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
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
29JUL25 0201Z KDFW KJFK SrCptBoutelle A359 American Airlines -465 ft/m 1334 nm 03:01 View
27JUL25 0805Z KCLT KLWB Lim Jahey Piper Malibu Meridian (P46T) -69 ft/m 171 nm 00:53 View
27JUL25 0623Z KDFW EFHK Lukas Chylek Airbus A340-600 (A346) -113 ft/m 4684 nm 09:43 View
26JUL25 0642Z KCLT EIDW 6 Knots (Ciaran) Airbus A350-900 (A359) -161 ft/m 3344 nm 08:48 View
24JUL25 2142Z KSFO KPWT Róbert Bencsik Douglas DC-3 (DC3) -36 ft/m 621 nm 03:49 View
13JUL25 0103Z KJFK KIAD LordRupert Airbus Helicopters H-135 (EC35) -36 ft/m 196 nm 01:30 View
06JUL25 1626Z KSFO KLAX Carcarah Zero Uno Boeing 737-700 (B737) -218 ft/m 351 nm 00:59 View
29JUN25 1324Z KSEA KJFK Simon Davison Boeing 737-800 (B738) -174 ft/m 2141 nm 04:37 View
15JUN25 0458Z KLAS KOMA James Goodsell Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -209 ft/m 1002 nm 02:15 View
12JUN25 0207Z KLAX CYVR Hai Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-550/700 (CRJ7) -448 ft/m 1037 nm 02:20 View
11JUN25 0306Z KSEA PANC Captfunk Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -181 ft/m 1392 nm 03:21 View
09JUN25 1604Z KDFW MMMX VAF140 Paolo Airbus A321 (A321) -304 ft/m 914 nm 02:06 View