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
13MAY25 1036Z KDFW LFPG Dem Boeing 777-200 (B772) -252 ft/m 4440 nm 13:32 View
06MAY25 1753Z KJFK KCLT Jim Hodde Airbus A320 (A320) -181 ft/m 500 nm 01:53 View
06MAY25 0053Z KCLT WV08 Rp Focke Wulf FW-200 Condor -2050 ft/m 183 nm 00:21 View
05MAY25 0055Z KDFW KMFE Fludiddy Boeing 737-800 (B738) -128 ft/m 453 nm 01:13 View
30APR25 1653Z KATL KDFW NeightWolf49 Airbus A300-600R (A306) -441 ft/m 693 nm 01:46 View
28APR25 1602Z KCLT MMUN Capt. Justin Time Boeing 737-800 (B738) -321 ft/m 1045 nm 02:39 View
26APR25 1033Z KLAS KSNA Phil_W de Havilland Dash 8-400 (DH8D) -381 ft/m 236 nm 01:02 View
23APR25 2146Z KLAS KMSP Albert Green FenixA321 CFM SL Delta 1 -285 ft/m 1277 nm 02:51 View
20APR25 1425Z KSFO KMSP Captain Rob Max Boeing 737-700 (B737) -251 ft/m 1396 nm 04:50 View
15APR25 1929Z KLAS KMIA Robert Bradley Boeing 777-300ER (B77W) -150 ft/m 1915 nm 03:16 View
12APR25 2212Z KATL KICT OneToBeamUp McDonnell Douglas MD-82 (MD82) -271 ft/m 705 nm 01:57 View
10APR25 0313Z KDFW KONT 11681 Boeing 737-800 (B738) -10 ft/m 1050 nm 02:39 View
01APR25 2216Z KCLT KILM J.A. Beechcraft Super King Air 350 (B350) -55 ft/m 283 nm 01:33 View
20MAR25 0036Z KDFW KDEN Xavier Airbus A319 (A319) -123 ft/m 611 nm 01:41 View
18MAR25 1618Z KLAX KJAC Robert B Dickerson Cessna 525C Citation CJ4 (C25C) -263 ft/m 728 nm 01:46 View
18MAR25 1007Z KLAS KLAX Nexus 11 Airbus A330-900 (A339) -630 ft/m 296 nm 01:09 View
18MAR25 0219Z KJFK KPXE El Prez Piaggio P.180 Avanti (P180) -115 ft/m 720 nm 02:33 View
16MAR25 0501Z KORD CYYZ Maity Pilatus PC-24 (PC24) -168 ft/m 401 nm 01:04 View
08MAR25 1914Z KCLT KTEX Bobo Pilatus PC-12 (PC12) -221 ft/m 1419 nm 00:36 View
13FEB25 1422Z KCLT KFFA Hockeydan99 Cessna Caravan (C208) -78 ft/m 274 nm 00:43 View