Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remains the busiest airport in the world in 2015.
After it gained the title as the busiest airport in the world in the year 2014, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport maintains its record.
This is according to Airports Council International’s 2015 World Airport Traffic Report released on Friday.
Based on the report, the number of passengers who passed through the airport last year 2014 increased by 5.5%, thus, it remains the world’s busiest passenger airport for another year.
According to the figures released, more than 101 million passengers passed though Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in 2015.
Atlanta is within a two-hour flight of 80% of the United States population of more than 300 million people, that’s why its location serves as a major connecting hub and port of entry into North America.
In February this year, Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport announced that it would rather people referred to it as “world’s most-traveled airport.”
Then-General Manager Miguel Southwell, who was fired by Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed in May, told local media that “some really smart marketing people” learned that the word “busy” has a negative connotation.
“So it’s ‘world’s most-traveled,'” Southwell said.
“Please note that we’re no longer using the term ‘the busiest airport.'”
Beijing Capital International Airport, which has held the top spot for 18 years, came in second place again with 89.9 million passengers, a 4.4% increase.
Dubai jumped into third position in 2015. Total passenger traffic grew by 10.7%. It is the sixth busiest passenger airport in 2014. Dubai handled most international traffic in 2015.
Dubai International Airport is also the world’s busiest in terms of international passengers, ahead of London Heathrow.
Here are the Top 10 Busiest Airports in the World:
10. Dallas-Fort Worth International
9. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
8. Hong Kong International Airport
7. Los Angeles International Airport
6. London Heathrow Airport
5. Tokyo Haneda Airport
4. Chicago O’Hare International Airport
3. Dubai International Airport
2. Beijing Capital International Airport
1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International
In aircraft movements, US airports continue to dominate.
Atlanta overtook last year’s leader, Chicago, with 882,497 total takeoffs and landings. Chicago had 875,136.
Coming in at third, Dallas-Fort Worth saw 681,247 takeoffs and landings in 2015, followed by Los Angeles with 655,564, and Beijing with 590,169.