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Denver’s airport named one of the ten busiest in the world

Jan 16, 2025, 4:51 PM | Updated: 5:31 pm

If you went to Denver International Airport in 2024 and thought you were a sardine on one of the trains, here’s why…

DIA was in the top ten busiest airports in the entire world in OAG’s annual ranking of major global airports, which has just come out.

The aviation analytics firm bases its rankings on total airline capacity. Four of the top 10 busiest airports worldwide were in the U.S. last year.

The Top 10 Busiest Airports In The World In 2024

  1. Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International (ATL)
  2. Dubai International (DXB)
  3. Tokyo International – Haneda (HND)
  4. London Heathrow (LHR)
  5. Dallas Dallas/Fort Worth International (DFW)
  6. Denver International (DEN)
  7. Guangzhou Baiyun (CAN)
  8. Istanbul (IST)
  9. Shanghai Pudong International (PVG)
  10. Chicago O’Hare International (ORD)

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