Busiest Airports in the world Oct 21

14 October 2021

Busiest International Airport in the World - October 2021

data powered by OAG's Schedules Analyzer.

Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) position as the World's Busiest International Airport was short-lived as Dubai (DXB) reclaims the top spot this month as capacity through the Middle East hub returns in earnest.  Amsterdam moves into second place and Europe’s other big hubs are also catching up with Frankfurt (FRA) moving into 3rd place and London Heathrow (LHR) into 4th.

Top 4 Busiest International Airports by SeatsCalculated using international frequency only

2021 Ranking

Airport Code

Airport Name

Seats

2019 Ranking

1

DXB

Dubai

2,728,723

1

2

AMS

Amsterdam

2,479,152

3

3

FRA

Frankfurt

2,187,008

7

4

LHR

London Heathrow

2,182,740

2