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MONTREAL, Canada, July 10, 2025: Airports Council International (ACI) World has released the 2025 Edition of its World Airport Traffic Dataset, confirming the world\u2019s busiest airports in 2024 across three major categories: passenger traffic, air cargo volumes, and aircraft movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Built from over 2,800 airports across 185 countries and territories, the dataset provides a comprehensive snapshot of global air transport demand and activity over the past year.<\/p>\n\n\n
Global passenger traffic hit a new high in 2024, surpassing 9.4 billion travellers, up 8.4% from 2023 and 2.7% above pre-pandemic levels (2019). The top 20 airports alone processed 1.54 billion passengers, capturing 16% of global traffic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among notable shifts<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shanghai Pudong (PVG) climbed 11 positions to rank 10th globally. Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN) sustained its comeback, holding 12th place after ranking 57th in 2022. The US contributed six airports to the top 20, dominated mainly by domestic traffic, except for JFK, where international passengers made up 56%.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Cargo traffic highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Air cargo rebounded with close to 127 million metric tonnes handled in 2024 \u2014 up 9.9% year-over-year and 4.1% over 2019. The top 20 cargo hubs moved 52.2 million tonnes, up 9% from 2023 and 10.8% above pre-pandemic levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
Key growth drivers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maritime route volatility, led shippers to seek more reliable and faster alternatives via air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
E-commerce acceleration is driven by consumer demand for faster fulfilment across borders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Falling jet fuel costs lowered operating expenses and improved air freight competitiveness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Biggest mover: Dubai International (DXB), jumping from 17th to 11th in the rankings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aircraft movement highlights<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Aircraft movements topped 100.6 million globally in 2024\u2014 an increase of 3.9% year-over-year, reaching 96.8% of 2019 levels.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The top 20 airports saw 11.08 million movements, up 5.4% year-over-year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shanghai Pudong (PVG) again showed strong momentum, rising 10 places to become the 8th busiest airport by movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n
ACI World Director General Justin Erbacci said: “These rankings reflect the scale of global aviation and the resilience of the industry that continues to grow, despite the complex global environment. In these times of constant change and uncertainty, reliable data like this is necessary to help airports navigate through the increasing headwinds. Our mission is to empower airports with data and intelligence like this report, as well as with the tools, support and advocacy they need to thrive in this dynamic environment.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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