The Airport Ranking is based on the busiest airports in terms of passenger traffic, as determined by statistics given by the Airport Council International. From 2000 until the present, Hartsfield Jackson International Airport has been the World’s Busiest Airport.
The Top 10 Busiest Airport in the World by Total Passengers in the Year of 2010
| Rank | Airport | Location | Total Passengers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  United States Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport | Atlanta, Georgia, United States | 89,331,622 |
| 2 | China BeijingCapital International Airport | Chaoyang, Beijing, China | 73,948,113 |
| 3 | United States O’Hare International Airport | Chicago, Illinois, United States | 66,774,738 |
| 4 |  United Kingdom London Heathrow Airport | Hillingdon, Greater London, England, United Kingdom | 65,884,143 |
| 5 | Japan Tokyo International Airport | Ota, Tokyo, Japan | 64,211,074 |
| 6 | United States Los Angeles International Airport | Los Angeles, California, United States | 59,070,127 |
| 7 | France Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport | Roissy-en-France, Val d’Oise, Île-de-France, France | 58,167,062 |
| 8 | United States Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States | 56,906,610 |
| 9 | Germany Frankfurt Airport | Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany | 53,009,221 |
| 10 | United States Denver International Airport | Denver, Colorado, United States | 52,209,377 |