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List of the busiest airports in the United States |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busiest_airports_in_the_United_States_by_total_passenger_boardings This is a list of the busiest airports in the United States by passenger traffic and cargo.
By passengers
| Rank |
Airport |
IATA
Code |
City |
State |
2007
Boardings |
2006
Boardings[1]. |
2005
Boardings |
| 1 |
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
ATL |
Atlanta |
GA |
43,236,665 |
41,352,038 |
42,402,653 |
| 2 |
Chicago O'Hare International Airport |
ORD |
Chicago |
IL |
36,521,585 |
36,825,097 |
36,720,005 |
| 3 |
Los Angeles International Airport |
LAX |
Los Angeles |
CA |
30,113,985 |
29,357,327 |
29,372,272 |
| 4 |
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport |
DFW |
Fort Worth |
TX |
28,482,417 |
28,627,749 |
28,079,147 |
| 5 |
George Bush Intercontinental Airport |
IAH |
Houston |
TX |
24,117,623 |
22,822,111 |
20,799,886 |
| 6 |
John F. Kennedy International Airport |
JFK |
New York |
NY |
23,401,351 |
21,071,501 |
20,260,359 |
| 7 |
McCarran International Airport |
LAS |
Las Vegas |
NV |
22,537,950 |
22,028,521 |
21,402,676 |
| 8 |
Denver International Airport |
DEN |
Denver |
CO |
20,796,173 |
20,591,909 |
20,315,544 |
| 9 |
Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
PHX |
Phoenix |
AZ |
20,767,144 |
20,479,291 |
19,032,196 |
| 10 |
Newark Liberty International Airport |
EWR |
Newark |
NJ |
18,163,652 |
17,804,107 |
16,444,959 |
| 11 |
Orlando International Airport |
MCO |
Orlando |
FL |
17,614,679 |
16,807,534 |
16,592,133 |
| 12 |
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
DTW |
Detroit |
MI |
17,495,135 |
17,483,468 |
17,580,363 |
| 13 |
San Francisco International Airport |
SFO |
San Francisco |
CA |
17,280,328 |
16,236,592 |
16,070,133 |
| 14 |
Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport/Wold-Chamberlain Airport |
MSP |
Minneapolis |
MN |
16,962,563 |
17,192,410 |
17,971,771 |
| 15 |
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport |
CLT |
Charlotte |
NC |
16,584,780 |
14,749,568 |
14,009,608 |
| 16 |
Miami International Airport |
MIA |
Miami |
FL |
16,194,162 |
15,664,791 |
15,092,763 |
| 17 |
Philadelphia International Airport |
PHL |
Philadelphia |
PA |
15,656,653 |
15,390,848 |
15,376,569 |
| 18 |
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport |
SEA |
Seattle |
WA |
15,419,116 |
14,703,928 |
14,359,530 |
| 19 |
General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport |
BOS |
Boston |
MA |
13,783,297 |
13,544,552 |
13,214,923 |
| 20 |
LaGuardia Airport |
LGA |
New York |
NY |
12,529,890 |
12,925,697 |
13,014,314 |
| 21 |
Washington Dulles International Airport |
IAD |
Dulles |
VA |
11,789,441 |
11,045,217 |
13,032,502 |
| 22 |
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood International Airport |
FLL |
Fort Lauderdale |
FL |
11,079,250 |
10,204,579 |
10,729,468 |
| 23 |
Salt Lake City International Airport |
SLC |
Salt Lake City |
UT |
10,560,906 |
10,289,129 |
10,601,918 |
| 24 |
Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport |
BWI |
Linthicum |
MD |
10,487,789 |
10,297,607 |
9,829,432 |
| 25 |
Honolulu International Airport |
HNL |
Honolulu |
HI |
10,393,929 |
9,855,838 |
9,784,404 |
| 26 |
Tampa International Airport |
TPA |
Tampa |
FL |
9,306,036 |
9,187,865 |
9,297,643 |
| 27 |
San Diego International Airport |
SAN |
San Diego |
CA |
9,138,116 |
8,724,442 |
8,628,648 |
| 28 |
Chicago Midway International Airport |
MDW |
Chicago |
IL |
9,132,836 |
8,915,292 |
8,383,698 |
| 29 |
Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport |
DCA |
Washington D.C. (Arlington County) |
VA |
9,038,174 |
8,973,410 |
8,623,907 |
| 30 |
Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport |
CVG |
Covington |
KY |
7,728,069 |
7,984,074 |
11,277,068 |
| 31 |
Portland International Airport |
PDX |
Portland |
OR |
7,281,057 |
6,956,712 |
6,798,976 |
| 32 |
Metropolitan Oakland International Airport |
OAK |
Oakland |
CA |
7,144,127 |
7,076,936 |
7,071,534 |
| 33 |
Lambert-St. Louis International Airport |
STL |
St. Louis |
MO |
7,130,801 |
7,037,400 |
6,847,228 |
| 34 |
Kansas City International Airport |
MCI |
Kansas City |
MO |
5,833,064 |
5,466,672 |
5,063,120 |
| 35 |
Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport |
CLE |
Cleveland |
OH |
5,571,219 |
5,447,482 |
5,529,629 |
| 36 |
Memphis International Airport |
MEM |
Memphis |
TN |
5,546,321 |
5,508,235 |
5,630,305 |
| 37 |
Sacramento International Airport |
SMF |
Sacramento |
CA |
5,382,463 |
5,182,641 |
5,108,364 |
| 38 |
San Jose International Airport |
SJC |
San Jose |
CA |
5,255,257 |
5,283,407 |
5,309,992 |
| 39 |
Luis Munoz Marin International Airport |
SJU |
San Juan |
PR |
5,149,177 |
5,226,471 |
5,336,690 |
| 40 |
Raleigh-Durham International Airport |
RDU |
Raleigh |
NC |
4,979,553 |
4,714,587 |
4,723,989 |
| 41 |
John Wayne Airport-Orange County |
SNA |
Santa Ana |
CA |
4,948,846 |
4,777,896 |
4,791,786 |
| 42 |
Nashville International Airport |
BNA |
Nashville |
TN |
4,887,925 |
4,779,474 |
4,563,251 |
| 43 |
Pittsburgh International Airport |
PIT |
Pittsburgh |
PA |
4,875,883 |
4,946,256 |
5,198,442 |
| 44 |
William P. Hobby Airport |
HOU |
Houston |
TX |
4,239,375 |
4,115,021 |
3,961,642 |
| 45 |
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport |
AUS |
Austin |
TX |
4,181,956 |
3,945,020 |
3,645,956 |
| 46 |
Indianapolis International Airport |
IND |
Indianapolis |
IN |
4,097,398 |
4,008,638 |
4,221,085 |
| 47 |
Dallas Love Field |
DAL |
Dallas |
TX |
3,988,199 |
3,443,537 |
2,949,256 |
| 48 |
Southwest Florida International Airport |
RSW |
Fort Myers |
FL |
3,986,928 |
3,764,223 |
3,701,665 |
| 49 |
San Antonio International Airport |
SAT |
San Antonio |
TX |
3,911,726 |
3,915,428 |
3,604,665 |
| 50 |
Port Columbus International Airport |
CMH |
Columbus |
OH |
3,827,349 |
3,336,994 |
3,281,452 |
2008 preliminary statistics
Airports Council International's 2008 full-year figures are preliminary. Figures should be read with caution as they may be subject to major changes.
| Rank |
Airport |
Location |
Code
(IATA/ICAO) |
Total
passengers |
%
Change |
| 1. |
 Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport |
Atlanta, Georgia, United States |
ATL/KATL |
90,039,280 |
▲0.7% |
| 2. |
 O'Hare International Airport |
Chicago, Illinois, United States |
ORD/KORD |
69,353,654 |
▼8.9% |
| 3. |
 Los Angeles International Airport |
Los Angeles, California, United States |
LAX/KLAX |
59,542,151 |
▼4.8% |
| 4. |
 Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport |
Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, United States |
DFW/KDFW |
57,069,331 |
▼4.6% |
| 5. |
 Denver International Airport |
Denver, Colorado, United States |
DEN/KDEN |
51,435,575 |
▲3.0% |
| 6. |
 John F. Kennedy International Airport |
Queens, New York City, New York, United States |
JFK/KJFK |
47,790,485 |
▲0.2% |
| 7. |
 McCarran International Airport |
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
LAS/KLAS |
44,074,707 |
▼7.7% |
| 8. |
 George Bush Intercontinental Airport |
Houston, Texas, United States |
IAH/KIAH |
41,698,832 |
▼3.0% |
| 9. |
 Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport |
Phoenix, Arizona, United States |
PHX/KPHX |
39,890,896 |
▼5.4% |
| 10. |
 San Francisco International Airport |
San Mateo County, California, United States |
SFO/KSFO |
37,405,467 |
▲4.5% |
| 11. |
 Orlando International Airport |
Orlando, Florida, United States |
MCO/KMCO |
35,622,252 |
▼2.4% |
| 12. |
 Newark Liberty International Airport |
Newark, New Jersey, United States |
EWR/KEWR |
35,299,719 |
▼2.9% |
| 13. |
 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport |
Detroit, Michigan, United States |
DTW/KDTW |
35,144,841 |
▼2.3% |
| 14. |
 Charlotte Douglas International Airport |
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States |
CLT/KCLT |
34,732,584 |
▲4.7% |
| 15. |
 Miami International Airport |
Miami, Florida,United States |
MIA/KMIA |
34,063,531 |
▲1.0% |
| 16. |
 Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport |
Fort Snelling, Minnesota, United States |
MSP/KMSP |
34,032,710 |
▼3.0% |
| 17. |
 Seattle-Tacoma International Airport |
SeaTac, Washington, United States |
SEA/KSEA |
32,200,000 |
▲2.2% |
| 18. |
 Philadelphia International Airport |
Philadelphia, Pennsylvannia, United States |
PHL/KPHL |
31,800,000 |
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By cargo
| Rank |
Airport |
Locale |
| 1. |
Memphis International Airport |
Memphis, Tennessee |
| 2. |
Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport |
Anchorage, Alaska |
| 3. |
Louisville International Airport |
Louisville, Kentucky |
| 4. |
Miami International Airport |
Miami, Florida |
| 5. |
Los Angeles International Airport |
Los Angeles, California |
| 6. |
John F. Kennedy International Airport |
New York City, New York |
| 7. |
O'Hare International Airport |
Chicago, Illinois |
| 8. |
Indianapolis International Airport |
Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 9. |
Newark Liberty International Airport |
Newark and Elizabeth, New Jersey |
| 10. |
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport |
Between Dallas and Fort Worth, Texas |
See also
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Published in July 2009.
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