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List of the busiest airports in the United States

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These are lists of the busiest airports in the United States, based on various ranking criteria.

Busiest U.S. airports by total commercial aircraft enplanements

The FAA uses passenger boarding for a half calendar year to determine Airport Improvement Program (AIP) entitlements. The term "hub" is used by the FAA to identify busy commercial service airports (which are not necessarily considered airline hubs by the airlines serving them). Large hubs are the airports that each account for at least 1 percent of total U.S. passenger enplanements. Medium hubs are defined as airports that each account for between 0.25 percent and 1 percent of the total passenger enplanements.

Large hubs

Rank
(2024)Airports (large)IATA
CodeMajor cities servedMetro areaStatedate=October 12, 2025title=Cy2024 Enplanements at All Commercial Service Airports (by Rank)url=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/arp-cy2024-commercial-service-enplanements.pdfwebsite=Federal Aviation Administration}}date=2024-09-27title=Final CY23 Enplanements at All Commercial Service Airportsurl=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2024-10/cy23-commercial-service-enplanements.pdf}}date=2023-09-01title=Final CY2022 Commercial Service Airports, Rank Orderurl=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2023-09/cy22-commercial-service-enplanements.pdf}}date=2022-09-16title=CY 2021 Commercial Service Airports, Rank Orderurl=https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-09/cy21-commercial-service-enplanements.pdfwebsite=Federal Aviation Administrationaccess-date=2023-02-03archive-date=2023-02-03archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203221726/https://www.faa.gov/sites/faa.gov/files/2022-09/cy21-commercial-service-enplanements.pdfurl-status=live }}title=CY 2020 Commercial Service Enplanements Dataurl=https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy20-commercial-service-enplanements.pdfurl-status=deadarchive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210903235454/https://www.faa.gov/airports/planning_capacity/passenger_allcargo_stats/passenger/media/cy20-commercial-service-enplanements.pdfarchive-date=2021-09-03access-date=2021-12-28website=Faa.gov}}20192018201720162015
1Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International AirportATLAtlantaMetro AtlantaGA52,511,402
2Dallas/Fort Worth International AirportDFWDallas and Fort WorthDallas–Fort WorthTX42,351,316
3Denver International AirportDENDenverGreater DenverCO40,012,895
4O'Hare International AirportORDChicagoChicagolandIL38,575,693
5Los Angeles International AirportLAXLos AngelesGreater Los AngelesCA37,760,834
6John F. Kennedy International AirportJFKNew York CityNew York MetroNY31,466,102
7Charlotte Douglas International AirportCLTCharlotteGreater CharlotteNC28,523,822
8Harry Reid International AirportLASLas VegasLas Vegas ValleyNV28,244,966
9Orlando International AirportMCOOrlandoGreater OrlandoFL27,859,783
10Miami International AirportMIAMiamiMiami MetroFL26,588,002
11Phoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPHXPhoenixMetro PhoenixAZ25,595,723
12Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSEASeattle and TacomaSeattle MetroWA25,414,592
13San Francisco International AirportSFOSan FranciscoSan Francisco Bay AreaCA25,078,968
14Newark Liberty International AirportEWRNewark and New York CityNew York MetroNJ24,544,320
15George Bush Intercontinental AirportIAHHoustonGreater HoustonTX23,349,157
16Logan International AirportBOSBostonGreater BostonMA21,090,721
17Minneapolis–Saint Paul International AirportMSPMinneapolis and Saint PaulMinneapolis–Saint PaulMN18,054,481
18Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International AirportFLLFort Lauderdale and HollywoodMiami MetroFL17,096,131
19LaGuardia AirportLGANew York CityNew York MetroNY16,715,567
20Detroit Metropolitan AirportDTWDetroitDetroit MetroMI16,110,696
21Philadelphia International AirportPHLPhiladelphiaPhiladelphia MetroPA15,102,261
22Salt Lake City International AirportSLCSalt Lake CityWasatch FrontUT13,543,570
23Baltimore/Washington International AirportBWIBaltimore and Washington, D.C.Baltimore metropolitan areaMD13,221,461
24Dulles International AirportIADWashington, D.C.Washington MetroVA13,003,234
25San Diego International AirportSANSan DiegoGreater San DiegoCA12,780,013
26Ronald Reagan Washington National AirportDCAWashington, D.C.Washington MetroVA12,750,892
27Tampa International AirportTPATampaTampa Bay areaFL12,075,591
28Nashville International AirportBNANashvilleGreater NashvilleTN12,058,688
29Austin–Bergstrom International AirportAUSAustinGreater AustinTX10,678,073
30Daniel K. Inouye International AirportHNLHonoluluOahuHI10,449,022
31Midway International AirportMDWChicagoChicagolandIL10,360,093

Medium hubs

Rank
(2024)Airports (medium hubs)IATA
CodeCity servedMetro AreaState202420232022202120192018201720162015
32Dallas Love FieldDALDallasDallas–Fort WorthTX8,654,991
33Portland International AirportPDXPortlandPortlandOR8,639,088
34St. Louis Lambert International AirportSTLSt. LouisSt. LouisMO7,807,362
35Raleigh–Durham International AirportRDURaleighResearch TriangleNC7,584,394
36William P. Hobby AirportHOUHoustonHoustonTX7,116,967
37Sacramento International AirportSMFSacramentoSacramentoCA6,679,426
38Louis Armstrong New Orleans International AirportMSYNew OrleansNew OrleansLA6,537,092
39Luis Muñoz Marín International AirportSJUSan JuanSan JuanPR6,490,669
40Kansas City International AirportMCIKansas CityKansas CityMO5,915,078
41Norman Y. Mineta San José International AirportSJCSan JoseSan Francisco Bay AreaCA5,822,019
42San Antonio International AirportSATSan AntonioSan AntonioTX5,466,684
43Southwest Florida International AirportRSWFort MyersSouthwest FloridaFL5,425,293
44John Wayne AirportSNASanta AnaGreater Los AngelesCA5,370,273
45Oakland San Francisco Bay AirportOAKOaklandSan Francisco Bay AreaCA5,292,736
46Indianapolis International AirportINDIndianapolisIndianapolisIN5,181,947
47Cleveland Hopkins International AirportCLEClevelandClevelandOH4,950,345
48Pittsburgh International AirportPITPittsburghPittsburghPA4,862,376
49Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportCVGCincinnatiCincinnatiKY4,500,414
50John Glenn Columbus International AirportCMHColumbusColumbusOH4,387,395
51Palm Beach International AirportPBIWest Palm BeachMiami MetroFL4,127,211
52Jacksonville International AirportJAXJacksonvilleJacksonvilleFL3,749,791
53Ontario International AirportONTOntarioGreater Los AngelesCA3,494,554
54Kahului AirportOGGKahuluiMauiHI3,415,615
55Hollywood Burbank AirportBURBurbankGreater Los AngelesCA3,383,237
56Bradley International AirportBDLHartfordHartfordCT3,285,194
57Charleston International AirportCHSCharlestonCharlestonSC3,115,194
58Milwaukee Mitchell International AirportMKEMilwaukeeMilwaukeeWI3,104,054
59Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportANCAnchorageAnchorageAK2,767,856
60Albuquerque International SunportABQAlbuquerqueAlbuquerqueNM2,690,218
61Eppley AirfieldOMAOmahaOmahaNE2,583,212
62Buffalo Niagara International AirportBUFBuffaloBuffalo–Niagara FallsNY2,499,295
63Boise AirportBOIBoiseBoiseID2,475,370

{{anchor|20 busiest US airports by international passenger traffic}}Busiest U.S. airports by international passenger traffic

RankAirport nameLocationIATA
Codeurl=https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-04/US%20International%20Air%20Passenger%20and%20Freight%20Statistics%20for%20December%202024.pdftitle=US International Air Passenger and Freight Statistics for December 2024publisher=U.S. Department of Transportationlocation=Washington, D.C.access-date=2025-06-15url-status=live}}url=https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2024-05/US%20International%20Air%20Passenger%20and%20Freight%20Statistics%20for%20December%202023.pdftitle=US International Air Passenger and Freight Statistics for December 2023publisher=U.S. Department of Transportationlocation=Washington, D.C.access-date=2024-10-10archive-date=2024-07-10archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240710092722/https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2024-05/US%20International%20Air%20Passenger%20and%20Freight%20Statistics%20for%20December%202023.pdfurl-status=live}}url=https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2023-08/US%20International%20Air%20Passenger%20and%20Freight%20Statistics%20for%20December%202022.pdftitle=US International Air Passenger and Freight Statistics for December 2022publisher=U.S. Department of Transportationlocation=Washington, D.C.access-date=2024-10-10archive-date=2024-07-15archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240715234103/https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2023-08/US%20International%20Air%20Passenger%20and%20Freight%20Statistics%20for%20December%202022.pdfurl-status=live}}url=https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-07/US%20International%20Air%20Passenger%20and%20Freight%20Statistics%20for%20December%202021.pdftitle=US International Air Passenger and Freight Statistics for December 2021publisher=U.S. Department of Transportationlocation=Washington, D.C.access-date=2022-09-26archive-date=2022-09-26archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220926074218/https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2022-07/US%20International%20Air%20Passenger%20and%20Freight%20Statistics%20for%20December%202021.pdfurl-status=live}}20202019
1John F. Kennedy International AirportQueens, New YorkJFK34,765,38732,481,05725,178,87812,466,165
2Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, CaliforniaLAX23,438,41821,503,22715,940,3587,862,532
3Miami International AirportMiami, FloridaMIA23,202,73121,382,32818,985,55111,592,445
4San Francisco International AirportSouth San Francisco, CaliforniaSFO15,083,93113,224,3569,298,7813,139,041
5Newark Liberty International AirportNewark, New JerseyEWR14,690,37014,080,77911,344,7326,250,880
6O'Hare International AirportChicago, IllinoisORD13,865,43413,152,57810,746,9915,148,494
7Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International AirportCollege Park, GeorgiaATL13,813,08812,088,4449,543,3185,474,264
8Dallas/Fort Worth International AirportGrapevine, TexasDFW11,841,33010,691,1908,992,9225,852,397
9George Bush Intercontinental AirportHouston, TexasIAH11,675,13411,279,2149,124,0436,458,473
10Washington Dulles International AirportDulles, VirginiaIAD10,060,8518,963,8076,690,4473,230,027
11General Edward Lawrence Logan International AirportBoston, MassachusettsBOS8,491,5187,651,6255,459,8532,046,561
12Orlando International AirportOrlando, FloridaMCO7,610,7766,696,9495,214,2031,837,706
13Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International AirportFort Lauderdale, FloridaFLL6,897,9937,430,3126,125,5004,016,553
14Seattle–Tacoma International AirportSeaTac, WashingtonSEA6,056,7795,517,4224,004,1801,393,603
15Charlotte Douglas International AirportCharlotte, North CarolinaCLT4,623,1434,140,5313,183,6951,989,704
16Denver International AirportDenver, ColoradoDEN4,444,6713,823,8713,222,1321,856,124
17Philadelphia International AirportPhiladelphia, PennsylvaniaPHL3,704,1763,518,5482,613,240988,733
18Harry Reid International AirportParadise, NevadaLAS3,592,1023,133,2242,439,479738,257
19Daniel K. Inouye International AirportHonolulu, HawaiiHNL3,533,2663,134,5481,565,985167,502
20Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County AirportRomulus, MichiganDTW3,353,5012,835,9052,092,098966,375
21Minneapolis–Saint Paul International AirportSaint Paul, MinnesotaMSP3,320,8502,817,6941,942,385673,759
22Phoenix Sky Harbor International AirportPhoenix, ArizonaPHX2,821,7362,481,0291,957,1891,223,856
23LaGuardia AirportQueens, New YorkLGA1,686,3951,793,3141,334,733309,217
24Luis Muñoz Marín International AirportSan Juan, Puerto RicoSJU1,458,1721,158,996802,613468,287
25Tampa International AirportTampa, FloridaTPA1,384,1921,178,288780,245167,847
26Antonio B. Won Pat International AirportTamuning, GuamGUM1,342,7931,192,615557,35998,630
27Salt Lake City International AirportSalt Lake City, UtahSLC1,311,6171,250,372846,680578,710
28Baltimore/Washington International AirportLinthicum Heights, MarylandBWI1,156,8821,201,9481,006,908651,636
29Austin–Bergstrom International AirportAustin, TexasAUS1,064,668987,214818,072230,835
30San Diego International AirportSan Diego, CaliforniaSAN995,537904,162538,005200,233

Busiest U.S. airports by total cargo throughput

Main article: List of largest cargo airports in the United States

Listed according to data compiled by the Federal Aviation Administration for the United States and ranked according to total cargo throughput in pounds during 2024.

RankAirport nameLocationIATA
codeCargoIbs.% chg.
2023/2024
1Ted Stevens Anchorage International AirportAnchorage, AlaskaANC25,468,126,865-0.365%
2Memphis International AirportMemphis, TennesseeMEM21,215,155,555-7.57%
3Louisville Muhammad Ali International AirportLouisville, KentuckySDF17,985,026,4835.45%
4Miami International AirportMiami, FloridaMIA11,700,251,4482.04%
5Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International AirportHebron, KentuckyCVG9,797,422,964-8.60%
6Los Angeles International AirportLos Angeles, CaliforniaLAX8,348,397,632-3.16%
7O'Hare International AirportChicago, IllinoisORD8,158,909,14012.38%
8Ontario International AirportOntario, CaliforniaONT4,825,318,2325.78%
9John F. Kennedy International AirportNew York, New YorkJFK4,791,225,787-3.14%
10Indianapolis International AirportIndianapolis, IndianaIND4,489,767,935-12.841%

References

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  7. "CY 2019 Commercial Service Enplanements Data".
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