200 Busiest US Airports List [Feb 2021 Update]
Last update: February 2021. Some figures not available for some airports at this time. Private Jet Charter airports included at the bottom of this page.
Table of Contents
- Which airport is the busiest in the United States?
- What are the top 5 busiest airports in the United States?
- What are the top 10 busiest airports in America?
- What are the top 20 busiest airports in the US?
- What are the top 200 busiest airports in North America?
The US has some of the busiest airports in the world, but which ones are THE busiest?
Here’s a mega-list of the 200 busiest airports in the US ordered from most busy to least busy.
2020 monthly figures are based on the airports own reporting of their traffic numbers. Yearly figures are based on the most recent 2019 enplaned passenger figures from the US Dept of Transportation.
Which airport is the busiest in the United States?
Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is the busiest airport in the United States. It handles 53.4 million passengers on 362,713 flights per year. That’s almost 1,000 flights per day. This makes Atlanta one of the busiest airports in the world.
Atlanta was also the busiest airport in the US in 2018. In 2018, it handled 51.8 million passengers.
Atlanta saw 3.2% increase in passenger numbers between 2018 and 2019.
What are the top 5 busiest airports in the United States?
- Atlanta International Airport – 53.4 million passengers
- Los Angeles International Airport – 42.8 million passengers
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport – 40.8 million passengers
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport – 35.7 million passengers
- Denver International Airport – 33.6 million passengers
Here is a further breakdown of the top 5 busiest airports in the US. See below the comparison between 2019 and 2020 data. As you can see there has been a massive drop off in March 2020 in all airports due to COVID-19 travel restrictions.
Atlanta International (Total passengers)
| Month | Passengers in 2019 | Passengers in 2020 | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 8,064,004 | 8,310,329 | 3.05% |
| Feb | 7,638,788 | 7,790,620 | 1.99% |
| Mar | 9,620,308 | 4,612,678 | -52.05% |
| Apr | 9,233,034 | 453,362 | -95.09% |
| May | 9,889,920 | 846,919 | -91.44% |
| Jun | 9,942,237 | 1,583,500 | -84.07% |
| Jul | 8,469,815 | 1,523,462 | -82.01% |
| Aug | 9,885,232 | 2,995,139 | -69.70% |
| Sep | 8,733,259 | 3,124,231 | -64.23% |
| Oct | 9,513,870 | 3,589,319 | -62.27% |
| Nov | 8,699,537 | 3,487,910 | -59.91% |
| Dec | 9,094,827 | 3,588,446 | -60.54% |
Los Angeles International Airport (Total passengers)
| Month | Passengers in 2019 | Passengers in 2020 | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 6,748,074 | 6,678,451 | -1.03% |
| Feb | 6,050,003 | 5,821,460 | -3.78% |
| Mar | 7,368,798 | 3,287,411 | -55.39% |
| Apr | 7,233,370 | 299,364 | -95.86% |
| May | 7,613,486 | 575,728 | -92.44% |
| Jun | 8,035,567 | 1,033,861 | -87.13% |
| Jul | 8,469,815 | 1,523,462 | -82.01% |
| Aug | 8,136,870 | 1,707,500 | -79.02% |
| Sep | 7,007,201 | 1,749,360 | -75.03% |
| Oct | 7,194,872 | 2,088,438 | -70.97% |
| Nov | 6,731,539 | 2,038,082 | -69.72% |
| Dec | 7,478,418 | 1,976,284 | -73.57% |
O’Hare International Airport (Total passengers)
| Month | Passengers in 2019 | Passengers in 2020 | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5,487,599 | 5,881,671 | 7.18% |
| Feb | 5,420,253 | 5,576,393 | 2.88% |
| Mar | 6,972,710 | 3,416,628 | -51.00% |
| Apr | 6,833,400 | 341,670 | -95.00% |
| May | 7,787,488 | 700,874 | -91.00% |
| Jun | 7,658,150 | 1,225,304 | -84.00% |
| Jul | 8,223,876 | 2,055,969 | -75.00% |
| Aug | 7,867,165 | 2,281,478 | -71.00% |
| Sep | 7,065,560 | 2,331,635 | -67.00% |
| Oct | 7,743,678 | 2,555,414 | -67.00% |
| Nov | 6,651,909 | 2,195,130 | -67.00% |
Dallas Fort Worth (Total passengers)
| Month | Passengers in 2019 | Passengers in 2020 | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 5,492,062 | 5,783,847 | 5.31% |
| Feb | 5,137,190 | 5,557,975 | 8.19% |
| Mar | 6,104,021 | 3,327,669 | -45.48% |
| Apr | 5,992,073 | 483,713 | -91.93% |
| May | 6,556,592 | 1,353,656 | -79.35% |
| Jun | 6,839,573 | 2,213,443 | -67.64% |
| Jul | 7,152,230 | 3,235,548 | -54.76% |
| Aug | 6,873,067 | 3,266,754 | -52.47% |
| Sep | 6,147,293 | 3,392,680 | -44.81% |
| Oct | 6,377,552 | 3,816,018 | -40.16% |
| Nov | 6,001,075 | 3,413,174 | -43.12% |
| Dec | 6,394,228 | 3,520,513 | -44.94% |
Denver International Airport (Total passengers)
| Month | Passengers in 2019 | Passengers in 2020 | Percentage Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 4,914,602 | 5,198,334 | 5.77% |
| Feb | 4,588,397 | 4,908,375 | 6.97% |
| Mar | 5,451,215 | 2,923,357 | -46.37% |
| Apr | 5,321,437 | 299,098 | -94.38% |
| May | 6,041,706 | 834,871 | -86.18% |
| Jun | 6,385,666 | 1,750,368 | -72.59% |
| Jul | 6,732,686 | 2,592,277 | -61.50% |
| Aug | 6,455,071 | 2,985,681 | -53.75% |
| Sep | 5,958,431 | 2,901,918 | -51.30% |
| Oct | 6,073,368 | 3,314,971 | -45.42% |
| Nov | 5,304,165 | 2,868,692 | -45.92% |
| Dec | 5,788,959 | 3,163,187 | -45.36% |
What are the top 10 busiest airports in America?
- Atlanta International Airport – 53.4 million passengers
- Los Angeles International Airport – 42.8 million passengers
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport – 40.8 million passengers
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport – 35.7 million passengers
- Denver International Airport – 33.6 million passengers
- New York JFK International Airport – 31 million passengers
- San Francisco International Airport – 27.7 million passengers
- Seattle International Airport – 25 million passengers
- Orlando International Airport – 24.5 million passengers
- Las Vegas International Airport – 24.4 million passengers
What are the top 20 busiest airports in the US?
- Atlanta International Airport – 53.4 million passengers
- Los Angeles International Airport – 42.8 million passengers
- Chicago O’Hare International Airport – 40.8 million passengers
- Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport – 35.7 million passengers
- Denver International Airport – 33.6 million passengers
- New York JFK International Airport – 31 million passengers
- San Francisco International Airport – 27.7 million passengers
- Seattle International Airport – 25 million passengers
- Orlando International Airport – 24.5 million passengers
- Las Vegas International Airport – 24.4 million passengers
- Charlotte International Airport – 24 million passengers
- Newark International Airport – 23 million passengers
- Phoenix International Airport – 22.4 million passengers
- Houston Bush International Airport – 21.9 million passengers
- Miami International Airport – 21.2 million passengers
- Boston Logan International Airport – 20.7 million passengers
- Minneapolis International Airport – 19.1 million passengers
- Detroit Metro – 18.1 million passengers
- Fort Lauderdale International Airport – 17.9 million passengers
- Philadelphia International Airport – 16 million passengers
What are the top 200 busiest airports in North America?
| 2019 Rank | Airport | 2019 Enplaned Passengers (Million) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Atlanta | 53.485 |
| 2 | Los Angeles | 42.880 |
| 3 | Chicago O’Hare | 40.872 |
| 4 | Dallas/Fort Worth | 35.764 |
| 5 | Denver | 33.575 |
| 6 | New York JFK | 31.036 |
| 7 | San Francisco | 27.701 |
| 8 | Seattle | 24.962 |
| 9 | Orlando | 24.550 |
| 10 | Las Vegas | 24.411 |
| 11 | Charlotte | 24.181 |
| 12 | Newark | 23.140 |
| 13 | Phoenix | 22.411 |
| 14 | Houston Bush | 21.897 |
| 15 | Miami | 21.292 |
| 16 | Boston | 20.679 |
| 17 | Minneapolis | 19.152 |
| 18 | Detroit Metro | 18.122 |
| 19 | Fort Lauderdale | 17.936 |
| 20 | Philadelphia | 15.989 |
| 21 | New York LaGuardia | 15.392 |
| 22 | Baltimore | 13.231 |
| 23 | Salt Lake City | 12.829 |
| 24 | San Diego | 12.641 |
| 25 | Washington Dulles | 11.857 |
| 26 | Washington Reagan | 11.576 |
| 27 | Tampa | 10.921 |
| 28 | Chicago Midway | 10.064 |
| 29 | Honolulu | 9.893 |
| 30 | Portland | 9.790 |
| 31 | Nashville | 8.923 |
| 32 | Austin | 8.498 |
| 33 | Dallas | 8.069 |
| 34 | St. Louis | 7.750 |
| 35 | San Jose | 7.676 |
| 36 | Houston | 7.057 |
| 37 | Raleigh/Durham | 6.907 |
| 38 | New Orleans | 6.858 |
| 39 | Oakland | 6.540 |
| 40 | Sacramento | 6.448 |
| 41 | Kansas City | 5.748 |
| 42 | Santa Ana | 5.150 |
| 43 | Fort Myers | 5.039 |
| 44 | San Antonio | 5.021 |
| 45 | Cleveland | 4.884 |
| 46 | Indianapolis | 4.684 |
| 47 | Pittsburgh | 4.675 |
| 48 | San Juan | 4.543 |
| 49 | Cincinnati | 4.396 |
| 50 | Columbus | 4.155 |
| 51 | Kahului | 3.776 |
| 52 | Jacksonville | 3.472 |
| 53 | West Palm Beach/Palm Beach | 3.453 |
| 54 | Milwaukee | 3.358 |
| 55 | Hartford | 3.318 |
| 56 | Burbank | 2.985 |
| 57 | Ontario | 2.717 |
| 58 | Anchorage | 2.654 |
| 59 | Albuquerque | 2.638 |
| 60 | Omaha | 2.450 |
| 61 | Buffalo | 2.448 |
| 62 | Charleston | 2.375 |
| 63 | Memphis | 2.307 |
| 64 | Richmond | 2.187 |
| 65 | Reno | 2.157 |
| 66 | Oklahoma City | 2.132 |
| 67 | Boise | 2.054 |
| 68 | Louisville | 2.035 |
| 69 | Norfolk | 1.987 |
| 70 | Providence | 1.965 |
| 71 | Spokane | 1.941 |
| 72 | Kona | 1.926 |
| 73 | Tucson | 1.845 |
| 74 | Grand Rapids | 1.784 |
| 75 | Long Beach | 1.749 |
| 76 | El Paso | 1.738 |
| 77 | Lihue | 1.629 |
| 78 | Birmingham | 1.511 |
| 79 | Sanford | 1.510 |
| 80 | Tulsa | 1.502 |
| 81 | Albany | 1.495 |
| 82 | Savannah | 1.458 |
| 83 | Des Moines | 1.421 |
| 84 | Palm Springs | 1.307 |
| 85 | Myrtle Beach | 1.282 |
| 86 | Rochester | 1.276 |
| 87 | Greenville-Spartanburg | 1.269 |
| 88 | Syracuse | 1.267 |
| 89 | Knoxville | 1.236 |
| 90 | Madison | 1.153 |
| 91 | St. Petersburg | 1.126 |
| 92 | Pensacola | 1.098 |
| 93 | Portland | 1.088 |
| 94 | Little Rock | 1.084 |
| 95 | Greensboro/High Point | 1.073 |
| 96 | Sarasota/Bradenton | 0.974 |
| 97 | Fresno | 0.965 |
| 98 | Fayetteville | 0.887 |
| 99 | Phoenix | 0.876 |
| 100 | White Plains | 0.863 |
| 101 | Wichita | 0.854 |
| 102 | Manchester | 0.851 |
| 103 | Dayton | 0.842 |
| 104 | Punta Gorda | 0.822 |
| 105 | Colorado Springs | 0.820 |
| 106 | Valparaiso | 0.813 |
| 107 | Asheville | 0.810 |
| 108 | Bozeman | 0.782 |
| 109 | Islip | 0.774 |
| 110 | Harrisburg | 0.742 |
| 111 | Lexington | 0.703 |
| 112 | Huntsville | 0.702 |
| 113 | Burlington | 0.686 |
| 114 | Midland/Odessa | 0.671 |
| 115 | Cedar Rapids/Iowa City | 0.665 |
| 116 | Columbia | 0.638 |
| 117 | Panama City | 0.621 |
| 118 | Eugene | 0.590 |
| 119 | Hilo | 0.583 |
| 120 | Springfield | 0.581 |
| 121 | Sioux Falls | 0.572 |
| 122 | Chattanooga | 0.551 |
| 123 | Jackson/Vicksburg | 0.548 |
| 124 | Fairbanks | 0.545 |
| 125 | Wilmington | 0.539 |
| 126 | Medford | 0.527 |
| 127 | Atlantic City | 0.519 |
| 128 | Lubbock | 0.516 |
| 129 | Santa Barbara | 0.509 |
| 130 | Key West | 0.483 |
| 131 | Bend/Redmond | 0.482 |
| 132 | Fargo | 0.472 |
| 133 | Billings | 0.463 |
| 134 | Trenton | 0.461 |
| 135 | Missoula | 0.452 |
| 136 | Jackson | 0.443 |
| 137 | Pasco/Kennewick/Richland | 0.437 |
| 138 | Allentown/Bethlehem/Easton | 0.433 |
| 139 | Mission/McAllen/Edinburg | 0.413 |
| 140 | Tallahassee | 0.412 |
| 141 | South Bend | 0.410 |
| 142 | Akron | 0.402 |
| 143 | Fort Wayne | 0.400 |
| 144 | Baton Rouge | 0.395 |
| 145 | Everett | 0.389 |
| 146 | Appleton | 0.386 |
| 147 | Charlottesville | 0.385 |
| 148 | Aguadilla | 0.369 |
| 149 | Juneau | 0.365 |
| 150 | Roanoke | 0.359 |
| 151 | Kalispell | 0.356 |
| 152 | Moline | 0.353 |
| 153 | Amarillo | 0.352 |
| 154 | Rapid City | 0.342 |
| 155 | Green Bay | 0.339 |
| 156 | Daytona Beach | 0.338 |
| 157 | Peoria | 0.338 |
| 158 | Harlingen/San Benito | 0.333 |
| 159 | Bellingham | 0.329 |
| 160 | Augusta | 0.328 |
| 161 | Mobile | 0.328 |
| 162 | Corpus Christi | 0.324 |
| 163 | Shreveport | 0.324 |
| 164 | Bismarck/Mandan | 0.309 |
| 165 | Aspen | 0.307 |
| 166 | Bangor | 0.304 |
| 167 | Flint | 0.300 |
| 168 | Scranton/Wilkes-Barre | 0.287 |
| 169 | Traverse City | 0.286 |
| 170 | Gulfport/Biloxi | 0.285 |
| 171 | Gainesville | 0.270 |
| 172 | San Luis Obispo | 0.267 |
| 173 | Newburgh/Poughkeepsie | 0.266 |
| 174 | Lafayette | 0.264 |
| 175 | Grand Junction | 0.249 |
| 176 | Evansville | 0.242 |
| 177 | Santa Rosa | 0.239 |
| 178 | Melbourne | 0.239 |
| 179 | Monterey | 0.233 |
| 180 | Charleston/Dunbar | 0.225 |
| 181 | Bristol/Johnson City/Kingsport | 0.220 |
| 182 | Fayetteville | 0.217 |
| 183 | Newport News/Williamsburg | 0.210 |
| 184 | Bloomington/Normal | 0.208 |
| 185 | Durango | 0.195 |
| 186 | Montgomery | 0.192 |
| 187 | State College | 0.191 |
| 188 | Eagle | 0.191 |
| 189 | Rochester | 0.182 |
| 190 | Concord | 0.179 |
| 191 | Idaho Falls | 0.176 |
| 192 | Great Falls | 0.174 |
| 193 | Minot | 0.163 |
| 194 | Lincoln | 0.163 |
| 195 | Lansing | 0.162 |
| 196 | Jacksonville/Camp Lejeune | 0.162 |
| 197 | Montrose/Delta | 0.158 |
| 198 | Elmira/Corning | 0.156 |
| 199 | Bethel | 0.156 |
| 200 | Latrobe | 0.155 |
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