World's Busiest Airport

The definition of the world's busiest airport has been specified by the Airports Council International in Geneva, Switzerland. The ACI defines and measures the following three types of airport traffic:

Passenger traffic
total passengers emplaned and deplaned, passengers in transit counted once
Cargo traffic
loaded and unloaded freight and mail in metric tonnes
Traffic movements
landings and take-offs of aircraft

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