Dubai International displaces Atlanta from the top of the world’s airports in December

Dubai International Airport has displaced its American counterpart, Hartsfield Atlanta, from the top of the world’s largest airports in terms of total seat capacity on both international and local flights, recording about 5.28 scheduled seats this December (about 10.5 million seats in both directions), according to the monthly report issued by the “OK” Foundation. AG is an international provider of airport and airline data.

The corporation said in its report, a copy of which was received by Emirates Today, that Dubai International Airport overtook Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during December 2024 to become the busiest airport in the world with about 5.3 million seats, a 5% increase compared to last November, noting that by a difference With 51,408 seats, Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport came in second place after Dubai with about 5.2 million seats.

Tokyo Airport came in third place in total seat capacity on both international and local flights during December 2024, recording about 4.7 million seats, followed by London and Dallas Airports in fourth and fifth places with about 4.25 and 4.24 million seats each.

Dubai International also ranked first in seat capacity on international flights only, continuing to maintain its strong performance this December.

Dubai International Airport ranks at the top of the world’s airports in terms of capacity on international flights, but it also topped the general index of capacity on international and local flights, noting that air traffic at “Dubai International” is limited to international travel in the first class, which indicates the tremendous growth that the airport continues to record. As the largest transportation hub in the world.

This is the second time that Dubai International Airport has surpassed its American counterpart this year. In January 2024, the seat capacity at “Dubai International” also exceeded Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.

According to the data, the total seat capacity at Dubai International Airport during the year 2024 as a whole reached more than 60 million scheduled seats (120 million in both directions).

Dubai International Airport received 68.6 million passengers during the first nine months of this year, an increase of 6.3% compared to the same period in 2023. Dubai International Airport achieved a strong performance in the third quarter of this year, as it received 23.7 million passengers, and the third quarter witnessed a growth in the number of passengers. Flights, which exceeded 111,300 flights, bringing the total number of flights during the first nine months of the year to 327,700 flights, an increase 6.4% on an annual basis.