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:
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.
Date | Departure | Arrival | Pilot | Aircraft | Landing rate | Distance | Flight time | ||
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01APR25 2216Z | KCLT | KILM | J.A. | Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) | -55 ft/m | 283 nm | 01:33 | View | |
20MAR25 0036Z | KDFW | KDEN | Xavier | Airbus A319 (A319) | -123 ft/m | 611 nm | 01:41 | View | |
18MAR25 1618Z | KLAX | KJAC | Robert B Dickerson | Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) | -263 ft/m | 728 nm | 01:46 | View | |
18MAR25 1007Z | KLAS | KLAX | Nexus 11 | Airbus A330-900 (A339) | -630 ft/m | 296 nm | 01:09 | View | |
18MAR25 0219Z | KJFK | KPXE | El Prez | Piaggio P.180 Avanti (P180) | -115 ft/m | 720 nm | 02:33 | View | |
16MAR25 0501Z | KORD | CYYZ | Maity | Pilatus PC-24 (PC24) | -168 ft/m | 401 nm | 01:04 | View | |
08MAR25 1914Z | KCLT | KTEX | Bobo | Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) | -221 ft/m | 1419 nm | 00:36 | View | |
13FEB25 1422Z | KCLT | KFFA | Hockeydan99 | Cessna Caravan (C208) | -78 ft/m | 274 nm | 00:43 | View | |
13FEB25 0536Z | KJFK | KSAN | Max Roberts | Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) | -432 ft/m | 2214 nm | 05:49 | View | |
06FEB25 0504Z | KDFW | KMIA | Claude Pierre | Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) | -163 ft/m | 1013 nm | 02:08 | View | |
31JAN25 0110Z | KORD | KCLE | T.J. Turner | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -86 ft/m | 303 nm | 00:44 | View | |
28JAN25 0127Z | KSFO | KLAS | Nathan | Airbus A300-600R (A306) | -416 ft/m | 435 nm | 01:09 | View | |
27JAN25 2009Z | KDFW | EFHK | Denthibbe | Airbus A330-900 (A339) | -29 ft/m | 4733 nm | 09:39 | View | |
22JAN25 1402Z | KDFW | KEGE | Marwan Alee | Airbus A321 (A321) | -532 ft/m | 844 nm | 02:21 | View | |
21JAN25 2240Z | KDFW | KLIT | Robert Brimer | Douglas DC-3 (DC3) | -101 ft/m | 267 nm | 01:30 | View | |
18JAN25 2350Z | KSFO | KPHX | Twin Wheels | Pilatus PC-24 (PC24) | -218 ft/m | 642 nm | 01:41 | View | |
15JAN25 0410Z | KCLT | KLGA | Ssicaku | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -248 ft/m | 648 nm | 01:29 | View | |
01JAN25 1723Z | KCLT | KMSY | AndyAnt | Boeing 777-200LR/F (B77L) | -153 ft/m | 785 nm | 02:06 | View | |
31DEC24 1045Z | KSEA | KGEG | Nexus 15 | Pilatus PC-21 (PC21) | -20 ft/m | 195 nm | 00:37 | View | |
29DEC24 0958Z | KDFW | KSAN | Nexus 03 | Airbus A321 (A321) | -118 ft/m | 1043 nm | 02:39 | View |