List of the busiest airports in the Middle East
Middle East Airports Statistics
This is a list of the busiest airports in the Middle East (handling more than 5,000,000 passengers per year), ranked by total passengers per year, including both terminal and transit passengers.
The tables also show the percentage change in total passengers for each airport over the last year. Data is sourced individually for each airport and normally originates from national aviation authority statistics, or those of the airport operator or international civil aviation authorities.
2023 statistics
2023 data is being updated as not all Airports and state regulatory entities have disclosed the statistic up until now.
Rank | Airport | City served | Country | Code (IATA/ICAO) | Total passengers | Rank change | % change |
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01. | Dubai International Airport | Dubai | ![]() | DXB/OMDB | 86,900,000[1] | ![]() | ![]() |
02. | Istanbul Airport | Istanbul | ![]() | IST/LTFM | 76,236,980[2] | ![]() | ![]() |
03. | Hamad International Airport | Doha | ![]() | DOH/OTHH | 45,916,104[3] | ![]() | ![]() |
04. | King Abdulaziz International Airport | Jeddah | ![]() | JED/OEJN | 42,700,000[4] | ![]() | ![]() |
05. | Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport | Istanbul | ![]() | SAW/LTFJ | 37,030,005[2] | ![]() | ![]() |
06. | Antalya Airport | Antalya | ![]() | AYT/LTAI | 35,538,387[2] | ![]() | ![]() |
07. | King Khalid International Airport | Riyadh | ![]() | RUH/OERK | 31,409,000[5] | ![]() | ![]() |
08. | Cairo International Airport | Cairo | ![]() | CAI/HECA | 26,000,000[6] | ![]() | ![]() |
09. | Abu Dhabi International Airport | Abu Dhabi | ![]() | AUH/OMAA | 22,935,316[7] | ![]() | ![]() |
10 | David Ben Gurion International Airport | Tel Aviv | ![]() | TLV/LLBG | 21,088,237[8] | ![]() | ![]() |
11. | Kuwait International Airport | Kuwait City | ![]() | KWI/OKKK | 15,616,800[9] | ![]() | ![]() |
12. | Sharjah International Airport | Sharjah | ![]() | SHJ/OMSJ | 15,300,000[10] | ![]() | ![]() |
13. | Muscat International Airport | Muscat | ![]() | MCT/OOMS | 012,600,000[11] | ![]() | ![]() |
14. | Mehrabad International Airport | Tehran | ![]() | THR/OIII | TBU | ![]() | TBU |
15. | Ankara Esenboğa Airport | Ankara | ![]() | ESB/LTAC | 11.914.082[2] | ![]() | ![]() |
16. | King Fahd International Airport | Dammam | ![]() | DMM/OEDF | 10,900,000[12] | ![]() | ![]() |
17. | İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport | İzmir | ![]() | ADB/LTBJ | 10,691,522[2] | ![]() | ![]() |
18. | Queen Alia International Airport | Amman | ![]() | AMM/OJAI | 09,500,000[13] | ![]() | ![]() |
19. | Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport | Medina | ![]() | MED/OEMA | 09,423,410[14] | ![]() | ![]() |
20. | Bahrain International Airport | Manama | ![]() | BAH/OBBI | 08,700,000[15] | ![]() | ![]() |
21. | Hurghada International Airport | Hurghada | ![]() | HRG/HEGN | 08,700,000[6] | ![]() | ![]() |
22. | Larnaca International Airport | Larnaca | ![]() | LCA/LCLK | 08,100,000[16] | ![]() | ![]() |
23. | Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport | Beirut | ![]() | BEY/OLBA | 07,100,000[17] | ![]() | ![]() |
24. | Imam Khomeini International Airport | Tehran | ![]() | IKA/OIIE | TBU | ![]() | TBU |
25. | Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport | Mashhad | ![]() | MHD/OIMM | TBU | ![]() | TBU |
26. | Sharm El Sheikh International Airport | Sharm El Sheikh | ![]() | SSH/HESH | 05,900,000[6] | ![]() | ![]() |
27. | Dalaman Airport | Dalaman | ![]() | DLM/LTBS | 05,247,488[2] | ![]() | ![]() |
2022 statistics
See also
- List of the busiest airports in Iran
- List of the busiest airports in Israel
- List of the busiest airports in Turkey
References
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- ^ "Muscat International Airport handles 12.6 million passengers in 2023". AACO: Arab Air Carriers Organization - الإتحاد العربي للنقل الجوي. 24 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
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- ^ a b "Mehrabad Top Airport in Domestic Passenger Number". Financial Tribune. 23 May 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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- ^ "Bahrain International Airport's passenger traffic spikes to 6.9 million in 2022". www.bahrainairport.bh. Bahrain Airport Company. Retrieved 10 August 2023.
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- ^ "Passenger Traffic". www.hermesairports.com. Hermes Airports. Retrieved 9 August 2023.
External links
- JetPunk Quiz featuring busiest airports in the Middle East (in English)
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