A Look at the World's Busiest Airport

Hint: It's in the U.S.

ByABC News
September 1, 2015, 3:31 PM
A long line of travelers winds around the atrium at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Feb. 13, 2014, in Atlanta.
A long line of travelers winds around the atrium at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, Feb. 13, 2014, in Atlanta.
David Tulis/AP Photo

— -- Atlanta: Known for the Braves, hosting the 1996 Olympics and now home to the world's busiest airport. That's according to data released Monday from Airports Council International.

Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson is one of four U.S. airports to make the top 10 list. The others are LAX in Los Angeles (5); Chicago O'Hare (7) and Dallas-Fort Worth (9).

The council ranks the airports based on passenger traffic. More than 96 million passengers arrived or departed from Hartsfield-Jackson in 2014. That's 10 million more than the second-place airport, Beijing's Capital International Airport.

The 10 Busiest Airports of 2014:

  • Atlanta (ATL)
  • Beijing (PEK)
  • London (LHR)
  • Tokyo (HND)
  • Los Angeles (LAX)
  • Dubai (DXB)
  • Chicago (ORD)
  • Paris (CDG)
  • Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW)
  • Hong Kong (HKG)