DFW International Airport was the world’s second busiest air travel hub for passengers in 2021, even though traffic was still far behind pre-pandemic levels, and trailed only Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
DFW soared last year on the strength of U.S. domestic leisure travelers with 62 million passengers, leapfrogging other airports in the country such as Los Angeles and Chicago O’Hare that rely on international passengers for a larger percentage of traffic, according to Airports Council International.
DFW’s passenger count improved by 59% from 2020, but it was still about 17% lower last year than it was in 2019, the last year before the COVID-19 pandemic that decimated the air travel business.
