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Aug 17, 2011

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is one of the busiest (international passengers) airports in the world, according to ACI’s World Airport Traffic Report for 2010, which presents data from over 1.300 airports in 157 countries.

World’s busiest airports - International passengers
› London (Heathrow), UK | 60,9 million
› Paris, France | 53,15
› Hong Kong | 49,77
› Dubai, UAE | 46,31
› Frankfurt, Germany | 46,3
› Amsterdam, the Netherlands | 45,13
› Singapore | 40,92
› Incheon, South Korea | 32,94
› Tokyo (Narita), Japan | 32,16
› Bangkok, Thailand | 31,41
(numbers in million passengers per year)

For more information and statistics download the Media Release and / or purchase the World Airport Traffic Report 2010.

Key Statistics (Worldwide)
› Airport passenger numbers reached 5,04 billion
› Domestic traffic increased by 5,8%
› International traffic jumped by 7,7%
› Aircraft movements reached 74 million

World’s busiest airports - Total passengers
› Atlanta, USA | 89,33
› Beijing, China | 73,94
› Chicago, USA |  66,77
› London (Heathrow), UK | 65,88
› Tokyo (Haneda), Japan | 64,21
› Los Angeles, USA | 59,07
› Paris, France | 58,16
› Dallas, USA | 56,9
› Frankfurt, Germany | 53
› Denver, USA | 52,2
(numbers in million passengers per year)