List of the busiest airports in North America

This is a list of the 50 busiest airports in North America. List is ranked by total passengers per year. Data is sourced from annual reports provided by Airports Council International. Tables also show the percentage change in total passengers for each airport as well as change in ranking in comparison to the previous year. Historic rankings dating back to 2013 are also presented.

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Annual passenger traffic for the ten busiest airports in North America. See Wikidata query.

Rank	Rank 2024 1. sky habor international airport US first busiest airport 2.hobby airport change 21–22	Airport	City served	Country	Passengers	Annual change
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta	United States	93,699,630	23.8%
2		Dallas Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	73,362,946	17.4%
3		Denver International Airport	Denver	United States	69,286,461	17.8%
4		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago	United States	68,340,619	26.5%
5		Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles	United States	65,924,298	37.3%
6	8	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City	United States	55,175,249	79.2%
7	1	Harry Reid International Airport	Las Vegas	United States	52,667,741	32.6%
8	2	Miami International Airport	Miami	United States	50,684,396	35.9%
9	2	Orlando International Airport	Orlando	United States	50,178,499	24.4%
10	4	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte	United States	47,758,605	10.3%
11	1	Mexico City International Airport	Mexico City	Mexico[1]	46,200,529	28.23%
12	1	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	Seattle-Tacoma	United States	45,964,321	27.1%
13	4	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix	United States	44,397,854	14.3%
14	1	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark	United States	43,402,059	49.4%
15	3	San Francisco International Airport	San Francisco	United States	42,281,641	73.7%
16	3	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston	United States	40,977,839	21.7%
17	3	Logan International Airport	Boston	United States	36,090,176	59.1%
18	16	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Toronto	Canada	35,600,000	180.8%
19	3	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale	United States	31,686,404	12.9%
20	3	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis-Saint Paul	United States	31,241,822	24.0%
21	1	Cancún International Airport	Cancún	Mexico[1]	30,342,961	35.95%
22	6	LaGuardia Airport	New York City	United States	29,040,963	87%
23	4	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Detroit	United States	28,160,572	19.3%
24	3	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City	United States	25,752,783	15.1%
25	2	Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia	United States	25,242,133	28.5%
26	5	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Washington	United States	23,961,442	70.6%
27	3	Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Baltimore-Washington	United States	22,804,744	20.9%
28	1	San Diego International Airport	San Diego	United States	22,009,921	41.1%
29	4	Tampa International Airport	Tampa	United States	21,527,863	18.8%
30		Dulles International Airport	Washington	United States	21,376,896	42.4%
31	1	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin	United States	21,089,289	55.4%
32	3	Nashville International Airport	Nashville	United States	20,045,685	29.2%
33	7	Midway International Airport	Chicago	United States	19,916,643	25.3%
34		Vancouver International Airport	Vancouver	Canada	19,013,416	168.3%
35	1	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	Honolulu	United States	18,346,044	52.1%
36		Montréal-Trudeau International Airport	Montréal	Canada	15,973,242	207.1%
37	4	Dallas Love Field	Dallas	United States	15,685,850	17.8%
38	3	Guadalajara International Airport	Guadalajara	Mexico[1]	15,574,002	27.56%
39	2	Portland International Airport	Portland	United States	14,818,654	25.5%
40		Calgary International Airport	Calgary	Canada	14,452,059	128.4%
41	2	St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St. Louis	United States	13,665,517	32.0%
42	4	William P. Hobby Airport	Houston	United States	13,113,866	15.9%
43	2	Sacramento International Airport	Sacramento	United States	12,313,370	26.9%
44	2	Tijuana International Airport	Tijuana	Mexico[1]	12,308,370	27.34%
45	1	Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport	New Orleans	United States	11,895,985	47.5%
46	3	Raleigh–Durham International Airport	Raleigh, Durham	United States	11,842,330	34.6%
47		John Wayne Airport	Santa Ana/Orange County, California	United States	11,360,839	47.5%
48	2	San Jose International Airport	San Jose	United States	11,333,723	54.0%
49	4	Oakland International Airport	Oakland	United States	11,146,229	36.9%
50	6	Monterrey International Airport	Monterrey	Mexico[1]	10,943,186	32.33%

Rank	Rank change 20–21	Airport	City served	Country	Passengers	Annual change
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta	United States	75,704,760	76.4%
2		Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	62,465,756	58.7%
3		Denver International Airport	Denver	United States	58,828,552	74.4%
4		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago	United States	54,020,399	75.0%
5		Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles	United States	48,007,284	66.8%
6		Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte	United States	43,302,230	59.2%
7	3	Orlando International Airport	Orlando	United States	40,351,068	86.7%
8	1	Harry Reid International Airport	Las Vegas	United States	39,710,493	78.9%
9		Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix	United States	38,846,713	76.7%
10	2	Miami International Airport	Miami	United States	37,302,456	99.9%
11		Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	Seattle-Tacoma	United States	36,154,015	80.2%
12	4	Mexico City International Airport	Mexico City	Mexico[2]	36,028,389	63.93%
13		George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston	United States	33,677,118	84.9%
14		John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City	United States	30,788,322	85.1%
15	2	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark	United States	29,049,552	82.8%
16	1	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale	United States	28,076,808	70.3%
17	1	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis-Saint Paul	United States	25,202,120	69.7%
18	2	San Francisco International Airport	San Francisco	United States	24,343,627	48.3%
19		Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Detroit	United States	23,610,765	67.4%
20	1	Logan International Airport	Boston	United States	22,678,499	79.7%
21	1	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City	United States	22,383,878	78.2%
22	1	Cancún International Airport	Cancún	Mexico[2]	22,318,467	82.06%
23	1	Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia	United States	19,638,387	65.5%
24	1	Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Baltimore-Washington	United States	18,868,429	68.4%
25	1	Tampa International Airport	Tampa	United States	18,115,213	76.9%
26	2	Midway International Airport	Chicago	United States	15,893,595	79.5%
27		San Diego International Airport	San Diego	United States	15,602,505	73.5%
28	2	LaGuardia Airport	New York City	United States	15,526,712	88.3%
29		Nashville International Airport	Nashville	United States	15,516,601	87.3%
30	1	Dulles International Airport	Washington	United States	15,006,955	80.1%
31	3	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Washington	United States	14,044,724	85.4%
32	7	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin	United States	13,570,711	109.7%
33		Dallas Love Field	Dallas	United States	13,315,498	73.3%
34	14	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Toronto	Canada	12,700,000	4.5%
35	3	Guadalajara International Airport	Guadalajara	Mexico[2]	12,208,828	50.84%
36	1	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	Honolulu	United States	12,064,992	81.2%
37	1	Portland International Airport	Portland	United States	11,806,921	66.7%
38		William P. Hobby Airport	Houston	United States	11,307,392	74.6%
39	2	St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St. Louis	United States	10,351,533	64.2%
40	2	Southwest Florida International Airport	Fort Myers	United States	10,322,434	72.7%
41	3	Sacramento International Airport	Sacramento	United States	9,702,030	73.8%
42	2	Tijuana International Airport	Tijuana	Mexico[2]	9,665,844	53.16%
43	5	Raleigh–Durham International Airport	Raleigh, Durham	United States	8,795,128	80.1%
44	3	Monterrey International Airport	Monterrey	Mexico[2]	8,269,834	65.59%
45	5	Oakland International Airport	Oakland	United States	8,142,320	76.2
46		Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport	New Orleans	United States	8,066,869	52.5%
47		John Wayne Airport	Santa Ana/Orange County, California	United States	7,700,489	30.8%
48		Kansas City International Airport	Kansas City	United States	7,666,162	76.7%
49		San Antonio International Airport	San Antonio	United States	7,464,662	85.3%
50	1	San Jose International Airport	San Jose	United States	7,357,441	56.2%

Rank	Rank change 19–20	Airport	City served	Country	Passengers	Annual change
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta	United States	42,918,685	61.17%
2	2	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	39,364,990	47.56%
3	2	Denver International Airport	Denver	United States	33,741,129	51.11%
4		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago	United States	30,860,251	63.54%
5	2	Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles	United States	28,779,527	67.32%
6	7	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte	United States	27,205,082	45.57%
7	2	Harry Reid International Airport	Las Vegas	United States	22,255,395	56.95%
8	4	Mexico City International Airport	Mexico City	Mexico[2]	21,981,711	56.31%
9	6	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix	United States	21,928,708	52.63%
10		Orlando International Airport	Orlando	United States	21,617,803	57.29%
11	3	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	Seattle-Tacoma	United States	20,061,507	61.29%
12	4	Miami International Airport	Miami	United States	18,663,858	59.36%
13	4	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston	United States	18,213,913	59.77%
14	8	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City	United States	16,630,642	73.41%
15	6	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale	United States	16,484,132	55.14%
16	9	San Francisco International Airport	San Francisco	United States	16,427,801	71.39%
17	3	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark	United States	15,892,892	65.70%
18	1	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis-Saint Paul	United States	14,851,289	62.45%
19	1	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Detroit	United States	14,105,007	61.64%
20	9	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Toronto	Canada	13,399,694	73.47%
21	3	Logan International Airport	Boston	United States	12,635,325	70.33%
22	3	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City	United States	12,559,026	53.15%
23	4	Cancún International Airport	Cancún	Mexico[2]	12,259,148	51.89%
24	2	Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia	United States	11,865,006	64.07%
25	1	Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Baltimore-Washington	United States	11,204,511	58.49%
26	5	Tampa International Airport	Tampa	United States	10,238,151	54.43%
27	1	San Diego International Airport	San Diego	United States	9,238,882	63.36%
28	5	Midway International Airport	Chicago	United States	8,853,948	57.52%
29	7	Nashville International Airport	Nashville	United States	8,309,337	54.86%
30	7	LaGuardia Airport	New York City	United States	8,245,192	73.48%
31	2	Dulles International Airport	Washington	United States	8,209,615	66.74%
32	10	Guadalajara International Airport	Guadalajara	Mexico[2]	8,125,600	45.27%
33	6	Dallas Love Field	Dallas	United States	7,684,653	54.20%
34	4	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Washington	United States	7,557,405	68.40%
35	9	Vancouver International Airport	Vancouver	Canada	7,301,875	72.34%
36	1	Portland International Airport	Portland	United States	7,084,543	64.38%
37	5	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	Honolulu	United States	6,595,351	69.66%
38	5	William P. Hobby Airport	Houston	United States	6,476,309	55.20%
39	1	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin	United States	6,472,579	62.68%
40		Tijuana International Airport	Tijuana	Mexico[2]	6,316,000	29.24%
41	1	St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St. Louis	United States	6,302,402	60.31%
42		Southwest Florida International Airport	Fort Myers	United States	5,978,414	41.53%
43	6	Calgary International Airport	Calgary	Canada	5,675,483	68.40%
44	3	Sacramento International Airport	Sacramento	United States	5,583,052	57.62%
45	11	Montréal-Trudeau International Airport	Montréal	Canada	5,435,477	73.23%
46	1	Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport	New Orleans	United States	5,289,538	61.23%
47	2	Monterrey International Airport	Monterrey	Mexico[2]	4,994,170	55.32%
48	4	Raleigh–Durham International Airport	Raleigh, Durham	United States	4,883,913	65.65%
49	8	San Jose International Airport	San Jose	United States	4,711,577	69.89%
50	4	Oakland International Airport	Oakland	United States	4,645,014	65.28%

2019 North American Top airports^[3]

Rank	Rank change 18–19	Airport	City served	Country	Passengers	Annual change
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta	United States	110,531,300	2.92%
2		Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles	United States	88,068,013	0.61%
3		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago	United States	84,649,115	1.69%
4		Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	75,066,956	8.62%
5		Denver International Airport	Denver	United States	69,015,703	7.01%
6		John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City	United States	62,551,072	1.48%
7		San Francisco International Airport	San Francisco	United States	57,418,574	0.67%
8	1	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	Seattle-Tacoma	United States	51,829,239	3.97%
9	1	McCarran International Airport	Las Vegas	United States	51,691,066	3.67%
10	2	Orlando International Airport	Orlando	United States	50,613,072	6.11%
11	1	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Toronto	Canada	50,496,804	2.02%
12	1	Mexico City International Airport	Mexico City	Mexico[4]	50,308,049	5.47%
13		Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte	United States	50,168,783	8.01%
14		Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark	United States	46,336,452	1.06%
15	1	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix	United States	46,287,790	2.99%
16	1	Miami International Airport	Miami	United States	45,924,466	1.95%
17		George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston	United States	45,276,595	3.35%
18		Logan International Airport	Boston	United States	42,587,664	3.84%
19		Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis-Saint Paul	United States	39,555,035	3.80%
20	1	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Detroit	United States	36,769,279	4.35%
21	1	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale	United States	36,747,622	2.18%
22		Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia	United States	33,018,886	4.19%
23		LaGuardia Airport	New York City	United States	31,084,894	3.29%
24		Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Baltimore-Washington	United States	26,992,859	0.61%
25	1	Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City	United States	26,808,014	4.91%
26	1	Vancouver International Airport	Vancouver	Canada	26,401,443	1.46%
27		Cancún International Airport	Cancún	Mexico[4]	25,481,989	1.11%
28		San Diego International Airport	San Diego	United States	25,216,947	4.04%
29		Dulles International Airport	Washington	United States	24,686,236	3.27%
30		Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Washington	United States	23,913,359	2.06%
31	1	Tampa International Airport	Tampa	United States	22,497,953	5.68%
32	1	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	Honolulu	United States	21,735,558	3.55%
33	2	Midway International Airport	Chicago	United States	20,844,860	5.37%
34	1	Montréal-Trudeau International Airport	Montréal	Canada	20,305,106	4.51%
35	1	Portland International Airport	Portland	United States	19,891,365	0.04%
36	2	Nashville International Airport	Nashville	United States	18,273,434	14.24%
37	1	Calgary International Airport	Calgary	Canada	17,957,780	3.54%
38	1	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin	United States	17,343,729	9.63%
39	2	Dallas Love Field	Dallas	United States	16,780,158	3.40%
40		St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St. Louis	United States	15,878,527	1.57%
41	2	San Jose International Airport	San Jose	United States	15,650,444	9.30%
42		Guadalajara International Airport	Guadalajara	Mexico[4]	14,846,329	12.21%
43	2	William P. Hobby Airport	Houston	United States	14,455,307	0.15%
44	2	Raleigh–Durham International Airport	Raleigh, Durham	United States	14,218,621	11.07%
45		Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport	New Orleans	United States	13,644,666	3.98%
46	2	Oakland International Airport	Oakland	United States	13,378,411	1.69%
47		Sacramento International Airport	Sacramento	United States	13,172,840	9.31%
48		Kansas City International Airport	Kansas City	United States	11,795,635	0.47%
49		Monterrey International Airport	Monterrey	Mexico[4]	11,176,555	4.13%
50		John Wayne Airport	Orange County	United States	10,656,986	0.07%

2018 North American Top airports^[5]

Rank	Rank change 17–18	Airport	City served	Country	Passengers	Annual change
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta	United States	107,394,029	3.33%
2		Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles	United States	87,534,384	3.52%
3		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago	United States	83,245,472	4.28%
4		Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	69,112,607	3.01%
5		Denver International Airport	Denver	United States	64,494,613	5.08%
6		John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City	United States	61,623,756	3.61%
7		San Francisco International Airport	San Francisco	United States	57,738,840	3.43%
8		McCarran International Airport	Las Vegas	United States	49,863,090	2.67%
9	1	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	Seattle-Tacoma	United States	49,849,520	6.21%
10	1	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Toronto	Canada	49,507,418	5.04%
11	1	Mexico City International Airport	Mexico City	Mexico[6]	47,700,547	6.64%
12	1	Orlando International Airport	Orlando	United States	47,696,627	6.92%
13	2	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte	United States	46,447,638	1.17%
14	2	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark	United States	45,851,434	6.08%
15	1	Miami International Airport	Miami	United States	45,044,312	2.21%
16	1	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix	United States	44,943,686	2.33%
17		George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston	United States	43,807,539	7.65%
18		Logan International Airport	Boston	United States	41,014,471	6.66%
19		Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis-Saint Paul	United States	38,107,381	0.19%
20	1	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale	United States	35,963,370	10.62%
21	1	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Detroit	United States	35,236,676	1.54%
22		Philadelphia International Airport	Philadelphia	United States	31,691,956	7.12%
23		LaGuardia Airport	New York City	United States	30,094,074	1.80%
24		Baltimore/Washington International Airport	Baltimore-Washington	United States	27,130,655	2.89%
25		Vancouver International Airport	Vancouver	Canada	26,015,573	6.93%
26		Salt Lake City International Airport	Salt Lake City	United States	25,554,244	5.60%
27		Cancún International Airport	Cancún	Mexico[6]	25,202,016	6.78%
28	3	San Diego International Airport	San Diego	United States	24,238,300	9.31%
29		Dulles International Airport	Washington	United States	23,905,282	5.23%
30	2	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	Washington	United States	23,430,564	1.82%
31	1	Midway International Airport	Chicago	United States	22,027,737	1.93%
32	1	Tampa International Airport	Tampa	United States	21,289,390	8.48%
33	1	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	Honolulu	United States	20,866,873	2.39%
34		Portland International Airport	Portland	United States	19,882,788	4.20%
35		Montréal-Trudeau International Airport	Montréal	Canada	19,425,488	6.97%
36		Calgary International Airport	Calgary	Canada	17,343,402	6.56%
37		Dallas Love Field	Dallas	United States	16,229,151	3.22%
38	1	Nashville International Airport	Nashville	United States	15,996,029	13.18%
39	1	Austin–Bergstrom International Airport	Austin	United States	15,819,912	13.90%
40	2	St. Louis Lambert International Airport	St. Louis	United States	15,632,586	6.12%
41		William P. Hobby Airport	Houston	United States	14,476,469	7.75%
42	1	Guadalajara International Airport	Guadalajara	Mexico[6]	14,340,152	12.21%
43	1	San Jose International Airport	San Jose	United States	14,319,292	14.74%
44	2	Oakland International Airport	Oakland	United States	13,594,251	3.99%
45		Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport	New Orleans	United States	13,122,762	7.20%
46		Raleigh–Durham International Airport	Raleigh, Durham	United States	12,801,697	9.68%
47	1	Sacramento International Airport	Sacramento	United States	12,050,763	10.44%
48	1	Kansas City International Airport	Kansas City	United States	11,850,839	3.02%
49	1	Monterrey International Airport	Monterrey	Mexico[6]	10,733,186	10.84%
50	1	John Wayne Airport	Orange County	United States	10,664,038	2.31%

2017 North American Top airports^[7]

Rank	Rank change 16–17	Airport	City served	Country	Passengers	Annual change
1		Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	Atlanta	United States	103,902,992	0.26%
2		Los Angeles International Airport	Los Angeles	United States	84,557,968	4.49%
3		O'Hare International Airport	Chicago	United States	79,828,183	2.40%
4		Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	Dallas–Fort Worth	United States	67,092,194	2.28%
5	1	Denver International Airport	Denver	United States	61,379,396	5.34%
6	1	John F. Kennedy International Airport	New York City	United States	59,392,500	0.49%
7		San Francisco International Airport	San Francisco	United States	55,822,129	5.12%
8		McCarran International Airport	Las Vegas	United States	48,565,117	2.25%
9	3	Toronto Pearson International Airport	Toronto	Canada	47,130,358	6.31%
10	1	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	Seattle-Tacoma	United States	46,934,194	2.62%
11		Charlotte Douglas International Airport	Charlotte	United States	45,909,899	3.35%
12	3	Mexico City International Airport	Mexico City	Mexico[6]	44,732,418	7.25%
13	1	Orlando International Airport	Orlando	United States	44,611,265	6.41%
14	4	Miami International Airport	Miami	United States	44,071,313	1.15%
15	2	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	Phoenix	United States	43,921,670	1.24%
16	1	Newark Liberty International Airport	Newark	United States	43,234,161	6.58%
17	1	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	Houston	United States	40,696,189	2.23%
18	1	Logan International Airport	Boston	United States	38,454,539	5.77%
19	1	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	Minneapolis-Saint Paul	United States	38,034,341	1.41%
20		Detroit Metropolitan Airport	Detroit	United States	34,701,497	0.87%
21	2	Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport	Fort Lauderdale	United States	32,511,053