Top 20 airports by passenger growth
Air travel is on the up – there is no doubt about this. Passengers figures are increasing each and every year in every continent as the mode of transport becomes more affordable, accessible and easy.
IATA expects 7.2 billion passengers to travel in 2035, a near doubling of the 3.8 billion air travellers in 2016. The prediction is based on a 3.7% annual Compound Average Growth Rate (CAGR) noted in the release of the latest update to the association’s 20-Year Air Passenger Forecast.
International Airport Review decided to take a closer look and compile a list of the top 20 fastest growing airports in the world by passenger number to see precisely which regions and airports are driving this growth.
This exploration is part of a wider series that looks to celebrate our 20th Anniversary.
As we build up throughout the year to our anniversary issue in the Autumn, we’ll be running a monthly online feature that celebrates the top 20 of all things aviation. Be it a look at the latest innovations in the sector, our predictions for the future or a glance back at the 20 biggest stories of the past 20 years, we invite you to join us in celebration of this milestone throughout the year.
The list of the fastest growing airports is based upon Airports Council International‘s statistics for 2016 and the growth is based upon the yearly change in passenger traffic between 2015 and 2016. Only the world’s top 50 airports by passenger number were considered.
We admit that this analysis of ‘growth’ does not consider wider trajectory of growth, but nevertheless we feel it gives an interesting insight into which airports are the immediate growers in the airport world.