List of the busiest airports in the United States

These are lists of the busiest airports in the United States, based on various ranking criteria.

Busiest U.S. airports by total commercial aircraft enplanements

The FAA uses passenger boarding for a half calendar year to determine Airport Improvement Program (AIP) entitlements. The term "hub" is used by the FAA to identify busy commercial service airports (which are not necessarily considered airline hubs by the airlines serving them). Large hubs are the airports that each account for at least 1 percent of total U.S. passenger enplanements. Medium hubs are defined as airports that each account for between 0.25 percent and 1 percent of the total passenger enplanements.

Large hubs

Medium hubs

Busiest U.S. airports by international passenger traffic

Busiest U.S. airports by total cargo throughput

Listed according to data compiled by the Federal Aviation Administration for the United States and ranked according to total cargo throughput in pounds during 2024.

See also

• List of airports in the United States
• List of the busiest airports in California
• List of busiest airports by passenger traffic

References

External links

United States Department of Transportation:

• Federal Aviation Administration (FAA): National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (NPIAS) 2005-2009
• FAA National Flight Data Center (NFDC): Airport Data (Form 5010), also available from AirportIQ 5010