Japan's busiest airports are a series of lists ranking the fifty busiest airports in the country according to the number of total passengers, and also including statistics for total aircraft movements and total cargo movements, following the official register yearly. The data here presented are provided by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT), and the results are for the calendar year.
Busiest Japanese airports by passenger traffic
The 50 busiest airports in Japan ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2022 final statistics==
2022 final statistics
The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2022 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2021 final statistics==
2021 final statistics
.| alt=Shimojishima Airport new terminal The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2021 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2020 final statistics==
2020 final statistics
The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2020 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2019 final statistics==
2019 final statistics
received a tremendous blow with the COVID-19 pandemic, just after it reaches the best results ever in 2019.| alt=Narita International Airport Terminal 2 entrance The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2019 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2018 final statistics==
2018 final statistics
was the latest airport in reaching this achievement.| alt=Izumo Airport terminal building The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2018 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2017 final statistics==
2017 final statistics
is the newest airfield entering the top 50 ranking, reporting steady growth and positioning itself as the 47th busiest airport in Japan in 2016.| alt=Yamagata Airport terminal building and control tower The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2017 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2016 final statistics==
2016 final statistics
, one of the busiest airports by international passenger traffic in Asia, reached the third place at the ranking of the busiest Japanese airports in 2015.| alt=Kansai International Airport aerial view The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2016 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2015 final statistics==
2015 final statistics
The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2015 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2014 final statistics==
2014 final statistics
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Sapporo, became Japan's third busiest airport in 2006 and it has been in that position since then and up to 2014.| alt=New Chitose Airport terminal building The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2014 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2013 final statistics==
2013 final statistics
started to manage commercial traffic in 2013.| alt=Welcoming ad at the entrance of MCAS Iwakuni The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2013 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2012 final statistics==
2012 final statistics
is usually between the top 10 busiest airports in Japan, like in the year 2012.| alt=Kumamoto Airport terminal building The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2012 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2011 final statistics==
2011 final statistics
was hit hard by the
2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, with passenger traffic dropping 50% that year. Since then, Sendai Airport has slowly recovered its level of traffic.| alt=Sendai Airport boarding areas The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2011 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2010 final statistics==
2010 final statistics
is an important gateway for Southern Japan, and the country's fourth busiest airport.| alt=Fukuoka Airport Terminal 2 The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2010 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2009 final statistics==
2009 final statistics
was opened in 2009. It is one of the country's newest airports, and that year was ranked as the 40th busiest.| alt=Shizuoka Airport terminal building The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2009 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2008 final statistics==
2008 final statistics
is the northernmost airport in Japan and constantly affected by closures in winter. It appeared in the top 50 ranking for the last time in 2008.| alt=Wakkanai Airport terminal building The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2008 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2007 final statistics==
2007 final statistics
The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2007 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2006 final statistics==
2006 final statistics
is built on an artificial island. Inaugurated in 2006, that year was ranked as the 17th busiest airport in Japan.| alt=Kobe Airport aerial view The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2006 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2005 final statistics==
2005 final statistics
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Nagoya, is also built on an artificial island. Since its opening in 2005, Centrair became one of the most important airports in the country.| alt=Centrair Airport aerial view The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2005 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2004 final statistics==
2004 final statistics
, also named Itami Airport currently doesn't have international routes, but it has become Japan's busiest only-domestic airport. In 2004, Itami Airport was the third busiest in the country.| alt=Itami Airport terminal building The 50 busiest airports in Japan in 2004 ordered by total passenger traffic, according to the MLIT reports. ==2003 final statistics==