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 29.0% of pilots have completed this!

Criteria

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

Uncommon

Gazell Figueroa

Ryan Rose

Fly777

Eduardo Martinez Herdugo

MAGOO RB1968

NcGator424

CaptnHook

HenryAvery

Trexo31

ZandPilooT

Cactus1549

Rockin Redwings99

Bat24SS

Landryc8

VAF278 Roberto

Zoubix

Wakkie

NPS244

Piotr Z

Bbi

NPS267/Jack

CapnJackFltSim

Atcogl

Dariusz Flak

Pano

A total of 280 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
28JAN26 2006Z	KCLT KCHS	Gazell Figueroa	Airbus A319 (A319)	-525 ft/m	187 nm	00:35
24JAN26 2316Z	KSEA KDFW	Ryan Rose	Airbus A321 (A321)	-339 ft/m	1500 nm	03:13
23JAN26 0056Z	KCLT KSPI	Fly777	Airbus A320 (A320)	-171 ft/m	505 nm	01:21
21JAN26 1756Z	KCLT KNBC	Eduardo Martinez Herdugo	Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT)	-145 ft/m	166 nm	00:25
16JAN26 2357Z	KATL KSFO	MAGOO RB1968	Airbus A320 (A320)	-308 ft/m	1870 nm	04:53
10JAN26 1850Z	KLAS KBUR	NcGator424	Cessna Citation X (C750)	-185 ft/m	241 nm	00:39
09JAN26 2226Z	KCLT KROC	CaptnHook	Cirrus Vision SF-50 (SF50)	-92 ft/m	506 nm	02:20
08JAN26 2216Z	KLAX KSFO	HenryAvery	Boeing 737-800 (B738)	-115 ft/m	311 nm	00:59
05JAN26 2309Z	KCLT KLIT	Trexo31	Airbus A320 (A320)	-354 ft/m	614 nm	01:39
03JAN26 2357Z	KCLT KATL	ZandPilooT	Boeing 737-600 (B736)	-195 ft/m	234 nm	00:41
29DEC25 1401Z	KATL KMIA	Cactus1549	Airbus A320 (A320)	-129 ft/m	580 nm	01:23
27DEC25 0636Z	KJFK KIAD	Rockin Redwings99	Airbus A350-900 (A359)	-324 ft/m	344 nm	01:03
18DEC25 0304Z	KDEN KPHX	Bat24SS	Boeing C-17 Globemaster III (C17)	-231 ft/m	535 nm	00:58
17DEC25 1327Z	KLAS KSLC	Landryc8	Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M)	-266 ft/m	376 nm	01:02
16DEC25 1727Z	KCLT KCHS	VAF278 Roberto	Airbus A-400M (A400)	-587 ft/m	179 nm	00:28
07DEC25 2101Z	KLAS KSBD	Wakkie	Boeing 777-200LR/F (B77L)	-71 ft/m	190 nm	00:36
07DEC25 0918Z	KJFK KIAD	NPS244	Boeing 737-800 (B738)	-152 ft/m	230 nm	00:53
06DEC25 1620Z	KLAS KORD	Piotr Z	Airbus A330-300 (A333)	-238 ft/m	1375 nm	02:57
03DEC25 1919Z	KLAS KJFK	Bbi	Airbus A321 (A321)	-403 ft/m	2041 nm	04:03
02DEC25 2047Z	KORD KDTW	NPS267/Jack	Airbus A320 (A320)	-364 ft/m	293 nm	00:49