Atlanta airport named world's busiest, Delhi airport 16th
US' Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport was ranked the world's busiest airport, with nearly 104 million flyers in 2017, by Airports Council International. The Beijing Capital International Airport and Dubai International Airport were placed second and third respectively. The Delhi airport jumped from 22nd rank in 2016 to 16th rank, as passenger traffic grew by 14.1% to 63.45 million.