Tokyo's Haneda airport was rated the world's fourth-busiest in 2012, regaining a position it last held in 2008, according to data from Airport Council International, an organization of global airport operators.
Haneda, formally known as Tokyo International Airport, was pushed down to fifth place in 2009 and 2011 by the rapid growth of China's Beijing Capital International Airport, which is now the busiest in Asia.
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport in the United States was the world's busiest with 95.46 million passengers, followed by Beijing Capital with 81.93 million, according to preliminary data released Tuesday by the Montreal-based council.