List of the busiest airports in the United States facts for kids

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The United States has many busy airports! These lists show which airports are the busiest, based on different ways of counting how many people or how much cargo passes through them.

Airport Facts and Figures
Busiest U.S. Airports by Passengers Boarding
- Top Large Hub Airports (2022)
- Top Medium Hub Airports (2022)
Busiest U.S. Airports by Total Passenger Traffic
Busiest U.S. Airports by International Passenger Traffic
Busiest U.S. Airports by Total Cargo Throughput
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Airport Facts and Figures

This chart shows how busy some of the biggest airports have been over the years. You can see how the number of passengers has changed.

Busiest U.S. Airports by Passengers Boarding

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) counts how many passengers get on planes at each airport. This helps them decide which airports need more support.

Airports are grouped by how many passengers they handle:

Large Hubs: These are super busy airports. Each one handles at least 1% of all passengers in the U.S.
Medium Hubs: These airports are also very busy. Each one handles between 0.25% and 1% of all U.S. passengers.

In recent years, the biggest airports have gotten even busier. Smaller planes are being used less, and airlines are flying larger planes. This means fewer flights but more seats on each flight.

Top Large Hub Airports (2022)

These are the busiest large hub airports in the U.S. by the number of passengers boarding planes in 2022.

Rank (2022)	Airports (large)	IATA Code	Major cities served	Metro area	State	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
1	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	ATL	Atlanta	Atlanta	GA	45,396,001	36,676,010	20,559,866	53,505,795	51,865,797	50,251,964	50,501,858	49,340,732	46,604,273	45,308,407
2	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	DFW	Dallas & Fort Worth	Dallas–Fort Worth	TX	35,345,138	30,005,266	18,593,421	35,778,573	32,821,799	31,816,933	31,283,579	31,589,839	30,804,567	29,038,128
3	Denver International Airport	DEN	Denver	Denver	CO	33,773,832	28,645,527	16,243,216	33,592,945	31,362,941	29,809,097	28,267,394	26,280,043	26,000,591	25,496,885
4	O'Hare International Airport	ORD	Chicago	Chicagoland	IL	33,120,474	26,350,976	14,606,034	40,871,223	39,873,927	38,593,028	37,589,899	36,305,668	33,843,426	32,317,835
5	Los Angeles International Airport	LAX	Los Angeles	Greater Los Angeles	CA	32,326,616	23,663,410	14,055,777	42,939,104	42,624,050	41,232,432	39,636,042	36,351,272	34,314,197	32,425,892
6	John F. Kennedy International Airport	JFK	New York City	New York Metro	NY	26,919,982	15,273,342	8,269,819	31,036,655	30,620,769	29,533,154	29,239,151	27,782,369	26,244,928	25,036,358
7	Harry Reid International Airport	LAS	Las Vegas	Las Vegas	NV	25,480,500	19,160,342	10,584,059	24,728,361	23,795,012	23,364,393	22,833,267	21,857,693	20,620,248	19,946,179
8	Orlando International Airport	MCO	Orlando	Orlando	FL	24,469,733	19,618,838	10,467,728	24,562,271	23,202,480	21,565,448	20,283,541	18,759,938	17,278,608	16,884,524
9	Miami International Airport	MIA	Miami	Miami Metro	FL	23,949,892	17,500,096	8,786,007	21,421,031	21,021,640	20,709,225	20,875,813	20,986,349	19,471,466	19,420,089
10	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	CLT	Charlotte	Charlotte	NC	23,100,300	20,900,875	12,952,869	24,199,688	22,281,949	22,011,251	21,511,880	21,913,166	21,537,725	21,346,601
11	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SEA	Seattle & Tacoma	Seattle Metro	WA	22,157,862	17,430,195	9,462,411	25,001,762	24,024,908	22,639,124	21,887,110	20,148,980	17,888,080	16,690,295
12	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	PHX	Phoenix	Phoenix	AZ	21,852,586	18,940,287	10,531,436	22,433,552	21,622,580	21,185,458	20,896,265	21,351,504	20,344,867	19,525,109
13	Newark Liberty International Airport	EWR	Newark	New York Metro	NJ	21,572,147	14,514,049	7,985,474	23,160,763	22,797,602	21,571,198	19,923,009	18,684,818	17,773,405	17,546,506
14	San Francisco International Airport	SFO	San Francisco	San Francisco Bay Area	CA	20,411,420	11,725,347	7,745,057	27,779,230	27,790,717	26,900,048	25,707,101	24,190,560	22,770,783	21,704,626
15	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	IAH	Houston	Houston	TX	19,814,052	16,242,821	8,682,558	21,905,309	21,157,398	19,603,731	20,062,072	20,595,881	19,772,087	18,952,840
16	Logan International Airport	BOS	Boston	Boston	MA	17,443,775	10,909,817	6,035,452	20,699,377	20,006,521	18,759,742	17,759,044	16,290,362	15,507,561	14,810,153
17	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	FLL	Fort Lauderdale & Hollywood	Miami Metro	FL	15,370,165	13,598,994	8,015,744	17,950,989	17,612,331	15,817,043	14,263,270	13,061,632	12,031,860	11,538,140
18	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	MSP	Minneapolis & Saint Paul	Minneapolis–Saint Paul	MN	15,242,089	12,211,409	7,069,720	19,192,917	18,361,942	18,409,704	18,123,844	17,634,273	16,972,678	16,280,835
19	LaGuardia Airport	LGA	New York City	New York Metro	NY	14,367,463	7,827,307	4,147,116	15,393,601	15,058,501	14,614,802	14,762,593	14,319,924	13,535,372	13,372,269
20	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	DTW	Detroit	Detroit	MI	13,751,197	11,517,696	6,822,324	18,143,040	17,436,837	17,036,092	16,847,135	16,255,520	15,775,941	15,683,523
21	Philadelphia International Airport	PHL	Philadelphia	Philadelphia	PA	12,421,168	9,820,222	5,753,239	16,006,389	15,292,670	14,271,243	14,564,419	15,101,349	14,792,339	14,727,945
22	Salt Lake City International Airport	SLC	Salt Lake City	Salt Lake City	UT	12,383,843	10,795,906	5,753,239	12,840,841	12,226,730	11,615,954	11,143,738	10,634,538	10,139,065	9,668,048
23	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	DCA	Washington, D.C.	Washington Metro	VA	11,553,850	6,731,737	3,573,489	11,595,454	11,367,176	11,506,310	11,470,854	11,242,375	10,057,794	9,838,034
24	San Diego International Airport	SAN	San Diego	San Diego	CA	11,162,224	7,836,360	4,637,856	12,648,692	12,174,224	11,139,933	10,340,164	9,985,763	9,333,152	8,878,772
25	Baltimore/Washington International Airport	BWI	Baltimore & Washington, D.C.	Baltimore	MD	11,151,169	9,253,561	5,451,355	13,284,687	13,371,816	12,976,554	12,340,972	11,738,845	11,022,200	11,132,731
26	Tampa International Airport	TPA	Tampa	Tampa	FL	10,539,459	8,847,197	4,966,775	10,978,756	10,368,514	9,548,580	9,194,994	9,150,458	8,531,561	8,267,752
27	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	AUS	Austin	Austin	TX	10,382,573	6,666,215	3,141,505	8,683,711	7,921,797	6,973,115	6,095,545	5,797,547	5,219,982	4,900,959
28	Washington Dulles International Airport	IAD	Washington, D.C.	Washington Metro	VA	10,266,324	7,227,875	3,862,658	11,884,117	11,621,623	11,024,306	10,596,942	10,363,974	10,415,948	10,570,993
29	Nashville International Airport	BNA	Nashville	Nashville	TN	9,829,062	7,594,049	4,013,995	8,935,654	8,017,347	6,902,771	6,338,517	5,715,205	5,396,958	5,050,989
30	Midway International Airport	MDW	Chicago	Chicagoland	IL	9,650,281	7,680,617	4,236,603	10,081,781	10,678,018	10,912,074	11,044,387	10,830,850	10,311,996	9,915,646
31	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	HNL	Honolulu	Honolulu	HI	8,828,395	5,830,928	3,126,391	9,988,678	9,578,505	9,743,989	9,656,340	9,656,340	9,463,000	9,466,995

Top Medium Hub Airports (2022)

These are the busiest medium hub airports in the U.S. by the number of passengers boarding planes in 2022.

Rank (2021)	Airports (medium hubs)	IATA Code	City served	Metro Area	State	2022	2021	2020	2019	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013
32	Dallas Love Field	DAL	Dallas	Dallas–Fort Worth	TX	7,819,129	6,487,563	3,669,930	8,408,457	8,134,848	7,876,769	7,554,596	7,040,921	4,522,341	4,023,779
33	Portland International Airport	PDX	Portland	Portland	OR	7,241,882	5,759,879	3,455,877	9,797,408	9,940,866	9,435,473	9,071,154	8,340,234	7,878,760	7,452,603
34	St. Louis Lambert International Airport	STL	St. Louis	St. Louis	MO	6,709,080	5,070,471	3,041,765	7,946,986	7,822,274	7,372,805	6,793,076	6,239,231	6,108,758	6,216,104
35	William P. Hobby Airport	HOU	Houston	Houston	TX	6,462,948	5,560,780	3,127,178	7,069,614	6,937,061	6,741,870	6,285,181	5,937,944	5,800,726	5,377,050
36	Sacramento International Airport	SMF	Sacramento	Sacramento	CA	6,040,824	4,760,275	2,710,342	6,454,413	6,031,630	5,460,526	4,969,366	4,816,440	4,384,616	4,255,145
37	Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport	MSY	New Orleans	New Orleans	LA	5,931,899	4,017,147	2,632,606	6,717,105	6,565,482	6,005,527	5,569,705	5,329,696	4,870,569	4,576,539
38	Raleigh–Durham International Airport	RDU	Raleigh	Raleigh	NC	5,849,665	4,311,049	2,337,496	6,919,429	6,416,822	5,851,004	5,401,714	4,954,717	4,673,869	4,482,016
39	Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport	SJC	San Jose	San Francisco Bay Area	CA	5,590,137	3,619,690	2,283,186	7,828,885	7,140,616	6,225,148	5,321,603	4,885,690	4,621,003	4,315,839
40	John Wayne Airport	SNA	Santa Ana	Greater Los Angeles	CA	5,536,313	3,807,205	1,824,836	5,153,276	5,317,149	5,195,047	5,217,242	4,945,175	4,584,147	4,540,628
41	Oakland International Airport	OAK	Oakland	San Francisco Bay Area	CA	5,506,232	4,011,953	2,271,294	6,560,230	6,798,321	6,530,308	5,934,639	5,506,672	5,069,257	4,770,716
42	Southwest Florida International Airport	RSW	Fort Myers	Southwest Florida	FL	5,132,694	5,080,805	2,947,139	5,144,467	4,719,568	4,461,304	4,350,650	4,231,134	4,025,959	3,788,870
43	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport	SJU	San Juan	San Juan	PR	5,039,771	4,738,725	2,362,851	4,590,117	4,033,412	4,163,587	4,343,354	4,218,785	4,150,828	4,103,197
44	Kansas City International Airport	MCI	Kansas City	Kansas City	MO	4,796,476	3,795,290	2,167,616	5,759,419	5,935,131	5,744,918	5,391,557	5,135,127	4,982,722	4,836,221
45	San Antonio International Airport	SAT	San Antonio	San Antonio	TX	4,751,610	3,677,643	1,919,958	5,022,980	4,844,427	4,521,611	4,179,994	4,091,389	4,046,856	4,005,874
46	Cleveland Hopkins International Airport	CLE	Cleveland	Cleveland	OH	4,237,795	3,552,402	1,990,156	4,894,541	4,836,580	4,562,740	4,205,739	4,083,476	3,686,315	4,375,448
47	Indianapolis International Airport	IND	Indianapolis	Indianapolis	IN	4,209,416	3,487,100	1,989,126	4,709,183	4,695,040	4,376,432	4,216,766	3,889,567	3,605,908	3,535,015
48	Kahului Airport	OGG	Kahului	Maui	HI	4,125,311	2,933,315	1,135,141	3,791,807	3,572,133	3,442,189	3,352,813	3,220,753	3,019,338	2,955,304
49	Pittsburgh International Airport	PIT	Pittsburgh	Pittsburgh	PA	3,918,968	3,069,259	1,742,406	4,715,947	4,670,033	4,327,431	3,986,114	3,890,677	3,827,860	3,812,460
50	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport	CVG	Cincinnati	Cincinnati	KY	3,702,997	3,050,597	1,729,395	4,413,457	4,269,258	3,926,158	3,269,979	3,036,697	2,874,684	2,776,377
51	John Glenn Columbus International Airport	CMH	Columbus	Columbus	OH	3,618,555	2,825,259	1,577,596	4,172,067	4,054,572	3,765,007	3,567,864	3,312,496	3,115,501	3,063,822
52	Palm Beach International Airport	PBI	West Palm Beach	Miami Metro	FL	3,257,730	2,567,897	1,518,732	3,460,429	3,263,042	3,166,532	3,100,624	3,113,485	2,926,242	2,844,507
53	Jacksonville International Airport	JAX	Jacksonville	Jacksonville	FL	3,177,393	2,425,685	1,367,501	3,479,923	3,118,540	2,759,067	2,799,587	2,716,465	2,589,198	2,549,070
54	Hollywood Burbank Airport	BUR	Burbank	Greater Los Angeles	CA	3,054,729	1,942,417	1,056,838	2,988,720	2,680,240	2,402,106	2,077,892	1,973,897	1,928,491	1,918,011
55	Bradley International Airport	BDL	Hartford	Hartford	CT	2,844,713	2,273,259	1,150,033	3,323,614	3,330,734	3,214,976	2,982,194	2,926,047	2,913,380	2,681,181
56	Ontario International Airport	ONT	Ontario	Greater Los Angeles	CA	2,840,758	2,201,528	1,237,946	2,723,002	2,499,171	2,247,645	2,127,387	2,089,801	2,037,346	1,970,538
57	Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport	MKE	Milwaukee	Milwaukee	WI	2,660,187	2,231,010	1,263,385	3,374,073	3,548,817	3,452,544	3,383,271	3,229,876	3,228,607	3,214,811
58	Charleston International Airport	CHS	Charleston	Charleston	SC	2,608,497	2,015,277	944,660	2,375,868	2,192,893	1,945,699	1,811,695	1,669,988	1,539,326	1,441,415
59	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	ANC	Anchorage	Anchorage	AK	2,604,308	2,184,959	1,157,301	2,713,843	2,642,901	2,556,188	2,563,524	2,525,876	2,381,826	2,325,030
60	Albuquerque International Sunport	ABQ	Albuquerque	Albuquerque	NM	2,317,836	1,688,646	868,922	2,641,450	2,647,269	2,412,328	2,341,719	2,323,883	2,354,184	2,477,783
61	Boise Airport	BOI	Boise	Boise	ID	2,230,467	1,809,000	991,241	2,057,750	1,943,181	1,777,642	1,633,507	1,487,777	1,378,352	1,313,741
62	Eppley Airfield	OMA	Omaha	Omaha	NE	2,204,395	1,829,912	1,036,245	2,455,274	2,457,087	2,303,223	2,127,387	2,046,155	2,020,354	1,975,339
63	Memphis International Airport	MEM	Memphis	Memphis	TN	2,163,692	1,793,073	1,015,981	2,318,442	2,213,083	2,102,739	2,016,089	1,873,716	1,800,268	2,301,003
64	Richmond International Airport	RIC	Richmond	Richmond	VA	4,068,689	2,033,816	1,604,459	4,038,000	4,077,763	3,657,479	3,421,034	N/A	N/A	N/A
65	Reno–Tahoe International Airport	RNO	Reno	Reno	NV	2,132,856	1,781,785	976,937	2,162,250	2,048,916	1,953,028	1,771,864	1,669,876	1,611,572	1,671,926

Busiest U.S. Airports by Total Passenger Traffic

This list ranks airports by their total passenger traffic. This includes people getting on planes, getting off planes, and those just passing through without leaving the airport.

Top Airports by Total Passengers (2022)

Rank	Rank change	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Traffic		Aircraft
Rank	Rank change	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Passengers	% chg. 2019/20	Movements	% chg. 2019/20
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	College Park, Georgia	ATL	93,699,630	23.8		0
2		Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Irving, Texas	DFW	73,362,946	17.4
3		Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	DEN	69,286,461	17.8
4		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	ORD	68,340,619	26.5
5		Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	LAX	65,924,298	37.3
6	7	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York	JFK	55,175,249	79.2
7	1	Harry Reid International Airport	Paradise, Nevada	LAS	52,667,741	32.6
8	2	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida	MIA	50,684,396	35.9
9	2	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	MCO	50,178,499	24.4
10	4	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	CLT	47,758,605	10.3
11		Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	SEA	45,964,321	27.1
12	3	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	PHX	44,397,854	14.3
13	1	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	EWR	43,402,059	49.4
14	3	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	SFO	42,281,641	73.7
15	3	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	IAH	40,977,839	21.7
16	3	General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport	Boston, Massachusetts	BOS	36,090,176	59.1
17	2	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	FLL	31,686,404	12.9
18	2	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis, Minnesota	MSP	31,241,822	24.0
19	7	LaGuardia Airport	Queens, New York	LGA	29,040,963	87.0
20	2	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Romulus, Michigan	DTW	28,160,572	19.3
21	1	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City, Utah	SLC	25,752,783	15.1
22	1	Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	PHL	25,242,133	28.5
23	6	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Arlington, Virginia	DCA	23,961,442	70.6
24	2	Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Linthicum Heights, Maryland	BWI	22,804,744	20.9
25		San Diego International Airport	San Diego, California	SAN	22,009,921	41.1
26	3	Tampa International Airport	Tampa, Florida	TPA	21,527,863
27	1	Washington Dulles International Airport	Dulles, Virginia	IAD	21,376,896	42.4
28	2	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin, Texas	AUS	21,089,289	55.4
29	2	Nashville International Airport	Nashville, Tennessee	BNA	20,045,685	29.2
30	6	Chicago Midway International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	MDW	19,916,643	25.3
31	1	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	Honolulu, Hawaii	HNL	18,346,044
32	1	Dallas Love Field	Dallas, Texas	DAL	15,685,850	17.8
33		Portland International Airport	Portland, Oregon	PDX	14,818,654	25.5
34		St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St Louis, Missouri	STL	13,665,517	32.0
35		William P. Hobby Airport	Houston, Texas	HOU	13,113,866

Top Airports by Total Passengers (2021)

Rank	Rank change	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Traffic		Aircraft
Rank	Rank change	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Passengers	% chg. 2019/20	Movements	% chg. 2019/20
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	College Park, Georgia	ATL	75,704,760	76.4		0
2		Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Irving, Texas	DFW	62,465,756	58.7
3		Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	DEN	58,828,552	74.4
4		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	ORD	54,020,399	75.0
5		Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	LAX	48,007,284	66.8
6		Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	CLT	43,302,230	59.2
7	2	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	MCO	40,351,068	86.7
8	1	Harry Reid International Airport	Paradise, Nevada	LAS	39,710,493	78.9
9	1	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	PHX	38,846,713	76.7
10	1	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida	MIA	37,302,456	99.9
11	1	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	SEA	36,154,015	80.2
12		George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	IAH	33,677,118	84.9
13		John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York	JFK	30,788,322	85.1
14	2	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	EWR	29,049,552	82.8
15	1	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	FLL	28,076,808	70.3
16	1	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis, Minnesota	MSP	25,202,120	69.7
17	2	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	SFO	24,343,627	48.3
18		Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Romulus, Michigan	DTW	23,610,765	67.4
19		General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport	Boston, Massachusetts	BOS	22,678,499	79.7
20		Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City, Utah	SLC	22,383,878	78.2
21		Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	PHL	19,638,387	65.5
22		Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Linthicum Heights, Maryland	BWI	18,868,429	68.4
23		Tampa International Airport	Tampa, Florida	TPA
24	1	Chicago Midway International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	MDW	15,893,595	79.5
25	1	San Diego International Airport	San Diego, California	SAN	15,602,505	73.5
26	2	LaGuardia Airport	Queens, New York	LGA	15,526,712	88.3
27		Nashville International Airport	Nashville, Tennessee	BNA	15,516,601	87.3
28	2	Washington Dulles International Airport	Dulles, Virginia	IAD	15,006,955	80.1
29	1	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Arlington, Virginia	DCA	14,044,724	85.4
30	4	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin, Texas	AUS	13,570,711	109.7
31	2	Dallas Love Field	Dallas, Texas	DAL	13,315,498	73.3
32		Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	Honolulu, Hawaii	HNL
33	2	Portland International Airport	Portland, Oregon	PDX	11,806,921	66.7
34	1	St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St Louis, Missouri	STL	10,351,533	64.2
35	2	William P. Hobby Airport	Houston, Texas	HOU

Top Airports by Total Passengers (2020)

Rank	Rank change	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Traffic		Aircraft
Rank	Rank change	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Passengers	% chg. 2019/20	Movements	% chg. 2019/20
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	College Park, Georgia	ATL	42,918,685	61.2		0
2	2	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Irving, Texas	DFW	39,364,990	47.6
3	2	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	DEN	33,741,129	51.1
4	1	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	ORD	30,860,251	63.5
5	3	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	LAX	28,779,527	67.3
6	5	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	CLT	27,205,082	45.8
7	2	Harry Reid International Airport	Paradise, Nevada	LAS	22,201,479	56.9
8	5	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	PHX	21,978,708	52.5
9	1	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	MCO	21,617,803	57.3
10	2	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	SEA	20,061,507	61.3
11	3	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida	MIA	18,663,858	59.4
12	3	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	IAH	18,213,571	59.8
13	7	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York	JFK	16,630,642	73.4
14	5	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	FLL	16,484,132	55.1
15	8	San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	SFO	16,409,625	71.5
16	4	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	EWR	15,892,892	65.7
17		Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis, Minnesota	MSP	14,851,289	59.8
18		Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Romulus, Michigan	DTW	14,105,007	61.6
19	3	General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport	Boston, Massachusetts	BOS	12,618,128	70.3
20	3	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City, Utah	SLC	12,559,026	53.2
21	1	Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	PHL	11,865,006	64.1
22		Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Linthicum Heights, Maryland	BWI	11,204,511	58.5
23	4	Tampa International Airport	Tampa, Florida	TPA	10,238,151	54.5
24		San Diego International Airport	San Diego, California	SAN	8,991,533	64.3
25	4	Chicago Midway International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	MDW	8,853,948	57.5
26	1	Washington Dulles International Airport	Dulles, Virginia	IAD	8,333,460	66.4
27	4	Nashville International Airport	Nashville, Tennessee	BNA	8,284,570	54.7
28	7	LaGuardia Airport	Queens, New York	LGA	8,245,192	73.5
29	4	Dallas Love Field	Dallas, Texas	DAL	7,684,653	54.2
30	4	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Arlington, Virginia	DCA	7,574,966	68.4
31	1	Portland International Airport	Portland, Oregon	PDX	7,084,543	64.4
32	4	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	Honolulu, Hawaii	HNL	6,656,825	69.6
33		William P. Hobby Airport	Houston, Texas	HOU	6,476,309	55.2
34	2	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin, Texas	AUS	6,472,579	62.7
35	1	St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St Louis, Missouri	STL	6,302,402	60.3

Top Airports by Total Passengers (2019)

Location of 35 busiest airports in the United States

Rank	Rank change	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Traffic		Aircraft
Rank	Rank change	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Passengers	% chg. 2018/19	Movements	% chg. 2018/19
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	College Park, Georgia	ATL	110,531,300	02.3	904,301	01.0
2		Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	LAX	88,068,013	00.6	691,257	02.3
3		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	ORD	84,649,115	01.7	919,704	01.8
4		Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Irving, Texas	DFW	75,066,956	08.6	720,007	07.9
5		Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	DEN	69,015,703	07.0	640,098	06.1
6		John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York	JFK	62,551,072	01.5	456,060	00.1
7		San Francisco International Airport	San Mateo County, California	SFO	57,488,023	00.5	458,496	02.5
8		Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	SEA	51,829,239	04.0	450,487	02.8
9		Harry Reid International Airport	Paradise, Nevada	LAS	51,537,638	03.7	552,962	02.4
10		Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	MCO	50,613,072	06.1	357,689	02.9
11		Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	CLT	50,168,783	08.0	578,263	05.1
12		Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	EWR	46,336,452	01.0	446,320	01.6
13	1	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	PHX	46,288,337	03.0	438,891	01.1
14	1	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida	MIA	45,924,466	02.0	416,773	00.2
15		George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	IAH	45,264,059	03.3	478,070	02.4
16		General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport	Boston, Massachusetts	BOS	42,522,411	03.9	427,176	00.7
17		Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis, Minnesota	MSP	39,555,035	04.0	406,076	00.3
18	1	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Romulus, Michigan	DTW	36,769,279	04.3	396,909	00.8
19	1	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	FLL	36,747,622	02.2	331,447	00.6
20		Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	PHL	33,018,886	4.2	390,321	02.8
21		LaGuardia Airport	Queens, New York	LGA	31,084,894	03.3	373,356	00.4
22		Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Linthicum Heights, Maryland	BWI	26,993,896	00.6	262,597	01.5
23		Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City, Utah	SLC	26,808,014	04.9	344,715	02.2
24		San Diego International Airport	San Diego, California	SAN	25,216,947	04.0	231,354	02.8
25		Washington Dulles International Airport	Dulles, Virginia	IAD	24,817,677	03.1	285,042	03.9
26		Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Arlington, Virginia	DCA	23,945,527	01.8	292,682	00.4
27	1	Tampa International Airport	Tampa, Florida	TPA	22,497,953	05.7	217,360	05.0
28	1	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	Honolulu, Hawaii	HNL	21,870,691	04.2	326,832	10.70
29	2	Chicago Midway International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	MDW	20,844,860	05.4	232,084	04.6
30		Portland International Airport	Portland, Oregon	PDX	19,891,365	00.0	238,384	01.9
31	1	Nashville International Airport	Nashville, Tennessee	BNA	18,273,434	014.2
32	1	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin, Texas	AUS	17,343,729	09.6	209,726	00.2
33	2	Dallas Love Field	Dallas, Texas	DAL	16,780,158	03.4	231,879	00.3
34		St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St Louis, Missouri	STL	15,878,527	01.6	193,925	00.2
35		Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport	San Jose, California	SJC	15,650,444	09.3	207,111	019.4

Top Airports by Total Passengers (2018)

Rank	Rank change	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Traffic		Aircraft
Rank	Rank change	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Passengers	% chg. 2017/18	Movements	% chg. 2017/18
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	College Park, Georgia	ATL	107,394,029	03.3	895,682	01.7
2		Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	LAX	87,534,384	03.5	707,833	01.1
3		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	ORD	83,245,472	04.3	903,747	04.2
4		Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Irving, Texas	DFW	69,112,607	03.0	667,213	02.0
5		Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	DEN	64,494,613	05.1	603,403	03.6
6		John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York	JFK	61,909,148	03.9	455,529	01.6
7		San Francisco International Airport	South San Francisco, California	SFO	57,793,313	03.5	470,164	02.1
8	1	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	SEA	49,849,520	06.2	438,391	05.4
9	1	Harry Reid International Airport	Las Vegas, Nevada	LAS	49,716,584	02.5	539,857	00.6
10	2	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	MCO	47,696,627	06.9	347,672	05.1
11	1	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	CLT	46,444,380	01.2	550,013	00.4
12	1	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	EWR	46,065,175	06.6	458,674	04.6
13	1	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida	MIA	45,044,312	02.2	416,032	00.7
14	1	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	PHX	44,943,686	02.3	434,252	00.8
15		George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	IAH	43,807,539	07.6	466,738	03.6
16		General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport	Boston, Massachusetts	BOS	40,941,925	06.6	424,024	05.6
17		Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis, Minnesota	MSP	38,037,381	00.0	407,476	02.1
18	1	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	FLL	35,963,370	010.6	329,662	05.4
19	1	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Romulus, Michigan	DTW	35,236,676	01.5	393,681	00.4
20		Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	PHL	31,691,956	07.1	379,665	02.6
21		LaGuardia Airport	Queens, New York	LGA	30,094,074	01.8	372,025	00.8
22		Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Linthicum Heights, Maryland	BWI	27,145,831	02.9	266,569	01.9
23		Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City, Utah	SLC	25,554,244	05.6	337,276	03.1
24	2	San Diego International Airport	San Diego, California	SAN	24,238,300	09.3	225,058	07.5
25		Washington Dulles International Airport	Dulles, Virginia	IAD	24,060,709	05.1	274,281	03.6
26	2	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Arlington, Virginia	DCA	23,464,618	01.8	293,827	00.2
27		Chicago Midway International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	MDW	22,027,737	01.9	243,322	03.2
28		Tampa International Airport	Tampa, Florida	TPA	21,289,390	08.5	206,938	05.9
29		Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	Honolulu, Hawaii	HNL	20,990,932	01.1	295,233	5.30
30		Portland International Airport	Portland, Oregon	PDX	19,882,788	04.2	233,993	02.2
31		Dallas Love Field	Dallas, Texas	DAL	16,229,151	03.2	231,110	01.6
32	1	Nashville International Airport	Nashville, Tennessee	BNA	15,996,194	013.2	216,966	05.2
33	1	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin, Texas	AUS	15,819,912	013.9	210,080	05.2
34	2	St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St Louis, Missouri	STL	15,632,586	05.9	-	-
35		Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International Airport	San Jose, California	SJC	14,319,292	014.7	173,389	011.3

Top Airports by Total Passengers (2016)

Rank	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Traffic		Aircraft
Rank	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	Passengers	% chg. 2015/16	Movements	% chg. 2015/16
1	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	College Park, Georgia	ATL	104,171,935	02.6	898,356	01.8
2	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	LAX	80,921,527	08.0	697,138	06.3
3	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	ORD	77,960,588	01.3	867,635	00.9
4	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Irving, Texas	DFW	65,670,697	00.2	672,748	01.3
5	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York	JFK	59,105,513	03.9	452,415	03.0
6	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	DEN	58,266,515	07.9	565,503	04.5
7	San Francisco International Airport	South San Francisco, California	SFO	53,099,282	06.1	450,388	04.8
8	Harry Reid International Airport	Las Vegas, Nevada	LAS	47,496,614	04.5	541,428	02.1
9	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	SEA	45,736,700	08.0	412,170	08.1
10	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida	MIA	44,584,603	00.5	414,234	00.3
11	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	CLT	44,422,022	01.0	545,742	00.3
12	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	PHX	43,302,381	01.6	440,643	00.1
13	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	MCO	41,923,399	08.0	316,981	02.9
14	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	IAH	41,622,594	03.3	470,780	06.4
15	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	EWR	40,563,285	08.2	435,907	05.3
16	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis, Minnesota	MSP	37,413,728	02.3	412,872	02.0
17	General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport	Boston, Massachusetts	BOS	36,356,917	08.5	372,930	02.5
18	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Romulus, Michigan	DTW	34,401,254	02.9	393,427	03.7
19	Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	PHL	30,155,090	04.1	394,022	04.2
20	LaGuardia Airport	Queens, New York	LGA	29,786,769	04.7	369,987	02.7
21	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	FLL	29,205,002	08.4	290,239	04.4
22	Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Linthicum Heights, Maryland	BWI	25,122,651	05.4	248,585	00.9
23	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Arlington, Virginia	DCA	23,568,586	02.4	295,038	00.8
24	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City, Utah	SLC	23,157,445	04.5	320,137	02.7
25	Chicago Midway International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	MDW	22,677,859	02.1	253,046	00.2
26	Washington Dulles International Airport	Dulles, Virginia	IAD	21,817,340	01.5	265,743	01.5
27	San Diego International Airport	San Diego, California	SAN	20,725,801	03.2	197,132	01.5
28	Honolulu International Airport	Honolulu, Hawaii	HNL	19,878,659	– 00.0	316,154	01.1
29	Tampa International Airport	Tampa, Florida	TPA	18,931,922	00.6	N/A	N/A
30	Portland International Airport	Portland, Oregon	PDX	18,352,767	08.9	227,709	04.4
31	Dallas Love Field	Dallas, Texas	DAL	15,562,738	07.3	224,193	03.7
32	St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St Louis, Missouri	STL	13,959,126	09.5	190,560	02.5
33	Nashville International Airport	Nashville, Tennessee	BNA	12,979,803	011.2	194,758	05.6
34	William P. Hobby Airport	Houston, Texas	HOU	12,909,075	06.1	200,741	00.1
35	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin, Texas	AUS	12,436,849	04.5	192,032	00.4
36	Oakland International Airport	Oakland, California	OAK	12,070,967	07.7	222,771	03.3

Busiest U.S. Airports by International Passenger Traffic

This list shows the airports with the most international passengers. These are people flying to or from other countries.

Rank	Airport name	Location	IATA Code	2021	2020	2019
1	John F. Kennedy International Airport	Queens, New York	JFK	12,466,165	8,219,317	33,432,159
2	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida	MIA	11,592,445	6,565,834	20,735,658
3	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	LAX	7,862,532	6,246,602	25,210,140
4	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston, Texas	IAH	6,458,473	3,491,935	10,764,589
5	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark, New Jersey	EWR	6,250,880	3,688,541	14,087,622
6	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Irving, Texas	DFW	5,852,397	3,268,822	9,103,438
7	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	College Park, Georgia	ATL	5,474,264	3,347,184	12,268,779
8	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	ORD	5,148,494	3,481,860	13,412,885
9	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale, Florida	FLL	4,016,553	2,839,383	8,524,251
10	Washington Dulles International Airport	Dulles, Virginia	IAD	3,230,027	1,917,510	7,990,292
11	San Francisco International Airport	South San Francisco, California	SFO	3,139,041	3,210,024	14,357,960
12	General Edward Lawrence Logan International Airport	Boston, Massachusetts	BOS	2,046,561	1,574,712	7,534,504
13	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte, North Carolina	CLT	1,989,704	1,069,001	3,405,907
14	Denver International Airport	Denver, Colorado	DEN	1,856,124	934,563	3,037,012
15	Orlando International Airport	Orlando, Florida	MCO	1,837,706	1,525,177	6,957,048
16	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SeaTac, Washington	SEA	1,393,603	1,273,179	5,392,147
17	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix, Arizona	PHX	1,223,856	750,138	1,958,468
18	Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	PHL	988,733	682,030	3,847,253
19	Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport	Romulus, Michigan	DTW	966,375	873,744	3,717,775
20	Harry Reid International Airport	Paradise, Nevada	LAS	738,257	711,614	3,462,627

Busiest U.S. Airports by Total Cargo Throughput

This list shows the airports that handle the most cargo (goods and packages) in the U.S.

Rank	Airport name	Location	IATA code	Cargo
Rank	Airport name	Location	IATA code	Ibs.	% chg. 2017/16
1	Memphis International Airport	Memphis, Tennessee	MEM	23,949,525,780	00.35%
2	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	Anchorage, Alaska	ANC	17,337,337,377	02.79%
3	Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport	Louisville, Kentucky	SDF	13,403,682,652	04.68%
4	O'Hare International Airport	Chicago, Illinois	ORD	10,373,559,593	010.84%
5	Miami International Airport	Miami, Florida	MIA	7,963,988,407	00.82%
6	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles, California	LAX	7,197,930,264	03.85%
7	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport	Hebron, Kentucky	CVG	5,700,282,994	033.32%
8	Indianapolis International Airport	Indianapolis, Indiana	IND	5,138,500,318	0-3.58%
9	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Irving, Texas	DFW	4,155,362,297	07.65%
10	Ontario International Airport	Ontario, California	ONT	3,522,510,318	015.81%

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