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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
Airport hubs see a lot of incoming passengers transferring to planes that are not served directly from their original point of departure, according to The Economist.
Hubs are popular with airlines because they make their operations considerably more efficient. Airport owners like them because hubs have more flights. And local users like them because they serve more destinations: pooling passengers from many different points of departure makes it possible for airlines to offer flights to places that would otherwise be uneconomic, it says.
Let's take a look at some of the busiest airport hubs in the world.
Source: The Economist
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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport
City: Atlanta
Country: The United States
Population of the metropolitan area: 5 million
Distance to city centre: 13 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 1
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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
Frankfurt am Main Airport
City: Frankfurt
Country: Germany
Population of the metropolitan area: 3 million
Distance to city centre: 12 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 2
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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
O'Hare International Airport
City: Chicago
Country: The United States
Population of the metropolitan area: 10 million
Distance to city centre: 27 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 3
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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
City: Amsterdam
Country: The Netherlands
Population of the metropolitan area: 2 million
Distance to city centre: 12 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 4
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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
Dubai International Airport
City: Dubai
Country: The United Arab Emirates
Population of the metropolitan area: 1 million
Distance to city centre: 5 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 5
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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
Munich Airport
City: Munich
Country: Germany
Population of the metropolitan area: 3 million
Distance to city centre: 30 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 6
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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
Charles de Gaulle Airport
City: Paris
Country: France
Population of the metropolitan area: 11 million
Distance to city centre: 24 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 7
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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
Heathrow Airport
City: London
Country: The United Kingdom
Population of the metropolitan area: 15 million
Distance to city centre: 24 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 8
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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
Beijing Capital International Airport
City: Beijing
Country: China
Population of the metropolitan area: 17 million
Distance to city centre: 26 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 9
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10 airport hubs that see most traffic in the world
John F Kennedy International Airport
City: New York City
Country: The United States
Population of the metropolitan area: 19 million
Distance to city centre: 21 kilometres
Global rank in transfer passengers: 10