Atlanta Is World's Busiest Airport With 94 Million Passengers

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Atlanta Is World's Busiest Airport With 94 Million Passengers
A long line of travelers packs the security area at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2014, in Atlanta. Credit: David Tulis

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson airport remained the busiest in the world in 2013, according to preliminary world airport traffic data from Airports Council International (ACI).

More than 94 million flyers passed through Atlanta's airport hub in 2013 — a decrease of about 1% compared to 2012. The airport saw a total of 911,074 takeoffs and landings.

Beijing Capital International Airport ranked second largest, with nearly 84 million passengers. The fastest-growing airport in the top 10 was Dubai, which saw traffic grow more than 15% from the previous year. Worldwide, total passengers increased 4%, according to ACI.

Here are the 10 busiest airports in 2013, with the number of passengers that traveled through them:

Atlanta - 94,431,224

Beijing - 83,712,355

London - 72,368,061

Tokyo - 68,906,509

Chicago - 66,777,161

Los Angeles - 66,667,619

Dubai - 66,431,533

Paris - 62,052,917

Dallas/Fort Worth - 60,470,507

Jakarta - 60,137,347

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