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).

2025 statistics

2025 data is being updated as not all airports and state regulatory entities have disclosed the statistic yet.

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RankAirportCity servedCountryCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.Dubai International AirportDubai United Arab EmiratesDXB/OMDB95,200,000[1]SteadyIncrease3.1%
2.Istanbul Airport[a]Istanbul TurkeyIST/LTFM84,457,421[2]SteadyIncrease5.0%
3.Hamad International AirportDoha QatarDOH/OTHH54,300,000[3]SteadyIncrease3.0%
4.King Abdulaziz International AirportJeddah Saudi ArabiaJED/OEJN53,400,000[4]SteadyIncrease8.8%
5.Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportIstanbul TurkeySAW/LTFJ48,420,757[2]SteadyIncrease16.8%
6.King Khalid International AirportRiyadh Saudi ArabiaRUH/OERK40,700,000[5]Increase1Increase8.3%
7.Antalya AirportAntalya TurkeyAYT/LTAI39,160,491[2]Decrease1Increase2.7%
8.Zayed International AirportAbu Dhabi United Arab EmiratesAUH/OMAA32,300,000[6]SteadyIncrease7.1%
9.Cairo International AirportCairo EgyptCAI/HECA30,944,269[7]SteadyIncrease6.8%
10.Sharjah International AirportSharjah United Arab EmiratesSHJ/OMSJ19,480,000[8]SteadyIncrease13.9%
11Ben Gurion International AirportTel Aviv IsraelTLV/LLBG19,160,160[9]Increase1Increase31.8%
12.Kuwait International AirportKuwait City KuwaitKWI/OKKK15,412,956[10]Decrease1Increase0.2%
13.Ankara Esenboğa AirportAnkara TurkeyESB/LTAC13,987,298[2]Increase1Increase8.3%
14.King Fahd International AirportDammam Saudi ArabiaDMM/OEDF13,700,000[11]SteadyIncrease7.0%
15.Muscat International AirportMuscat OmanMCT/OOMS13,200,000[12]Increase1Increase2.3%
16.İzmir Adnan Menderes Airportİzmir TurkeyADB/LTBJ12,660,080[2]Increase1Increase10.0%
17.Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International AirportMedina Saudi ArabiaMED/OEMA11,891,855[13]Increase1Increase9.0%
18.Hurghada International AirportHurghada EgyptHRG/HEGN11,425,529[14]Increase1Increase18.5%
19.Mehrabad International Airport*Tehran IranTHR/OIII10,500,000[15]Decrease6Decrease23.6%
20.Larnaca International AirportLarnaca CyprusLCA/LCLK9,914,092[16]Increase2Increase14.8%
21.Queen Alia International AirportAmman JordanAMM/OJAI9,780,000[17]SteadyIncrease11.2%
22.Bahrain International AirportMuharraq BahrainBAH/OBBI9,740,000[18]Decrease2Increase4.2%
23.Sharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm El Sheikh EgyptSSH/HESH9,046,690[14]Increase2Increase32.3%
24.Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport*Mashhad IranMHD/OIMM7,360,000[15]Decrease1Decrease12.7%
25.Imam Khomeini International Airport*Tehran IranIKA/OIIETBUDecrease1DecreaseTBU[19]
26.Beirut–Rafic Hariri International AirportBeirut LebanonBEY/OLBA7,000,000[20]Increase1Increase24.6%
27.Dalaman AirportDalaman TurkeyDLM/LTBS5,638,025[2]Decrease1Increase0.1%
28.Çukurova International AirportAdana / Mersin TurkeyCOV/LTDB5,401,952[2]New entryIncrease180.1%
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^*Data for Iranian airports is of year 1404 of Solar Hijri calendar.

2024 statistics

More information Rank, Airport ...
RankAirportCity servedCountryCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.Dubai International AirportDubai United Arab EmiratesDXB/OMDB92,300,000[21]SteadyIncrease6.2%
2.Istanbul Airport[a]Istanbul TurkeyIST/LTFM80,430,740[22]SteadyIncrease3.9%
3.Hamad International AirportDoha QatarDOH/OTHH52,700,000[23]SteadyIncrease14.8%
4.King Abdulaziz International AirportJeddah Saudi ArabiaJED/OEJN49,100,000[24]SteadyIncrease15.0%
5.Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportIstanbul TurkeySAW/LTFJ41,449,044[22]SteadyIncrease12.0%
6.Antalya AirportAntalya TurkeyAYT/LTAI38,133,273[25]SteadyIncrease7.3%
7.King Khalid International AirportRiyadh Saudi ArabiaRUH/OERK37,000,000[26]SteadyIncrease17.8%
8.Zayed International AirportAbu Dhabi United Arab EmiratesAUH/OMAA29,400,000[27]Increase1Increase28.1%
9.Cairo International AirportCairo EgyptCAI/HECA28,970,000[28]Decrease1Increase11.4%
10.Sharjah International AirportSharjah United Arab EmiratesSHJ/OMSJ17,101,725[29]Increase2Increase11.4%
11.Kuwait International AirportKuwait City KuwaitKWI/OKKK15,384,590[30]SteadyDecrease1.5%
12David Ben Gurion International AirportTel Aviv IsraelTLV/LLBG13,879,490[31]Decrease2Decrease34.2%
13.Mehrabad International Airport*Tehran IranTHR/OIII13,750,000[32]Increase1Increase11.3%
14.Ankara Esenboğa AirportAnkara TurkeyESB/LTAC12,913,753[25]Increase1Increase7.5%
15.Muscat International AirportMuscat OmanMCT/OOMS12,899,829[33]Decrease2Increase2.4%
16.King Fahd International AirportDammam Saudi ArabiaDMM/OEDF12,800,000[34]SteadyIncrease17.4%
17.İzmir Adnan Menderes Airportİzmir TurkeyADB/LTBJ11,507,296[25]SteadyIncrease9.1%
18.Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International AirportMedina Saudi ArabiaMED/OEMA10,912,802[25]Increase1Increase15.8%
19.Hurghada International AirportHurghada EgyptHRG/HEGN9,636,689[35]Increase2Increase9.6%
20.Bahrain International AirportMuharraq BahrainBAH/OBBI9,350,000[18]SteadyIncrease8.0%
21.Queen Alia International AirportAmman JordanAMM/OJAI8,798,595[36]Decrease2Decrease7.4%
22.Larnaca International AirportLarnaca CyprusLCA/LCLK8,661,354[37]SteadyIncrease6.9%
23.Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport*Mashhad IranMHD/OIMM8,420,000[32]Increase2Increase19.0%
24.Imam Khomeini International Airport*Tehran IranIKA/OIIE7,429,391[38]Decrease1Increase19.6%
25.Sharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm El Sheikh EgyptSSH/HESH6,837,007[35]Increase1Increase14.2%
26.Dalaman AirportDalaman TurkeyDLM/LTBS5,637,067[39]Increase1Increase7.9%
27.Beirut–Rafic Hariri International AirportBeirut LebanonBEY/OLBA5,620,000[40]Decrease4Decrease20.8%
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^*Data for Iranian airports is of year 1403 of Solar Hijri calendar.

2023 statistics

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RankAirportCity servedCountryCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.Dubai International AirportDubai United Arab EmiratesDXB/OMDB86,900,000[41]SteadyIncrease31.7%
2.Istanbul Airport[a]Istanbul TurkeyIST/LTFM76,011,907[42]SteadyIncrease18.2%
3.Hamad International AirportDoha QatarDOH/OTHH45,916,104[43]SteadyIncrease25.8%
4.King Abdulaziz International AirportJeddah Saudi ArabiaJED/OEJN42,700,000[44]SteadyIncrease34.9%
5.Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportIstanbul TurkeySAW/LTFJ36,825,424[42]Increase1Increase20.5%
6.Antalya AirportAntalya TurkeyAYT/LTAI35,664,138[42]Decrease1Increase14.2%
7.King Khalid International AirportRiyadh Saudi ArabiaRUH/OERK31,409,000[45]SteadyIncrease10.3%
8.Cairo International AirportCairo EgyptCAI/HECA26,000,000[46]SteadyIncrease29.9%
9.Abu Dhabi International AirportAbu Dhabi United Arab EmiratesAUH/OMAA22,935,316[47]Increase1Increase47.6%
10David Ben Gurion International AirportTel Aviv IsraelTLV/LLBG21,088,237[48]Decrease1Increase9.7%
11.Kuwait International AirportKuwait City KuwaitKWI/OKKK15,616,800[49]SteadyIncrease8.0%
12.Sharjah International AirportSharjah United Arab EmiratesSHJ/OMSJ15,356,212[29]SteadyIncrease17.7%
13.Muscat International AirportMuscat OmanMCT/OOMS12,600,000[50]Increase4Increase46.5%
14.Mehrabad International Airport*Tehran IranTHR/OIII12,355,296[38]Decrease1Decrease0.6%
15.Ankara Esenboğa AirportAnkara TurkeyESB/LTAC11,950,940[42]Increase1Increase37.3%
16.King Fahd International AirportDammam Saudi ArabiaDMM/OEDF10,900,000[51]Decrease2Increase9.0%
17.İzmir Adnan Menderes Airportİzmir TurkeyADB/LTBJ10,556,199[42]Decrease2Increase8.7%
18.Queen Alia International AirportAmman JordanAMM/OJAI9,500,000[52]SteadyIncrease21.2%
19.Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International AirportMedina Saudi ArabiaMED/OEMA9,423,410[53]Increase3Increase48.6%
20.Bahrain International AirportMuharraq BahrainBAH/OBBI8,700,000[54]SteadyIncrease26.1%
21.Hurghada International AirportHurghada EgyptHRG/HEGN8,700,000[46]Decrease2Increase21.4%
22.Larnaca International AirportLarnaca CyprusLCA/LCLK8,100,000[55]Increase2Increase34.2%
23.Imam Khomeini International Airport*Tehran IranIKA/OIIE7,429,391[38]SteadyIncrease19.6%
24.Beirut–Rafic Hariri International AirportBeirut LebanonBEY/OLBA7,100,000[56]Decrease2Increase11.8%
25.Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International Airport*Mashhad IranMHD/OIMM7,074.816[38]SteadyIncrease18.5%
26.Sharm El Sheikh International AirportSharm El Sheikh EgyptSSH/HESH5,900,000[46]SteadyIncrease31.1%
27.Dalaman AirportDalaman TurkeyDLM/LTBS5,235,558[42]SteadyIncrease16.0%
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^*Data for Iranian airports is of year 1402 of Solar Hijri calendar.

2022 statistics

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RankAirportCity servedCountryCode
(IATA/ICAO)		Total
passengers		Rank
change		%
change
1.Dubai International AirportDubai United Arab EmiratesDXB/OMDB66,069,981[57]Increase1Increase127.0%
2.Istanbul Airport[a]Istanbul TurkeyIST/LTFM64,518,073[58]Decrease1Increase73.5%
3.Hamad International AirportDoha QatarDOH/OTHH35,730,482[57]Increase3Increase101.8%
4.King Abdulaziz International AirportJeddah Saudi ArabiaJED/OEJN31,648,324[57]Increase3Increase134.6%
5.Antalya AirportAntalya TurkeyAYT/LTAI31,108,181[58]Decrease1Increase41.3%
6.Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International AirportIstanbul TurkeySAW/LTFJ30,737,854[58]Decrease3Increase23.4%
7.King Khalid International AirportRiyadh Saudi ArabiaRUH/OERK26,299,612[57]Decrease2Increase63.5%
8.Cairo International AirportCairo EgyptCAI/HECA20,009,336[59]TBUIncrease76.4%
9.David Ben Gurion International AirportTel Aviv IsraelTLV/LLBG20,008,532[60]TBUIncrease197.8%
10.Abu Dhabi International AirportAbu Dhabi United Arab EmiratesAUH/OMAA15,540,000[61]TBUIncrease202.0%
11.Kuwait International AirportKuwait City KuwaitKWI/OKKK14,460,000[62]TBUIncrease306.1%
12.Sharjah International AirportSharjah United Arab EmiratesSHJ/OMSJ13,000,000[63]TBUIncrease84.7%
13.Mehrabad International AirportTehran IranTHR/OIII12,430,000[64]TBUIncrease13.0%
14.King Fahd International AirportDammam Saudi ArabiaDMM/OEDF10,000,000[65]TBUIncrease66.7%
15.İzmir Adnan Menderes Airportİzmir TurkeyADB/LTBJ9,834,578[58]TBUIncrease29.9%
16.Ankara Esenboğa AirportAnkara TurkeyESB/LTAC8,679,594[58]TBUIncrease23.5%
17.Muscat International AirportMuscat OmanMCT/OOMS8,600,000[66]TBUIncrease132.0%
18.Queen Alia International AirportAmman JordanAMM/OJAI7,837,501[67]TBUIncrease71.9%
19.Hurghada International AirportHurghada EgyptHRG/HEGN7,164,088[59]TBUIncrease46.0%
20.Bahrain International AirportManama BahrainBAH/OBBI6,900,000[68]TBUIncrease127.5%
21.Beirut–Rafic Hariri International AirportBeirut LebanonBEY/OLBA6,349,799[69]TBUIncrease47.0%
22.Prince Mohammad bin Abdulaziz International AirportMedina Saudi ArabiaMED/OEMA6,340,684[70]TBUIncrease24.4%
23.Imam Khomeini International AirportTehran IranIKA/OIIE6,211,927TBUIncrease205.0%
24.Larnaca International AirportLarnaca CyprusLCA/LCLK6,037,133[71]TBUIncrease68.1%
25.Mashhad Shahid Hasheminejad International AirportMashhad IranMHD/OIMM5,970,000[64]TBUTBU
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See also

Busiest Airports by Country

Busiest Airports by Region

Notes

  1. [a]
    Located on the European side of Turkey

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