At the end of each year, the total air traffic amongst international airports is tallied up. The Airports Council International releases data about which airports topped the list. As of 2015, the top ten spots for 'movement' (planes arriving and departing) are occupied entirely by US airports, with the exception of Beijing International (5th) and Charles De Gaule in Paris (10th). For passenger flow, the top 10 is much more international, and includes Dubai, Tokyo, London, and Hong Kong. At the top of both lists the Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta, Georgia reigns supreme (although dethroned in 2014 by O'Hare for movement, it reclaimed the title in 2015). In 2015, Hartsfield-Jackson was the first airport to process over 100 million passengers in a year. However, to date no airport has moved a million planes in a year, though Hartsfield-Jackson came tantalizingly close in 2007, with 994,346 total movements. Perhaps 2016 will be the year this achievement is finally claimed? The extra day in February could have helped...
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