Worldwide journey roared again final yr, pushing airports from London to Tokyo up in a world rating of passenger site visitors.

Dubai Worldwide Airport ranked because the second busiest in 2023, up from fifth place in 2022 and fourth place in 2019, in response to Airports Council Worldwide’s preliminary rating, which was launched on Monday. Passenger site visitors to Tokyo Haneda Worldwide Airport jumped 55% final yr from 2022, and the airport ranked fifth, up from sixteenth place a yr earlier.

International airports served 8.5 billion passengers final yr, up 27% from 2022 however nonetheless about 6% beneath pre-pandemic counts, ACI mentioned, citing preliminary figures.

The resurgence of worldwide journey has been a bright spot for airways with large worldwide networks, whereas ultra-low-cost, domestic-focused U.S. airways have struggled in current months. Home U.S. airports continued to publish large positive aspects in passenger counts, however some slipped within the rankings in contrast with the middle of the pandemic, when worldwide journey restrictions restricted long-haul journeys overseas.

Almost 78 million individuals used Denver Worldwide Airport final yr, up 12% from 2022, however the airport, a significant hub of United Airlines, fell in ACI’s rating to sixth place from third.

Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport, Delta Air Lines‘ greatest hub, as soon as once more topped the checklist of the busiest airports, serving 104.7 million passengers, ACI mentioned.

Listed here are the 2023 rankings (with 2022 rankings in parentheses):

1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport (1)
2. Dubai Worldwide Airport (5)
3. Dallas/Fort Price Worldwide Airport (2)
4. London Heathrow (8)
5. Tokyo Haneda Worldwide Airport (16)
6. Denver Worldwide Airport (3)
7. Istanbul Airport (7)
8. Los Angeles Worldwide Airport (6)
9. Chicago O’Hare Worldwide Airport (4)
10. New Delhi’s Indira Gandhi Worldwide Airport (9)