Chicago - Midway International Airport ` ` world 's busiest airport '' The stats show O'Hare tops Atlanta Hartsfield - Jackson as No . 1 in takeoffs and landings . Does that make O'Hare the ` ` world 's busiest airport ? '' Depends on whom you ask . - O'Hare has eight runways . Atlanta Hartsfield - Jackson handles more yearly passengers than any other airport , worldwide .
Chicago - Midway International Airport ` ` world 's busiest airport '' The stats show O'Hare tops Atlanta Hartsfield - Jackson as No . 1 in takeoffs and landings . Does that make O'Hare the ` ` world 's busiest airport ? '' Depends on whom you ask . Atlanta Hartsfield - Jackson handles more yearly passengers than any other airport , worldwide .