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In this installment we review which are the airports with the most traffic, passengers and load of Latin America and the Caribe of the 2024. Aifa's photo
The Airports Council International – Latin America and the Caribbean (ACI-LAC) It presents the ranking 2024 of the best performing airports in the region, based on passenger traffic, aircraft and air cargo movements.
The rankings of 2024 reflect the heterogeneity and dynamism of a region where air transport is key to its socioeconomic progress and airports play an increasingly important role as engines of development.
The busiest airports in the region
For the first time, the El Dorado International Airport (BOG) from Bogota, Colombia, is crowned like the #1 of Latin America and the Caribbean in the three main categories:
- passengers: 45.8 millions (+16%)
- Aircraft movements: 360,044 (+13.4%)
- Air cargo: 809,021 tons (+5.1%)
On 2024 The Golden experienced spectacular growth in both passenger traffic and air operations (16% and 13% respectively), in addition to maintaining its leadership as the most important cargo center on the continent (rotate the screen if you are watching on your cell phone).
| RANK | AIRPORT | CIUDAD | THERE IT IS | TOTAL 2024 | TOTAL 2023 | % CHANGE 2024-2023 |
| 1 | El Dorado International Airport | BOGOTA | BOG | 45,802,360 | 39,485,864 | 16.00% |
| 2 | INTL Airport. from Mexico City «Lic Benito Juárez» | MEXICO CITY | MEX | 45,359,485 | 48,415,693 | -6.30% |
| 3 | Guarulhos International Airport | SÃO PAULO | TOWER CRANE | 43,565,746 | 41,307,919 | 5.50% |
| 4 | Cancún International Airport | CANCUN | WITH A | 30,564,119 | 32,951,114 | -7.20% |
| 5 | Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport | SANTIAGO | SCL | 25,840,584 | 22,915,838 | 12.80% |
| 6 | “Jorge Chávez” International Airport | LIMA | LI | 24,449,252 | 21,259,016 | 15.20% |
| 7 | Congonhas International Airport | SÃO PAULO | CGH | 23,130,523 | 22,383,515 | 3.30% |
| 8 | Tocumen International Airport | PANAMA CITY | PTY | 19,250,384 | 17,825,465 | 8.00% |
| 9 | Guadalajara International Airport | GUADALAJARA | GDL | 17,858,478 | 17,703,988 | 0.80% |
| 10 | Brasilia International Airport | BRASILIA | BSB | 15,161,041 | 14,860,880 | 2.00% |
The most important by load
It is worth highlighting the very significant growth of passenger traffic in Lima (+15.2%) and Santiago (+12.8%).
| RANK | AIRPORT | CIUDAD | THERE IT IS | TOTAL 2024 | TOTAL 2023 | % CHANGE 2024-2023 |
| 1 | El Dorado International Airport | BOGOTA | BOG | 809,021 | 769,607 | 5.10% |
| 2 | Guarulhos International Airport | SÃO PAULO | TOWER CRANE | 526,178 | 423,089 | 24.30% |
| 3 | Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport | SANTIAGO | SCL | 448,697 | 448,244 | 0.10% |
| 4 | Felipe Ángeles International Airport | MEXICO CITY | NLU | 447,341 | 186,320 | 140.10% |
| 5 | Mariscal Sucre International Airport | QUITO | UIO | 363,553 | 335,407 | 8.40% |
| 6 | Viracopos International Airport | Campinas | VCP | 283,875 | 301,348 | -5.80% |
| 7 | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | SAN JUAN | SEVEN | 253,661 | 246,863 | 2.80% |
| 8 | Mexico City International Airport “Lic Benito Juárez” | MEXICO CITY | MEX | 244,199 | 452,132 | -46.00% |
| 9 | “Jorge Chávez” International Airport | LIMA | LI | 228,963 | 213,775 | 7.10% |
| 10 | Ezeiza International Airport | BUENOS AIRES | EZE | 199,225 | 183,599 | 8.50% |
Felipe Ángeles International Airport (NLU), that serves Mexico City, appears for the first time in the rankings of the main airports of the continent, multiplying the cargo volume by two in the last year, and is positioned as a new logistics center in the region.
The most important by movements
Sao Paulo Guarulhos Airport experienced significant growth in air cargo and occupies a solid second place on the continent.
| RANK | AIRPORT | CIUDAD | THERE IT IS | TOTAL 2024 | TOTAL 2023 | % CHANGE 2024-2023 |
| 1 | El Dorado International Airport | BOGOTA | BOG | 360,589 | 317,861 | 13.40% |
| 2 | Mexico City International Airport “Lic Benito Juárez” | MEXICO CITY | MEX | 322,427 | 363,271 | -11.20% |
| 3 | Guarulhos International Airport | SÃO PAULO | TOWER CRANE | 288,008 | 274,917 | 4.70% |
| 4 | Congonhas International Airport | SÃO PAULO | CGH | 234,537 | 235,561 | -0.40% |
| 5 | Cancún International Airport | CANCUN | WITH A | 206,043 | 223,284 | -7.70% |
| 6 | “Jorge Chávez” International Airport | LIMA | LI | 189,492 | 170,517 | 11.10% |
| 7 | Arturo Merino Benitez International Airport | SANTIAGO | SCL | 178,247 | 161,196 | 10.50% |
| 8 | Guadalajara International Airport | GUADALAJARA | GDL | 164,167 | 173,350 | -5.30% |
| 9 | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport | SAN JUAN | SEVEN | 162,604 | 151,284 | 7.40% |
| 10 | Tocumen International Airport | PANAMA | PTY | 152,813 | 143,034 | 6.80% |
As for the movement of aircraft, Brazil is consolidated with two airports in the first five positions, while Mexico maintains its leading role with three airports among the busiest.
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