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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15OCT24 1503Z | KORD | CYUL | VAF230 Massimiliano | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -151 ft/m | 691 nm | 01:39 | View | |
12OCT24 2302Z | KCLT | KMIA | Nwolfie5 | McDonnell Douglas MD-11 (MD11) | -524 ft/m | 643 nm | 01:36 | View | |
05OCT24 0632Z | KATL | KTPA | Stephen Ellis | Airbus A330-300 (A333) | -247 ft/m | 373 nm | 01:02 | View | |
29SEP24 2312Z | KDFW | KAUS | Justin Worden | Boeing 737-700 (B737) | -398 ft/m | 227 nm | 00:41 | View | |
29SEP24 0157Z | KCLT | KATL | Kyle Summers | Airbus A320 (A320) | -492 ft/m | 221 nm | 00:44 | View | |
28SEP24 2004Z | KSEA | KSLE | Ron Batchelor | Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) | -33 ft/m | 156 nm | 00:41 | View | |
28SEP24 1306Z | KSEA | KGEG | Robert | Airbus A321 (A321) | -243 ft/m | 223 nm | 00:52 | View | |
24SEP24 2203Z | KSFO | KJAX | Obslynnx33 | Airbus A321 (A321) | -105 ft/m | 2091 nm | 04:48 | View | |
24SEP24 1747Z | KLAS | KBCE | VAF210 Luis | Cessna Citation X (C750) | -308 ft/m | 232 nm | 00:39 | View | |
17SEP24 0205Z | KATL | KPHL | Wayne Prefontaine | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -210 ft/m | 654 nm | 01:35 | View | |
07SEP24 0538Z | KCLT | KRDU | K9TaZer | Airbus A320 neo (A20N) | -269 ft/m | 154 nm | 00:32 | View | |
31AUG24 0720Z | KORD | KDET | Alister Curnow | Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) | -52 ft/m | 232 nm | 00:52 | View | |
24AUG24 1250Z | KORD | SVMG | Alexandre Vaille | Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) | -169 ft/m | 2411 nm | 08:02 | View | |
24AUG24 0136Z | KDFW | KIAH | Zaarrd | Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) | -134 ft/m | 214 nm | 00:54 | View | |
19AUG24 0028Z | KJFK | KSEA | Unknown | Airbus A320 (A320) | -278 ft/m | 2140 nm | 05:23 | View | |
29JUL24 2224Z | KDEN | KJAC | Unknown | Honda HA-420 HondaJet (HDJT) | -378 ft/m | 422 nm | 01:12 | View | |
29JUL24 0213Z | KCLT | KTPA | DuluthFly | Boeing 737-800 (B738) | -208 ft/m | 486 nm | 01:22 | View | |
27JUL24 0918Z | KSEA | KGEG | Hudson Garcia | Cessna 700 Citation Longitude (C700) | -66 ft/m | 210 nm | 00:38 | View | |
24JUL24 2005Z | KDFW | KMIA | Jeff | Boeing 787-10 Dreamliner (B78X) | -238 ft/m | 1009 nm | 02:14 | View | |
24JUL24 0227Z | KSEA | KSLE | Klappdrachen | Socata TBM-9X0 (TBM9) | -39 ft/m | 156 nm | 00:38 | View |