List of the busiest airports in the United States
Busiest US airports by total passenger boardings

List of the busiest airports in the United States

Section Title: Busiest US airports by total passenger boardings
Table Section Text: None

Rank (2017)	Airports (large hubs)	IATA Code	Major city served	State	2018	2017	2016	2015	2014	2013	2012	2011	2010	2009

1	Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport	ATL	Atlanta	GA	50,251,962	50,501,858	49,340,732	46,604,273	45,308,407	45,798,809	44,414,121	43,130,585	42,280,868

2	Los Angeles International Airport	LAX	Los Angeles	CA	41,232,416	39,636,042	36,351,226	34,314,197	32,425,892	31,326,268	30,528,737	28,857,755	27,439,897

3	O'Hare International Airport	ORD	Chicago	IL	38,593,028	37,589,899	36,305,668	33,686,811	32,317,835	32,171,743	31,892,301	32,171,831	31,135,732

4	Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport	DFW	Dallas/Fort Worth	TX	31,861,933	31,283,579	31,589,832	30,766,940	29,038,128	28,022,877	27,518,358	27,100,656	26,663,984

5	Denver International Airport	DEN	Denver	CO	29,809,091	28,267,394	26,280,043	26,000,591	25,496,885	25,799,832	25,667,499	25,241,962	24,013,669

6	John F. Kennedy International Airport	JFK	New York	NY	29,533,154	29,239,151	27,782,369	26,244,928	25,036,358	24,520,943	23,664,830	22,934,047	22,710,272

7	San Francisco International Airport	SFO	San Francisco	CA	28,736,291	26,900,016	25,707,101	24,190,549	22,756,008	21,704,626	21,284,224	20,038,679	19,359,003	18,467,908

8	McCarran International Airport	LAS	Las Vegas	NV	23,364,185	22,833,267	21,824,231	20,551,016	19,946,179	19,941,173	19,854,759	18,996,738	19,445,952

9	Seattle–Tacoma International Airport	SEA	Seattle/Tacoma	WA	24,894,338	22,639,120	21,887,110	21,231,781	18,781,489	17,450,425	16,625,787	16,425,732	15,406,243	15,273,092

10	Charlotte Douglas International Airport	CLT	Charlotte	NC	22,011,225	21,511,880	21,913,166	21,542,277	21,346,601	20,032,426	19,022,535	18,629,181	18,165,476

11	Newark Liberty International Airport	EWR	New York/Newark/New Jersey	NJ	21,571,194	19,923,009	18,684,818	17,680,826	17,546,506	17,035,098	16,814,092	16,571,754	16,659,441

12	Orlando International Airport	MCO	Orlando	FL	21,565,444	20,283,541	18,759,938	17,278,608	16,884,524	17,159,425	17,250,415	17,017,491	16,371,016

13	Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport	PHX	Phoenix	AZ	21,185,440	20,896,265	21,351,445	20,344,867	19,525,109	19,556,189	19,750,306	18,907,171	18,559,647

14	Miami International Airport	MIA	Miami	FL	20,709,205	20,875,813	20,986,341	19,468,523	19,420,089	18,987,488	18,342,158	17,017,654	16,187,768

15	George Bush Intercontinental Airport	IAH	Houston	TX	19,603,729	20,062,072	20,595,874	19,772,054	18,952,840	19,038,958	19,306,660	19,528,631	19,290,239

16	Logan International Airport	BOS	Boston	MA	20,431,531	19,145,096	17,749,202	16,290,362	15,425,869	14,810,153	14,293,675	14,171,476	13,561,814	12,566,797

17	Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport	MSP	Minneapolis/St. Paul	MN	19,002,544	18,123,844	17,634,252	16,972,678	16,280,835	15,943,751	15,895,653	15,512,487	15,551,206

18	Detroit Metropolitan Airport	DTW	Detroit	MI	17,325,600	16,826,287	16,255,520	15,775,941	15,683,523	15,599,877	15,716,865	15,643,890	15,211,402

19	Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport	FLL	Fort Lauderdale	FL	16,216,686	14,263,270	13,061,607	11,987,607	11,538,140	11,445,101	11,332,466	10,829,810	10,258,118

20	Philadelphia International Airport	PHL	Philadelphia	PA	14,760,585	14,564,419	15,101,318	14,747,112	14,727,945	14,587,631	14,883,180	14,951,254	15,002,961

21	LaGuardia Airport	LGA	New York	NY	14,737,834	14,706,123	14,762,593	13,415,797	13,372,269	12,818,717	11,989,227	12,001,501	11,084,300

22	Baltimore–Washington International Airport	BWI	Baltimore/Washington, D.C.	MD	13,214,185	12,340,972	11,738,828	11,022,200	11,132,731	11,183,965	11,067,317	10,848,633	10,338,950

23	Salt Lake City International Airport	SLC	Salt Lake City	UT	12,098,835	11,143,738	10,634,519	10,139,065	9,668,048	9,579,836	9,701,756	9,910,493	9,903,821

24	Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport	DCA	Washington, D.C.	VA	11,966,354	11,470,854	11,242,375	10,057,794	9,838,034	9,462,206	9,053,004	8,736,804	8,490,288

25	Washington Dulles International Airport	IAD	Washington, D.C.	VA	11,407,107	10,596,942	10,363,918	10,415,948	10,570,993	10,785,683	11,043,829	11,276,481	11,132,098

26	San Diego International Airport	SAN	San Diego	CA	11,107,078	10,340,164	9,985,739	9,333,152	8,878,772	8,686,592	8,465,683	8,430,509	8,453,854

27	Midway International Airport	MDW	Chicago	IL	10,911,970	11,044,353	11,044,387	10,318,311	9,915,646	9,431,796	9,134,576	8,518,957	8,253,620

28	Tampa International Airport	TPA	Tampa	FL	9,830,583	9,194,994	9,150,414	8,531,561	8,267,752	8,216,153	8,174,194	8,137,222	8,263,294

29	Daniel K. Inouye International Airport	HNL	Honolulu	HI	9,743,989	9,656,340	9,656,340	9,463,000	9,466,995	9,210,270	8,643,494	8,740,077	8,739,389

30	Portland International Airport	PDX	Portland	OR	9,940,866	9,538,472	9,071,154	8,340,234	7,878,760	7,452,603	7,142,620	6,808,486	6,582,227	6,430,119

Sentence(s)

EWR was the busiest airport in the United States.

final_sentence: EWR was the busiest airport in the United States.