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
07APR24 1047Z KCLT KOAJ Ernest Maillet De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (DHC6) -118 ft/m 172 nm 01:01 View
06APR24 1143Z KSEA EGLL Kirk Flores-Oishi Boeing 777-200 (B772) -185 ft/m 4259 nm 08:50 View
04APR24 0308Z KSFO KBOI SilverKila Airbus A300-600R (A306) -344 ft/m 495 nm 01:03 View
01APR24 0949Z KSEA KTVL MDA009 Airbus A320 (A320) -283 ft/m 562 nm 01:15 View
30MAR24 1616Z KJFK KORF Matt Gabrielli Airbus A300-600R (A306) -273 ft/m 274 nm 00:46 View
30MAR24 1500Z KCLT KRDU VAF125 Antonino De Havilland Canada DHC-6 Twin Otter (DHC6) -276 ft/m 167 nm 00:56 View
30MAR24 0109Z KSFO NZCH Junior Savain Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner (B788) -188 ft/m 6421 nm 13:53 View
28MAR24 1635Z KCLT KMSP PVPilot Airbus A330-900 (A339) -213 ft/m 836 nm 02:04 View
25MAR24 0417Z KLAS KPDX Skudd Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -202 ft/m 743 nm 01:50 View
19MAR24 1753Z KSEA KSLE VAF276 Giulio Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) -284 ft/m 156 nm 00:27 View
18MAR24 2332Z KDEN KPHX RP1 Airbus A320 (A320) -167 ft/m 576 nm 01:29 View
18MAR24 1246Z KSEA KEUG VAF118 Gennaro ATR ATR-72-600 (AT76) -177 ft/m 237 nm 00:57 View
16MAR24 1814Z KCLT KFLL jae170 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -182 ft/m 610 nm 01:32 View
12MAR24 0507Z KJFK KDTW Mike Larry Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-900 (CRJ9) -99 ft/m 477 nm 01:22 View
10MAR24 2310Z KDFW MUHA Daniel Guzman Airbus A320 (A320) -117 ft/m 1083 nm 02:22 View
04MAR24 0131Z KORD KMCI AJ.KOOL Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -424 ft/m 360 nm 01:19 View
03MAR24 2040Z KLAS KIAD Tyler Boeing 757-300 (B753) -506 ft/m 1858 nm 03:57 View
03MAR24 0725Z KSFO 5KS8 Cpt Howdy Boeing 737-700 (B737) -484 ft/m 1016 nm 02:08 View
01MAR24 0216Z KJFK KMCO Flex54srsrwy Airbus A320 (A320) -92 ft/m 904 nm 02:17 View
17FEB24 2123Z KCLT KMYR VAF187 Angelo Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -42 ft/m 193 nm 00:41 View