Did you know that the United States contains one-third of the world’s airports, the most of any country in the world?
All 50 states and administrative territories have at least one airport, and there are almost 20,000 airports in the U.S. with over 5,000 open for public use. Some of the airports in the U.S. are also among the busiest and biggest airports in the world.
With nearly three million passengers flying in and out of U.S. airports everyday, you may wonder what the busiest airports in the U.S. are. If so, we have the answers for you...
According to World Atlas, the following are the busiest airports in the U.S., based on 2019 pre-COVID numbers:
To complete this achievement you must depart from each of the top 10 busiest airports in the US and complete a 150 nm fligth to any destination you like.
| Date | From To | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01APR26 1652Z |
KCLT
KCLE
|
Fatcat74 |
|
-88 ft/m | 403 nm | 01:04 |
| 01APR26 1514Z |
KORD
KFLL
|
Alex Power | ToLissA319_V1p9p2 Americ | -236 ft/m | 1078 nm | 02:34 |
| 30MAR26 1540Z |
KJFK
KLGA
|
Cmy |
|
-87 ft/m | 362 nm | 00:59 |
| 29MAR26 1827Z |
KDFW
KABQ
|
Patoch974 | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -113 ft/m | 518 nm | 01:22 |
| 26MAR26 2031Z |
KDEN
KLAS
|
Noam | Boeing 737-900 (B739) | -39 ft/m | 561 nm | 01:33 |
| 25MAR26 0054Z |
KDFW
KAUS
|
Dante Jones | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (MD11) | -326 ft/m | 170 nm | 00:30 |
| 23MAR26 1023Z |
KJFK
KBHB
|
Matt Hurst |
|
-545 ft/m | 452 nm | 01:04 |
| 21MAR26 0327Z |
KDFW
MMUN
|
Captain Wotan |
|
-238 ft/m | 963 nm | 02:09 |
| 19MAR26 2130Z |
KATL
KSTL
|
Johann997 | TBM 930 Asobo K1300hp | -55 ft/m | 419 nm | 01:16 |
| 13MAR26 1707Z |
KSEA
CYLW
|
Mike Papa | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -115 ft/m | 233 nm | 00:57 |
| 03MAR26 0326Z |
KJFK
KSDF
|
Dwolf | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (MD11) | -434 ft/m | 626 nm | 01:38 |
| 24FEB26 0818Z |
KORD
KDEN
|
Imnotjake |
|
-254 ft/m | 781 nm | 02:06 |
| 17FEB26 2315Z |
KSFO
KNFL
|
Sawyer R |
|
-141 ft/m | 272 nm | 00:44 |
| 17FEB26 2115Z |
KDEN
KRAP
|
Toxrace |
|
-81 ft/m | 360 nm | 00:57 |
| 16FEB26 1638Z |
KCLT
KSPI
|
VAF273 Giacomo |
|
-191 ft/m | 513 nm | 01:26 |
| 16FEB26 0203Z |
KLAS
KLAX
|
Cosmicpulsar |
|
-652 ft/m | 244 nm | 00:51 |
| 14FEB26 2358Z |
KSFO
KEDW
|
Killraven |
|
-82 ft/m | 331 nm | 01:02 |
| 11FEB26 0132Z |
KDEN
KATL
|
Dave Ryan | Airbus A319 (A319) | -194 ft/m | 1097 nm | 02:30 |
| 09FEB26 1938Z |
KLAS
KLAX
|
Sleepy | Airbus A321 (A321) | -457 ft/m | 227 nm | 00:40 |
| 08FEB26 2214Z |
KSFO
KORD
|
Flying_Winnebago | SPB Airbus A321 (A321) | -663 ft/m | 1697 nm | 03:55 |