Last week, we learned that Singapore’s Changi Airport won Best Airport in Skytrax’s World Airport Awards鈥攂ut that doesn’t mean it boasts the most travelers. That honor goes to聽Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
More than 94 million travelers went through Atlanta’s airport in 2013, making it the busiest airport of the year. Believe it or not, that’s a decrease of 1.1 percent from the previous year, according to the . Beijing came in a close second with 84 million passengers, .听Nearly 5.4 billion passengers traveled through the world’s airports last year, up 4 percent from 2012, according to the聽.听
“Aviation’s nucleus appears to be moving eastward,” ACI World economics director Rafael Echevarne said . “Other emerging markets, such as Turkey, China, and South East Asia, that have a critical mass of traffic also remain major contributors to the upward surge in air transport demand. This trend will continue into 2014.”
The report was based on data from more than 1,105 airports worldwide; a final version will be released later this year. A complete list of airport rankings can be found at the website.