Archive · 21 Aug 2026
Delhi Airport Ranks 11th Among World’s Busiest Airports
Airports are ranked by how many passengers they handle.
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport carried more than 78.1 million passengers in 2025.
That placed it 11th among airports worldwide.
Atlanta’s airport handled the most passengers, with more than 106 million.
Dubai was second, and Tokyo Haneda was third.
Several airports in the United States, China, Britain and Turkey also appeared near the top.
Delhi was the only Indian airport in the global top 20.
The article lists nine airports but does not say which airport ranked tenth.
Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport handled more than 78.1 million passengers in 2025 and ranked 11th globally.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport remained the world’s busiest, with 106,302,208 passengers.
Dubai International Airport ranked second, followed by Tokyo Haneda and Dallas Fort Worth airports.
Shanghai Pudong, Chicago O’Hare, London Heathrow, Istanbul and Guangzhou Baiyun completed the nine listed global leaders.
The article says Delhi was the only Indian airport in the global top 20, but does not identify the airport ranked 10th.
- Who
- Indira Gandhi International Airport and the other airports listed in Airports Council International passenger-traffic data.
- What
- The airports were ranked by the number of passengers they handled in 2025.
- When
- The data covers 2025; the article was last updated August 21, 2026.
- Where
- Airports worldwide, including Delhi, Atlanta, Dubai, Tokyo, Dallas, Shanghai, Chicago, London, Istanbul and Guangzhou.
- Why
- To identify the world’s busiest airports based on 2025 passenger traffic.
- Delhi airport
- Indira Gandhi International Airport handled more than 78.1 million passengers and ranked 11th globally.
- Busiest airport
- Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport handled 106,302,208 passengers.
- Second place
- Dubai International Airport handled 95,192,160 passengers.
- Third place
- Tokyo Haneda Airport handled 91,679,814 passengers.
- Highest-ranked Indian airport
- Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport was the only Indian airport in the global top 20.
- Ranking source
- The rankings were based on passenger traffic data from Airports Council International.
- Unlisted position
- The article refers to a top 10 but lists only positions one through nine; the tenth-ranked airport is not identified.