This is a list of the 100 busiest airports in Europe, ranked by total passengers per year, including both terminal and transit passengers. Data is for 2016 from a variety of sources, normally the national aviation authority statistics, or those of the airport operator. 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. Lists of the rankings for 2015, 2014, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2010 are also presented. European airports are defined as those that are within the airspace of the member and candidate states of The Council of Europe.
London Heathrow Airport - Terminal 5, serving London, United Kingdom
Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport serving Paris, France
Istanbul Atatürk Airport serving Istanbul, Turkey
Frankfurt Airport serving Frankfurt, Germany
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol serving Amsterdam, Netherlands
Madrid-Barajas Airport serving Madrid, Spain
Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport serving Rome, Italy
Zurich Airport serving Zurich, Switzerland
Copenhagen Airport serving Copenhagen, Denmark
Vienna Airport serving Vienna, Austria