For the 12th year in a row, Dubai International will be the largest aviation hub in the world during 2025

Dubai International Airport maintained its position as the largest airport in the world during the year 2025, in terms of the number of international passengers, for the 12th year in a row, after it continued over the past year to record strong growth rates in international travel traffic, compared to its counterparts in the list of the largest airports in the world, according to the annual report of the International Airports Council.

Dubai International Airport received 95.2 million passengers during 2025, a growth of 3.1% compared to the previous year, making it the busiest year in the airport’s history.

In its report, a copy of which was obtained by Emirates Today, the Council indicated a strong and significant recovery in the performance of Dubai International Airport during the year 2025 compared to the levels of 2019 before the “Corona” pandemic, indicating that the growth rate in passenger traffic at “Dubai International” during the past year reached 10.2% compared to the levels of 2019.

The annual report, which monitors the performance of the largest airports around the world, showed that Dubai International Airport came first in terms of the number of international passengers, with a large difference of about 15.5 million passengers, compared to its counterpart, London Heathrow, which came second, after the British airport handled 79.8 million passengers in 2025, followed by South Korea’s Incheon Airport with about 73.5 million passengers.

Singapore and Amsterdam airports came in fourth and fifth place, with approximately 69.4 and 67.8 million passengers each, respectively.

In the index of total passenger traffic (international and domestic passengers), Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport maintained its lead, followed by Dubai International Airport, which continued to narrow the gap in its favor, as Dubai International recorded a growth of 3.1% compared to a decline of 1.6% for its American counterpart, which handled 106 million passengers.

Tokyo Airport came in third place, recording 91.6 million passengers, followed by Dallas-Fort Worth and Shanghai Airport in fourth and fifth places with about 85.6 and 84.9 million passengers each.