Departing the 10 Busiest Airports in the US Achievement

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:

Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) (Atlanta, GA)
Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) (Los Angeles, CA)
O’Hare International Airport (ORD) (Chicago, IL)
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) (Dallas, TX)
Denver International Airport (DEN) (Denver, CO)
John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) (New York, NY)
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) (San Francisco, CA)
McCarran International Airport (LAS) (Las Vegas, NV)
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) (Seattle, WA)
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 29.4% of pilots have completed this!

Criteria

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

Uncommon

Mike Papa

Dwolf

Imnotjake

Sawyer R

Toxrace

VAF273 Giacomo

Cosmicpulsar

Killraven

Dave Ryan

Sleepy

Flying_Winnebago

Jfoot709

Preserved K

Jamestwo

Sascha O.

Dion Frey

Phil

Delta Tango

WrexStream

Westjet116

NightHawk1867

Dhofschulte

Gazell Figueroa

Ryan Rose

Fly777

A total of 301 pilots have completed this achievement, but we're only displaying the most recent, would you like to see the full list?

Date	From To	Pilot	Aircraft	Landing rate	Distance	Flight time
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	Boeing 777-200 (B772)	-254 ft/m	781 nm	02:06
17FEB26 2315Z	KSFO KNFL	Sawyer R	Boeing 737-800 (B738)	-141 ft/m	272 nm	00:44
17FEB26 2115Z	KDEN KRAP	Toxrace	Boeing 737-800 (B738)	-81 ft/m	360 nm	00:57
16FEB26 1638Z	KCLT KSPI	VAF273 Giacomo	Boeing 737-700 (B737)	-191 ft/m	513 nm	01:26
16FEB26 0203Z	KLAS KLAX	Cosmicpulsar	Airbus A320 (A320)	-652 ft/m	244 nm	00:51
14FEB26 2358Z	KSFO KEDW	Killraven	Pilatus PC-21 (PC21)	-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
08FEB26 0555Z	KDEN KSMF	Jfoot709	Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M)	-208 ft/m	817 nm	02:05
07FEB26 2110Z	KATL KTPA	Preserved K	Airbus A320 (A320)	-241 ft/m	404 nm	01:01
07FEB26 1943Z	KSFO KLAS	Jamestwo	Boeing 777-300ER (B77W)	-154 ft/m	439 nm	01:04
05FEB26 2103Z	KSEA KLAX	Sascha O.	Airbus A320 (A320)	-213 ft/m	877 nm	02:18
05FEB26 0814Z	KORD KIAD	Dion Frey	Boeing 737-800 (B738)	-141 ft/m	624 nm	01:32
03FEB26 2113Z	KDEN KBOS	Phil	`TES` Airbus A320 (A320)	-132 ft/m	1569 nm	03:25
02FEB26 1805Z	KCLT KDCA	Delta Tango	Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C)	-382 ft/m	310 nm	00:58
02FEB26 1002Z	KSEA KDEN	WrexStream	Boeing 737-800 (B738)	-161 ft/m	921 nm	02:04
02FEB26 0508Z	KSFO KPDX	Westjet116	Boeing 737-700 (B737)	-106 ft/m	510 nm	01:18