Traffic Volume
| Year | Total passengers | Percentage change | Total operations | Percentage change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8,916,436 | |||
| 2000 | 9,879,470 | 10.8% | 80,187 | |
| 2001 | 8,349,657 | 15.5% | 69,226 | 13.7% |
| 2002 | 7,308,977 | 12.5% | 63,206 | 8.7% |
| 2003 | 7,392,026 | 1.1% | 61,202 | 3.2% |
| 2004 | 8,051,895 | 8.9% | 66,638 | 8.9% |
| 2005 | 8,917,421 | 10.7% | 70,139 | 5.3% |
| 2006 | 9,221,558 | 3.4% | 76,735 | 9.4% |
| 2007 | 10,526,562 | 14.2% | 84,568 | 10.3% |
| 2008 | 11,550,433 | 9.7% | 94,644 | 11.9% |
| 2009 | 10,925,970 | 5.4% | 89,442 | 5.5% |
| 2010 | 12,160,339 | 11.3% | 95,171 | 6.4% |
| 2011 | 12,978,605 | 6.7% | 99,527 | 4.6% |
The airport's busiest year so far was 2011: 13 million passengers passed through the airport (an increase of 6.7% over the previous year) on almost 100,000 commercial operations. In 2011, the largest airlines on international routes were: El Al (29% of flights), Arkia (4.57%), Lufthansa (3.77%) and United Airlines (2.9%). A steep rise in the number of domestic passengers using the airport is expected someday in the future in the wake of plans to close down Sde Dov Airport (which currently handles more domestic passengers annually than TLV) and build luxury towers on the Sde Dov property. All commercial flights will be rerouted to Ben Gurion.
| Rank | City | Passengers | Top Carriers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Paris (Charles de Gaulle Airport) | 769,000 | Air France, Air Mediterranee, Arkia, EL AL, Sun d'Or |
| 2 | New York (JFK Airport) | 661,000 | Delta Airlines, EL AL |
| 3 | Moscow (combined) | 595,000 | Aeroflot, EL AL, Israir Airlines, Transaero Airlines |
| 4 | London (Heathrow Airport) | 557,000 | British Airways, EL AL |
| 5 | Rome (Fiumicino Airport) | 521,000 | Alitalia, EL AL, Israir Airlines, Sun d'Or |
| 6 | Newark (Newark Airport) | 501,000 | EL AL, United Airlines |
| 7 | Kiev (Boryspil Airport) | 403,000 | Aerosvit Airlines, EL AL, Ukraine International Airlines |
| 8 | Amsterdam (Schiphol Airport) | 382,000 | Arkia, EL AL, KLM, Sun d'Or |
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