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List of The Busiest Airports in Asia
List of The Busiest Airports in Asia
This is a list of busiest airports in Asia, ranked by total passengers per year, which includes arrival, departure and transit passengers.
Beijing Capital International Airport has been the busiest airport in Asia since 2009. The tables also shows the percentage change in
total passenger traffic over last year. Asian airports are those that are located in the 48 countries and 6 dependent states as defined by
UN and fall within the Asian region.
As of 2018, China has 19 airports in the top 50, while Japan has five, India has four, South Korea has three and Indonesia, Saudi
Arabia, Vietnam, UAE, Thailand and Turkey (Asian part) have two each. Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines,
Qatar, and Israel have one each.
Contents
At a glance
2018 statistics
2017 statistics
2016 statistics
2015 statistics
2011 statistics
2010 statistics
2009 statistics
2008 statistics
References
At a glance
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2018 statistics
Code Code
Total %
Rank Airport City Country
(IATA) (ICAO) passengers change
Beijing
1 Capital Beijing China PEK ZBAA 100,983,290 5.4%
International
Airport
Dubai United
2 International Dubai Arab DXB OMDB 89,149,387 1.0%
Airport Emirates
Tokyo-
3 Haneda Tokyo Japan HND RJTT 87,098,683 1.9%
International
Airport
Hong
4 Kong Hong Kong China HKG VHHH 74,517,402 2.8%
International
Airport
Shanghai
5 Pudong Shanghai China PVG ZSPD 74,006,331 5.8%
International
Airport
Indira
6 Gandhi Delhi India DEL VIDP 69,866,994
International 10.1%
Airport
Guangzhou
7 Baiyun Guangzhou China CAN ZGGG 69,720,403 5.8%
International
Airport
Incheon
Republic
8 International Seoul/Incheon ICN RKSI 68,259,763
of Korea 10.0%
Airport
Soekarno–
9 Hatta Jakarta/Tangerang Indonesia CGK WIII 66,908,159 6.2%
International
Airport
Bangkok/Samut
11 Suvarnabhumi Thailand BKK VTBS 63,378,923 4.1%
Prakan
Airport
Kuala
Lumpur Kuala
12 Malaysia KUL WMKK 59,959,000 2.4%
International Lumpur/Sepang
Airport
Chengdu
13 Shuangliu Chengdu China CTU ZUUU 52,950,529 6.3%
International
Airport
Chhatrapati
14 Shivaji Mumbai India BOM VABB 49,877,918 5.7%
Maharaj
International
Airport
Shenzhen
15 Bao'an Shenzhen China SZX ZGSZ 49,348,950 8.2%
International
Airport
16 Kunming Kunming China KMG ZPPP 47,088,140 5.3%
Changshui
International
Airport
Taiwan
17 Taoyuan Taipei Taiwan TPE RCTP 46,535,180 3.7%
International
Airport
Ninoy
Aquino
18 Manila Philippines MNL RPLL 45,082,544 6.7%
International
Airport
Xi'an
19 Xianyang Xi'an/Xianyang China XIY ZLXY 44,653,311 6.2%
International
Airport
Shanghai
20 Hongqiao Shanghai China SHA ZSSS 43,628,004 4.2%
International
Airport
Narita
21 International Tokyo/Narita Japan NRT RJAA 42,601,130 4.8%
Airport
Chongqing
22 Jiangbei Chongqing China CKG ZUCK 41,595,887 7.5%
International
Airport
King
Abdulaziz Saudi
23 Jeddah JED OEJN 41,200,000
International Arabia 21.4%
Airport
Don
24 Mueang Bangkok SGD Thailand DMK VTBD 40,758,148 6.4%
International
Airport
Tan Son
Nhat Ho Chi Minh City
25 Vietnam SGN VVTS 38,500,000 7.2%
International (Saigon)
Airport
Hangzhou
26 Xiaoshan Hangzhou China HGH ZSHC 38,241,630 7.5%
International
Airport
Hamad
27 International Doha Qatar DOH OTHH 35,400,000 1.3%
Airport
Sabiha
28 Gökçen Istanbul Turkey SAW LTFJ 34,210,566 8.0%
International
Airport
Nanjing
32 Lukou Nanjing China NKG ZSNJ 28,581,546
International 10.6%
Airport
33 Zhengzhou China CGO ZHCC 27,334,730
Zhengzhou 12.4%
Xinzheng
International
Airport
Noi Bai
34 International Hanoi Vietnam HAN VVNB 27,000,000
17.1%
Airport
King
Khalid Saudi
35 Riyadh RUH OERK 26,772,525 6.9%
International Arabia
Airport
Xiamen
36 Gaoqi Xiamen China XMN ZSAM 26,553,438 8.2%
International
Airport
Jeju
Republic
37 International Jeju CJU RKPC 26,290,832
of Korea 11.1%
Airport
Changsha
38 Huanghua Changsha China CSX ZGHA 25,266,251 6.3%
International
Airport
Gimpo
Republic
39 International Seoul GMP RKSS 24,602,588 1.9%
of Korea
Airport
Qingdao
40 Liuting Qingdao China TAO ZSQD 24,535,738 5.7%
International
Airport
Wuhan
41 Tianhe Wuhan China WUH ZHHH 24,500,356 5.9%
International
Airport
Haikou
42 Meilan Haikou China HAK ZJHK 24,123,582 6.7%
International
Airport
New
43 Chitose Sapporo Japan CTS RJCC 24,081,728 5.0%
Airport
Ngurah
44 Rai Denpasar Indonesia DPS WADD 23,779,178
International 13.0%
Airport
Tianjin
45 Binhai Tianjin China TSN ZBTJ 23,591,412
International 12.3%
Airport
Fukuoka
46 Fukuoka Japan FUK RJFF 23,271,641 3.4%
Airport
Ürümqi
47 Diwopu Ürümqi China URC ZWWW 23,027,788 7.1%
International
Airport
Ben
48 Central District Israel TLV LLBG 22,949,676
Gurion Airport 10.7%
Chennai
49 International Chennai India MAA VOMM 22,243,650 10.0
Airport
Abu
United
Dhabi
50 Abu Dhabi Arab AUH OMAA 22,010,868 7.4%
International
Emirates
Airport
2017 statistics
Code Total %
Rank Airport City Country
(IATA/ICAO) passengers change
United Arab
2 Dubai International Airport Dubai DXB/OMDB 88,242,099 5.5%
Emirates
4 Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong China HKG/VHHH 72,921,000 3.3%
23 Don Mueang International Airport Bangkok SGD Thailand DMK/VTBD 38,299,757 8.8%
27 King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah Saudi Arabia JED/OEJN 33,917,282 8.0%
30 Kansai International Airport Greater Osaka Area Japan KIX/RJBB 27,983,093 9.8%
United Arab
39 Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi AUH/OMAA 23,760,561 0.3%
Emirates
2016 statistics
Code Total %
Rank Airport City Country
(IATA/ICAO) passengers change
United Arab
2. Dubai International Airport Dubai DXB/OMDB 83,654,250 7.2%
Emirates
4. Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong China HKG/VHHH 70,502,000 2.9%
12. Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang Malaysia KUL/WMKK 52,620,000 7.5%
15. Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Taipei Taiwan TPE/RCTP 42,296,322 9.9%
24. Don Mueang International Airport Bangkok SGD Thailand DMK/VTBD 35,203,757
13.9%
27. King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah Saudi Arabia JED/OEJN 31,003,000 3.0%
29. Kansai International Airport Greater Osaka Area Japan KIX/RJBB 25,232,279 8.6%
30. Gimpo International Airport Seoul Republic of Korea GMP/RKSS 25,043,088 8.1%
United Arab
31. Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi AUH/OMAA 24,482,119 5.1%
Emirates
32. King Khalid International Airport Riyadh Saudi Arabia RUH/OERK 23,400,000 6.6%
33. Xiamen Gaoqi International Airport Xiamen China XMN/ZSAM 22,737,000 9.2%
34. Nanjing Lukou International Airport Nanjing China NKG/ZSNJ 22,358,100
16.6%
38. Wuhan Tianhe International Airport Wuhan China WUH/ZHHH 20,771,000 9.6%
43. Ürümqi Diwopu International Airport Ürümqi China URC/ZWWW 20,200,800 9.1%
50. Sanya Phoenix International Airport Sanya China SYX/ZJSY 17,370,000 7.2%
2015 statistics
Airports Council International's full-year figures are as follows.[1]
Code Total %
Rank Airport Location Country
(IATA/ICAO) passengers change
Beijing Capital
1. Chaoyang-Shunyi, Beijing China PEK/ZBAA 90,203,000 4.4%
International Airport
Dubai International United Arab
2. Garhoud, Dubai DXB/OMDB 78,014,838 10.7%
Airport Emirates
Tokyo International
3. Ōta, Tokyo Japan HND/RJTT 75,300,000 3.5%
Airport
Hong Kong International
4. Chek Lap Kok, Islands China HKG/VHHH 68,488,000 8.1%
Airport
Shanghai Pudong
5. Pudong, Shanghai China PVG/ZSPD 59,700,000 17.7%
International Airport
Soekarno-Hatta
6. Cengkareng, Banten Indonesia CGK/WIII 57,000,000 0%
International Airport
7. Singapore Changi Airport Changi, East Singapore SIN/WSSS 55,448,964 2.5%
9. Suvarnabhumi Airport Bang Phli, Samut Prakan Thailand BKK/VTBS 52,918,785 14.8%
Kuala Lumpur
11. Sepang, Selangor Malaysia KUL/WMKK 48,915,655 0%
International Airport
Indira Gandhi
12. Delhi India DEL/VIDP 45,981,165 18%
International Airport
Chengdu Shuangliu Shuangliu-Wuhou, Chengdu,
13. China CTU/ZUUU 42,244,842 12.0%
International Airport Sichuan
Chhatrapati Shivaji
14. Mumbai, Maharashtra India BOM/VABB 40,637,377 16.1%
International Airport
Shenzhen Bao'an Bao'an, Shenzhen,
15. China SZX/ZGSZ 39,721,619 9.5%
International Airport Guangdong
Taiwan Taoyuan
17. Dayuan, Taoyuan Taiwan TPE/RCTP 38,473,333 7.5%
International Airport
Kunming Changshui Guandu District, Kunming,
18. China KMG/ZPPP 37,523,345 16.0%
International Airport Yunnan
Narita International
19. Narita, Chiba Japan NRT/RJAA 37,268,307 4.9%
Airport
Ninoy Aquino Pasay/Parañaque, Metro
20. Philippines MNL/RPLL 36,583,459 7.3%
International Airport Manila
2011 statistics
Airports Council International's preliminary full-year figures are as follows, as of March 19, 2012.[2]
Total
Rank Country Airport City IATA/ICAO code Change
passengers
3. Hong Kong, China Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong HKG/VHHH 53,314,213 5.9%
5. United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Dubai DXB/OMDB 50,977,960 8.1%
10. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang KUL/WMKK 37,670,586 10.5%
2010 statistics
Airports Council International's final full-year figures are as follows.[3]
Total
Rank Country Airport City IATA/ICAO code Change
passengers
3. Hong Kong,China Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong HKG/VHHH 50,348,960 10.5%
4. United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Dubai DXB/OMDB 47,180,628 15.4%
2009 statistics
Airports Council International's final full year figures are as follows.[4][5]
Total
Rank Country Airport City IATA/ICAO code Change
passengers
3. Hong Kong,China Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong HKG/VHHH 45,558,807 4.8%
4. United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Dubai DXB/OMDB 40,901,752 9.2%
2008 statistics
Rank Country Airport City IATA/ICAO code Total Change
3.. Hong Kong,China Hong Kong International Airport Hong Kong HKG/VHHH 47,857,746 1.7%
6. United Arab Emirates Dubai International Airport Dubai DXB/OMDB 37,441,440 9.0%
10. South Korea Incheon International Airport Seoul ICN/RKSI 29,973,522 4.0%
11. China Shanghai Pudong International Airport Shanghai PVG/ZSPD 28,235,691 2.4%
12. Malaysia Kuala Lumpur International Airport Sepang KUL/WMKK 27,529,355 2.2%
13. India Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport Mumbai BOM/VABB 24,300,000 13.5%
14. India Indira Gandhi International Airport Delhi DEL/VIDP 23,970,000 15.3%
15. China Shanghai Hongqiao International Airport Shanghai SHA/ZSSS 22,877,404 1.1%
16. Philippines Ninoy Aquino International Airport Manila MNL/RPLL 22,300,000 4.9%
17. Taiwan Taipei Taoyuan International Airport Taipei TPE/RCTP 21,936,083 6.4%
18. China Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport Shenzhen SZX/ZGSZ 21,400,509 3.8%
19. Saudi Arabia King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah JED/OEJN 17,626,000 8.1%
20. China Chengdu Shuangliu International Airport Chengdu CTU/ZUUU 17,246,806 7.1%
24. South Korea Gimpo International Airport Seoul GMP/RKSS 14,264,693 3.3%
25. China Hangzhou Xiaoshan International Airport Hangzhou HGH/ZSHC 12,673,198 8.0%
26. South Korea Jeju International Airport Jeju CJU/RKPC 12,448,084 1.2%
27. Vietnam Tân Sơn Nhất International Airport Sài Gòn SGN/VVTS 12,424,680 1.2%
29. China Xi'an Xianyang International Airport Xi'an XIY/ZLXY 11,921,919 4.8%
30. Saudi Arabia King Khalid International Airport Riyadh RUH/OERK 11,350,000 3.8%
31. China Chongqing Jiangbei International Airport Chongqing CKG/ZUCK 11,138,432 7.6%
32. United Arab Emirates Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi AUH/OMAA 10,660,000 18.8%
References
Based on the Airports Council International Data Centre (http://www.aci.aero/Data-Centre)
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