Airport articles

Wikivoyage has articles for several dozen of the world's largest and most-complicated international airports. They are designed to help you navigate safely and comfortably around them, and provide essential knowledge such as information on eating and sleeping options in the airport, and onward travel advice. This article lists our current airport articles by continent and city.

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Africa

Johannesburg O.R. Tambo International is Africa's busiest airport

Johannesburg

• 1 O.R. Tambo Airport (JNB ^IATA). The major hub for southern Africa, and the continent's busiest airport, and main hub of flag carrier South African Airways.  

Asia

Abu Dhabi

• 2 Abu Dhabi Airport (AUH ^IATA). The main hub of the Abu Dhabi's flag carrier Etihad Airways, like its rivals in Dubai and Doha, its traffic is mostly made up of transit passengers. (updated Mar 2021)

Bali

• 3 Ngurah Rai Airport (DPS ^IATA). (updated Mar 2021)

Bangalore

• 4 Kempegowda Airport (BLR ^IATA).  

Bangkok

Concourse E of Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport

• 5 Suvarnabhumi Airport (BKK ^IATA). Opened in 2006 and the larger of two airports in Bangkok (the other being Don Mueang, which is for low-cost carriers). Main hub of flag carrier Thai Airways.  

Beijing

• 6 Capital Airport (PEK ^IATA). The main hub of Chinese flag carrier Air China, and second busiest airport in the world by passenger count — at least before the new Daxing Airport opened which will take over much of its traffic.  
• 7 Daxing Airport (PKX ^IATA). The newer international airport, opened in 2019.  

Busan

• 8 Gimhae Airport (PUS ^IATA). Overtaken as the biggest South Korean airport outside greater Seoul by the one serving Jeju.  

Delhi

• 9 Indira Gandhi Airport (DEL ^IATA). The busiest airport in India, and the main hub of flag carrier Air India.  

Doha

• 10 Hamad Airport (DOH ^IATA). Dubai's main rival, its traffic is mostly made up of transit passengers connecting between flights on Emirates' main rival Qatar Airways.  

Dubai

• 11 Dubai Airport (DXB ^IATA). The world's busiest airport for international traffic, due to its strategic location between east and west. Much of its traffic is made up of transit passengers on Dubai's flag carrier Emirates rather than passengers using Dubai as origin or destination.  

Guangzhou

• 12 Baiyun Airport (CAN ^IATA). The main hub of China Southern Airlines, and China's third most important international gateway after Beijing and Shanghai.  

Hong Kong

• 13 Hong Kong Airport (HKG ^IATA) (Chek Lap Kok). Main hub of Hong Kong's well-regarded flag carrier Cathay Pacific. Opened in 1998 to replace the constrained Kai Tak airport.  

Jakarta

• 14 Soekarno-Hatta Airport (CGK ^IATA).  

Kansai (Osaka, Kyoto & Kobe)

• 15 Kansai Airport (KIX ^IATA).  

Kuala Lumpur

• 16 Kuala Lumpur Airport (KUL ^IATA). Malaysia's main international gateway, the main hub of flag carrier Malaysia Airlines and pan-Asian low cost carrier AirAsia.  

Manila

• 17 Ninoy Aquino Airport (MNL ^IATA).  

Medan

• 18 Kualanamu Airport (KNO ^IATA). Transit airport linking domestic flights from all over Sumatra to international flights across Asia. (updated Sep 2020)

Mumbai

Check-in counters of Mumbai's Chhatrapati Shivaji Airport

• 19 Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Airport (BOM ^IATA).  

Nagoya

• 20 Chubu Centrair Airport (NGO ^IATA).  

Seoul

• 21 Incheon Airport (ICN ^IATA). South Korea's primary international hub, home to flag carrier Korean Air and second carrier Asiana Airlines.  

Shanghai

• 22 Pudong Airport (PVG ^IATA). China's second busiest airport, and the main international hub China Eastern Airlines (their other hub in Shanghai is the older Hongqiao Airport, which is mostly for domestic flights).  

Singapore

Greenery in Terminal 3 of Singapore Changi Airport

• 23 Changi Airport (SIN ^IATA). The main base of Singapore's well-regarded flag carrier Singapore Airlines, and a major hub for passengers travelling between Australia and Europe, used as a refuelling stop by British Airways and Qantas.  

Taipei

• 24 Taoyuan Airport (TPE ^IATA). Taiwan's primary international air hub, home to the well-regarded EVA Air and Taiwanese flag carrier China Airlines, and a popular transit hub for passengers travelling between North America and Southeast Asia.  

Tel Aviv

• 25 Ben Gurion Airport (TLV ^IATA). Despite lying in a very tense region and Israel (as well as its national symbols and aviation) frequently being the target of terrorism, the airport enjoys a stellar reputation for safety and security. The main hub of Israeli flag carrier El Al, which is known for serving only kosher meals on their flights, and not flying during the Jewish sabbath.  

Tokyo

• 26 Haneda Airport (HND ^IATA). Primarily domestic flights, but is now also a major international hub since the opening of its international terminal in 2010. The main hub of ANA and flag carrier Japan Airlines . (updated Mar 2024)
• 27 Narita Airport (NRT ^IATA). Serves primarily international flights. The other main hub of ANA and Japan Airlines. (updated Mar 2024)

Europe

Barcelona-El Prat, exterior of Terminal 2

Fine woodwork in the check-in at Oslo

Amsterdam

• 28 Schiphol Airport (AMS ^IATA). Hub for flag carrier KLM, one of the oldest airlines in the world and one of the top contenders for "most countries served from one airport". Curiously lies below sea level, which is interesting because its name means "ship grave".  

Barcelona

• 29 El Prat Airport (BCN ^IATA). Spain's amusingly-named second hub has some architectural features of the modernisme movement that helped make Barcelona's name. The route MAD-BCN was the busiest in the world until competition with high speed rail made flights increasingly unattractive.  

Berlin

• 30 Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER ^IATA) (Willy Brandt Airport). The long-awaited new international airport serving Germany's capital opened 31st October 2020.  

Copenhagen

• 31 Copenhagen Airport (CPH ^IATA). The busiest airport in the Nordic countries according to 2017 numbers, this airport also offers flights to Greenland and the Faroes. Largest hub of SAS, the flag carrier of Denmark, Sweden, and Norway.  

Dublin

• 32 Dublin Airport (DUB ^IATA). Main hub of flag carrier Aer Lingus and a hub of low cost airline Ryanair. (updated Mar 2024)

Frankfurt

• 33 Frankfurt Airport (FRA ^IATA). Germany's biggest airport and the main hub of flag carrier Lufthansa  

Helsinki

• 34 Helsinki Airport (HEL ^IATA). Historically one of Europe's airports with the most connections to east Asia, as the flights could take the shortcut over the Soviet Union, and later Russia. Main hub of flag carrier Finnair.  

Istanbul

• 35 Istanbul Airport (IST ^IATA) (Istanbul New Airport). Opened gradually from autumn 2018, it replaces Atatürk Airport which has now closed. The main hub of flag carrier Turkish Airlines, which is attempting to challenge the dominance of the Gulf trio.  

Lisbon

• 36 Lisbon Airport (LIS ^IATA). A major hub connecting Europe with former Portuguese colonies in Africa and South America, particularly Brazil. Main hub of flag carrier TAP Air Portugal.  

London

Terminal 5 of Heathrow Airport

• 37 Heathrow Airport (LHR ^IATA). Europe's busiest airport by international traffic, and the world's second. Main hub of UK flag carrier British Airways.  
• 38 Gatwick Airport (LGW ^IATA). London's second hub is as drab and functional as they come.  
• 39 Stansted Airport (STN ^IATA). Busy low cost and business aviation hub.  

Madrid

• 40 Adolfo Suárez Airport (MAD ^IATA) (Barajas Airport). Spain's main hub and the hub of flag carrier Iberia has Europe's best air links to Latin America.  

Manchester

• 41 Manchester Airport (MAN ^IATA). Serves more destinations than Heathrow  

Milan

• 42 Malpensa Airport (MXP ^IATA).  

Moscow

• 43 Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO ^IATA). Moscow and Russia's busiest airport, the hub of Aeroflot.  

• 44 Domodedovo Airport (DME ^IATA). Moscow's secondary airport.  

Munich

• 45 Munich Airport (MUC ^IATA) (Franz Josef Strauß Airport). Officially named after a conservative politician from Bavaria (died 1988) and Germany's second airport. The airport replaced Riem Airport in 1992. A secondary hub for flag carrier Lufthansa.  

Oslo

• 46 Gardermoen Airport (OSL ^IATA). Opened in 1998 to replace the old Fornebu Airport. Hub of SAS in Norway.  

Paris

• 47 Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG ^IATA). Built to replace Orly, it's France's biggest international hub and the main base of flag carrier Air France, and a major hub to flights to Francophone Africa  
• 48 Orly Airport (ORY ^IATA). Besides its role as a domestic hub, it also sees several intercontinental flights to French overseas territories and departments and a wide selection of (mainly short-haul) international flights.  

Reykjavík

• 49 Keflavík Airport (KEF ^IATA). Iceland's principal door to the world, with flights from both sides of the Atlantic, and main hub for flag carrier Icelandair. Not to be confused with Reykjavik's domestic airport.  

Rome

• 50 Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (FCO ^IATA). Main hub of flag carrier ITA Airways (and former flag carrier Alitalia).  

Stockholm

• 51 Arlanda Airport (ARN ^IATA). Hub of SAS in Sweden.  

Venice

• 52 Marco Polo Airport (VCE ^IATA).  

Vienna

• 53 Vienna Airport (VIE ^IATA) (Often referred to as Wien-Schwechat in German).  

Zurich

• 54 Zurich Airport (ZRH ^IATA). Switzerland's international air hub.  

North America

A model DC3 hangs in San Francisco Airport

International arrival hall of Vancouver International Airport

Air Margaritaville Bar in Cancun International Airport

Concourse B, Chicago O'Hare airport

Atlanta

• 55 Hartsfield–Jackson Airport (ATL ^IATA). The busiest airport in the world by passenger count for several years in a row, mostly on the strength of Delta's hub.  

Boston

• 56 Logan Airport (BOS ^IATA).  

Cancun

• 57 Cancún Airport (CUN ^IATA).  

Charlotte

• 58 Douglas Airport (CLT ^IATA). (updated Jul 2022)

Chicago

• 59 O'Hare Airport (ORD ^IATA). The world's busiest airport until overtaken by Atlanta. Major hub of American Airlines and United Airlines.  

Dallas and Fort Worth

• 60 Dallas/Fort Worth Airport (DFW ^IATA). Main hub of American Airlines.  

Denver

• 61 Denver Airport (DEN ^IATA). Moved to its current site "overnight" in 1995 after old Stapleton Airport had grown too small and too close to downtown for modern needs. Famously contains a bunch of "weird" artwork that has given rise to absurd conspiracy theories. A hub for United Airlines.  

Detroit

• 62 Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW ^IATA). The Midwest hub of Delta Air Lines.  

Houston

• 63 George Bush Airport (IAH ^IATA). Houston's main international airport is a hub for United Airlines.  

Las Vegas

• 64 Harry Reid Airport (LAS ^IATA). Formerly known as McCarran until 2021.  

Los Angeles

• 65 Los Angeles Airport (LAX ^IATA). Often called the airport with the highest "destination and origin traffic", i.e. travelers that live in, or intend to visit, the area the airport serves instead of boarding a connecting flight.  

Mexico City

• 66 Benito Juárez Airport (MEX ^IATA) (AICM (Aeropuerto Internacional Ciudad de Mexico)). Mexico's busiest airport. Hub of flag carrier Aeromexico. Hub for Volaris and Viva Aerobus. (updated Mar 2024)

Miami

• 67 Miami Airport (MIA ^IATA). Busy international airport is a hub for American Airlines and serves numerous airlines with routes through the Caribbean and major South America destinations.  

Minneapolis and Saint Paul

• 68 Minneapolis-Saint Paul Airport (MSP ^IATA). Second Midwest hub of Delta Air Lines.  

Montreal

• 69 Pierre Elliott Trudeau Airport (YUL ^IATA).  

New York City

• 70 John F. Kennedy Airport (JFK ^IATA). While only the fifth busiest airport in the U.S. by total passenger count, JFK is the busiest by international passenger count and the only American airport to make the top 20 in that list. A major hub for American Airlines and Delta Air Lines, and the main hub of JetBlue.  
• 71 LaGuardia Airport (LGA ^IATA). The closest airport to Midtown Manhattan; primarily serves domestic flights, but also has some international flights from airports with U.S. border preclearance. (updated Jan 2021)
• 72 Newark Liberty Airport (EWR ^IATA). United Airlines' hub in the New York City area.  

Orlando

• 73 Orlando Airport (MCO ^IATA). A useful international gateway to Central America and the Caribbean, both through connecting flights and through cruises departing from Port Canaveral.  

Panama City

• 74 Tocumen Airport (PTY ^IATA). Central America's main international air hub. 

Philadelphia

• 75 Philadelphia Airport (PHL ^IATA).  

Phoenix

• 76 Sky Harbor Airport (PHX ^IATA).  

Salt Lake City

• 77 Salt Lake City Airport (SLC ^IATA). (updated May 2022)

San Francisco

• 78 San Francisco Airport (SFO ^IATA). The main airport serving the San Francisco Bay Area, and a major hub for flights to East and Southeast Asia, particularly on United Airlines.  

San Diego

• 79 San Diego Airport (SAN ^IATA). (updated Feb 2024)

Seattle

• 80 Seattle–Tacoma Airport (SEA ^IATA). Rated the best airport in North America, it is the main West Coast hub for Delta Air Lines.  

Toronto

• 81 Pearson Airport (YYZ ^IATA). The busiest airport in Canada and the main hub for flag carrier Air Canada.  

Vancouver

• 82 Vancouver Airport (YVR ^IATA). Canada's main gateway to the Asia and Oceania, and a secondary hub for flag carrier Air Canada.  

Washington, D.C.

• 83 Dulles Airport (IAD ^IATA). The main international airport in Washington DC, of three serving the area (the others are Reagan National and BWI). A hub of United Airlines.  

Oceania

Auckland

• 84 Auckland Airport (AKL ^IATA). New Zealand's main international gateway, and the main hub for Air New Zealand.  

Brisbane

• 85 Brisbane Airport (BNE ^IATA).  

Melbourne

• 86 Melbourne Airport (MEL ^IATA). The second busiest airport in Australia, connecting Melbourne with major domestic and international destinations. (updated Nov 2024)

Perth

• 87 Perth Airport (PER ^IATA).  

Sydney

• 88 Sydney Airport (SYD ^IATA). The busiest airport in Australia and a major hub for flag carrier Qantas.  

South America

Buenos Aires

• 89 Ministro Pistarini Airport (EZE ^IATA) (Ezeiza Airport).  

Rio de Janeiro

• 90 Galeão Airport (GIG ^IATA).  

São Paulo

• 91 Guarulhos Airport (GRU ^IATA). Brazil's largest air hub and the busiest airport on the continent.  

Santiago de Chile

• 92 Arturo Merino Benítez Airport (SCL ^IATA).  

See also

• Flying
• Arriving by plane
• At the airport
• Airport codes and metropolitan area airport codes
• City and Region articles with IATA airport listing for an airport.