America's Busiest Airports for Passengers

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

Frequent fliers beware, the airports below process the most passengers in North America

atlanta is busiest airport

Atlanta is the busiest airport
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  Airport Total
passengers
1. Atlanta, Ga. (ATL) 110,531,300
2. Los Angeles, Calif. (LAX) 88,068,012
3. Chicago, Ill. (ORD) 84,649,115
4. Dallas/Ft. Worth, Tex. (DFW) 75,066,956
5. Denver, Colo. (DEN) 69,015,703
6. New York, N.Y. (JFK) 62,551,072
7. San Francisco, Calif. (SFO) 57,488,023
8. Seattle/Tacoma, Wash. (SEA) 51,829,239
9. Paradise, Nev. (LAS) 51,537,638
10. Orlando, Fla. (MCO) 50,613,072
NOTES: Total passengers enplaned and deplaned, passengers in transit counted once.
Source: FAA 2019

 

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