Multi achievement

Departing the 10 Busiest Airports in the US

Official achievement authored by JimG008.

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:

  1. Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) (Atlanta, GA)
  2. Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (Los Angeles, CA)
  3. O’Hare International Airport (ORD) (Chicago, IL)
  4. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) (Dallas, TX)
  5. Denver International Airport (DEN) (Denver, CO)
  6. John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (New York, NY)
  7. San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (San Francisco, CA)
  8. McCarran International Airport (LAS) (Las Vegas, NV)
  9. Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) (Seattle, WA)
  10. Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) (Charlotte, NC)

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.

Criteria

In order to obtain this multi-achievement you must complete each of the following achievements.

Date Departure Arrival Pilot Aircraft Landing rate Distance Flight time
29DEC24 0958Z KDFW KSAN Nexus 03 Airbus A321 (A321) -118 ft/m 1043 nm 02:39 View
29DEC24 0509Z KSFO SCEL Dylan14 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -84 ft/m 5305 nm 11:13 View
24DEC24 1050Z KCLT KDFW MrBurns971 Airbus A321 (A321) -269 ft/m 981 nm 02:33 View
21DEC24 1935Z KJFK KERI Infectuzsr Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -602 ft/m 312 nm 00:55 View
16DEC24 1923Z KATL MUHA Stinsi02 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (MD82) -207 ft/m 750 nm 01:50 View
15DEC24 1602Z KSFO KSMX Unknown Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner (B78X) -1230 ft/m 208 nm 00:44 View
12DEC24 2202Z KSEA CYCG Scotty Clifford Airbus A319 (A319) -75 ft/m 254 nm 00:46 View
08DEC24 2109Z KATL KORD Lerxtwood Airbus A319 (A319) -196 ft/m 563 nm 01:40 View
01DEC24 1559Z KDFW OMDB ReelSalty Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -171 ft/m 7662 nm 14:48 View
26NOV24 1852Z KSFO KLAX Vitor Silva Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -329 ft/m 386 nm 00:58 View
23NOV24 0352Z KJFK KLAS Corey McSweeney Airbus A380-800 (A388) -59 ft/m 2001 nm 04:50 View
18NOV24 0839Z KSEA KLAS J_Thananrat Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -513 ft/m 824 nm 01:50 View
16NOV24 1630Z KDFW KAMW Harry Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) -82 ft/m 624 nm 01:46 View
10NOV24 1949Z KDEN KJAC Chris K Airbus A319 (A319) -226 ft/m 389 nm 01:05 View
15OCT24 1503Z KORD CYUL VAF230 Massimiliano Boeing 737-800 (B738) -151 ft/m 691 nm 01:39 View
12OCT24 2302Z KCLT KMIA Nwolfie5 McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (MD11) -524 ft/m 643 nm 01:36 View
05OCT24 0632Z KATL KTPA Stephen Ellis Airbus A330-300 (A333) -247 ft/m 373 nm 01:02 View
29SEP24 2312Z KDFW KAUS Justin Worden Boeing 737-700 (B737) -398 ft/m 227 nm 00:41 View
29SEP24 0157Z KCLT KATL Kyle Summers Airbus A320 (A320) -492 ft/m 221 nm 00:44 View
28SEP24 2004Z KSEA KSLE Ron Batchelor Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -33 ft/m 156 nm 00:41 View