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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25OCT25 2029Z | KDFW | KMTJ | Evgeny Boyko | Airbus A321 (A321) | -68 ft/m | 685 nm | 01:47 | View | |
| 19OCT25 0952Z | KLAX | MMES | LeChiffre | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -7 ft/m | 180 nm | 00:48 | View | |
| 17OCT25 0226Z | KDEN | KLAX | David Warner | Airbus A321 (A321) | -241 ft/m | 764 nm | 02:37 | View | |
| 16OCT25 0940Z | KSEA | KLAS | deej21 | Airbus A320 neo (A20N) | -238 ft/m | 819 nm | 01:51 | View | |
| 16OCT25 0308Z | KATL | KMIA | Shawn3 | ToLissA321_V1p7p2 Delta | -339 ft/m | 579 nm | 01:25 | View | |
| 11OCT25 1724Z | KLAX | KSEA | Nuts Lange | Boeing 747-400 (B744) | -23 ft/m | 842 nm | 02:09 | View | |
| 10OCT25 0714Z | KDFW | KBOS | Parker | Airbus A321 (A321) | -250 ft/m | 1454 nm | 03:23 | View | |
| 29SEP25 2041Z | KDFW | KLGA | Andreas Simmers | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -289 ft/m | 1286 nm | 01:45 | View | |
| 26SEP25 0308Z | KORD | KLAS | CapnSam | 737NG_Series_U1_XP12 JTX | -301 ft/m | 1318 nm | 03:06 | View | |
| 20SEP25 0256Z | KCLT | KJFK | BigRigBones | Airbus A321 (A321) | -663 ft/m | 659 nm | 01:55 | View | |
| 18SEP25 0933Z | KCLT | KATL | Vincenzo VPS64 | Airbus A319 (A319) | -255 ft/m | 212 nm | 00:40 | View | |
| 17SEP25 0254Z | KSFO | KPDX | BDub | Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) | -247 ft/m | 518 nm | 01:18 | View | |
| 14SEP25 1340Z | KLAX | KSFO | RonMont | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -135 ft/m | 311 nm | 00:51 | View | |
| 13SEP25 1943Z | KDFW | KSEA | AirPred47 | Airbus A321 neo (A21N) | -644 ft/m | 1481 nm | 03:33 | View | |
| 11SEP25 2156Z | KDFW | MSLP | João Amaral | Airbus A320 (A320) | -388 ft/m | 1273 nm | 02:46 | View | |
| 07SEP25 1936Z | KCLT | KLGA | Examined Broom 61 | Airbus A320 (A320) | -261 ft/m | 493 nm | 01:17 | View | |
| 06SEP25 1928Z | KATL | KCMH | Nexus 17 | Airbus A320 (A320) | -113 ft/m | 422 nm | 02:12 | View | |
| 03SEP25 2250Z | KCLT | KMIA | LeetNeo | Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) | -185 ft/m | 627 nm | 01:36 | View | |
| 31AUG25 0958Z | KCLT | LIRF | Nick Greed - OMD252 | Boeing 777-200 (B772) | -315 ft/m | 4348 nm | 08:16 | View | |
| 24AUG25 1440Z | KJFK | LFPG | DefiantPrawn | Airbus A350-900 (A359) | -5 ft/m | 3636 nm | 07:06 | View |