Table 12 Top 20 U.S. Passenger Airports
Table 12 Top 20 U.S. Passenger Airports
(Thousands of enplaned passengers on large certificated air carriers)
| Airport | 2001 | 1991 | % change 1991-2001 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Total enplaned passengers | Rank | Total enplaned passengers | ||
| Atlanta (Hartsfield), GA | 1 | 36,384 | 4 | 17,691 | 105 |
| Chicago (O'Hare), IL | 2 | 28,626 | 1 | 26,053 | 10 |
| Dallas/Ft.Worth, TX | 3 | 25,198 | 2 | 22,834 | 10 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4 | 22,873 | 3 | 18,335 | 25 |
| Phoenix (Sky Harbor), AZ | 5 | 16,540 | 7 | 10,981 | 51 |
| Denver, CO | 6 | 16,397 | 6 | 12,461 | 32 |
| Las Vegas (McCarran), NV | 7 | 16,121 | 14 | 9,011 | 79 |
| Minneapolis, MN | 8 | 15,648 | 12 | 9,207 | 70 |
| Houston (Intercontinental), TX | 9 | 15,640 | 18 | 7,850 | 99 |
| Detroit (Wayne County), MI | 10 | 15,467 | 8 | 9,800 | 58 |
| San Francisco, CA | 11 | 13,863 | 5 | 14,038 | -1 |
| Newark, NJ | 12 | 13,823 | 9 | 9,742 | 42 |
| St. Louis (Lambert-St. Louis), MO | 13 | 12,864 | 10 | 9,453 | 36 |
| Seattle, WA | 14 | 12,705 | 21 | 7,723 | 65 |
| Orlando, FL | 15 | 12,620 | 19 | 7,755 | 63 |
| Miami, FL | 16 | 11,505 | 11 | 9,350 | 23 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 17 | 10,387 | 24 | 6,553 | 59 |
| New York (LaGuardia), NY | 18 | 10,311 | 13 | 9,195 | 12 |
| Charlotte (Douglas), NC | 19 | 10,226 | 22 | 7,679 | 33 |
| Boston (Logan), MA | 20 | 10,017 | 15 | 8,917 | 12 |
| Top 20 airports | 327,216 | 234,674 | 39 | ||
Note: Numbers may not add to totals due to rounding.
Sources: Total enplaned passengers: 1991-USDOT, Bureau of Transportation Statistics (BTS), Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers: Summary Tables, Twelve Months Ending December 31, 1991 (Washington, DC: 1992). 2001-USDOT, BTS, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers: Summary Tables, Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2001 (Washington, DC: 2002). Airport ranking: 1991-USDOT, FAA Statistical Handbook, Calendar Year 1990 (Washington, DC: 1990). 2001-USDOT, BTS, Airport Activity Statistics of Certificated Air Carriers: Summary Tables, Twelve Months Ending December 31, 2001 (Washington, DC: 2002).