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List of the busiest airports in the Middle East

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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. Data for Iranian airports is accumulated based on Solar Hijri calendar as presented by Civil Aviation Authority of Islamic Republic of Iran and Iran Airports and Air Navigation Company (IAC).

2024 statistics

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2024 data is being updated as not all airports and state regulatory entities have disclosed the statistic yet.

Rank Airport City served Country Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
passengers		 Rank
change		 %
change
01. Dubai International Airport Dubai  United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 92,300,0000[1] Steady Increase06.2%
02. Istanbul Airport[a] Istanbul  Turkey IST/LTFM 80,430,7400[2] Steady Increase03.9%
03. Hamad International Airport Doha Qatar DOH/OTHH 52,700,0000[3] Steady Increase14.8%
04. King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah Saudi Arabia JED/OEJN 49,100,0000[4] Steady Increase15.0%
05. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Istanbul  Turkey SAW/LTFJ 41,449,0440[2] Steady Increase12.0%
06. Antalya Airport Antalya  Turkey AYT/LTAI 38,133,2730[5] Steady Increase07.3%
07. King Khalid International Airport Riyadh Saudi Arabia RUH/OERK 37,000,0000[6] Steady Increase17.8%
08. Zayed International Airport Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates AUH/OMAA 29,400,0000[7] Increase01 Increase28.1%
09. Cairo International Airport Cairo  Egypt CAI/HECA 27,700,0000[8] Decrease01 Increase06.5%
10. Sharjah International Airport Sharjah United Arab Emirates SHJ/OMSJ 17,101,7250[9] Increase02 Increase11.4%
11. Kuwait International Airport Kuwait City Kuwait KWI/OKKK 15,384,590[10] Steady Decrease01.5%
12 David Ben Gurion International Airport Tel Aviv Israel TLV/LLBG 13,879,490[11] Decrease02 Decrease34.2%
13. Mehrabad International Airport* Tehran Iran THR/OIII 13,750,000[12] Increase01 Increase11.3%
14. Ankara Esenboğa Airport Ankara Turkey ESB/LTAC 12,913,7530[5] Increase01 Increase07.5%
15. Muscat International Airport Muscat Oman MCT/OOMS 12,899,829[13] Decrease02 Increase02.4%
16. King Fahd International Airport Dammam Saudi Arabia DMM/OEDF 12,800,000[14] Steady Increase17.4%
17. İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport İzmir Turkey ADB/LTBJ 11,507,2960[5] Steady Increase09.1%
18. Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport Medina Saudi Arabia MED/OEMA 10,912,8020[5] Increase01 Increase15.8%
19. Hurghada International Airport Hurghada  Egypt HRG/HEGN 09,636,689[15] Increase02 Increase09.6%
20. Bahrain International Airport Muharraq Bahrain BAH/OBBI 09,400,000[16] Steady Increase08.0%
21. Queen Alia International Airport Amman Jordan AMM/OJAI 08,798,595[17] Decrease02 Decrease07.4%
22. Larnaca International Airport Larnaca Cyprus LCA/LCLK 08,661,354[18] Steady Increase06.9%
23. Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport* Mashhad Iran MHD/OIMM 08,420,000[12] Increase02 Increase19.0%
24. Imam Khomeini International Airport* Tehran Iran IKA/OIIE 07,429,391[19] Decrease01 Increase19.6%
25. Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Sharm El Sheikh  Egypt SSH/HESH 06,837,007[15] Increase01 Increase14.2%
26. Dalaman Airport Dalaman  Turkey DLM/LTBS 05,637,0670[2] Increase01 Increase07.9%
27. Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport Beirut Lebanon BEY/OLBA 05,620,000[20] Decrease04 Decrease20.8%

^* Data for Iranian airports is of year 1403 of Solar Hijri calendar.

2023 statistics

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Rank Airport City served Country Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
passengers		 Rank
change		 %
change
01. Dubai International Airport Dubai  United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 86,900,000[21] Steady Increase031.7%
02. Istanbul Airport[a] Istanbul  Turkey IST/LTFM 76,011,907[22] Steady Increase018.2%
03. Hamad International Airport Doha Qatar DOH/OTHH 45,916,104[23] Steady Increase025.8%
04. King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah Saudi Arabia JED/OEJN 42,700,000[24] Steady Increase034.9%
05. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Istanbul  Turkey SAW/LTFJ 36,825,424[22] Increase01 Increase020.5%
06. Antalya Airport Antalya  Turkey AYT/LTAI 35,664,138[22] Decrease01 Increase014.2%
07. King Khalid International Airport Riyadh Saudi Arabia RUH/OERK 31,409,000[25] Steady Increase010.3%
08. Cairo International Airport Cairo  Egypt CAI/HECA 26,000,000[26] Steady Increase029.9%
09. Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates AUH/OMAA 22,935,316[27] Increase01 Increase047.6%
10 David Ben Gurion International Airport Tel Aviv Israel TLV/LLBG 21,088,237[28] Decrease01 Increase009.7%
11. Kuwait International Airport Kuwait City Kuwait KWI/OKKK 15,616,800[29] Steady Increase008.0%
12. Sharjah International Airport Sharjah United Arab Emirates SHJ/OMSJ 15,356,212[9] Steady Increase017.7%
13. Muscat International Airport Muscat Oman MCT/OOMS 12,600,000[30] Increase04 Increase046.5%
14. Mehrabad International Airport* Tehran Iran THR/OIII 12,355,296[19] Decrease01 Decrease000.6%
15. Ankara Esenboğa Airport Ankara Turkey ESB/LTAC 11,950,940[22] Increase01 Increase037.3%
16. King Fahd International Airport Dammam Saudi Arabia DMM/OEDF 10,900,000[31] Decrease02 Increase009.0%
17. İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport İzmir Turkey ADB/LTBJ 10,556,199[22] Decrease02 Increase008.7%
18. Queen Alia International Airport Amman Jordan AMM/OJAI 09,500,000[32] Steady Increase021.2%
19. Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport Medina Saudi Arabia MED/OEMA 09,423,410[33] Increase03 Increase048.6%
20. Bahrain International Airport Muharraq Bahrain BAH/OBBI 08,700,000[34] Steady Increase026.1%
21. Hurghada International Airport Hurghada  Egypt HRG/HEGN 08,700,000[26] Decrease02 Increase021.4%
22. Larnaca International Airport Larnaca Cyprus LCA/LCLK 08,100,000[35] Increase02 Increase034.2%
23. Imam Khomeini International Airport* Tehran Iran IKA/OIIE 07,429,391[19] Steady Increase019.6%
24. Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport Beirut Lebanon BEY/OLBA 07,100,000[36] Decrease02 Increase011.8%
25. Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport* Mashhad Iran MHD/OIMM 07,074.816[19] Steady Increase018.5%
26. Sharm El Sheikh International Airport Sharm El Sheikh  Egypt SSH/HESH 05,900,000[26] Steady Increase031.1%
27. Dalaman Airport Dalaman  Turkey DLM/LTBS 05,235,558[22] Steady Increase016.0%

^* Data for Iranian airports is of year 1402 of Solar Hijri calendar.

2022 statistics

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Rank Airport City served Country Code
(IATA/ICAO)		 Total
passengers		 Rank
change		 %
change
01. Dubai International Airport Dubai United Arab Emirates DXB/OMDB 66,069,981[37] Increase01 Increase127.0%
02. Istanbul Airport[a] Istanbul Turkey IST/LTFM 64,518,073[38] Decrease01 Increase073.5%
03. Hamad International Airport Doha Qatar DOH/OTHH 35,730,482[37] Increase03 Increase101.8%
04. King Abdulaziz International Airport Jeddah Saudi Arabia JED/OEJN 31,648,324[37] Increase03 Increase134.6%
05. Antalya Airport Antalya Turkey AYT/LTAI 31,108,181[38] Decrease01 Increase041.3%
06. Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport Istanbul Turkey SAW/LTFJ 30,737,854[38] Decrease03 Increase023.4%
07. King Khalid International Airport Riyadh Saudi Arabia RUH/OERK 26,299,612[37] Decrease02 Increase063.5%
08. Cairo International Airport Cairo Egypt CAI/HECA 20,009,336[39] TBU Increase076.4%
09. David Ben Gurion International Airport Tel Aviv Israel TLV/LLBG 20,008,532[40] TBU Increase197.8%
10. Abu Dhabi International Airport Abu Dhabi United Arab Emirates AUH/OMAA 15,540,000[41] TBU Increase202.0%
11. Kuwait International Airport Kuwait City Kuwait KWI/OKKK 14,460,000[42] TBU Increase306.1%
12. Sharjah International Airport Sharjah United Arab Emirates SHJ/OMSJ 13,000,000[43] TBU Increase084.7%
13. Mehrabad International Airport Tehran Iran THR/OIII 12,430,000[44] TBU Increase013.0%
14. King Fahd International Airport Dammam Saudi Arabia DMM/OEDF 10,000,000[45] TBU Increase066.7%
15. İzmir Adnan Menderes Airport İzmir Turkey ADB/LTBJ 09,834,578[38] TBU Increase029.9%
16. Ankara Esenboğa Airport Ankara Turkey ESB/LTAC 08,679,594[38] TBU Increase023.5%
17. Muscat International Airport Muscat Oman MCT/OOMS 08,600,000[46] TBU Increase132.0%
18. Queen Alia International Airport Amman Jordan AMM/OJAI 07,837,501[47] TBU Increase071.9%
19. Hurghada International Airport Hurghada Egypt HRG/HEGN 07,164,088[39] TBU Increase046.0%
20. Bahrain International Airport Manama Bahrain BAH/OBBI 06,900,000[48] TBU Increase127.5%
21. Beirut–Rafic Hariri International Airport Beirut Lebanon BEY/OLBA 06,349,799[49] TBU Increase047.0%
22. Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International Airport Medina Saudi Arabia MED/OEMA 06,340,684[50] TBU Increase024.4%
23. Imam Khomeini International Airport Tehran Iran IKA/OIIE 06,211,927 TBU Increase205.0%
24. Larnaca International Airport Larnaca Cyprus LCA/LCLK 06,037,133[51] TBU Increase068.1%
25. Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport Mashhad Iran MHD/OIMM 05,970,000[44] TBU TBU

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Located on the European side of Turkey

References

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