivoyage has articles for several dozen of the world's largest and most-complicated international airports. They are designed to help you navigate safely and comfortably around them, and provide essential knowledge such as information on eating and sleeping options in the airport, and onward travel advice. This article lists our current airport articles by continent and city.
If you know of a major international airport not listed here that deserves its own article, first take a look at our Airport expedition, then plunge forward!
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Africa edit
Johannesburg edit
- 1 O.R. Tambo Airport (JNB IATA). The major hub for southern Africa, and the continent's busiest airport, and main hub of flag carrier South African Airways.
Asia edit
Abu Dhabi edit
- 2 Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH IATA). The main hub of the Abu Dhabi's flag carrier Etihad Airways, like its rivals in Dubai and Doha, its traffic is mostly made up of transit passengers.
Bali edit
Bangalore edit
Bangkok edit
- 5 Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK IATA). Opened in 2006 and the larger of two airports in Bangkok (the other being Don Mueang, which is for low-cost carriers). Main hub of flag carrier Thai Airways.
Beijing edit
- 6 Capital Airport (PEK IATA). The main hub of Chinese flag carrier Air China, and second busiest airport in the world by passenger count — at least before the new Daxing Airport opened which will take over much of its traffic.
- 7 Daxing Airport (PKX IATA). The newer international airport, opened in 2019.
Busan edit
- 8 Gimhae Airport (PUS IATA). Overtaken as the biggest South Korean airport outside greater Seoul by the one serving Jeju.
Delhi edit
- 9 Indira Gandhi Airport (DEL IATA). The busiest airport in India, and the main hub of flag carrier Air India.
Doha edit
- 10 Hamad Airport (DOH IATA). Dubai's main rival, its traffic is mostly made up of transit passengers connecting between flights on Emirates' main rival Qatar Airways.
Dubai edit
- 11 Dubai Airport (DXB IATA). The world's busiest airport for international traffic, due to its strategic location between east and west. Much of its traffic is made up of transit passengers on Dubai's flag carrier Emirates rather than passengers using Dubai as origin or destination.
Guangzhou edit
- 12 Baiyun Airport (CAN IATA). The main hub of China Southern Airlines, and China's third most important international gateway after Beijing and Shanghai.
Hong Kong edit
- 13 Hong Kong Airport (HKG IATA) (Chek Lap Kok). Main hub of Hong Kong's well-regarded flag carrier Cathay Pacific. Opened in 1998 to replace the constrained Kai Tak airport.
Jakarta edit
Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto & Kobe) edit
- 15 Kansai Airport (KIX IATA).
Kuala Lumpur edit
- 16 Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL IATA). Malaysia's main international gateway, the main hub of flag carrier Malaysia Airlines and pan-Asian low cost carrier AirAsia.
Manila edit
Medan edit
- 18 Kualanamu Airport (KNO IATA). Transit airport linking domestic flights from all over Sumatra to international flights across Asia.
Mumbai edit
Nagoya edit
Seoul edit
- 21 Incheon Airport (ICN IATA). South Korea's primary international hub, home to flag carrier Korean Air.
Shanghai edit
- 22 Pudong Airport (PVG IATA). China's second busiest airport, and the main international hub China Eastern Airlines (their other hub in Shanghai is the older Hongqiao Airport, which is mostly for domestic flights).
Singapore edit
- 23 Changi Airport (SIN IATA). The main base of Singapore's well-regarded flag carrier Singapore Airlines, and a major hub for passengers travelling between Australia and Europe, used as a refuelling stop by British Airways and Qantas.
Taipei edit
- 24 Taoyuan Airport (TPE IATA). Taiwan's primary international air hub, home to the well-regarded EVA Air and Taiwanese flag carrier China Airlines, and a popular transit hub for passengers travelling between North America and Southeast Asia.
Tel Aviv edit
- 25 Ben Gurion Airport (TLV IATA). Despite lying in a very tense region and Israel (as well as its national symbols and aviation) frequently being the target of terrorism, the airport enjoys a stellar reputation for safety and security. The main hub of Israeli flag carrier El Al, which is known for serving only kosher meals on their flights, and not flying during the Jewish sabbath.
Tokyo edit
- 26 Haneda Airport (HND IATA). Primarily domestic flights, but is now also a major international hub since the opening of its international terminal in 2010. The main hub of ANA and flag carrier Japan Airlines .
- 27 Narita Airport (NRT IATA). Serves primarily international flights. The other main hub of ANA and Japan Airlines.
Europe edit
Amsterdam edit
- 28 Schiphol Airport (AMS IATA). Hub for flag carrier KLM, one of the oldest airlines in the world and one of the top contenders for "most countries served from one airport". Curiously lies below sea level, which is interesting because its name means "ship grave".
Barcelona edit
- 29 El Prat Airport (BCN IATA). Spain's amusingly-named second hub has some architectural features of the modernisme movement that helped make Barcelona's name. The route MAD-BCN was the busiest in the world until competition with high speed rail made flights increasingly unattractive.
Berlin edit
- 30 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER IATA) (Willy Brandt Airport). The long-awaited new international airport serving Germany's capital opened 31st October 2020.
Copenhagen edit
- 31 Copenhagen Airport (CPH IATA). The busiest airport in the Nordic countries according to 2017 numbers, this airport also offers flights to Greenland and the Faroes. Largest hub of SAS, the flag carrier of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.
Dublin edit
- 32 Dublin Airport (DUB IATA). Main hub of flag carrier Aer Lingus and a hub of low cost airline Ryanair.
Frankfurt edit
- 33 Frankfurt Airport (FRA IATA). Germany's biggest airport and the main hub of flag carrier Lufthansa
Helsinki edit
- 34 Helsinki Airport (HEL IATA). Historically one of Europe's airports with the most connections to east Asia, as the flights could take the shortcut over the Soviet Union, and later Russia. Main hub of flag carrier Finnair.
Istanbul edit
- 35 Istanbul Airport (IST IATA) (Istanbul New Airport). Opened gradually from autumn 2018, it replaces Atatürk Airport which has now closed. The main hub of flag carrier Turkish Airlines, which is attempting to challenge the dominance of the Gulf trio.
Lisbon edit
- 36 Lisbon Airport (LIS IATA). A major hub connecting Europe with former Portuguese colonies in Africa and South America, particularly Brazil. Main hub of flag carrier TAP Air Portugal.
London edit
- 37 Heathrow Airport (LHR IATA). Europe's busiest airport by international traffic, and the world's second. Main hub of UK flag carrier British Airways.
- 38 Gatwick Airport (LGW IATA). London's second hub is as drab and functional as they come.
- 39 Stansted Airport (STN IATA). Busy low cost and business aviation hub.
Madrid edit
- 40 Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD IATA) (Barajas Airport). Spain's main hub and the hub of flag carrier Iberia has Europe's best air links to Latin America.
Manchester edit
- 41 Manchester Airport (MAN IATA). Serves more destinations than Heathrow
Milan edit
Moscow edit
- 43 Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO IATA). Moscow and Russia's busiest airport, the hub of Aeroflot.
- 44 Domodedovo Airport (DME IATA). Moscow's secondary airport.
Munich edit
- 45 Munich Airport (MUC IATA) (Franz Josef Strauß Airport). Officially named after a conservative politician from Bavaria (died 1988) and Germany's second airport. The airport replaced Riem Airport in 1992. A secondary hub for flag carrier Lufthansa.
Oslo edit
- 46 Gardermoen Airport (OSL IATA). Opened in 1998 to replace the old Fornebu Airport. Hub of SAS in Norway.
Paris edit
- 47 Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG IATA). Built to replace Orly, it's France's biggest international hub and the main base of flag carrier Air France, and a major hub to flights to Francophone Africa
- 48 Orly Airport (ORY IATA). Besides its role as a domestic hub, it also sees several intercontinental flights to French overseas territories and departments and a wide selection of (mainly short-haul) international flights.
Reykjavík edit
- 49 Keflavík Airport (KEF IATA). Iceland's principal door to the world, with flights from both sides of the Atlantic, and main hub for flag carrier Icelandair. Not to be confused with Reykjavik's domestic airport.
Rome edit
- 50 Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO IATA). Main hub of flag carrier ITA Airways (and former flag carrier Alitalia).
Stockholm edit
- 51 Arlanda Airport (ARN IATA). Hub of SAS in Sweden.
Venice edit
Vienna edit
- 53 Vienna Airport (VIE IATA) (Often referred to as Wien-Schwechat in German).
Zurich edit
- 54 Zurich Airport (ZRH IATA). Switzerland's international air hub.
North America edit
Atlanta edit
- 55 Hartsfield–Jackson Airport (ATL IATA). The busiest airport in the world by passenger count for several years in a row, mostly on the strength of Delta's hub.
Boston edit
- 56 Logan Airport (BOS IATA).
Cancun edit
- 57 Cancún Airport (CUN IATA).
Charlotte edit
- 58 Douglas Airport (CLT IATA).
Chicago edit
- 59 O'Hare Airport (ORD IATA). The world's busiest airport until overtaken by Atlanta. Major hub of American Airlines and United Airlines.
Dallas and Fort Worth edit
- 60 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW IATA). Main hub of American Airlines.
Denver edit
- 61 Denver Airport (DEN IATA). Moved to its current site "overnight" in 1995 after old Stapleton Airport had grown too small and too close to downtown for modern needs. Famously contains a bunch of "weird" artwork that has given rise to absurd conspiracy theories. A hub for United Airlines.
Detroit edit
- 62 Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW IATA). The Midwest hub of Delta Air Lines.
Houston edit
- 63 George Bush Airport (IAH IATA). Houston's main international airport is a hub for United Airlines.
Las Vegas edit
- 64 Harry Reid Airport (LAS IATA). Formerly known as McCarran until 2021.
Los Angeles edit
- 65 Los Angeles Airport (LAX IATA). Often called the airport with the highest "destination and origin traffic", i.e. travelers that live in, or intend to visit, the area the airport serves instead of boarding a connecting flight.
Mexico City edit
- 66 Benito Juárez Airport (MEX IATA) (AICM (Aeropuerto Internacional Ciudad de Mexico)). Mexico's busiest airport. Hub of flag carrier Aeromexico. Hub for Volaris and Viva Aerobus.
Miami edit
- 67 Miami Airport (MIA IATA). Busy international airport is a hub for American Airlines and serves numerous airlines with routes through the Caribbean and major South America destinations.
Minneapolis and Saint Paul edit
Montreal edit
New York City edit
- 70 John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK IATA). While only the fifth busiest airport in the U.S. by total passenger count, JFK is the busiest by international passenger count and the only American airport to make the top 20 in that list. A major hub for American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, and the main hub of JetBlue.
- 71 LaGuardia Airport (LGA IATA). The closest airport to Midtown Manhattan; primarily serves domestic flights, but also has some international flights from airports with U.S. border preclearance.
- 72 Newark Liberty Airport (EWR IATA). United Airlines' hub in the New York City area.
Orlando edit
- 73 Orlando Airport (MCO IATA). A useful international gateway to Central America and the Caribbean, both through connecting flights and through cruises departing from Port Canaveral.
Panama City edit
- 74 Tocumen Airport (PTY IATA). Central America's main international air hub.
Philadelphia edit
Phoenix edit
Salt Lake City edit
San Francisco edit
- 78 San Francisco Airport (SFO IATA). The main airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area, and a major hub for flights to East and Southeast Asia, particularly on United Airlines.
San Diego edit
Seattle edit
- 80 Seattle–Tacoma Airport (SEA IATA). Rated the best airport in North America, it is the main West Coast hub for Delta Air Lines.
Toronto edit
- 81 Pearson Airport (YYZ IATA). The busiest airport in Canada and the main hub for flag carrier Air Canada.
Vancouver edit
- 82 Vancouver Airport (YVR IATA). Canada's main gateway to the Asia and Oceania, and a secondary hub for flag carrier Air Canada.
Washington, D.C. edit
- 83 Dulles Airport (IAD IATA). The main international airport in Washington DC, of three serving the area (the others are Reagan National and BWI). A hub of United Airlines.
Oceania edit
Auckland edit
- 84 Auckland Airport (AKL IATA). New Zealand's main international gateway, and the main hub for Air New Zealand.
Brisbane edit
Melbourne edit
Perth edit
- 87 Perth Airport (PER IATA).
Sydney edit
- 88 Sydney Airport (SYD IATA). The busiest airport in Australia and a major hub for flag carrier Qantas.
South America edit
Buenos Aires edit
- 89 Ministro Pistarini Airport (EZE IATA) (Ezeiza Airport).
Rio de Janeiro edit
- 90 Galeão Airport (GIG IATA).
São Paulo edit
Santiago de Chile edit
See also edit
- Flying
- Arriving by plane
- At the airport
- Airport codes and metropolitan area airport codes
- City and Region articles with IATA airport listing for an airport.