{"id":31380,"date":"2025-04-14T12:20:52","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T12:20:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/?p=31380"},"modified":"2025-04-14T12:20:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T12:20:52","slug":"dxb-named-no-1-airport-for-international-passenger-traffic-in-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/dxb-named-no-1-airport-for-international-passenger-traffic-in-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"DXB Named No.1 Airport for International Passenger Traffic in 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Dubai International Airport (DXB)<\/strong> has once again taken the lead on the global stage \u2014 officially crowned the <strong>world\u2019s busiest airport for international passengers in 2024<\/strong>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/aci.aero\/2025\/04\/14\/the-busiest-airports-in-the-world-defy-global-uncertainty-and-hold-top-rankings\/\">latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI)<\/a> show that DXB handled a massive 92.3 million international travellers, putting it ahead of other major global hubs like London Heathrow, Seoul Incheon, Singapore Changi, and Amsterdam Schiphol.<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s a 6.1% increase from 2023, and it marks <strong>the 10th year in a row that Dubai has held this top spot for international traffic<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30607\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_2319752061-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Dubai\u2019s airport isn\u2019t just big \u2014 it\u2019s a crucial global connector. As the main base for Emirates, one of the world\u2019s largest airlines, it links continents and draws travelers from all corners of the globe. Its location and focus on long-haul international routes make it a natural leader in global travel.<\/p>\n<h4 class=\"western\">Other 2024 airport rankings by ACI<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Atlanta (USA) is the world\u2019s busiest airport<\/strong> overall, counting both domestic and international flights, with <strong>108.1 million passengers<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dubai (DXB) ranks second overall<\/strong>, but remains No. 1 for international-only traffic.<\/li>\n<li><strong>In cargo, Hong Kong leads<\/strong> with 4.9 million metric tonnes, followed by Shanghai and Memphis.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-30606\" src=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1221469003.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1221469003.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1221469003-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1221469003-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/shutterstock_1221469003-150x75.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here are other interesting results in global passenger aviation in 2024:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Around <strong>5 billion passengers flew worldwide last year<\/strong> \u2014 up 9% from 2023.<\/li>\n<li>The <strong>top 10 busiest airports by traffic volume handled 855 million passengers in total<\/strong>, nearly 10% of all global air travel.<\/li>\n<li>Air travel is not just back to pre-pandemic levels \u2014 it has surpassed them.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Still, ACI notes that the pace may slow in 2025. Growth could be held back by economic uncertainties, global tensions, and airline capacity limits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dubai International Airport (DXB) has once again taken the lead on the global stage \u2014 officially crowned the world\u2019s busiest airport for international passengers in 2024. The latest figures from Airports Council International (ACI) show that DXB handled a massive 92.3 million international travellers, putting it ahead of other major global hubs like London Heathrow, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":31381,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-31380","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"tags":[{"id":15448,"slug":"news","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/news\/","title":{"rendered":"Latest News"}}],"countries":[{"id":15497,"slug":"uae","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/","api_id":254,"title":{"rendered":"UAE"}}],"cities":[{"id":15498,"slug":"dubai","link":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/uae\/dubai\/","api_id":1,"title":{"rendered":"Dubai"}}],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31380"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31380\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31381"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/platinumlist.ceo\/guide\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}