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Airports by the numbers

5,156 landing places are open to the public, 590 of them with a control tower. The FAA counts takeoffs and landings for about 3,276 of them: 103,070,949 a year in all in fiscal year 2024, with 854,738,304 passengers boarding.

  • Public-use landing places: 5,156 (19,433 counting private strips)
  • Takeoffs and landings a year: 103,070,949 (fiscal year 2024)
  • Passengers boarding a year: 854,738,304 (fiscal year 2024)
5,156
public-use landing places
19,433 counting private strips
103,070,949
takeoffs and landings a year
fiscal year 2024
854,738,304
passengers boarding a year
fiscal year 2024

Busiest by takeoffs and landings

Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International leads with 791,067 movements a year.

Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International791,067Chicago O'Hare International757,750Dallas-Fort Worth International731,518Denver International694,373Harry Reid International613,675Los Angeles International580,514Charlotte/Douglas International578,192Miami International482,819Phoenix Sky Harbor International478,391John F Kennedy International475,683George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport441,319Seattle-Tacoma International434,630Newark Liberty International425,384Orlando International420,755General Edward Lawrence Logan International410,503
The table (30 rows)
AirportCodeCityStateTakeoffs and landings
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta InternationalATLAtlantaGA791067
Chicago O'Hare InternationalORDChicagoIL757750
Dallas-Fort Worth InternationalDFWDallas-Fort WorthTX731518
Denver InternationalDENDenverCO694373
Harry Reid InternationalLASLas VegasNV613675
Los Angeles InternationalLAXLos AngelesCA580514
Charlotte/Douglas InternationalCLTCharlotteNC578192
Miami InternationalMIAMiamiFL482819
Phoenix Sky Harbor InternationalPHXPhoenixAZ478391
John F Kennedy InternationalJFKNew YorkNY475683
George Bush Intcntl/Houston AirportIAHHoustonTX441319
Seattle-Tacoma InternationalSEASeattleWA434630
Newark Liberty InternationalEWRNewarkNJ425384
Orlando InternationalMCOOrlandoFL420755
General Edward Lawrence Logan InternationalBOSBostonMA410503
Phoenix Deer Valley AirportDVTPhoenixAZ402327
Falcon FieldFFZMesaAZ401078
Long Beach (Daugherty Field)LGBLong BeachCA389031
San Francisco InternationalSFOSan FranciscoCA381304
Montgomery-Gibbs ExecutiveMYFSan DiegoCA374088
Laguardia AirportLGANew YorkNY358210
Prescott Rgnl/Ernest A Love FieldPRCPrescottAZ353835
Centennial AirportAPADenverCO347897
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain AirportMSPMinneapolisMN338943
Daniel K Inouye InternationalHNLHonoluluHI334189
Van Nuys AirportVNYVan NuysCA330447
John Wayne/Orange CountySNASanta AnaCA330417
Salt Lake City InternationalSLCSalt Lake CityUT326095
Philadelphia InternationalPHLPhiladelphiaPA313091
Miami ExecutiveTMBMiamiFL312097

Most passengers

Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International boards 45,449,813 passengers a year, the most in the country.

Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta International45,449,813Denver International37,760,019Dallas-Fort Worth International36,258,939Chicago O'Hare International31,388,080Harry Reid International26,717,109Los Angeles International26,308,125Charlotte/Douglas International26,246,497Orlando International24,937,962Phoenix Sky Harbor International23,994,885Seattle-Tacoma International22,678,534Newark Liberty International17,729,094George Bush Intcntl/Houston Airport17,560,703San Francisco International17,490,518General Edward Lawrence Logan International16,842,932Laguardia Airport16,441,827
The table (30 rows)
AirportCodeCityStatePassengers boarding
Hartsfield/Jackson Atlanta InternationalATLAtlantaGA45449813
Denver InternationalDENDenverCO37760019
Dallas-Fort Worth InternationalDFWDallas-Fort WorthTX36258939
Chicago O'Hare InternationalORDChicagoIL31388080
Harry Reid InternationalLASLas VegasNV26717109
Los Angeles InternationalLAXLos AngelesCA26308125
Charlotte/Douglas InternationalCLTCharlotteNC26246497
Orlando InternationalMCOOrlandoFL24937962
Phoenix Sky Harbor InternationalPHXPhoenixAZ23994885
Seattle-Tacoma InternationalSEASeattleWA22678534
Newark Liberty InternationalEWRNewarkNJ17729094
George Bush Intcntl/Houston AirportIAHHoustonTX17560703
San Francisco InternationalSFOSan FranciscoCA17490518
General Edward Lawrence Logan InternationalBOSBostonMA16842932
Laguardia AirportLGANew YorkNY16441827
Minneapolis-St Paul Intl/Wold-Chamberlain AirportMSPMinneapolisMN16424032
Miami InternationalMIAMiamiFL15211784
Detroit Metro Wayne CountyDTWDetroitMI14620502
John F Kennedy InternationalJFKNew YorkNY14152404
Fort Lauderdale/Hollywood InternationalFLLFort LauderdaleFL13883883
Philadelphia InternationalPHLPhiladelphiaPA13199501
Salt Lake City InternationalSLCSalt Lake CityUT12891216
Baltimore/Washington International Thurgood MarshallBWIBaltimoreMD12740215
Ronald Reagan Washington Ntl AirportDCAWashingtonDC12688068
San Diego InternationalSANSan DiegoCA12259084
Tampa InternationalTPATampaFL11727089
Nashville InternationalBNANashvilleTN11694747
Austin-Bergstrom InternationalAUSAustinTX10301445
Chicago Midway InternationalMDWChicagoIL10255253
Daniel K Inouye InternationalHNLHonoluluHI8695009

Most based aircraft

Lake Hood Airport1,032Phoenix Deer Valley Airport891Centennial Airport870Merrill Field844Van Nuys Airport720Falcon Field638Fort Lauderdale Executive631Oakland County International616Chino Airport590Addison Airport589Fairbanks International569Seattle Paine Field International553Gillespie Field530Caldwell Executive522North Las Vegas Airport507
The table (30 rows)
AirportCodeCityStateBased aircraft
Lake Hood AirportLHDAnchorageAK1032
Phoenix Deer Valley AirportDVTPhoenixAZ891
Centennial AirportAPADenverCO870
Merrill FieldMRIAnchorageAK844
Van Nuys AirportVNYVan NuysCA720
Falcon FieldFFZMesaAZ638
Fort Lauderdale ExecutiveFXEFort LauderdaleFL631
Oakland County InternationalPTKPontiacMI616
Chino AirportCNOChinoCA590
Addison AirportADSDallasTX589
Fairbanks InternationalFAIFairbanksAK569
Seattle Paine Field InternationalPAEEverettWA553
Gillespie FieldSEESan Diego/El CajonCA530
Caldwell ExecutiveEULCaldwellID522
North Las Vegas AirportVGTLas VegasNV507
Rocky Mountain Metro AirportBJCDenverCO476
Meadow Lake AirportFLYColorado SpringsCO456
Hayward ExecutiveHWDHaywardCA446
Chandler MunicipalCHDChandlerAZ445
North Perry AirportHWOHollywoodFL444
Carson City AirportCXPCarson CityNV437
Republic AirportFRGFarmingdaleNY434
Denton Enterprise AirportDTODentonTX420
Witham FieldSUAStuartFL417
Tucson InternationalTUSTucsonAZ416
Montgomery-Gibbs ExecutiveMYFSan DiegoCA412
Livermore MunicipalLVKLivermoreCA408
Bozeman Yellowstone InternationalBZNBozemanMT408
Punta Gorda AirportPGDPunta GordaFL404
Long Beach (Daugherty Field)LGBLong BeachCA398

Airports by state

Texas has the most public-use airports (386), then Alaska and California. Click a state for its airports.

AK283ME49VT16NH24WA118ID125MT124ND89MN136WI122MI204NY116MA37RI7OR100NV51WY42SD69IA112IL98IN99OH143PA108NJ39CT20CA243UT49CO74NE77MO120KY59WV32VA63MD32DE10AZ76NM60KS149AR100TN74NC103SC67DC3OK130LA69MS80AL84GA105HI14TX386FL122PR10
nonemore
The table (57 rows)
StatePublic-use airportsBased aircraftTakeoffs and landings a yearPassengers boarding
Texas386135968,423,50990,796,050
Alaska28348461,881,1685,136,448
California2431783410,760,86491,742,250
Michigan20444502,114,20217,847,238
Kansas14924841,376,2561,046,812
Ohio14343912,859,98410,483,484
Minnesota13642362,045,10416,753,560
Oklahoma13031011,645,5533,934,639
Idaho1252998973,3272,951,909
Montana1242573814,3903,094,485
Florida122119179,622,97786,407,100
Wisconsin12241141,958,3835,266,820
Missouri12029141,580,03214,221,619
Washington11852702,860,56126,014,106
New York11637663,214,78039,646,476
Iowa1122300934,4552,370,862
Pennsylvania10832672,217,52519,582,631
Georgia10552263,132,68747,929,303
North Carolina10339662,824,31636,948,157
Arkansas10024231,636,0382,318,119
Oregon10040941,675,81610,110,647
Indiana9933551,406,3756,132,481
Illinois9839003,329,59942,902,455
North Dakota891627807,8891,223,791
Alabama8426972,655,7282,903,353
Mississippi8016701,505,2731,130,759
Nebraska771802825,9132,822,417
Arizona7652814,380,29527,397,427
Colorado7446482,765,26640,746,790
Tennessee7436922,150,77716,477,952
Louisiana6923271,616,6947,683,255
South Dakota691288507,5501,130,276
South Carolina6721881,158,9977,129,734
Virginia6325781,487,6705,749,491
New Mexico601687790,6282,959,638
Kentucky5918431,283,3277,536,156
Nevada5126201,435,70629,099,659
Maine49958462,8971,603,488
Utah4920591,240,92213,541,063
Wyoming421028311,889791,347
New Jersey3916251,631,42418,539,120
Massachusetts3717241,453,47117,246,963
Maryland321871941,50712,835,664
West Virginia32626409,120367,805
New Hampshire24953349,380693,661
Connecticut20975540,0223,721,236
Vermont16414189,272652,297
Hawaii145891,047,80816,502,227
Delaware10353135,600134,017
Puerto Rico10475446,7086,349,125
Rhode Island7134156,0221,925,644
Northern Mariana Islands43175,605118,802
American Samoa343,40044,243
District of Columbia3427695,61920,796,883
U.S. Virgin Islands211584,6841,086,434
Guam14449,291135,896
QM1000

Based aircraft by state

AK4,846ME958VT414NH953WA5,270ID2,998MT2,573ND1,627MN4,236WI4,114MI4,450NY3,766MA1,724RI134OR4,094NV2,620WY1,028SD1,288IA2,300IL3,900IN3,355OH4,391PA3,267NJ1,625CT975CA17,834UT2,059CO4,648NE1,802MO2,914KY1,843WV626VA2,578MD1,871DE353AZ5,281NM1,687KS2,484AR2,423TN3,692NC3,966SC2,188DC427OK3,101LA2,327MS1,670AL2,697GA5,226HI589TX13,596FL11,917PR475
nonemore
The table (57 rows)
StateBased aircraftPublic-use airports
California17834243
Texas13596386
Florida11917122
Arizona528176
Washington5270118
Georgia5226105
Alaska4846283
Colorado464874
Michigan4450204
Ohio4391143
Minnesota4236136
Wisconsin4114122
Oregon4094100
North Carolina3966103
Illinois390098
New York3766116
Tennessee369274
Indiana335599
Pennsylvania3267108
Oklahoma3101130
Idaho2998125
Missouri2914120
Alabama269784
Nevada262051
Virginia257863
Montana2573124
Kansas2484149
Arkansas2423100
Louisiana232769
Iowa2300112
South Carolina218867
Utah205949
Maryland187132
Kentucky184359
Nebraska180277
Massachusetts172437
New Mexico168760
Mississippi167080
North Dakota162789
New Jersey162539
South Dakota128869
Wyoming102842
Connecticut97520
Maine95849
New Hampshire95324
West Virginia62632
Hawaii58914
Puerto Rico47510
District of Columbia4273
Vermont41416
Delaware35310
Rhode Island1347
U.S. Virgin Islands1152
Guam441
Northern Mariana Islands314
American Samoa43
QM01

By kind

Airports4,867Seaplane bases224Heliports57Gliderports4Ultralight fields3Balloonports1
The table (6 rows)
KindLanding places
Airports4,867
Seaplane bases224
Heliports57
Gliderports4
Ultralight fields3
Balloonports1

The FAA's forecast

The FAA's Terminal Area Forecast (2025 edition) records actual counts to fiscal year 2024 and forecasts the years after (drawn lighter). Passengers boarding grew from 636,997,289 in 2000 to 858,763,177 in 2024, and the FAA expects 1,240,929,686 by 2044.

0310,232,422620,464,843930,697,2641,240,929,6862000200520102015202020252030203520401,240,929,6862044
The table (45 rows)
Fiscal yearPassengers boardingTakeoffs and landings
2000actual636,997,289121,261,761
2001actual626,257,882119,696,823
2002actual572,400,161118,149,612
2003actual586,826,930116,019,324
2004actual627,771,578116,169,560
2005actual665,531,580114,748,288
2006actual664,328,945112,755,274
2007actual684,461,725112,875,914
2008actual673,456,514110,035,901
2009actual626,028,588103,465,502
2010actual631,102,935100,742,879
2011actual648,310,47399,624,366
2012actual653,115,92598,821,926
2013actual653,373,11197,712,108
2014actual668,182,91296,894,351
2015actual696,426,88197,205,965
2016actual726,810,17596,647,969
2017actual745,120,50696,902,283
2018actual781,950,24398,167,593
2019actual813,651,97199,706,126
2020actual461,655,87790,817,361
2021actual511,441,16094,044,890
2022actual743,714,82398,864,537
2023actual813,582,134101,058,621
2024actual858,763,177103,412,779
2025forecast855,045,600104,256,412
2026forecast857,998,563105,629,715
2027forecast884,537,734106,514,727
2028forecast908,541,202107,504,063
2029forecast929,663,124108,488,642
2030forecast948,551,796109,218,384
2031forecast966,345,061109,928,437
2032forecast984,467,269110,644,027
2033forecast1,003,260,204111,374,942
2034forecast1,022,918,129112,124,550
2035forecast1,043,313,674112,890,303
2036forecast1,064,348,883113,670,366
2037forecast1,085,382,613114,454,106
2038forecast1,106,640,595115,245,587
2039forecast1,128,339,349116,048,708
2040forecast1,150,363,083116,861,769
2041forecast1,172,103,638117,673,975
2042forecast1,194,578,379118,503,643
2043forecast1,217,681,739119,348,907
2044forecast1,240,929,686120,201,552

Takeoffs and landings, actual and forecast

030,315,44060,630,88090,946,321121,261,761200020052010201520202025203020352040120,201,5522044

Where the numbers come from

  • FAA airport file (NASR), edition 2026-10-29
  • FAA Terminal Area Forecast, 2025 edition

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