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.

This achievement has dynamically been classified as Uncommon; only 29.6% of pilots have completed this!

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
08JAN26 2216Z KLAX KSFO HenryAvery Boeing 737-800 (B738) -115 ft/m 311 nm 00:59 View
05JAN26 2309Z KCLT KLIT Trexo31 Airbus A320 (A320) -354 ft/m 614 nm 01:39 View
03JAN26 2357Z KCLT KATL ZandPilooT Boeing 737-600 (B736) -195 ft/m 234 nm 00:41 View
29DEC25 1401Z KATL KMIA Cactus1549 Airbus A320 (A320) -129 ft/m 580 nm 01:23 View
27DEC25 0636Z KJFK KIAD Rockin Redwings99 Airbus A350-900 (A359) -324 ft/m 344 nm 01:03 View
18DEC25 0304Z KDEN KPHX Bat24SS Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (C17) -231 ft/m 535 nm 00:58 View
17DEC25 1327Z KLAS KSLC Landryc8 Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -266 ft/m 376 nm 01:02 View
16DEC25 1727Z KCLT KCHS VAF278 Roberto Airbus A-400M (A400) -587 ft/m 179 nm 00:28 View
07DEC25 2101Z KLAS KSBD Wakkie Boeing 777-200LR/F (B77L) -71 ft/m 190 nm 00:36 View
07DEC25 0918Z KJFK KIAD NPS244 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -152 ft/m 230 nm 00:53 View
06DEC25 1620Z KLAS KORD Piotr Z Airbus A330-300 (A333) -238 ft/m 1375 nm 02:57 View
03DEC25 1919Z KLAS KJFK Bbi Airbus A321 (A321) -403 ft/m 2041 nm 04:03 View
02DEC25 2047Z KORD KDTW NPS267/Jack Airbus A320 (A320) -364 ft/m 293 nm 00:49 View
23NOV25 2336Z KSEA KDEN CapnJackFltSim Airbus A320 (A320) -340 ft/m 927 nm 02:11 View
22NOV25 0649Z KORD KLAX Atcogl Boeing 777-200 (B772) -145 ft/m 1579 nm 01:13 View
21NOV25 2323Z KCLT TNCM Dariusz Flak Airbus A319 (A319) -128 ft/m 1469 nm 01:46 View
19NOV25 0611Z KSEA KBOI Pano Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -118 ft/m 399 nm 01:03 View
19NOV25 0100Z KLAS KPSP Edwin Albert Warren Boeing 737-700 (B737) -14 ft/m 261 nm 00:47 View
15NOV25 1330Z KATL TAPA Inc Boeing 737-800 (B738) -160 ft/m 1637 nm 03:12 View
10NOV25 1213Z KCLT KILM Oz Flyer_Nexus27 Boeing CH-47 Chinook (H47) -56 ft/m 161 nm 01:06 View