CNBC had a slideshow on World’s Busiest Airports. To View the slideshow click here.
THE LIST
Rank 1
Airport – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International (ATL)
Location – Atlanta, USA
Passengers handled in 2007 – 89,379,287
Rank 2
Airport – Chicago O’Hare International Airport (ORD)
Location – Chicago, USA
Passengers handled in 2007 – 76,159,324
Rank 3
Airport – Lodon Heathrow Airport (LHR)
Location – London, UK
Passengers handled in 2007 – 68,068,554
Rank 4
Airport – Tokyo International Airport (HND)
Location – Tokyo, Japan
Passengers handled in 2007 – 66,671,435
Rank 5
Airport – Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
Location – Los Angeles, USA
Passengers handled in 2007 – 61,895,548
Rank 6
Airport – Charles de Gaulle International Airport (CDG)
Location – Paris, France
Passengers handled in 2007 – 59,919,383
Rank 7
Airport – Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Location – Dallas-Fort Worth, USA
Passengers handled in 2007 – 59,784,876
Rank 8
Airport – Frankfurt International Airport (FRA)
Location – Frankfurt, Germany
Passengers handled in 2007 – 54,161,856
Rank 9
Airport – Beijing Capital International Airport (PEK)
Location – Beijing, China
Passengers handled in 2007 – 53,736,923
Rank 10
Airport – Madrid Barajas International Airport (MAD)
Location – Madrid, Spain
Passengers handled in 2007 – 52,122,214
