Table 1-36. Passengers Boarded at the Top 50 U.S. Airportsa
Table 1-36. Passengers Boarded at the Top 50 U.S. Airportsa
| Rank | 1999 total enplaned passengers | Rank | 1989 total enplaned passengers | % change 1989-99 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atlanta, GA (William B. Hartsfield Intl.) | 1 | 37,223,698 | 3 | 20,397,697 | 82 |
| Chicago, IL (O'Hare Intl.) | 2 | 31,482,975 | 1 | 25,664,266 | 23 |
| Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX (Dallas/Ft. Worth Intl.) | 3 | 27,580,967 | 2 | 22,623,065 | 22 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Intl.) | 4 | 24,006,821 | 4 | 18,583,292 | 29 |
| Denver, CO (Denver Intl.) | 5 | 17,434,800 | 6 | 12,320,245 | 42 |
| Detroit, MI (Wayne County) | 6 | 16,562,956 | 11 | 9,739,265 | 70 |
| San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Intl.) | 7 | 16,431,082 | 5 | 13,326,085 | 23 |
| Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl.) | 8 | 16,082,622 | 8 | 10,166,095 | 58 |
| Las Vegas, NV (McCarran Intl.) | 9 | 15,310,851 | 21 | 7,026,900 | 118 |
| Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis/St. Paul Intl.) | 10 | 15,284,009 | 16 | 8,460,115 | 81 |
| St. Louis, MO (Lambert-St.Louis Muni.) | 11 | 14,923,259 | 13 | 9,396,335 | 59 |
| Newark, NJ | 12 | 14,903,626 | 10 | 9,822,419 | 52 |
| Houston, TX (Houston Intl.) | 13 | 14,734,821 | 20 | 7,030,001 | 110 |
| Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma Intl.) | 14 | 13,062,255 | 19 | 7,059,777 | 85 |
| Miami, FL (Miami Intl.) | 15 | 12,721,257 | 15 | 8,591,936 | 48 |
| Orlando, FL (Orlando Intl.) | 16 | 12,528,500 | 18 | 7,373,449 | 70 |
| Boston, MA (Logan Intl.) | 17 | 11,066,146 | 12 | 9,661,258 | 15 |
| New York, NY (La Guardia) | 18 | 10,785,027 | 7 | 12,320,246 | -12 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 19 | 10,340,097 | 24 | 6,247,489 | 66 |
| New York, NY (John F. Kennedy) | 20 | 10,136,654 | 9 | 10,081,490 | 1 |
| Charlotte, NC (Douglas Muni.) | 21 | 9,442,197 | 22 | 6,903,482 | 37 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 22 | 8,709,083 | 26 | 5,244,238 | 66 |
| Honolulu, HI | 23 | 8,517,448 | 14 | 8,943,521 | -5 |
| Pittsburgh, PA | 24 | 8,013,501 | 17 | 7,940,962 | 1 |
| Baltimore, MD | 25 | 8,002,276 | 28 | 4,446,139 | 80 |
| Cincinatti, OH | 26 | 7,610,478 | 34 | 3,770,623 | 102 |
| San Diego, CA (Intl.-Lindbergh) | 27 | 7,248,022 | 25 | 5,317,177 | 36 |
| Tampa, FL | 28 | 6,912,208 | 29 | 4,409,261 | 57 |
| Washington, DC (Dulles Intl.) | 29 | 6,830,051 | 27 | 4,543,530 | 50 |
| Washington, DC (Reagan National) | 30 | 6,656,776 | 23 | 6,895,563 | -3 |
| Portland, OR | 31 | 6,510,327 | 42 | 3,054,925 | 113 |
| Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL | 32 | 6,223,163 | 37 | 3,645,786 | 71 |
| Chicago, IL (Midway) | 33 | 6,137,649 | 38 | 3,409,726 | 80 |
| Cleveland, OH (Hopkins Intl.) | 34 | 5,921,171 | 36 | 3,722,208 | 59 |
| Kansas City, MO | 35 | 5,599,379 | 30 | 4,356,991 | 29 |
| San Jose, CA (San Jose Muni.) | 36 | 5,486,390 | 41 | 3,093,643 | 77 |
| Oakland, CA (Oakland Metropolitan Intl.) | 37 | 4,737,711 | 53 | 2,030,847 | 133 |
| New Orleans, LA | 38 | 4,568,632 | 40 | 3,170,967 | 44 |
| San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin Intl.) | 39 | 4,531,692 | 39 | 3,268,644 | 39 |
| Memphis, TN | 40 | 4,523,926 | 32 | 3,989,814 | 13 |
| Houston, TX (William P. Hobby) | 41 | 4,214,715 | 33 | 3,927,329 | 7 |
| Nashville, TN | 42 | 4,062,313 | 35 | 3,746,367 | 8 |
| Raleigh, NC (Raleigh-Durham) | 43 | 4,024,969 | 31 | 4,116,520 | -2 |
| Sacramento, CA | 44 | 3,658,043 | 56 | 1,800,078 | 103 |
| Los Angeles, CA (Orange County) | 45 | 3,642,214 | 50 | 2,173,502 | 68 |
| Indianapolis, IN | 46 | 3,538,242 | 44 | 2,522,944 | 40 |
| Dallas, TX (Love Field) | 47 | 3,414,304 | 43 | 2,773,836 | 23 |
| San Antonio, TX | 48 | 3,340,285 | 46 | 2,493,393 | 34 |
| Austin, TX (Robert Muller Muni) | 49 | 3,291,848 | 54 | 2,022,269 | 63 |
| Columbus, OH (Port Columbus Intl.) | 50 | 3,120,183 | 58 | 1,662,389 | 88 |
| Total top 50 | 511,091,619 | 351,910,836 | |||
| All airports | 610,628,716 | 455,263,066 |
a Rank order by total enplaned passengers on large certificated U.S. air carriers, scheduled and nonscheduled operations, at all airports served within the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and other U.S. areas designated by the Federal Aviation Administration in 1998. Prior to 1993, all scheduled and some nonscheduled enplanements for certificated air carriers were included; no enplanements were included for air carriers offering charter service only.
Large certificated air carriers hold Certificates of Public Convenience and Necessity issued by the U.S. Department of Transportation authorizing the performance of air transportation. Large certificated air carriers operate aircraft with seating capacity of more than 60 seats or a maximum payload capacity of more than 18,000 pounds. Data for commuter, intrastate, and foreign-flag air carriers are not included.
NOTES: In 1989, Ontario, CA ranked 45th (2,608,588); West Palm Beach, FL ranked 47th (2,403,585); Albuquerque, NM ranked 48th (2,336,577); and Hartford, CT ranked 49th (2,269,982).
SOURCES:
All airports, total enplaned passengers:
1989: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration and Research and Special Programs Administration, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Route Air Carriers, 12 Months Ending December 31, 1989 (Washington, DC: 1989), table 1.
1999: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers: Summary Tables,Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1999 (Washington, DC: 2000), table 1.
Airport ranking:
1989: U.S. Department of Transportation, Federal Aviation Administration, FAA Statistical Handbook, Calendar Year 1989 (Washington, DC: 1989), table 4.11.
1999: U.S. Department of Transportation, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Office of Airline Information, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers: Summary Tables,Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1999 (Washington, DC: 2000), tables 3 and 4.