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==Busiest checkpoints in the world==
===Land===
This is a list of the busiest '''land border checkpoints''' in the world, handling more than 35 million travelers in both directions annually. These travelers (or individual crossings) comprise pedestrians, drivers and vehicle passengers. International border checkpoints are in green.

Notes:
* As the United States does not have border checkpoints for outgoing traffic, incoming traffic figures are doubled to give a fair comparison. See detailed notes in table.
* El Paso Port of Entry has been excluded, as its total represents the sum of [[Port of entry#In the United States|six individual checkpoints at the end of six separate bridges]], with no single checkpoint meeting the minimum number of crossings required for this list.<ref>{{cite web |title=Point of Entry El Paso {{!}} 2018 |url=https://comptroller.texas.gov/economy/economic-data/ports/el-paso.php |publisher=[[Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Border Crossings Entry Data –Annual Data {{!}} 2018 |url=https://explore.dot.gov/views/BorderCrossingData/Annual?%3Aembed=y&%3AisGuestRedirectFromVizportal=y&%3Amobile=true |publisher=[[United States Department of Transportation|USDOT]]}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 20pt;"|Rank
! colspan="4" class="unsortable" |Border checkpoints
! style="width: 90pt;"|Annual Travelers
! class="unsortable" |Notes

|-
|1
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Gongbei Port of Entry|Gongbei Port]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|{{Flag|Macau}}
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Posto Fronteiriço das Portas do Cerco]]
|134,000,000
| align="left" |(2018)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.macaubusiness.com/macau-gongbei-border-crossings-in-2018-highest-ever-in-china-zhuhai-govt/|title=Macau {{!}} Gongbei Border crossings in 2018 highest ever in China – Zhuhai Gov't|date=2019-01-03|website=Macau Business|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>

|-style="background:#dfd;"
|2
|[[Sultan Iskandar Building]]
|{{Flag|Malaysia}}
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|[[Woodlands Checkpoint]]
|127,750,000
| align="left" |(2012)<ref name=":1" /><ref group=Note name=Note01/>

|-
|3
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Luohu Port]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Lo Wu Control Point]]
|81,707,959
| align="left" |(2017)<ref name=":0" />

|- style="background:#dfd;"
|4
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[El Chaparral|Puerto Fronterizo El Chaparral]]
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[San Ysidro Port of Entry]]
|69,300,000
| align="left" |(2018)<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=https://explore.dot.gov/t/BTS/views/BTSBorderCrossingAnnualData/BorderCrossingTableDashboard?:embed=y&:showShareOptions=true&:display_count=no&:showVizHome=no|title=Workbook: Border Crossing Annual Data|website=explore.dot.gov|access-date=2019-06-14|archive-date=2019-07-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190715195655/https://explore.dot.gov/t/BTS/views/BTSBorderCrossingAnnualData/BorderCrossingTableDashboard?:embed=y&:showShareOptions=true&:display_count=no&:showVizHome=no|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref group=Note name=Note02/>

|-
|5
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Futian Port]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Lok Ma Chau Spur Line Control Point]]
|59,464,480
| align="left" |(2017)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.immd.gov.hk/publications/a_report_2017/en/appendices-07.html|title=Immigration Department Annual Report 2017|website=www.immd.gov.hk|access-date=2019-06-14}}</ref>

|-
|6
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[Shenzhen Bay Port]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[Shenzhen Bay Control Point]]
|45,118,797
| align="left" |(2017)<ref name=":0" />

|-
|7
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Huanggang Port]]
|{{Flag|China}}
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Lok Ma Chau Control Point]]
|37,059,848
| align="left" |(2017)<ref name=":0" />

|- style="background:#dfd;"
|8
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[Puerto Fronterizo Mesa de Otay]]
|{{Flag|Mexico}}
|{{Flag|United States of America}}
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[Otay Mesa Port of Entry]]
|35,400,000
| align="left" |(2018)<ref name=":2" /><ref group=Note name=Note02/>
|}

===Air===
{{main|List of busiest airports by international passenger traffic}}
This is a list of the busiest '''airports''' in the world, by '''international''' passenger traffic, as of 2018. Airports serving international passengers are effectively checkpoints, and have the proper customs, immigration and quarantine facilities. [[Airports Council International]]'s (January–December) preliminary figures are as follows.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aci.aero/news/2019/03/13/preliminary-world-airport-traffic-rankings-released/|title=ACI World releases preliminary 2018 world airport traffic rankings Passenger traffic: Passenger traffic remains resilient but cargo hubs see volume growth weaken India becomes world's third largest aviation market for passenger traffic|website=www.aci.aero|access-date=2019-04-10|date=2019-03-13|archive-date=2020-05-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200517082213/https://aci.aero/news/2019/03/13/preliminary-world-airport-traffic-rankings-released/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 20pt;"|Rank
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" |Airport
! style="width: 90pt;"|Annual Passengers

|-
|1
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Dubai International Airport]]
|{{Flag|United Arab Emirates}}
|88,885,367

|-
|2
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Heathrow Airport|London Heathrow Airport]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|75,306,939

|-
|3
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Hong Kong International Airport]]
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|74,360,976

|-
|4
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Amsterdam Airport Schiphol]]
|{{Flag|Netherlands}}
|70,956,258<ref group=Note name=Note03/>
|-
|5
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Seoul Incheon International Airport]]
|{{Flag|South Korea}}
|67,676,147

|-
|6
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Charles de Gaulle Airport|Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport]]
|{{Flag|France}}
|66,383,494<ref group=Note name=Note03/>

|-
|7
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Singapore Changi Airport]]
|{{Flag|Singapore}}
|64,890,000

|-
|8
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Frankfurt Airport]]
|{{Flag|Germany}}
|61,774,663<ref group=Note name=Note03/>

|-
|9
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Suvarnabhumi Airport]]
|{{Flag|Thailand}}
|50,868,846

|-
|10
|style="width: 200pt;"|[[Atatürk International Airport]]
|{{Flag|Turkey}}
|48,978,770

|}

===Sea===
This is a list of the busiest '''seaports''' in the world, with proper customs, immigration and quarantine facilities to be deemed as '''maritime checkpoints'''. Although figures simply represent total passenger traffic, most (if not, all) of the passengers served at these ports are bound for other countries and have to pass through checkpoint (i.e. the port is not a domestic one). This list only includes ports that handle more than 4 million passengers annually.

Note:
* The four passenger ports in China, Hong Kong and Macau in this list operate services to and from each other. These passenger ports are effectively checkpoints, as they have the proper customs, immigration and quarantine facilities.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! data-sort-type="number" style="width: 20pt;"|Rank
! colspan="2" class="unsortable" |Port
! style="width: 90pt;"|Annual Passengers
! class="unsortable" |Notes
|-
|1
|[[Taipa Ferry Terminal]]
|{{Flag|Macau}}
|24,000,000
| align="left"|(2017)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://mtt.macaotourism.gov.mo/201706/en/contents/1/667.html?1496204815 |title=Taipa Ferry Terminal Now Operational |work=[[Macao Government]] Tourism Office |access-date=15 June 2019 |date=June 2017}}</ref><ref group=Note name=Note04/>

|-
|2
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[Hong Kong–Macau Ferry Terminal]]
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|17,317,037
| align="left" |(2017)<ref name=":0" />

|-
|3
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal]]
|{{Flag|Macau}}
|15,000,000
| align="left" |(2013)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://macaunews.mo/govt-spend-80-million-upgrading-outer-harbour-ferry-terminal/ |title=Govt to spend 80 million on upgrading Outer Harbour Ferry Terminal |date=25 July 2013 |work=Macau News |access-date=15 June 2019}}</ref>

|-
|4
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[Port of Helsinki]]
|{{Flag|Finland}}
|12,300,000
| align="left" |(2017)<ref>{{cite news |author=Tekniikka&Talous |author-link=Tekniikka&Talous |url=http://www.portofhelsinki.fi/index.php/en/port-helsinki/whats-new/news/port-helsinki-takes-top-spot-among-european-passenger-ports |title=The Port of Helsinki takes the top spot among European passenger ports |date=17 January 2018 |access-date=5 October 2019 |work=[[Port of Helsinki]]}}</ref><ref group=Note name=Note03/>

|-
|5
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[Port of Dover]]
|{{Flag|United Kingdom}}
|11,700,000
| align="left" |(2017)<ref name="stats">{{cite web |url=http://www.doverport.co.uk/about/performance/ |title=About/Performance |work=[[Port of Dover]] |access-date=10 July 2018}}</ref>

|-
|6
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[Hong Kong China Ferry Terminal|Hong Kong-China Ferry Terminal]]
|{{Flag|Hong Kong}}
|7,074,940
| align="left" |(2017)<ref name=":0" />

|-
|7
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[PortMiami]]
|{{Flag|USA}}
|4,800,000
| align="left" |(2017)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.latimes.com/travel/cruises/la-tr-cruises-worlds-busiest-cruise-ports-20170721-story.html |title=World's busiest cruise ports are in Florida |newspaper=[[latimes.com]] |access-date=16 June 2019 |date=25 July 2017 |first=Mary |last=Forgione}}</ref>

|-
|8
| style="width: 200pt;" |[[Port Canaveral]]
|{{Flag|USA}}
|4,500,000
| align="left" |(2016)<ref>{{Cite news |url=https://www.bizjournals.com/orlando/news/2017/11/16/port-canaveral-posts-record-cruise-numbers-for-fy.html |title=Port Canaveral posts record cruise numbers for FY 2017 |newspaper=[[bizjournals.com]] |access-date=16 June 2019 |first=Cindy |last=Barth |date=16 November 2017}}</ref>

|}