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
29SEP25 2041Z KDFW KLGA Andreas Simmers Boeing 737-800 (B738) -289 ft/m 1286 nm 01:45 View
26SEP25 0308Z KORD KLAS CapnSam 737NG_Series_U1_XP12 JTX -301 ft/m 1318 nm 03:06 View
20SEP25 0256Z KCLT KJFK BigRigBones Airbus A321 (A321) -663 ft/m 659 nm 01:55 View
18SEP25 0933Z KCLT KATL Vincenzo VPS64 Airbus A319 (A319) -255 ft/m 212 nm 00:40 View
17SEP25 0254Z KSFO KPDX BDub Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -247 ft/m 518 nm 01:18 View
14SEP25 1340Z KLAX KSFO RonMont Boeing 737-800 (B738) -135 ft/m 311 nm 00:51 View
13SEP25 1943Z KDFW KSEA AirPred47 Airbus A321 neo (A21N) -644 ft/m 1481 nm 03:33 View
11SEP25 2156Z KDFW MSLP João Amaral Airbus A320 (A320) -388 ft/m 1273 nm 02:46 View
07SEP25 1936Z KCLT KLGA Examined Broom 61 Airbus A320 (A320) -261 ft/m 493 nm 01:17 View
06SEP25 1928Z KATL KCMH Nexus 17 Airbus A320 (A320) -113 ft/m 422 nm 02:12 View
03SEP25 2250Z KCLT KMIA LeetNeo Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -185 ft/m 627 nm 01:36 View
31AUG25 0958Z KCLT LIRF Nick Greed - OMD252 Boeing 777-200 (B772) -315 ft/m 4348 nm 08:16 View
24AUG25 1440Z KJFK LFPG DefiantPrawn Airbus A350-900 (A359) -5 ft/m 3636 nm 07:06 View
20AUG25 0903Z KATL EGLL Nick Whiteley Boeing 777-200 (B772) -228 ft/m 3722 nm 07:31 View
18AUG25 0146Z KJFK EHAM King AsLan Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -178 ft/m 3277 nm 06:48 View
10AUG25 1210Z KORD KATL Josh Bennett Boeing 737-800 (B738) -131 ft/m 565 nm 01:31 View
02AUG25 0107Z KLAS KDFW Markg1965 Airbus A321 (A321) -158 ft/m 968 nm 02:16 View
02AUG25 0100Z KLAS KLAX Grant032 Cessna Citation X (C750) -121 ft/m 228 nm 01:17 View
29JUL25 1900Z KCLT KCID JeanCarlos Hernandez Airbus A319 (A319) -245 ft/m 701 nm 01:46 View
29JUL25 1753Z KORD KSPI PAPA974 ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) -241 ft/m 171 nm 00:44 View