Table 1-39: Passengers Boarded at the Top 50 U.S. Airportsa
Table 1-39: Passengers Boarded at the Top 50 U.S. Airportsa
| 1991 | 2001 | Percent change 1991-2001 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Total enplaned passengers | Rank | Total enplaned passengers | ||
| Atlanta, GA (Hartsfield Intl.) | 4 | 17,691,130 | 1 | 36,378,501 | 105.6% |
| Chicago, IL (O'Hare Intl.) | 1 | 25,872,241 | 2 | 28,625,264 | 10.6% |
| Dallas / Ft. Worth, TX (Dallas / Ft. Worth Intl.) | 2 | 22,656,394 | 3 | 25,197,150 | 11.2% |
| Los Angeles, CA (Los Angeles Intl.) | 3 | 18,303,046 | 4 | 22,862,216 | 24.9% |
| Phoenix, AZ (Phoenix Sky Harbor Intl.) | 7 | 10,972,232 | 5 | 16,539,155 | 50.7% |
| Denver, CO (Denver Intl.) | 6 | 12,313,733 | 6 | 16,384,990 | 33.1% |
| Las Vegas, NV (McCarran Intl.) | 17 | 8,222,488 | 7 | 16,099,776 | 95.8% |
| Minneapolis, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Intl.) | 13 | 8,862,828 | 8 | 15,648,293 | 76.6% |
| Houston, TX (George Bush Intercontinental) | 18 | 7,813,856 | 9 | 15,637,528 | 100.1% |
| Detroit, MI (Wayne County) | 9 | 9,618,283 | 10 | 15,463,770 | 60.8% |
| San Francisco, CA (San Francisco Intl.) | 5 | 14,026,226 | 11 | 13,846,425 | -1.3% |
| Newark, NJ (Newark) | 8 | 9,737,488 | 12 | 13,813,852 | 41.9% |
| St. Louis, MO (Lambert-St. Louis Muni.) | 10 | 9,351,642 | 13 | 12,864,305 | 37.6% |
| Seattle, WA (Seattle-Tacoma Intl.) | 20 | 7,696,481 | 14 | 12,694,210 | 64.9% |
| Orlando, FL (Orlando Intl.) | 22 | 7,605,356 | 15 | 12,597,086 | 65.6% |
| Miami, FL (Miami Intl.) | 11 | 9,309,591 | 16 | 11,492,541 | 23.4% |
| Philadelphia, PA (Philadelphia Intl.) | 24 | 6,381,130 | 17 | 10,383,439 | 62.7% |
| New York, NY (La Guardia) | 12 | 9,194,825 | 18 | 10,296,767 | 12.0% |
| Charlotte, NC (Douglas Muni.) | 21 | 7,668,793 | 19 | 10,225,979 | 33.3% |
| Boston, MA (Logan Intl.) | 14 | 8,862,052 | 20 | 9,989,937 | 12.7% |
| New York, NY (John F. Kennedy Intl.) | 16 | 8,245,014 | 21 | 9,645,995 | 17.0% |
| Baltimore, MD (Baltimore-Washington Intl.) | 31 | 4,249,906 | 22 | 9,450,116 | 122.4% |
| Pittsburgh, PA (Greater Pittsburgh) | 19 | 7,707,902 | 23 | 8,710,821 | 13.0% |
| Cincinnati, OH (Greater Cincinnati) | 29 | 4,314,474 | 24 | 8,349,380 | 93.5% |
| Salt Lake City, UT (Salt Lake City Intl.) | 25 | 5,470,129 | 25 | 7,835,901 | 43.2% |
| Honolulu, HI (Honolulu Intl.) | 15 | 8,772,316 | 26 | 7,789,539 | -11.2% |
| Tampa, FL (Tampa Intl.) | 28 | 4,338,195 | 27 | 7,452,492 | 71.8% |
| Miami / Ft. Lauderdale, FL (Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood Intl.) | 37 | 3,451,761 | 28 | 7,371,233 | 113.5% |
| San Diego, CA (San Diego Intl.-Lindbergh) | 26 | 5,386,803 | 29 | 7,245,787 | 34.5% |
| Chicago, IL (Midway) | 43 | 2,936,521 | 30 | 7,062,993 | 140.5% |
| Portland, OR (Portland Intl.) | 39 | 3,164,431 | 31 | 5,973,721 | 88.8% |
| San Jose, CA (Norman Y. Mineta San Jose International ) | 41 | 3,150,397 | 32 | 5,865,502 | 86.2% |
| Washington, DC (Ronald Reagan National) | 23 | 6,631,273 | 33 | 5,779,214 | -12.8% |
| Washington, DC (Dulles Intl.) | 27 | 4,709,400 | 34 | 5,745,399 | 22.0% |
| Cleveland, OH (Hopkins Intl.) | 35 | 3,545,000 | 35 | 5,528,666 | 56.0% |
| Kansas City, MO (Kansas City Intl.) | 38 | 3,288,900 | 36 | 5,494,516 | 67.1% |
| Oakland, CA (Oakland Metropolitan Intl.) | 42 | 2,956,220 | 37 | 5,485,948 | 85.6% |
| Memphis, TN (Memphis Intl.) | 36 | 3,494,675 | 38 | 4,778,872 | 36.7% |
| New Orleans, LA (New Orleans Intl.) | 40 | 3,151,718 | 39 | 4,678,835 | 48.5% |
| San Juan, PR (Luis Munoz Marin Intl.) | 34 | 3,739,126 | 40 | 4,537,641 | 21.4% |
| Raleigh-Durham, NC (Raleigh-Durham) | 30 | 4,309,550 | 41 | 4,483,332 | 4.0% |
| Houston, TX (William P. Hobby) | 33 | 3,765,759 | 42 | 4,120,895 | 9.4% |
| Nashville, TN (Metropolitan) | 32 | 3,901,875 | 43 | 4,079,836 | 4.6% |
| Sacramento, CA (Sacramento International) | 52 | 2,105,016 | 44 | 3,873,560 | 84.0% |
| Los Angeles, CA (Orange County) | 47 | 2,573,035 | 45 | 3,618,558 | 40.6% |
| Austin, TX (Robert Muller Muni.) | 54 | 2,021,120 | 46 | 3,428,839 | 69.7% |
| Indianapolis, IN (Indianapolis Intl.) | 46 | 2,585,727 | 47 | 3,409,526 | 31.9% |
| Dallas, TX (Love Field) | 45 | 2,792,557 | 48 | 3,350,775 | 20.0% |
| Hartford / Springfield / Westfield CT (Bradley Intl.) | 51 | 2,107,004 | 49 | 3,307,481 | 57.0% |
| San Antonio, TX (San Antonio Intl.) | 48 | 2,520,324 | 50 | 3,254,348 | 29.1% |
| Total top 50 | 354,856,365 | 498,750,905 | 40.6% | ||
| All airports | 428,319,248 | 595,655,501 | 39.1% | ||
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. 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.
NOTE
The following airports appeared in the top 50 ranking in 1991 but were not among the top 50 for 2001: Ontario, CA ranked 44th (2,837,028); West Palm Beach, FL ranked 49th (2,355,922); and Albuquerque, NM ranked 50th (2,350,612).
SOURCES
1991: 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, 1991 (Washington, DC: 1992), tables 3 and 4.
2001: 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, 2001 (Washington, DC: 2002), tables 3 and 4.