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
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
29DEC24 0509Z KSFO SCEL Dylan14 Airbus A320 neo (A20N) -84 ft/m 5305 nm 11:13 View
24DEC24 1050Z KCLT KDFW MrBurns971 Airbus A321 (A321) -269 ft/m 981 nm 02:33 View
21DEC24 1935Z KJFK KERI Infectuzsr Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -602 ft/m 312 nm 00:55 View
16DEC24 1923Z KATL MUHA Stinsi02 McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (MD82) -207 ft/m 750 nm 01:50 View
15DEC24 1602Z KSFO KSMX Unknown Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner (B78X) -1230 ft/m 208 nm 00:44 View
12DEC24 2202Z KSEA CYCG Scotty Clifford Airbus A319 (A319) -75 ft/m 254 nm 00:46 View
08DEC24 2109Z KATL KORD Lerxtwood Airbus A319 (A319) -196 ft/m 563 nm 01:40 View
01DEC24 1559Z KDFW OMDB ReelSalty Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -171 ft/m 7662 nm 14:48 View
26NOV24 1852Z KSFO KLAX Vitor Silva Boeing 737 MAX 8 (B38M) -329 ft/m 386 nm 00:58 View
23NOV24 0352Z KJFK KLAS Corey McSweeney Airbus A380-800 (A388) -59 ft/m 2001 nm 04:50 View