Hartsfield-Jackson International has again been declared the world’s busiest airport. Here are five key numbers to know about the Atlanta airport.

No. 1

Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport’s ranking in the world for passenger numbers and flights, based on 2022 traffic.

93.7 million

Number of passengers Hartsfield-Jackson handled in 2022.

-15.2%

How much Hartsfield-Jackson’s 2022 passenger traffic was down compared with pre-pandemic levels in 2019.

724,145

Number of takeoffs and landings at Hartsfield-Jackson in 2022.

$585.1 million

Hartsfield-Jackson’s gross revenues from food, beverage, retail and service concessions in 2022.

Source: Airports Council International World, Hartsfield-Jackson

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Fulton DA Fani Willis (center) with Nathan J. Wade (right), the special prosecutor she hired to manage the Trump case and had a romantic relationship with, at a news conference announcing charges against President-elect Donald Trump and others in Atlanta, Aug. 14, 2023. Georgia’s Supreme Court on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025, upheld an appeals court's decision to disqualify Willis from the election interference case against Trump and his allies. (Kenny Holston/New York Times)

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