List of the busiest airports in the United States
Busiest US airports by total passenger boardings
The FAA uses passenger boarding for a full calendar year to determine Airport Improvement Program (AIP) entitlements. The term hub is used by the FAA to identify very busy commercial service airports.

List of the busiest airports in the United States

Section Title: Busiest US airports by total passenger boardings
Table Section Text: The FAA uses passenger boarding for a full calendar year to determine Airport Improvement Program (AIP) entitlements. The term hub is used by the FAA to identify very busy commercial service airports.

Rank (2017)	Airports (Medium Hubs)	IATA Code	City Served	State	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014

31	Dallas Love Field	DAL	Dallas	TX	8,134,848	7,876,769	7,554,596	7,040,921	4,522,341

32	Nashville International Airport	BNA	Nashville	TN	8,007,049	7,015,119	6,338,517	5,708,852	5,396,958

33	Austin-Bergstrom International Airport	AUS	Austin	TX	7,921,797	6,973,115	6,095,545	5,797,547	5,219,982

34	St. Louis Lambert International Airport	STL	St. Louis	MO	7,822,274	7,372,805	6,793,076	6,239,231	6,108,758

35	Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport	SJC	San Jose	CA	7,140,616	6,225,148	5,321,603	4,885,690	4,621,003

36	William P. Hobby Airport	HOU	Houston	TX	6,937,061	6,741,870	6,285,181	5,937,944	5,800,726

37	Oakland International Airport	OAK	Oakland	CA	6,798,321	6,530,308	5,934,639	5,506,672	5,069,257

38	Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport	MSY	New Orleans	LA	6,565,482	6,005,527	5,569,705	5,329,696	4,870,569

39	Raleigh-Durham International Airport	RDU	Raleigh/Durham	NC	6,416,822	5,851,004	5,401,714	4,954,717	4,673,869

40	Sacramento International Airport	SMF	Sacramento	CA	6,031,630	5,460,526	4,969,366	4,816,440	4,384,616

41	Kansas City International Airport	MCI	Kansas City	MO	5,935,131	5,744,918	5,391,557	5,135,127	4,982,722

42	John Wayne Airport	SNA	Santa Ana	CA	5,317,149	5,195,047	5,217,242	4,945,175	4,584,147

43	San Antonio International Airport	SAT	San Antonio	TX	5,028,785	4,521,611	4,179,994	4,091,389	4,046,856

44	Cleveland Hopkins International Airport	CLE	Cleveland	OH	4,836,580	4,562,740	4,205,739	4,083,476	3,686,315

45	Southwest Florida International Airport	RSW	Fort Myers	FL	4,719,468	4,461,304	4,277,214	4,159,212	3,942,387

46	Indianapolis International Airport	IND	Indianapolis	IN	4,695,040	4,376,432	4,216,766	3,889,567	3,605,908

47	Pittsburgh International Airport	PIT	Pittsburgh	PA	4,327,431	3,986,114	3,890,677	3,827,860

48	Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport	SJU	San Juan	PR	4,163,587	4,343,354	4,218,785	4,150,828

49	Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport	CVG	Cincinnati/Covington	OH/KY	3,926,158	3,269,979	3,036,697	2,874,684

50	John Glenn Columbus International Airport	CMH	Columbus	OH	3,765,007	3,567,864	3,312,496	3,115,501

51	Kahului Airport	OGG	Kahului	HI	3,442,189	3,352,813	3,220,753	3,019,338

52	Bradley International Airport	BDL	Hartford	CT	3,330,734	3,214,976	2,982,194	2,926,047	2,913,380

53	Palm Beach International Airport	PBI	West Palm Beach	FL	3,263,042	3,166,532	3,100,624	3,113,485	2,926,242

54	Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport	MKE	Milwaukee	WI	3,548,817	3,452,544	3,383,271	3,229,876	3,228,607

55	Jacksonville International Airport	JAX	Jacksonville	FL	3,118,540	2,759,067	2,799,587	2,716,465	2,589,198

56	Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport	ANC	Anchorage	AK	2,556,188	2,563,524	2,525,876	2,381,826

57	Albuquerque International Sunport	ABQ	Albuquerque	NM	2,483,861	2,341,719	2,323,850	2,354,184

58	Hollywood Burbank Airport	BUR	Burbank	CA	2,365,361	2,104,625	1,972,531	1,931,948

59	Buffalo Niagara International Airport	BUF	Buffalo	NY	2,348,463	2,313,724	2,331,545	2,378,469

60	Eppley Airfield	OMA	Omaha	NE	2,303,223	2,127,387	2,046,155	2,020,354

61	Ontario International Airport	ONT	Ontario	CA	2,247,645	2,127,387	2,089,801	2,037,346

Sentence(s)

Indianapolis International Airport is the busiest U.S. airport in terms of passengers.

final_sentence: Indianapolis International Airport is the busiest U.S. airport in terms of passengers.