Dubai International Airport (DXB) has officially overtaken Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to become the world’s busiest airport by seat capacity in January 2026.
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DXB continues to hold its global leadership in international travel, supported by its strategic location and airline expansion.
Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) retains its crown as the world’s busiest airport, handling over 5.12 million seats this September.
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) leads as the world’s top hub for long-haul flights in September 2025, with 251 daily departures covering at least 3,000 statute miles each way.
On any particular day, skies over the globe—tracked by FlightRadar24—record activity of over 20,000 planes simultaneously aloft.
The Airports Council International (ACI) World has unveiled its 2025 Edition of the World Airport Traffic Dataset, revealing record-breaking global air traffic data for 2024.
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The preliminary figures from ACI World indicate that 2024 global passenger traffic reached nearly 5 billion, representing a 9% increase from 2023.