Denver International Airport is still the third-busiest airport in the world

If you ever wonder why the security lines at Denver International Airport sometimes stretch well past the baggage carousel, well, one of the reasons is that DIA is the third-busiest airport, not in the U.S., but the world.

Airports Council International World announced Tuesday the 10 busiest airports worldwide for 2022, with the top four holding their positions from 2021.

Here is the list of the 10 busiest airports in the world

1. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport: 93.7 million passengers, a 23.8% increase from 2021

2. Dallas Fort Worth Airport: 73.4 million passengers, 17.5% increase from 2021

3. DIA: 69.3 million passengers, 17.8% increase from 2021

4. Chicago O’Hare Airport, 68.3 million passengers, 26.5% increase from 2021

5. Dubai Airport: 66.1 million passengers, 127% increase from 2021

6. Los Angeles International Airport: 65.9 million passengers, 37.3% increase from 2021

7. Istanbul Airport: 64.3 million passengers, 73.8% increase from 2021

8. London Heathrow Airport: 61.6 million passengers, 218% increase from 2021

9. New Delhi Airport: 59.5 million passengers, 60.2% increase from 2021

10. Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport: 57.5 million passengers, 119.4% increase from 2021

Air traffic passenger numbers trending up since pandemic

• The resumption of international travel in 2022 helped global passenger traffic reach nearly 7 billion passengers, an increase of 53.5% from 2021 and 73.8% from 2019.

• The top 10 airports for total passenger traffic represented 10% of global traffic and collectively a gain of 51.7% from 2021 and 85.9% recovery from 2019.

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