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November 2026
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What are the world's busiest airports in November 2026?
Top 10 global airports — how have the rankings changed?
| Code | Airport | Seats | YoY | Δ |
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Further down the rankings, Shanghai Pudong International Airport (PVG) ranks sixth with 4.27 million seats, also recording 5% year-on-year growth. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) follows in seventh with 4.25 million seats, posting 3% growth, while Delhi Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL) enters the top ten in eighth place with 4.09 million seats, despite a 1% decline compared with last year. London Heathrow Airport (LHR) ranks ninth with 4.07 million seats, recording a 3% year-on-year decline, while Denver International Airport (DEN) completes the top ten with 4.03 million seats, increasing capacity by 2% compared with November 2025.
Which are the world's busiest international airports?
Dubai International Airport (DXB) retains its position as the World's Busiest International Airport in November 2026, offering 4.47 million seats, despite capacity declining by 16% compared with November 2025. London Heathrow Airport (LHR) remains second with 3.79 million international seats, recording a 3% year-on-year decline. Seoul Incheon International Airport (ICN) ranks third with 3.70 million seats and records the strongest growth among the top ten international airports, increasing capacity by 9% compared with last year. Singapore Changi Airport (SIN) moves into fourth with 3.58 million seats, posting 3% growth, while Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) completes the top five with 3.25 million seats, increasing capacity by 2% year-on-year.
Top 10 international airports — international seats only
| Code | Airport | Int’l Seats | YoY | Δ |
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Hong Kong International Airport (HKG) moves into sixth place with 3.19 million seats, with capacity broadly unchanged compared with November 2025. Istanbul Airport (IST) follows in seventh with 3.16 million seats, recording a 6% year-on-year decline, while Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) ranks eighth with 3.08 million seats, increasing capacity by 2%. Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International Airport (BKK) moves into ninth with 2.82 million seats, posting strong 6% growth compared with last year, while Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) rounds out the top ten with 2.65 million seats, declining by 5% year-on-year.
Which are Europe's busiest airports in November 2026?
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) retains its position as Europe's Busiest Airport in November 2026, offering 4.07 million seats, despite capacity declining by 3% compared with November 2025. Istanbul Airport (IST) remains second with 3.84 million seats, recording a 7% year-on-year decline. Madrid Adolfo Suárez–Barajas Airport (MAD) climbs to third place with 3.43 million seats, posting strong 9% growth compared with last year. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) follows in fourth with 3.37 million seats, increasing capacity by 2%, while Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) completes the top five with 3.25 million seats, also recording 2% year-on-year growth.
European top 10 — capacity and year-on-year change
| Code | Airport | Seats | YoY | Δ |
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Further down the rankings, Frankfurt International Airport (FRA) ranks sixth with 2.96 million seats, recording a 6% decline compared with November 2025. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen Airport (SAW) moves into seventh place with 2.48 million seats, increasing capacity by 6%, while Rome Fiumicino Airport (FCO) follows in eighth with 2.46 million seats, recording the strongest growth among Europe's top ten airports at 14% year-on-year. Barcelona Airport (BCN) ranks ninth with 2.33 million seats, declining by 6% compared with last year, while Munich Airport (MUC) rounds out the top ten with 2.03 million seats, recording a 4% year-on-year decline.
November 2026 airport capacity data
Full scheduled seat data for all airports featured in OAG’s November 2026 rankings. The biggest capacity changes this month: Chicago O’Hare climbed four places globally (6th to 2nd) with 11% growth, the strongest in the global top 10; Shanghai Pudong also climbed four places (10th to 6th) with 5% growth; Dubai International fell from 1st to 4th globally with the largest decline in the top ten at −16%, while retaining the international top spot; Delhi ranks 8th and Denver entered the global top 10 (11th to 10th); Seoul Incheon recorded the strongest international growth at +9%; Bangkok Suvarnabhumi rose from 11th to 9th in the international top 10; Madrid Barajas climbed from 6th to 3rd in Europe (+9%); Rome Fiumicino posted the fastest European growth at +14%; London Heathrow remains Europe’s busiest airport with 4.07 million seats.
Top 10 global airports — November 2026 (total seats)
| # | Code | Airport | Seats | YoY | 2025 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATL | Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Intl | 5,065,483 | −1% | 2 |
| 2 | ORD | Chicago O’Hare International | 4,637,312 | +11% | 6 |
| 3 | HND | Tokyo Haneda | 4,541,935 | +1% | 3 |
| 4 | DXB | Dubai International | 4,467,978 | −16% | 1 |
| 5 | CAN | Guangzhou Baiyun International | 4,439,675 | +5% | 5 |
| 6 | PVG | Shanghai Pudong International | 4,271,429 | +5% | 10 |
| 7 | DFW | Dallas/Fort Worth International | 4,250,304 | +3% | 7 |
| 8 | DEL | Delhi Indira Gandhi International | 4,086,832 | −1% | 8 |
| 9 | LHR | London Heathrow | 4,070,919 | −3% | 4 |
| 10 | DEN | Denver International | 4,033,846 | +2% | 11 |
Top 10 international airports — November 2026 (international seats only)
| # | Code | Airport | Int’l Seats | YoY | 2025 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DXB | Dubai International | 4,467,978 | −16% | 1 |
| 2 | LHR | London Heathrow | 3,785,544 | −3% | 2 |
| 3 | ICN | Seoul Incheon International | 3,699,054 | +9% | 4 |
| 4 | SIN | Singapore Changi | 3,577,877 | +3% | 3 |
| 5 | AMS | Amsterdam Schiphol | 3,253,949 | +2% | 6 |
| 6 | HKG | Hong Kong International | 3,185,309 | — | 7 |
| 7 | IST | Istanbul Airport | 3,158,106 | −6% | 5 |
| 8 | CDG | Paris Charles de Gaulle | 3,076,532 | +2% | 8 |
| 9 | BKK | Bangkok Suvarnabhumi International | 2,816,137 | +6% | 11 |
| 10 | FRA | Frankfurt International | 2,647,108 | −5% | 9 |
Top 10 European airports — November 2026 (total seats, Western Europe)
| # | Code | Airport | Seats | YoY | 2025 Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LHR | London Heathrow | 4,070,919 | −3% | 1 |
| 2 | IST | Istanbul Airport | 3,837,889 | −7% | 2 |
| 3 | MAD | Madrid Adolfo Suárez–Barajas | 3,432,129 | +9% | 6 |
| 4 | CDG | Paris Charles de Gaulle | 3,368,730 | +2% | 3 |
| 5 | AMS | Amsterdam Schiphol | 3,254,449 | +2% | 4 |
| 6 | FRA | Frankfurt International | 2,956,115 | −6% | 5 |
| 7 | SAW | Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen | 2,475,367 | +6% | 8 |
| 8 | FCO | Rome Fiumicino | 2,459,572 | +14% | 9 |
| 9 | BCN | Barcelona | 2,325,207 | −6% | 7 |
| 10 | MUC | Munich International | 2,030,287 | −4% | 10 |
Busiest airports: frequently asked questions
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In November 2026, Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) remains the World's Busiest Airport with 5.07 million seats, despite a modest 1% decline in capacity compared with November 2025. Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) retains second place with 4.64 million seats, recording the strongest growth among the top ten airports at 11% year-on-year. Tokyo Haneda Airport (HND) remains third with 4.54 million seats, increasing capacity by 1%, while Dubai International Airport (DXB) moves into fourth with 4.47 million seats, despite recording the largest decline among the top ten, with capacity 16% below last year's levels. Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport (CAN) completes the top five with 4.44 million seats, increasing capacity by 5% compared with November 2025.