Europe's busiest airport by passenger traffic, London Heathrow Airport, handled close to 78 million passengers in 2017.It is also the second busiest airport in the world by international passenger traffic after Dubai International Airport.

Charles de Gaulle Airport of France is the second busiest airport in Europe, processing close to 69 million passengers. At close third, is the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol of Netherlands handling close to 68 million passengers.