Is Heathrow still the busiest airport?

Despite filling almost 24% more seats during the pandemic, Heathrow has yet to recover fully. Nevertheless, in 2022, it was ranked as the world's second-busiest airport, with approximately 61.6 million passengers.



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Heathrow Airport in London is the UK's largest and busiest airport as well as being the busiest airport in Europe and the seventh busiest in the world based on passenger traffic.

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1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL)

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Manchester airport is the third-busiest in the UK after Heathrow and Gatwick, yet its busiest terminal, T1, makes only ninth place in the table.

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Having tumbled to number 54 in the global rankings after around two years of closure, Heathrow has now jumped back up to 8th place. This was the biggest movement recorded by any airport, with the London hub seeing 61.6 million passengers pass through in 2022 – a 217 per cent leap on 2021 figures.

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Top 10 busiest airports in the world
  • Denver International Airport (DEN)
  • Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD)
  • Dubai International Airport (DXB)
  • Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
  • Istanbul Airport (IST)
  • Heathrow Airport (LHR)
  • Indira Gandhi International Airport (DEL)
  • Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG)


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Kirkwall is the quietest airport in the UK. Loganair is the only airline to service this airstrip on the Orkney Islands regularly. Flights operate to Aberdeen, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Inverness, and Sumburgh.

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Today Heathrow is the world's busiest international airport and the hub of the civil aviation world. Over 67 million passengers travel through the airport annually on services offered by 90 airlines travelling to over 180 destinations in over 90 countries.

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Heathrow is London's (and the country's) main and busiest airport. Gatwick follows as the secondary and second busiest airport. Heathrow is larger and has better links in and out of the airport to Central London. Heathrow has five terminals and four runways.

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London Heathrow Airport (LHR) continues to be the busiest airport in Europe with 4.4 million seats in October 2023. Istanbul Airport (IST) is the second busiest airport with 4.1 million seats.

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Covering an area of around 27 sq miles, Dallas International Airport is the third largest airport in the world.

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Having tumbled to number 54 in the global rankings after around two years of closure, Heathrow has now jumped back up to 8th place. This was the biggest movement recorded by any airport, with the London hub seeing 61.6 million passengers pass through in 2022 – a 217 per cent leap on 2021 figures.

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Heathrow Airport in London is the UK's largest and busiest airport as well as being the busiest airport in Europe and the seventh busiest in the world based on passenger traffic.

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In 2022, four of the airports in London served more than 10 million passengers: London-Heathrow, London-Gatwick, London-Stansted and London-Luton. While much smaller than the others, London-City is also worth mentioning as it's perhaps the most convenient London airport.

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As with other airports worldwide, Heathrow has been experiencing chaos due to staff shortages amid a summer rush as Covid-19 bans are being lifted.

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However, one major U.S. airport is looking to change that as Arizona's Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) has dubbed itself America's Friendliest Airport.

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Revealed: the worst UK airport for flight delays
  • London Gatwick – Palma de Mallorca: 58 delays.
  • London Gatwick – Malaga: 52 delays.
  • Manchester – Palma de Mallorca: 47 delays.
  • London Gatwick – Nice: 46 delays.
  • Birmingham – Dublin: 41 delays.
  • London Gatwick – Faro: 39 delays.
  • London Gatwick – Rome: 38 delays.


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