Atlanta airport is again the world’s busiest. But rival Chicago disagrees.

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Hartsfield-Jackson held onto its top spot yet again in 2025 with 106.3 million passengers.
Travelers line up at the atrium approaching the Main checkpoint for security screening early Monday, March 23, 2026, at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. The airport was again the world’s busiest in 2025 with 106.3 million passengers. (Miguel Martinez/AJC)
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was again the world’s busiest airport in 2025 with 106.3 million passengers.
That’s according to preliminary data from industry group Airports Council International World released Tuesday.
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As a business reporter, Emma Hurt leads coverage of the Atlanta airport, Delta Air Lines, UPS, Norfolk Southern and other travel and logistics companies. Prior to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution she worked as an editor and Atlanta reporter for Axios, a politics reporter for WABE News and a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.
As a business reporter, Emma Hurt leads coverage of the Atlanta airport, Delta Air Lines, UPS, Norfolk Southern and other travel and logistics companies. Prior to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution she worked as an editor and Atlanta reporter for Axios, a politics reporter for WABE News and a business reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette.




