List of the busiest airports in Asia


This is a list of busiest airports in Asia, ranked by total passengers per year, which includes arrival, departure and transit passengers. Beijing Capital International Airport has been the busiest airport in Asia since 2009. The tables also shows the percentage change in total passenger traffic over last year. Asian airports are those that are located in the 48 countries and 6 dependent states as defined by UN and fall within the Asian region. Airports in Moscow and Istanbul are located in the European part of their respective countries and so are not included in this list.
As of 2018, China has 19 airports in the top 50, while Japan has five, India has four, South Korea has three and Indonesia, Saudi Arabia, Vietnam, UAE, Thailand and Turkey have two each. Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Philippines, Qatar, and Israel have one each.

2018 statistics

2017 statistics

2016 statistics

2015 statistics

's full-year figures are as follows.
RankAirportLocationCountryCode
Total
passengers		%
change
1. Beijing Capital International AirportChaoyang-Shunyi, BeijingChinaPEK/ZBAA90,203,0004.4%
2. Dubai International AirportGarhoud, DubaiUnited Arab EmiratesDXB/OMDB78,014,83810.7%
3. Tokyo International AirportŌta, TokyoJapanHND/RJTT75,300,0003.5%
4. Hong Kong International AirportChek Lap Kok, IslandsChinaHKG/VHHH68,488,0008.1%
5. Shanghai Pudong International AirportPudong, ShanghaiChinaPVG/ZSPD59,700,00017.7%
6. Soekarno-Hatta International AirportCengkareng, BantenIndonesiaCGK/WIII57,000,0000%
7. Singapore Changi AirportChangi, EastSingaporeSIN/WSSS55,448,9642.5%
8. Guangzhou Baiyun International AirportBaiyun-Huadu, Guangzhou, GuangdongChinaCAN/ZGGG55,200,0000.8%
9. Suvarnabhumi AirportBang Phli, Samut PrakanThailandBKK/VTBS52,918,78514.8%
10. Seoul Incheon International AirportJung, IncheonRepublic of KoreaICN/RKSI49,281,2208.3%
11. Kuala Lumpur International AirportSepang, SelangorMalaysiaKUL/WMKK48,915,6550%
12. Indira Gandhi International AirportDelhiIndiaDEL/VIDP45,981,16518%
13. Chengdu Shuangliu International AirportShuangliu-Wuhou, Chengdu, SichuanChinaCTU/ZUUU42,244,84212.0%
14. Chhatrapati Shivaji International AirportMumbai, MaharashtraIndiaBOM/VABB40,637,37716.1%
15. Shenzhen Bao'an International AirportBao'an, Shenzhen, GuangdongChinaSZX/ZGSZ39,721,6199.5%
16. Shanghai Hongqiao International AirportChangning-Minhang, ShanghaiChinaSHA/ZSSS39,090,6993.0%
17. Taiwan Taoyuan International AirportDayuan, TaoyuanRepublic of ChinaTPE/RCTP38,473,3337.5%
18. Kunming Changshui International AirportGuandu District, Kunming, YunnanChinaKMG/ZPPP37,523,34516.0%
19. Narita International AirportNarita, ChibaJapanNRT/RJAA37,268,3074.9%
20. Ninoy Aquino International AirportPasay/Parañaque, Metro ManilaPhilippinesMNL/RPLL36,583,4597.3%

2011 statistics

's preliminary full-year figures are as follows, as of March 19, 2012.
RankCountryAirportCityIATA/ICAO codeTotal
passengers
Change
1.People's Republic of ChinaBeijing Capital International AirportBeijingPEK/ZBAA77,403,6684.7%
2.JapanTokyo International AirportTokyoHND/RJTT62,263,0252.9%
3.Hong Kong, People's Republic of ChinaHong Kong International AirportHong KongHKG/VHHH53,314,2135.9%
4.IndonesiaSoekarno–Hatta International AirportJakartaCGK/WIII52,446,61819.3%
5.United Arab EmiratesDubai International AirportDubaiDXB/OMDB50,977,9608.1%
6.ThailandSuvarnabhumi AirportBangkokBKK/VTBS47,910,74412.0%
7.SingaporeSingapore Changi AirportSingaporeSIN/WSSS46,543,84510.7%
8.People's Republic of ChinaGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportGuangzhouCAN/ZGGG45,040,3409.0%
9.People's Republic of ChinaShanghai Pudong International AirportShanghaiPVG/ZSPD41,450,2112.6%
10.MalaysiaKuala Lumpur International AirportSepangKUL/WMKK37,670,58610.5%

2010 statistics

's final full-year figures are as follows.
RankCountryAirportCityIATA/ICAO codeTotal
passengers
Change
1. People's Republic of ChinaBeijing Capital International AirportBeijingPEK/ZBAA73,948,11313.1%
2. JapanTokyo International AirportTokyoHND/RJTT64,211,0743.7%
3. Hong Kong, People's Republic of ChinaHong Kong International AirportHong KongHKG/VHHH50,348,96010.5%
4. United Arab EmiratesDubai International AirportDubaiDXB/OMDB47,180,62815.4%
5. IndonesiaSoekarno-Hatta International AirportJakartaCGK/WIII44,355,99819.4%
6. ThailandSuvarnabhumi AirportBangkokBKK/VTBS42,784,9675.6%
7.SingaporeSingapore Changi AirportSingaporeSIN/WSSS42,038,77713.0%
8. People's Republic of ChinaGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportGuangzhouCAN/ZGGG40,975,67310.6%
9. People's Republic of ChinaShanghai Pudong International AirportShanghaiPVG/ZSPD40,578,62126.4%

2009 statistics

's final full year figures are as follows.
RankCountryAirportCityIATA/ICAO codeTotal
passengers
Change
1. People's Republic of ChinaBeijing Capital International AirportBeijingPEK/ZBAA65,372,01216.9%
2. JapanTokyo International AirportTokyoHND/RJTT61,903,6567.2%
3. Hong Kong, People's Republic of ChinaHong Kong International AirportHong KongHKG/VHHH45,558,8074.8%
4. United Arab EmiratesDubai International AirportDubaiDXB/OMDB40,901,7529.2%
5. ThailandSuvarnabhumi AirportBangkokBKK/VTBS40,500,2244.9%
6. SingaporeSingapore Changi AirportSingaporeSIN/WSSS37,203,9781.3%
7. IndonesiaSoekarno–Hatta International AirportJakartaCGK/WIII37,143,71915.2%
8. People's Republic of ChinaGuangzhou Baiyun International AirportGuangzhouCAN/ZGGG37,048,71210.8%

2008 statistics