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Dublin Airport ranked among the European Union’s ten busiest airports in 2025, Eurostat figures show. The report records more than 250,000 commercial flights at the airport, enough to place it tenth in the EU list.
Dublin’s place among Europe’s hubs
The result puts Ireland’s largest airport alongside major continental gateways. Dublin now sits in the same top-ten grouping as Amsterdam, Paris and Frankfurt by commercial flight activity.
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Eurostat’s tally covers all commercial movements, and the figure for Dublin reflects both scheduled services and a smaller share of non-scheduled flights.
Which airports saw the most flights?
Amsterdam Schiphol topped the ranking with roughly 488,000 commercial flights over the year. Paris-Charles de Gaulle followed at about 476,000, with Frankfurt/Main close behind on approximately 457,000.
Across the European Union, the agency recorded nearly 6.9 million commercial flights in 2025. That total represents a year-on-year rise of about 3.8%.
What the numbers include
Eurostat’s figures count both scheduled airline services and non-scheduled commercial operations. The latter — which covers charters and other ad hoc services — made up around 8.5% of the total flight activity reported.
Top ten EU airports by commercial flights (2025)
- Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
- Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport
- Frankfurt/Main Airport
- Adolfo Suárez Madrid-Barajas Airport
- Barcelona-El Prat Airport
- Munich Airport
- Rome Fiumicino Airport
- Athens/Eleftherios Venizelos Airport
- Copenhagen/Kastrup Airport
- Dublin Airport
Eurostat’s dataset offers a snapshot of commercial flight patterns across the EU for 2025 and highlights how Dublin compares with larger continental hubs.
