List of the busiest airports in Europe

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.