List of the busiest airports in the United States
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| Rank | Airport | IATA Code |
City Served | State | 2009 | 2008 Boardings |
2007 Boardings |
2006 Boardings |
2005 Boardings |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hartsfield Jackson Atlanta International Airport | ATL | Atlanta | GA | 42,280,868 | 43,236,665 | 43,236,665 | 41,352,038 | 42,402,653 |
| 2 | O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop... |
ORD | Chicago | IL | 31,135,732 | 33,683,991 | 36,521,585 | 36,825,097 | 36,720,005 |
| 3 | Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually... |
LAX | Los Angeles | CA | 27,439,897 | 28,861,477 | 30,113,985 | 29,357,327 | 29,372,272 |
| 4 | Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport | DFW | Dallas/Fort Worth | TX | 26,663,984 | 27,219,985 | 28,482,417 | 28,627,749 | 28,079,147 |
| 5 | Denver International Airport Denver International Airport Denver International Airport , often referred to as DIA, is an airport in Denver, Colorado. By land size, at , it is the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport and Montréal-Mirabel... |
DEN | Denver | CO | 24,013,669 | 24,287,939 | 20,796,173 | 20,591,909 | 20,315,544 |
| 6 | John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located in the borough of Queens in New York City, about southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North... |
JFK | New York | NY | 22,710,272 | 23,620,948 | 23,401,351 | 21,071,501 | 20,260,359 |
| 7 | McCarran International Airport McCarran International Airport McCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located five miles south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in the unincorporated area of Paradise in Clark County. It covers an area of and... |
LAS | Las Vegas | NV | 19,445,952 | 21,024,443 | 22,537,950 | 22,028,521 | 21,402,676 |
| 8 | George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is a Class B international airport in Houston, Texas, serving the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Located north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and U.S. Highway 59... |
IAH | Houston | TX | 19,290,239 | 20,030,898 | 24,117,623 | 22,822,111 | 20,799,886 |
| 9 | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located southeast of the central business district of the city of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States... |
PHX | Phoenix | AZ | 18,559,647 | 19,450,576 | 20,767,144 | 20,479,291 | 19,032,196 |
| 10 | San Francisco International Airport San Francisco International Airport San Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO... |
SFO | San Francisco | CA | 18,467,908 | 18,135,827 | 17,280,328 | 16,236,592 | 16,070,133 |
| 11 | Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a joint civil-military public international airport located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Established in 1935 as Charlotte Municipal Airport, in 1954 the airport was renamed Douglas Municipal Airport after former Charlotte mayor Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr... |
CLT | Charlotte | NC | 18,165,476 | 19,291,428 | 16,884,780 | 14,949,568 | 14,109,608 |
| 12 | Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States... |
EWR | Newark/New York | NJ | 16,659,441 | 17,599,578 | 18,163,652 | 17,804,107 | 16,444,959 |
| 13 | Orlando International Airport Orlando International Airport Orlando International Airport is a major international airport located southeast of the central business district of Orlando. It is the second busiest airport in Florida, after Miami International Airport... |
MCO | Orlando | FL | 16,371,016 | 17,288,480 | 17,614,679 | 16,807,856 | 16,592,133 |
| 14 | Miami International Airport Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area... |
MIA | Miami | FL | 16,187,768 | 16,369,998 | 16,377,488 | 15,664,791 | 15,092,763 |
| 15 | Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport/Wold-Chamberlain Airport | MSP | Minneapolis/St Paul | MN | 15,551,206 | 16,369,324 | 16,962,563 | 17,192,410 | 17,971,771 |
| 16 | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle-Tacoma International Airport The Seattle–Tacoma International Airport , also known as Sea–Tac Airport or Sea–Tac , is an American airport located in SeaTac, Washington, at the intersections of State Routes 99 and 509 and 518, about west of Interstate 5... |
SEA | Seattle | WA | 15,273,092 | 15,839,504 | 15,419,116 | 14,703,928 | 14,359,530 |
| 17 | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport , usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport covering in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It is Michigan's busiest airport.... |
DTW | Detroit | MI | 15,211,402 | 16,998,174 | 17,495,135 | 17,483,468 | 17,580,363 |
| 18 | Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia International Airport is a major airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in Pennsylvania... |
PHL | Philadelphia | PA | 15,002,961 | 15,586,852 | 15,656,653 | 15,390,848 | 15,376,569 |
| 19 | Logan International Airport Logan International Airport General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts . It covers , has six runways, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. It is the 19th busiest airport in the United States.Boston serves as a focus city for JetBlue Airways... |
BOS | Boston | MA | 12,566,797 | 12,820,489 | 13,783,297 | 13,544,552 | 13,214,923 |
| 20 | Washington Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport is a public airport in Dulles, Virginia, 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. The airport serves the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia metropolitan area centered on the District of Columbia. It is named after John Foster Dulles, Secretary of... |
IAD | Washington, DC | VA | 11,132,098 | 11,348,775 | 11,789,441 | 11,045,217 | 13,032,502 |
| 21 | LaGuardia Airport LaGuardia Airport LaGuardia Airport is an airport located in the northern part of Queens County on Long Island in the City of New York. The airport is located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. The airport was originally... |
LGA | New York | NY | 11,084,300 | 11,567,586 | 12,529,890 | 12,925,697 | 13,014,314 |
| 22 | Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport is an international airport serving the Baltimore-Washington Metropolitan Area in the United States. It is commonly called BWI, BWI Airport or BWI Marshall, BWI being an initialism for "Baltimore/Washington International" and the... |
BWI | Baltimore/Washington, D.C. | MD | 10,338,950 | 10,215,225 | 10,487,789 | 10,297,607 | 9,829,432 |
| 23 | Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport | FLL | Fort Lauderdale | FL | 10,258,118 | 11,020,091 | 11,079,250 | 10,204,579 | 10,729,468 |
| 24 | Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport is a major public airport in Utah. A joint civil-military facility, it is located in western Salt Lake City, approximately four miles from the central business district... |
SLC | Salt Lake City | UT | 9,903,821 | 9,993,198 | 10,560,906 | 10,289,129 | 10,601,918 |
| 25 | Honolulu International Airport Honolulu International Airport Honolulu International Airport is the principal aviation gateway of the City & County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaii and is identified as one of the busiest airports in the United States, with traffic now exceeding 21 million passengers a year and rising.It is located in the Honolulu... |
HNL | Honolulu | HI | 8,739,389 | 9,013,440 | 10,393,929 | 9,855,838 | 9,784,404 |
| 26 | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public airport located south of downtown Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia. It is the commercial airport nearest to Washington, D.C. For many decades, it was called Washington National Airport, but this airport was renamed in 1998 to... |
DCA | Washington, D.C. | VA | 8,490,288 | 8,704,466 | 9,038,174 | 8,973,410 | 8,623,907 |
| 27 | San Diego International Airport San Diego International Airport San Diego International Airport , sometimes referred to as Lindbergh Field, is a public airport located northwest of the central business district of San Diego, California and from the Mexico – United States border at Tijuana, Mexico... |
SAN | San Diego | CA | 8,453,854 | 9,007,617 | 9,138,116 | 8,724,442 | 8,628,648 |
| 28 | Tampa International Airport Tampa International Airport Tampa International Airport is a major public airport located six nautical miles west of the central business district of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority... |
TPA | Tampa | FL | 8,263,294 | 8,871,917 | 9,306,036 | 9,187,865 | 9,297,643 |
| 29 | Midway International Airport | MDW | Chicago | IL | 8,253,620 | 8,021,383 | 9,132,836 | 8,915,292 | 8,383,698 |
| 30 | Portland International Airport Portland International Airport Portland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S. state of Oregon, accounting for 90% of passenger travel and more than 95% of air cargo of the state. It is located within Portland's city limits just south of the Columbia River in Multnomah... |
PDX | Portland | OR | 6,430,119 | 7,090,526 | 7,281,057 | 6,956,712 | 6,798,976 |
| 31 | Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is a Class B international airport serving Greater St. Louis. It is located approximately northwest of downtown St. Louis in unincorporated St. Louis County between Berkeley and Bridgeton. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state with 250 daily... |
STL | St. Louis | MO | 6,084,070 | 6,740,468 | 7,130,801 | 7,037,400 | 6,847,228 |
| 32 | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport , sometimes called the Greater Cincinnati Airport is located in Hebron, unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. Despite being located in Boone County, the airport operations are... |
CVG | Cincinnati | KY | 5,194,214 | 6,648,600 | 7,728,069 | 7,984,074 | 11,277,068 |
| 33 | Memphis International Airport Memphis International Airport Memphis International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located three miles south of the central business district of Memphis, a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States.... |
MEM | Memphis | TN | 5,054,191 | 5,376,818 | 5,546,321 | 5,508,235 | 5,630,305 |
| 34 | Kansas City International Airport Kansas City International Airport Kansas City International Airport , originally named Mid-Continent International Airport, is a public airport located 15 miles northwest of the central business district of Kansas City, in Platte County, Missouri, United States. In 2008, 10,469,892 passengers used the airport... |
MCI | Kansas City | MO | 4,894,349 | 5,386,242 | 5,833,064 | 5,466,672 | 5,063,120 |
| 35 | Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport | CLE | Cleveland | OH | 4,704,329 | 5,387,625 | 5,571,219 | 5,447,482 | 5,529,629 |
| 36 | Metropolitan Oakland International Airport | OAK | Oakland | CA | 4,612,631 | 5,583,748 | 7,134,127 | 7,076,936 | 7,071,534 |
| 37 | Sacramento International Airport Sacramento International Airport Sacramento International Airport is a public airport located 10 miles northwest of the central business district of Sacramento, in Sacramento County, California, USA. It is run by Sacramento County... |
SMF | Sacramento | CA | 4,460,600 | 4,986,771 | 5,382,463 | 5,182,641 | 5,108,364 |
| 38 | Raleigh-Durham International Airport Raleigh-Durham International Airport Raleigh-Durham International Airport is a public international airport located 4.5 miles northeast of the town of Morrisville in suburban Wake County, North Carolina, United States. The airport covers and operates three runways, providing direct service to 40 domestic and international... |
RDU | Raleigh | NC | 4,435,624 | 4,792,909 | 4,979,553 | 4,714,587 | 4,723,989 |
| 39 | Nashville International Airport Nashville International Airport Nashville International Airport is a joint civil-military airport in southeastern Nashville, Tennessee. The IATA Airport Code BNA is derived from the early name of the facility—Berry Field, NAshville. Berry Field was the name of the airport until 1988, when the name was changed to reflect... |
BNA | Nashville | TN | 4,385,780 | 4,648,000 | 4,887,925 | 4,779,474 | 4,563,251 |
| 40 | John Wayne Airport-Orange County | SNA | Orange County | CA | 4,311,329 | 4,464,380 | 4,948,846 | 4,777,896 | 4,791,786 |
| 41 | San Jose International Airport San Jose International Airport Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport is a city-owned public-use airport serving the city of San Jose in Santa Clara County, California, United States. It is named for San Jose native Norman Yoshio Mineta, who was Transportation Secretary in the Cabinet of George W... |
SJC | San Jose | CA | 4,103,834 | 4,780,264 | 5,255,257 | 5,283,407 | 5,309,992 |
| 42 | Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located in Carolina, Puerto Rico, three miles southeast of San Juan. Over 4 million passengers board a plane at the airport per year according to FAA reports . It is owned and managed by the Puerto Rico Ports... |
SJU | San Juan | PR | 4,094,662 | 4,635,798 | 5,149,177 | 5,226,471 | 5,336,690 |
| 43 | William P. Hobby Airport William P. Hobby Airport William P. Hobby Airport is a public airport in Houston, Texas, located from Downtown Houston. The airport covers and has four runways. Hobby Airport is Houston's oldest commercial airport and was the city's primary air terminal until the opening of Houston Intercontinental Airport in 1969... |
HOU | Houston | TX | 4,087,524 | 4,246,907 | 4,239,375 | 4,115,021 | 3,961,642 |
| 44 | Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Austin-Bergstrom International Airport Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is a mixed-use commercial airport located southeast of the central business district of Austin, Texas, United States. It covers and has two runways and three helipads.The airport began passenger service on May 23, 1999... |
AUS | Austin | TX | 4,027,100 | 4,268,536 | 4,181,956 | 3,945,020 | 3,645,956 |
| 45 | Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh International Airport Pittsburgh International Airport , formerly Greater Pittsburgh Airport, Greater Pittsburgh International Airport and commonly referred to as Pittsburgh International, is a joint civil–military international airport located in the Pittsburgh suburb of Findlay Township, approximately west of... |
PIT | Pittsburgh | PA | 3,956,842 | 4,292,546 | 4,875,883 | 4,946,256 | 5,198,442 |
| 46 | Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is a Class B public use international airport in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is owned by the City of New Orleans and is located 10 nautical miles west of its central business district. The airport's address is 900 Airline Drive... |
MSY | New Orleans | LA | 3,916,746 | 3,990,374 | 3,770,246 | 3,127,963 | 3,912,884 |
| 47 | General Mitchell International Airport General Mitchell International Airport General Mitchell International Airport is a county-owned public airport located five miles south of the central business district of Milwaukee, a city in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, United States.... |
MKE | Milwaukee | WI | 3,822,542 | 3,861,333 | 3,751,345 | 3,630,098 | 3,602,536 |
| 48 | San Antonio International Airport San Antonio International Airport San Antonio International Airport is a commercial airport in San Antonio, Texas, USA. The airport has three runways and covers . Its elevation is above sea level. SAT is a Class C airport.- Overview :... |
SAT | San Antonio | TX | 3,791,928 | 4,021,976 | 3,911,726 | 3,915,428 | 3,604,665 |
| 49 | Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis International Airport is a public airport located seven miles southwest of the central business district of Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is owned and operated by the Indianapolis Airport Authority... |
IND | Indianapolis | IN | 3,732,534 | 4,061,450 | 4,097,398 | 4,008,638 | 4,221,085 |
| 50 | Dallas Love Field | DAL | Dallas | TX | 3,675,861 | 4,033,005 | 3,988,199 | 3,443,537 | 2,949,256 |
| 51 | Southwest Florida International Airport Southwest Florida International Airport -Statistics:-Accidents and incidents:* November 28, 2007 - A single-engine fixed wing aircraft crashed about 9:20 a.m. one mile west of Runway 6. The crash killed the pilot... |
RSW | Fort Myers | FL | 3,668,279 | 3,770,681 | 3,986,928 | 3,764,223 | 3,701,665 |
| 52 | Port Columbus International Airport Port Columbus International Airport Port Columbus International Airport , commonly shortened to Port Columbus, is a Class C international airport located east of downtown Columbus, Ohio, USA. It is managed by the Columbus Regional Airport Authority, which also oversees operations at Rickenbacker International Airport and Bolton Field... |
CMH | Columbus | OH | 3,096,515 | 3,419,513 | 3,827,349 | 3,336,994 | 3,281,452 |
By total passengers (2009 preliminary)
| Rank | Airport | Location | Code (IATA/ICAO) |
Total passengers |
% Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport , known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield–Jackson, is located seven miles south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States... |
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... , United States |
ATL/KATL | 88,032,086 | 2.2% |
| 2. | O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... , United States |
ORD/KORD | 64,397,782 | 10.8% |
| 3. | Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually... |
Los Angeles, California, United States | LAX/KLAX | 56,518,605 | 5.5% |
| 4. | Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, and is the busiest airport in the U.S. state of Texas... |
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... , United States |
DFW/KDFW | 56,030,457 | 1.9% |
| 5. | Denver International Airport Denver International Airport Denver International Airport , often referred to as DIA, is an airport in Denver, Colorado. By land size, at , it is the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport and Montréal-Mirabel... |
Denver, Colorado Colorado Colorado is a U.S. state that encompasses much of the Rocky Mountains as well as the northeastern portion of the Colorado Plateau and the western edge of the Great Plains... , United States |
DEN/KDEN | 50,167,485 | 2.5% |
| 6. | John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located in the borough of Queens in New York City, about southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North... |
Queens Queens Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States.... , New York, United States |
JFK/KJFK | 45,912,430 | 3.9% |
| 7. | McCarran International Airport McCarran International Airport McCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located five miles south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in the unincorporated area of Paradise in Clark County. It covers an area of and... |
Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas, Nevada Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous... , United States |
LAS/KLAS | 40,469,012 | 10.3% |
| 8. | George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is a Class B international airport in Houston, Texas, serving the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Located north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and U.S. Highway 59... |
Houston, Texas Texas Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in... , United States |
IAH/KIAH | 40,007,354 | 5.9% |
| 9. | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located southeast of the central business district of the city of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States... |
Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... , United States |
PHX/KPHX | 37,824,982 | 5.2% |
| 10. | San Francisco International Airport San Francisco International Airport San Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO... |
San Mateo County, California San Mateo County, California San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county, and... , United States |
SFO/KSFO | 37,453,634 | 0.2% |
| 11. | Charlotte Douglas International Airport | Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... , United States |
CLT/KCLT | 34,536,666 | 0.5% |
| 12.- | Miami International Airport Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area... |
Miami, Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... ,United States |
MIA/KMIA | 33,886,025 | 0.7% |
| 13.- | Orlando International Airport Orlando International Airport Orlando International Airport is a major international airport located southeast of the central business district of Orlando. It is the second busiest airport in Florida, after Miami International Airport... |
Orlando, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... , United States |
MCO/KMCO | 33,694,000 | 7.2% |
| 14. | Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States... |
Newark, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S... , United States |
EWR/KEWR | 33,400,626 | 5.5% |
| 15. | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in the five-state upper Midwest region of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.-Overview:... |
Fort Snelling, Minnesota Fort Snelling, Minnesota Fort Snelling, originally known as Fort Saint Anthony, was a military fortification located at the confluence of the Minnesota River and Mississippi River in Hennepin County, Minnesota... , United States |
MSP/KMSP | 32,366,014 | 4.2% |
| 16. | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport , usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport covering in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It is Michigan's busiest airport.... |
Detroit, Michigan Michigan Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake".... , United States |
DTW/KDTW | 31,357,388 | 10.8% |
| 17. | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle-Tacoma International Airport The Seattle–Tacoma International Airport , also known as Sea–Tac Airport or Sea–Tac , is an American airport located in SeaTac, Washington, at the intersections of State Routes 99 and 509 and 518, about west of Interstate 5... |
SeaTac, Washington SeaTac, Washington SeaTac is an American city in southern King County, Washington, and an outlying suburb of Seattle, Washington. Incorporated in February 1990, the City of SeaTac is ten square miles in area and has a population of 26,909 according to the 2010 census... , United States |
SEA/KSEA | 31,227,512 | 3.0% |
| 18. | Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia International Airport is a major airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in Pennsylvania... |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to... , United States |
PHL/KPHL | 30,669,564 | 3.7% |
Busiest Airports as of 2006
Listed according to Airports Council InternationalAirports Council International
Airports Council International is the association of the world’s airports. It is a non profit organization, whose prime purpose is to advance the interests of airports and to promote professional excellence in airport management and operations...
North America. The statistics here presented include data for the busiest 100 ACI-NA affiliated airports ordered by total passenger traffic in 2006.
| Rank | Airport Name | Location | IATA Code | ICAO Code | Traffic | Aircraft | Cargo | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Passengers | % | Movements | % | M.T. | % | |||||
| 1. | Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport , known locally as Atlanta Airport, Hartsfield Airport, and Hartsfield–Jackson, is located seven miles south of the central business district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States... |
Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Georgia. According to the 2010 census, Atlanta's population is 420,003. Atlanta is the cultural and economic center of the Atlanta metropolitan area, which is home to 5,268,860 people and is the ninth largest metropolitan area in... |
ATL | KATL | 84,846,639 | 1.2% | 976,447 | 0.4% | 746,502 | 2.8% |
| 2. | O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop... |
Chicago, Illinois | ORD | KORD | 77,028,134 | 0.7% | 958,643 | 1.4% | 1,558,235 | 0.8% |
| 3. | Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually... |
Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... |
LAX | KLAX | 61,041,066 | 0.7% | 656,842 | 1.0% | 1,907,497 | 1.6% |
| 4. | Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, and is the busiest airport in the U.S. state of Texas... |
Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, Texas Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex The Dallas–Fort Worth–Arlington Metropolitan Statistical Area, a title designated by the U.S. Census as of 2003, encompasses 12 counties within the U.S. state of Texas. The area is divided into two metropolitan divisions: Dallas–Plano–Irving and Fort Worth–Arlington. Residents of the area... |
DFW | KDFW | 60,226,138 | 1.8% | 699,773 | 1.7% | 757,856 | 2.1% |
| 5. | Denver International Airport Denver International Airport Denver International Airport , often referred to as DIA, is an airport in Denver, Colorado. By land size, at , it is the largest international airport in the United States, and the third largest international airport in the world after King Fahd International Airport and Montréal-Mirabel... |
Denver, Colorado Denver, Colorado The City and County of Denver is the capital and the most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Denver is a consolidated city-county, located in the South Platte River Valley on the western edge of the High Plains just east of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains... |
DEN | KDEN | 47,325,016 | 9.1% | 598,489 | 6.7% | 281,921 | 9.0% |
| 6. | McCarran International Airport McCarran International Airport McCarran International Airport is the principal commercial airport serving Las Vegas and Clark County, Nevada, United States. The airport is located five miles south of the central business district of Las Vegas, in the unincorporated area of Paradise in Clark County. It covers an area of and... |
Paradise, Nevada Paradise, Nevada Paradise is an unincorporated town in the Las Vegas metropolitan area in Clark County, Nevada, United States. The population was 223,167 at the 2010 census... |
LAS | KLAS | 46,193,329 | 5.0% | 619,486 | 2.4% | 101,369 | 0.9% |
| 7. | John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located in the borough of Queens in New York City, about southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North... |
Queens, New York Queens Queens is the easternmost of the five boroughs of New York City. The largest borough in area and the second-largest in population, it is coextensive with Queens County, an administrative division of New York state, in the United States.... |
JFK | KJFK | 43,762,282 | 4.5% | 378,389 | 8.2% | 1,636,357 | 0.2% |
| 8. | George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is a Class B international airport in Houston, Texas, serving the Houston–Sugar Land–Baytown metropolitan area, the sixth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Located north of Downtown Houston between Interstate 45 and U.S. Highway 59... |
Houston, Texas Houston, Texas Houston is the fourth-largest city in the United States, and the largest city in the state of Texas. According to the 2010 U.S. Census, the city had a population of 2.1 million people within an area of . Houston is the seat of Harris County and the economic center of , which is the ... |
IAH | KIAH | 42,550,432 | 7.1% | 602,672 | 7.1% | 409,122 | 5.3% |
| 9. | Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located southeast of the central business district of the city of Phoenix, in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States... |
Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix, Arizona Phoenix is the capital, and largest city, of the U.S. state of Arizona, as well as the sixth most populated city in the United States. Phoenix is home to 1,445,632 people according to the official 2010 U.S. Census Bureau data... |
PHX | KPHX | 41,436,737 | 0.5% | 546,510 | 3.0% | 286,798 | 5.1% |
| 10. | Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States... |
Newark, New Jersey Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S... |
EWR | KEWR | 36,724,167 | 7.9% | 444,374 | 1.9% | 974,961 | 2.6% |
| 11. | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport , usually called Detroit Metro Airport, Metro Airport locally, or simply DTW, is a major international airport covering in Romulus, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. It is Michigan's busiest airport.... |
Romulus, Michigan Romulus, Michigan Romulus is a suburban city of Metro Detroit, located in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 23,989 at the 2010 census, an increase from 22,979 in 2000. Romulus is home to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and a General Motors plant that opened in 1976... |
DTW | KDTW | 35,972,673 | 1.1% | 481,740 | 7.7% | 214,140 | 3.0% |
| 12. | Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport is the largest and busiest airport in the five-state upper Midwest region of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, North Dakota, and Wisconsin.-Overview:... |
Hennepin County, Minnesota Hennepin County, Minnesota Hennepin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Minnesota, named in honor of the 17th-century explorer Father Louis Hennepin. As of 2010 the population was 1,152,425. Its county seat is Minneapolis. It is by far the most populous county in Minnesota; more than one in five Minnesotans live... |
MSP | KMSP | 35,612,133 | 5.3% | 475,668 | 10.6% | 275,041 | 2.6% |
| 13. | Orlando International Airport Orlando International Airport Orlando International Airport is a major international airport located southeast of the central business district of Orlando. It is the second busiest airport in Florida, after Miami International Airport... |
Orlando, Florida Orlando, Florida Orlando is a city in the central region of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the county seat of Orange County, and the center of the Greater Orlando metropolitan area. According to the 2010 US Census, the city had a population of 238,300, making Orlando the 79th largest city in the United States... |
MCO | KMCO | 34,640,451 | 1.5% | 350,119 | 0.0% | 198,099 | 12.4% |
| 14. | San Francisco International Airport San Francisco International Airport San Francisco International Airport is a major international airport located south of downtown San Francisco, California, United States, near the cities of Millbrae and San Bruno in unincorporated San Mateo County. It is often referred to as SFO... |
San Mateo County, California San Mateo County, California San Mateo County is a county located in the San Francisco Bay Area of the U.S. state of California. It covers most of the San Francisco Peninsula just south of San Francisco, and north of Santa Clara County. San Francisco International Airport is located at the northern end of the county, and... |
SFO | KSFO | 33,574,807 | 0.5% | 359,201 | 1.8% | 594,857 | 0.7% |
| 15. | Miami International Airport Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area... |
Downtown Miami, Florida Downtown Miami Downtown Miami is an urban residential neighborhood, and the central business district of Miami, Miami-Dade County, and South Florida in the United States... |
MIA | KMIA | 32,533,974 | 4.9% | 384,477 | 0.8% | 1,830,591 | 4.3% |
| 16. | Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia International Airport Philadelphia International Airport is a major airport in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, and is the largest airport in the Delaware Valley region and in Pennsylvania... |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | PHL | KPHL | 31,768,272 | 0.9% | 515,869 | 3.7% | 532,163 | 2.8% |
| 17. | Seattle-Tacoma International Airport Seattle-Tacoma International Airport The Seattle–Tacoma International Airport , also known as Sea–Tac Airport or Sea–Tac , is an American airport located in SeaTac, Washington, at the intersections of State Routes 99 and 509 and 518, about west of Interstate 5... |
SeaTac, Washington SeaTac, Washington SeaTac is an American city in southern King County, Washington, and an outlying suburb of Seattle, Washington. Incorporated in February 1990, the City of SeaTac is ten square miles in area and has a population of 26,909 according to the 2010 census... |
SEA | KSEA | 29,979,097 | 2.4% | 340,058 | 0.5% | 341,952 | 1.0% |
| 18. | Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte/Douglas International Airport Charlotte Douglas International Airport is a joint civil-military public international airport located in Charlotte, North Carolina. Established in 1935 as Charlotte Municipal Airport, in 1954 the airport was renamed Douglas Municipal Airport after former Charlotte mayor Ben Elbert Douglas, Sr... |
Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte, North Carolina Charlotte is the largest city in the U.S. state of North Carolina and the seat of Mecklenburg County. In 2010, Charlotte's population according to the US Census Bureau was 731,424, making it the 17th largest city in the United States based on population. The Charlotte metropolitan area had a 2009... |
CLT | KCLT | 29,693,949 | 5.3% | 509,559 | 2.4% | 148,463 | 6.6% |
| 19. | Logan International Airport Logan International Airport General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport is located in the East Boston neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts . It covers , has six runways, and employs an estimated 16,000 people. It is the 19th busiest airport in the United States.Boston serves as a focus city for JetBlue Airways... |
East Boston, Massachusetts | BOS | KBOS | 27,725,443 | 2.4% | 406,119 | 0.7% | 324,859 | 8.8% |
| 20. | LaGuardia Airport LaGuardia Airport LaGuardia Airport is an airport located in the northern part of Queens County on Long Island in the City of New York. The airport is located on the waterfront of Flushing Bay and Bowery Bay, and borders the neighborhoods of Astoria, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. The airport was originally... |
Long Island, New York Long Island Long Island is an island located in the southeast part of the U.S. state of New York, just east of Manhattan. Stretching northeast into the Atlantic Ocean, Long Island contains four counties, two of which are boroughs of New York City , and two of which are mainly suburban... |
LGA | KLGA | 26,571,146 | 0.4% | 399,827 | 1.3% | 17,882 | 25.0% |
| 21. | Washington Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport Washington Dulles International Airport is a public airport in Dulles, Virginia, 26 miles west of downtown Washington, D.C. The airport serves the Baltimore-Washington-Northern Virginia metropolitan area centered on the District of Columbia. It is named after John Foster Dulles, Secretary of... |
Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia Dulles, Virginia is an unincorporated area located in Loudoun County, Virginia, part of the Washington Metropolitan Area. The headquarters of Orbital Sciences Corporation, GeoEye, and ODIN technologies and the former headquarters of MCI Inc... |
IAD | KIAD | 22,813,067 | 15.0% | 379,571 | 25.5% | 350,826 | 15.8% |
| 22. | Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport Salt Lake City International Airport is a major public airport in Utah. A joint civil-military facility, it is located in western Salt Lake City, approximately four miles from the central business district... |
Salt Lake City, Utah | SLC | KSLC | 21,557,656 | 3.1% | 421,436 | 7.5% | 181,375 | 5.4% |
| 23. | Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport Fort Lauderdale – Hollywood International Airport is an international commercial airport located in unincorporated Broward County, Florida, three miles southwest of the central business district of Fort Lauderdale... |
Broward County, Florida Broward County, Florida -2000 Census:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,623,018 people, 654,445 households, and 411,645 families residing in the county. The population density was 1,346 people per square mile . There were 741,043 housing units at an average density of 615 per square mile... |
FLL | KFLL | 21,369,787 | 4.6% | 297,088 | 10.2% | 148,161 | 6.9% |
| 24. | Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport | Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County, Maryland Anne Arundel County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maryland. It is named for Anne Arundell , a member of the ancient family of Arundells in Cornwall, England and the wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore. Its county seat is Annapolis, which is also the capital of the state... |
BWI | KBWI | 21,184,208 | 4.9% | 305,630 | 1.9% | 123,954 | 4.0% |
| 25. | Honolulu International Airport Honolulu International Airport Honolulu International Airport is the principal aviation gateway of the City & County of Honolulu and the State of Hawaii and is identified as one of the busiest airports in the United States, with traffic now exceeding 21 million passengers a year and rising.It is located in the Honolulu... |
Honolulu, Hawaii | HNL | PHNL | 20,067,871 | 0.6% | 317,317 | 4.0% | 443,560 | 3.0% |
| 26. | Tampa International Airport Tampa International Airport Tampa International Airport is a major public airport located six nautical miles west of the central business district of Tampa, in Hillsborough County, Florida, United States. This airport is publicly owned by Hillsborough County Aviation Authority... |
Hillsborough County, Florida Hillsborough County, Florida As of the census of 2000, there were 998,948 people, 391,357 households, and 255,164 families residing in the county. The population density was 951 people per square mile . There were 425,962 housing units at an average density of 405 per square mile... |
TPA | KTPA | 18,867,541 | 0.9% | 257,071 | 4.8% | 109,132 | 19.8% |
| 27. | Chicago Midway International Airport | Chicago, Illinois Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... |
MDW | KMDW | 18,680,663 | 5.8% | 298,548 | 3.1% | 14,728 | 8.9% |
| 28. | Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport is a public airport located south of downtown Washington, D.C., in Arlington County, Virginia. It is the commercial airport nearest to Washington, D.C. For many decades, it was called Washington National Airport, but this airport was renamed in 1998 to... |
Arlington County, Virginia Arlington County, Virginia Arlington County is a county in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The land that became Arlington was originally donated by Virginia to the United States government to form part of the new federal capital district. On February 27, 1801, the United States Congress organized the area as a subdivision of... |
DCA | KDCA | 18,545,557 | 3.9% | 276,419 | 0.1% | 3,612 | 9.0% |
| 29. | San Diego International Airport San Diego International Airport San Diego International Airport , sometimes referred to as Lindbergh Field, is a public airport located northwest of the central business district of San Diego, California and from the Mexico – United States border at Tijuana, Mexico... |
Downtown San Diego, California | SAN | KSAN | 17,481,942 | 0.6% | 220,839 | 0.3% | 188,649 | 10.8% |
| 30. | Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport , sometimes called the Greater Cincinnati Airport is located in Hebron, unincorporated Boone County, Kentucky, United States and serves the Greater Cincinnati metropolitan area. Despite being located in Boone County, the airport operations are... |
Hebron, Kentucky Hebron, Kentucky Hebron is an unincorporated community in Boone County, Kentucky, United States. It is the location of Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport, which serves Cincinnati and the tri-state area.- Growth :... |
CVG | KCVG | 16,244,962 | 28.7% | 345,754 | 30.3% | 43,289 | 82.8% |
| 31. | Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Lambert-St. Louis International Airport Lambert-St. Louis International Airport is a Class B international airport serving Greater St. Louis. It is located approximately northwest of downtown St. Louis in unincorporated St. Louis County between Berkeley and Bridgeton. It is the largest and busiest airport in the state with 250 daily... |
St. Louis County, Missouri St. Louis County, Missouri St. Louis County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. Its county seat is Clayton. St. Louis County is part of the St. Louis Metro Area wherein the independent City of St. Louis and its suburbs in St. Louis County, as well as the surrounding counties in both Missouri and Illinois all... |
STL | KSTL | 15,205,944 | 3.0% | 272,585 | 5.4% | 85,551 | 15.5% |
| 32. | Oakland International Airport Oakland International Airport Oakland International Airport , also known as Metropolitan Oakland International Airport, is a public airport located south of the central business district of Oakland, a city in Alameda County, California, United States... |
Oakland, California Oakland, California Oakland is a major West Coast port city on San Francisco Bay in the U.S. state of California. It is the eighth-largest city in the state with a 2010 population of 390,724... |
OAK | KOAK | 14,692,875 | 0.0% | 330,418 | 1.2% | 668,217 | 0.7% |
| 33. | Portland International Airport Portland International Airport Portland International Airport is a joint civil-military airport and the largest airport in the U.S. state of Oregon, accounting for 90% of passenger travel and more than 95% of air cargo of the state. It is located within Portland's city limits just south of the Columbia River in Multnomah... |
Portland, Oregon Portland, Oregon Portland is a city located in the Pacific Northwest, near the confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers in the U.S. state of Oregon. As of the 2010 Census, it had a population of 583,776, making it the 29th most populous city in the United States... |
PDX | KPDX | 14,043,489 | 1.2% | 260,510 | 1.0% | 283,773 | 8.5% |
| 34. | Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Cleveland Hopkins International Airport Cleveland Hopkins International Airport is a public airport located nine miles southwest of the central business district of Cleveland, a city in Cuyahoga County, Ohio, United States. The airport lies just within the city limits of Cleveland... |
Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and is the county seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state. The city is located in northeastern Ohio on the southern shore of Lake Erie, approximately west of the Pennsylvania border... |
CLE | KCLE | 11,321,050 | 1.2% | 249,967 | 3.5% | 92,331 | 2.5% |
By cargo
| Rank | Airport | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Memphis International Airport Memphis International Airport Memphis International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport located three miles south of the central business district of Memphis, a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States.... |
Memphis, Tennessee Memphis, Tennessee Memphis is a city in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee, and the county seat of Shelby County. The city is located on the 4th Chickasaw Bluff, south of the confluence of the Wolf and Mississippi rivers.... |
| 2. | Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport -Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Top destinations:-Scheduled cargo airlines:-Inter-terminal:... |
Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage, Alaska Anchorage is a unified home rule municipality in the southcentral part of the U.S. state of Alaska. It is the northernmost major city in the United States... |
| 3. | Louisville International Airport Louisville International Airport Louisville International Airport is a joint civil-military public airport centrally located in the city of Louisville in Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA. The airport covers 1,200 acres and has three runways. Its IATA airport code SDF is based on the airport's former name, Standiford Field... |
Louisville, Kentucky Louisville, Kentucky Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096... |
| 4. | Miami International Airport Miami International Airport Miami International Airport , also known as MIA and historically Wilcox Field, is the primary airport serving the South Florida area... |
Miami, Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
| 5. | Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles International Airport is the primary airport serving the Greater Los Angeles Area, the second-most populated metropolitan area in the United States. It is most often referred to by its IATA airport code LAX, with the letters pronounced individually... |
Los Angeles, California |
| 6. | John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport John F. Kennedy International Airport is an international airport located in the borough of Queens in New York City, about southeast of Lower Manhattan. It is the busiest international air passenger gateway to the United States, handling more international traffic than any other airport in North... |
New York New York City New York is the most populous city in the United States and the center of the New York Metropolitan Area, one of the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. New York exerts a significant impact upon global commerce, finance, media, art, fashion, research, technology, education, and... , New York New York New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east... |
| 7. | O'Hare International Airport O'Hare International Airport Chicago O'Hare International Airport , also known as O'Hare Airport, O'Hare Field, Chicago Airport, Chicago International Airport, or simply O'Hare, is a major airport located in the northwestern-most corner of Chicago, Illinois, United States, northwest of the Chicago Loop... |
Chicago Chicago Chicago is the largest city in the US state of Illinois. With nearly 2.7 million residents, it is the most populous city in the Midwestern United States and the third most populous in the US, after New York City and Los Angeles... , Illinois Illinois Illinois is the fifth-most populous state of the United States of America, and is often noted for being a microcosm of the entire country. With Chicago in the northeast, small industrial cities and great agricultural productivity in central and northern Illinois, and natural resources like coal,... |
| 8. | Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis International Airport Indianapolis International Airport is a public airport located seven miles southwest of the central business district of Indianapolis, a city in Marion County, Indiana, United States. It is owned and operated by the Indianapolis Airport Authority... |
Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis, Indiana Indianapolis is the capital of the U.S. state of Indiana, and the county seat of Marion County, Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population is 839,489. It is by far Indiana's largest city and, as of the 2010 U.S... |
| 9. | Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport Newark Liberty International Airport , first named Newark Metropolitan Airport and later Newark International Airport, is an international airport within the city limits of both Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey, United States... |
Newark Newark, New Jersey Newark is the largest city in the American state of New Jersey, and the seat of Essex County. As of the 2010 United States Census, Newark had a population of 277,140, maintaining its status as the largest municipality in New Jersey. It is the 68th largest city in the U.S... , New Jersey New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware... |
| 10. | Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport is located between the cities of Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas, and is the busiest airport in the U.S. state of Texas... |
Between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth, Texas Fort Worth is the 16th-largest city in the United States of America and the fifth-largest city in the state of Texas. Located in North Central Texas, just southeast of the Texas Panhandle, the city is a cultural gateway into the American West and covers nearly in Tarrant, Parker, Denton, and... |
See also
- World's busiest airports by passenger trafficWorld's busiest airports by passenger trafficThe world's busiest airports by passenger traffic are measured by number of total passengers . One passenger is described as someone who arrives in, departs from, or transfers through the airport on a given day...
- List of airports in the United States by passengers boarded in 2006
- List of the busiest airports in Europe by passenger traffic
- List of the largest airports in the Nordic countries
- Busiest airports in the United States by international passenger traffic