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List of the busiest airports in Europe
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is a list of the 100 busiest airports in Europe , ranked by total passengers per year in 2011, including both terminal and transit passengers.
Lists of the rankings for 2010 and 2009 are also available.
The tables also show the percentage change in total passengers for each airport over the last year. Data is sourced individually for each airport and normally originates from national aviation authority statistics, or those of the airport operator.
European airports are defined as those that are within the airspace of the member and candidate states of The Council of Europe .
2011 statistics
Rank
2011
Country
Airport
City
Passengers
2010
Passengers
2011
Change
2010-2011
1
United Kingdom
London Heathrow Airport
London
65,881,660 1
69,433,230 2
0 5.4%
2
France
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris
58,164,612 3
60,970,551 4
0 4.8%
3
Germany
Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt
53,009,221 5
56,436,255 6
0 6.5%
4
Netherlands
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam
45,211,749 7
49,755,252 8
10.0%
5
Spain
Barajas Airport
Madrid
49,866,113 9
49,662,512 9
0 0.4%
6
Germany
Munich Airport
Munich
34,721,605 5
37,763,701 6
0 8.8%
7
Italy
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport
Rome
36,337,050 10
37,651,700 10
0 3.6%
8
Turkey
Atatürk International Airport
Istanbul
32,143,819 11
37,452,187 12
16.5%
9
Spain
Barcelona El Prat Airport
Barcelona
29,209,536 9
34,399,180 9
17.8%
10
United Kingdom
London Gatwick Airport
London
31,375,290 1
33,674,264 2
0 7.3%
11
France
Paris-Orly Airport
Paris
25,203,969 3
27,139,076 4
0 7.7%
12
Russia
Domodedovo International Airport
Moscow
22,253,529 13
25,701,610 14
15.5%
13
Turkey
Antalya Airport
Antalya
22,013,027 11
25,113,635 12
14.1%
14
Switzerland
Zürich Airport
Zürich
22,878,251 15
24,337,954 16
0 6.4%
15
Spain
Palma de Mallorca Airport
Palma de Mallorca
21,117,417 9
22,726,459 9
0 7.6%
16
Denmark
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen
21,501,750 17
22,725,517 18
0 5.7%
17
Russia
Sheremetyevo International Airport
Moscow
19,123,007 19
22,555,000 20
16.7%
18
Austria
Vienna International Airport
Vienna
19,691,206 21
21,106,292 22
0 7.2%
19
Norway
Oslo-Gardermoen Airport
Oslo
19,091,036 23
21,103,623 23
10.5%
20
Germany
Düsseldorf International Airport
Düsseldorf
18,988,149 5
20,339,466 6
0 7.1%
21
Italy
Malpensa Airport
Milan
18,947,808 10
19,303,131 10
1.9%
22
Sweden
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm
16,962,416 24
19,069,065 24
12.4%
23
United Kingdom
Manchester Airport
Manchester
17,759,173 1
18,892,756 2
0 6.4%
24
Belgium
Brussels Airport
Brussels
17,181,000 25
18,786,034 19
0 9.4%
25
Ireland
Dublin Airport
Dublin
18,431,064 26
18,741,095 19
0 1.7%
26
United Kingdom
London Stansted Airport
London
18,573,592 1
18,052,843 2
0 2.8%
27
Germany
Berlin Tegel Airport
Berlin
15,025,600 5
16,919,820 6
12.6%
28
Finland
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Helsinki
12,883,399 27
14,865,871 27
15.5%
29
Portugal
Lisbon Portela Airport
Lisbon
14,035,273 28
14,805,624 19
0 5.5%
30
Greece
Athens International Airport
Athens
15,303,127 29
14,446,963 29
0 5.6%
31
Germany
Hamburg Airport
Hamburg
12,962,429 5
13,558,261 6
0 4.6%
32
Switzerland
Geneva Cointrin International Airport
Geneva
11,785,522 30
13,111,741 31
11.3%
33
Spain
Málaga Airport
Málaga
12,064,521 9
12,821,125 9
0 6.3%
34
Turkey
Sabiha Gökçen Airport
Istanbul
11,189,678 11
12,749,230 12
13.9%
35
Czech Republic
Ruzyně Airport
Prague
11,556,858 32
11,788,629 33
0 2.0%
36
Spain
Gran Canaria Airport
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
0 9,486,035 9
10,538,811 9
11.1%
37
France
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Nice
0 9,603,014 19
10,422,073 19
0 8.5%
38
Spain
Alicante Airport
Alicante
0 9,382,931 9
0 9,913,764 9
0 5.7%
39
Germany
Cologne Bonn Airport
Cologne / Bonn
0 9,849,779 5
0 9,623,398
0 2.3%
40
Russia
Pulkovo Airport
Saint Petersburg
0 8,391,281 19
0 9,610,767 34
13.8%
41
Germany
Stuttgart Airport
Stuttgart
0 9,218,095 5
0 9,582,265 6
0 4.0%
42
United Kingdom
London Luton Airport
London
0 8,738,712 1
0 9,513,704 2
0 8.9%
43
United Kingdom
Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh
0 8,596,715 1
0 9,385,245 2
0 9.2%
44
Poland
Frederic Chopin Airport
Warsaw
0 8,712,384 35
0 9,337,000 36
0 7.2%
45
Italy
Linate Airport
Milan
0 8,296,450 10
0 9,128,522 10
10.0%
46
Hungary
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport
Budapest
0 8,190,089 37
0 8,920,653 38
0 8.9%
47
Spain
Tenerife South Airport
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
0 7,358,986 9
0 8,656,480 9
17.6%
48
United Kingdom
Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham
0 8,572,398 1
0 8,616,296 2
0 0.5%
49
Italy
Venice Marco Polo Airport
Venice
0 6,854,595 10
0 8,584,651 10
25.2%
50
Turkey
Adnan Menderes Airport
Izmir
0 7,485,098 12
0 8,542,811 12
14.1%
51
Turkey
Esenboğa Airport
Ankara
0 7,763,914 11
0 8,520,649 12
0 9.7%
52
France
Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport
Lyon
0 7,979,228 19
0 8,437,141 19
0 5.7%
53
Italy
Orio al Serio Airport
Bergamo / Milan
0 7,677,224 10
0 8,419,948 10
0 9.7%
54
Russia
Vnukovo International Airport
Moscow
0 9,460,292 19
0 8,197,162 19
13.4%
55
Ukraine
Boryspil International Airport
Kyiv
0 6,692,382 19
0 8,047,115 39
20.2%
56
France
Marseille Provence Airport
Marseille
0 7,524,886 19
0 7,366,873 19
0 2.1%
57
Germany
Berlin Schönefeld Airport
Berlin
0 7,297,911 5
0 7,113,989 6
0 2.5%
58
France
Blagnac Airport
Toulouse
0 6,405,906 40
0 6,988,140 40
0 9.1%
59
United Kingdom
Glasgow International Airport
Glasgow
0 6,548,865 1
0 6,880,217 2
0 5.1%
60
Italy
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport
Catania
0 6,318,177 10
0 6,794,063 10
0 7.5%
61
Portugal
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
Porto
0 5,279,362 28
0 6,004,589
13.7%
62
Belgium
Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Charleroi
0 5,195,372 41
0 5,901,007 19
13.6%
63
Italy
Bologna Airport
Bologna
0 5,503,106 10
0 5,885,884 10
0 7.0%
64
United Kingdom
Bristol International Airport
Bristol
0 5,747,604 1
0 5,780,746 2
0 0.6%
65
Italy
Naples Airport
Naples
0 5,571,738 10
0 5,768,873 10
0 3.5%
66
Spain
Ibiza Airport
Ibiza
0 5,040,800 9
0 5,643,152 9
11.9%
67
Portugal
Faro Airport
Faro
0 5,336,173 28
0 5,615,580 19
0 5.2%
68
Norway
Bergen-Flesland Airport
Bergen
0 5,078,267 23
0 5,601,394 19
10.3%
69
Spain
Lanzarote Airport
Lanzarote
0 4,938,343 9
0 5,545,803 9
12.3%
70
Cyprus
Larnaca International Airport
Larnaca
0 5,367,724 19
0 5,507,762 19
0 2.6%
71
Germany
Langenhagen Airport
Hanover
0 5,059,800 5
0 5,340,264 6
0 5.5%
72
Greece
Heraklion International Airport
Heraklion
0 4,907,337 42
0 5,292,687 19
0 7.9%
73
United Kingdom
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Liverpool
0 5,013,940 1
0 5,251,161 2
0 4.7%
74
Latvia
Riga International Airport
Riga
0 4,663,647 43
0 5,106,926 43
0 9.5%
75
Switzerland
France
Germany
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
Basel
Mulhouse
Freiburg
0 4,129,186 44
0 5,053,664
22.0%
76
Romania
Henri Coandă International Airport
Bucharest
0 4,917,952 45
0 5,049,443 19
0 2.7%
77
Italy
Palermo Airport
Palermo
0 4,343,227 46
0 4,992,798 10
15.0%
78
Spain
Valencia Airport
Valencia
0 4,934,268 9
0 4,979,629 9
0 0.9%
79
Spain
San Pablo Airport
Seville
0 4,224,718 9
0 4,959,365 9
17.4%
80
Spain
Fuerteventura Airport
Puerto del Rosario
0 4,173,590 9
0 4,948,018 9
18.6%
81
Sweden
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
Gothenburg
0 4,133,299 24
0 4,906,639 19
18.7%
82
Italy
Rome Ciampino Airport
Rome
0 4,531,834 10
0 4,781,731 10
0 5.5%
83
Italy
Galileo Galilei Airport
Pisa
0 4,058,957 10
0 4,526,723 10
11.5%
84
United Kingdom
Newcastle Airport
Newcastle upon Tyne
0 4,356,130 1
0 4,346,270 2
0 0.2%
85
United Kingdom
East Midlands Airport
Derby / Leicester / Nottingham
0 4,113,501 1
0 4,215,192 2
0 2.5%
86
Greece
Rhodes International Airport
Rhodes
0 3,586,572 47
0 4,149,274 19
15.7%
87
Norway
Stavanger-Sola Airport
Stavanger
0 3,674,816 23
0 4,131,974 19
12.4%
88
France
Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport
Bordeaux
0 3,663,702 19
0 4,117,303 19
12.4%
89
United Kingdom
Belfast International Airport
Belfast
0 4,016,170 1
0 4,103,620 2
0 2.2%
90
Spain
Los Rodeos Airport
Tenerife
0 4,051,356 9
0 4,095,103 9
0 1.1%
91
Greece
Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia"
Thessaloniki
0 3,910,751 48
0 4,061,697 19
0 3.9%
92
Spain
Bilbao Airport
Bilbao
0 3,888,955 9
0 4,045,613 9
0 4.0%
93
Germany
Nuremberg Airport
Nuremberg
0 4,068,799 5
0 3,962,617 6
0 2.6%
94
Norway
Trondheim-Værnes Airport
Trondheim
0 3,521,734 23
0 3,926,461 19
11.5%
95
Turkey
Dalaman Airport
Muğla
0 3,785,779 11
0 3,732,941 19
0 1.4%
96
Italy
Bari Airport
Bari
0 3,398,110 10
0 3,725,629 10
0 9.6%
97
Italy
Turin Airport
Turin
0 3,552,519 10
0 3,710,485 10
0 4.4%
98
Italy
Cagliari-Elmas Airport
Cagliari
0 3,443,227 10
0 3,698,982 10
0 7.4%
99
France
Beauvais-Tillé Airport
Beauvais
0 2,931,796 19
0 3,677,825 19
25.4%
100
Malta
Malta International Airport
Malta
0 3,293,635 49
0 3,506,521 49
0 6.5%
2010 statistics
Rank
2010
Country
Airport
City
Passengers
2009
Passengers
2010
Change
2009-2010
1
United Kingdom
London Heathrow Airport
London
66,036,957 1
65,881,660 1
0 0.2%
2
France
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport
Paris
57,906,866 3
58,164,612 3
0 0.4%
3
Germany
Frankfurt Airport
Frankfurt
50,932,840 5
53,009,221 5
0 4.1%
4
Spain
Barajas Airport
Madrid
48,437,147 9
49,866,113 9
0 3.3%
5
Netherlands
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam
43,570,370 7
45,211,749 7
0 3.8%
6
Italy
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport
Rome
33,808,093 10
36,337,050 10
0 7.5%
7
Germany
Munich Airport
Munich
32,681,067 5
34,721,605 5
0 6.2%
8
Turkey
Atatürk International Airport
Istanbul
29,812,888 11
32,143,819 11
0 8.0%
9
United Kingdom
Gatwick Airport
London
32,392,520 1
31,375,290 1
0 3.1%
10
Spain
Barcelona El Prat Airport
Barcelona
27,421,682 9
29,209,536 9
0 6.9%
11
France
Paris-Orly Airport
Paris
25,107,693 3
25,203,969 3
0 0.4%
12
Switzerland
Zürich Airport
Zürich
21,926,872 50
22,878,251 15
0 4.3%
13
Russia
Domodedovo International Airport
Moscow
18,676,077
22,253,529 13
19.2%
14
Turkey
Antalya Airport
Antalya
18,345,693
22,013,027 11
20.0%
15
Denmark
Copenhagen Airport
Copenhagen
19,715,451 17
21,501,750 17
0 9.1%
16
Spain
Palma de Mallorca Airport
Palma de Mallorca
21,203,041 9
21,117,417 9
0 0.4%
17
Austria
Vienna International Airport
Vienna
18,114,103 21
19,691,206 21
0 8.7%
18
Russia
Sheremetyevo International Airport
Moscow
14,764,000
19,123,007 19
29.5%
19
Norway
Oslo-Gardermoen Airport
Oslo
18,087,722 23
19,091,036 23
0 5.5%
20
Germany
Düsseldorf International Airport
Düsseldorf
17,793,493 5
18,988,149 5
0 6.7%
21
Italy
Malpensa Airport
Milan
17,551,635 10
18,947,808 10
0 8.0%
22
United Kingdom
London Stansted Airport
London
19,957,077 1
18,573,592 1
0 6.9%
23
Ireland
Dublin Airport
Dublin
20,503,677 26
18,431,064 26
10.1%
24
United Kingdom
Manchester Airport
Manchester
18,724,889 1
17,759,173 1
0 5.2%
25
Belgium
Brussels Airport
Brussels
16,999,154 51
17,181,000 25
0 1.1%
26
Sweden
Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
Stockholm
16,064,071 52
16,962,416 24
0 5.6%
27
Greece
Athens International Airport
Athens
16,225,589 29
15,303,127 29
0 5.2%
28
Germany
Berlin Tegel Airport
Berlin
14,180,237 5
15,025,600 5
0 6.0%
29
Portugal
Lisbon Portela Airport
Lisbon
13,277,959 28
14,035,273 28
0 5.8%
30
Germany
Hamburg Airport
Hamburg
12,229,319 5
12,962,429 5
0 6.0%
31
Finland
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Helsinki
12,591,606 27
12,883,399 27
0 2.3%
32
Spain
Málaga Airport
Málaga
11,622,429 9
12,064,521 9
0 3.8%
33
Switzerland
Geneva Cointrin International Airport
Geneva
11,324,141 30
11,785,522 30
0 4.9%
34
Czech Republic
Ruzyně Airport
Prague
11,643,366 53
11,556,858 32
0 0.7%
35
Turkey
Sabiha Gökçen Airport
Istanbul
0 6,640,230 11
11,189,678 11
71.7%
36
Germany
Cologne Bonn Airport
Cologne / Bonn
0 9,739,581 5
0 9,849,779 5
0 1.1%
37
France
Nice Côte d'Azur Airport
Nice
0 9,830,987 54
0 9,603,014 19
0 2.3%
38
Spain
Gran Canaria Airport
Las Palmas de Gran Canaria
0 9,155,665 9
0 9,486,035 9
0 3.6%
39
Russia
Vnukovo International Airport
Moscow
0 7,731,000
0 9,460,292 19
22.4%
40
Spain
Alicante Airport
Alicante
0 9,139,479 9
0 9,382,931 9
0 2.7%
41
Germany
Stuttgart Airport
Stuttgart
0 8,934,493 5
0 9,218,095 5
0 3.2%
42
United Kingdom
London Luton Airport
London
0 9,120,546 1
0 8,738,712 1
0 4.2%
43
Poland
Frederic Chopin Airport
Warsaw
0 8,320,927 35
0 8,712,384 35
0 5.2%
44
United Kingdom
Edinburgh Airport
Edinburgh
0 9,049,355 1
0 8,596,715 1
0 5.0%
45
United Kingdom
Birmingham International Airport
Birmingham
0 9,102,899 1
0 8,572,398 1
0 5.8%
46
Russia
Pulkovo Airport
Saint Petersburg
0 6,758,031
0 8,391,281 19
24.2%
47
Italy
Linate Airport
Milan
0 8,295,099 10
0 8,296,450 10
0 0.0%
48
Hungary
Budapest Liszt Ferenc International Airport
Budapest
0 8,095,367 37
0 8,190,089 37
0 1.2%
49
France
Lyon-Saint Exupéry Airport
Lyon
0 7,717,609
0 7,979,228 19
0 3.4%
50
Turkey
Esenboğa Airport
Ankara
0 6,084,404 11
0 7,763,914 11
27.6%
51
Italy
Orio al Serio Airport
Bergamo / Milan
0 7,157,421 10
0 7,677,224 10
0 7.3%
52
France
Marseille Provence Airport
Marseille
0 7,290,119
0 7,524,886 19
0 3.2%
53
Turkey
Adnan Menderes Airport
İzmir
0 6,201,794
0 7,485,098 11
20.7%
54
Spain
Tenerife South Airport
Santa Cruz de Tenerife
0 7,108,055 9
0 7,358,986 9
0 3.5%
55
Germany
Berlin Schönefeld Airport
Berlin
0 6,797,158 5
0 7,297,911 5
0 7.4%
56
Italy
Venice Marco Polo Airport
Venice
0 6,701,689 10
0 6,854,595 10
0 2.3%
57
Ukraine
Boryspil International Airport
Kyiv
0 5,795,000
0 6,692,382 19
15.5%
58
United Kingdom
Glasgow International Airport
Glasgow
0 7,225,021 1
0 6,548,865 1
0 9.4%
59
France
Blagnac Airport
Toulouse
0 6,277,621 40
0 6,405,906 40
0 2.0%
60
Italy
Catania-Fontanarossa Airport
Catania
0 5,931,592 10
0 6,318,177 10
0 6.5%
61
United Kingdom
Bristol International Airport
Bristol
0 5,642,921 1
0 5,747,604 1
0 1.9%
62
Italy
Naples Airport
Naples
0 5,310,965 10
0 5,571,738 10
0 4.9%
63
Italy
Bologna Airport
Bologna
0 4,774,697 10
0 5,503,106 10
15.3%
64
Cyprus
Larnaca International Airport
Larnaca
0 5,168,959 55
0 5,367,724 19
0 3.8%
65
Portugal
Faro Airport
Faro
0 5,067,000 28
0 5,336,173 28
0 5.4%
66
Portugal
Francisco de Sá Carneiro Airport
Porto
0 4,509,350 28
0 5,279,362 28
17.1%
67
Belgium
Brussels South Charleroi Airport
Charleroi
0 3,937,187 41
0 5,195,372 41
32.0%
68
Norway
Bergen-Flesland Airport
Bergen
0 4,862,869 23
0 5,078,267 23
0 4.4%
69
Germany
Langenhagen Airport
Hanover
0 4,969,799 5
0 5,059,800 5
0 1.8%
70
Spain
Ibiza Airport
Ibiza
0 4,572,819 9
0 5,040,800 9
10.2%
71
United Kingdom
Liverpool John Lennon Airport
Liverpool
0 4,884,494 1
0 5,013,940 1
0 2.7%
72
Spain
Lanzarote Airport
Lanzarote
0 4,701,669 9
0 4,938,343 9
0 5.0%
73
Spain
Valencia Airport
Valencia
0 4,748,977 9
0 4,934,268 9
0 3.9%
74
Romania
Henri Coandă International Airport
Bucharest
0 4,483,661 56
0 4,917,952 45
0 9.8%
75
Greece
Heraklion International Airport
Heraklion
0 5,052,840 42
0 4,907,337 42
0 2.9%
76
Spain
Girona-Costa Brava Airport
Girona
0 5,286,970 9
0 4,863,954 9
0 8.0%
77
Latvia
Riga International Airport
Riga
0 4,066,854 43
0 4,663,647 43
14.7%
78
Italy
Rome Ciampino Airport
Rome
0 4,757,822 10
0 4,531,834 10
0 4.7%
79
United Kingdom
Newcastle Airport
Newcastle upon Tyne
0 4,587,883 1
0 4,356,130 1
0 5.1%
80
Italy
Palermo Airport
Palermo
0 4,350,563 46
0 4,343,227 46
0 0.2%
81
Spain
San Pablo Airport
Seville
0 4,051,392 9
0 4,224,718 9
0 4.3%
82
Spain
Fuerteventura Airport
Puerto del Rosario
0 3,738,492 9
0 4,173,590 9
11.6%
83
Sweden
Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport
Gothenburg
0 3,689,254 52
0 4,133,299 24
12.0%
84
Switzerland
France
Germany
EuroAirport Basel-Mulhouse-Freiburg
Basel
Mulhouse
Freiburg
0 3,850,378 44
0 4,129,186 44
0 7.1%
85
United Kingdom
East Midlands Airport
Derby / Leicester / Nottingham
0 4,658,151 1
0 4,113,501 1
0 11.7%
86
Germany
Nuremberg Airport
Nuremberg
0 3,965,743 5
0 4,068,799 5
0 2.6%
87
Italy
Galileo Galilei Airport
Pisa
0 4,011,525 10
0 4,058,957 10
0 1.2%
88
Spain
Los Rodeos Airport
Tenerife
0 4,054,147 9
0 4,051,356 9
0 0.1%
89
United Kingdom
Belfast International Airport
Belfast
0 4,546,475 1
0 4,016,170 1
0 11.7%
90
Greece
Thessaloniki International Airport, "Macedonia"
Thessaloniki
0 4,104,195 48
0 3,910,751 48
0 4.7%
91
Spain
Bilbao Airport
Bilbao
0 3,654,957 9
0 3,888,955 9
0 6.4%
92
Turkey
Dalaman Airport
Muğla
0 3,597,996
0 3,785,779 11
13.1%
93
Norway
Stavanger-Sola Airport
Stavanger
0 3,617,980 23
0 3,674,816 23
0 1.6%
94
France
Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport
Bordeaux
0 3,318,059
0 3,663,702 19
10.3%
95
Greece
Rhodes International Airport
Rhodes
0 3,470,111 47
0 3,586,572 47
0 3.4%
96
Italy
Turin Airport
Turin
0 3,220,576 10
0 3,552,519 10
0 10.3%
97
Norway
Trondheim-Værnes Airport
Trondheim
0 3,424,965 23
0 3,521,734 23
0 2.8%
98
Germany
Frankfurt-Hahn Airport
Kirchberg / Simmern
0 3,793,710 5
0 3,493,451 5
0 7.9%
99
Italy
Cagliari-Elmas Airport
Cagliari
0 3,329,008 10
0 3,438,298 10
0 3.3%
100
Italy
Bari Airport
Bari
0 2,825,456 10
0 3,398,110 10
20.4%
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