4-10 Top 20 U.S. Passenger Airports: 1997 and 2007
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
4-10 Top 20 U.S. Passenger Airports: 1997 and 2007
Thousands of enplaned passengers on large certificated air carriers
| Airport | 1997 | 2007 | % change 1997-2007 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Total enplaned passengers | Rank | Total enplaned passengers | ||
| Atlanta, GA | 1 | 32,693 | 1 | 42,082 | 29 |
| Chicago (O'Hare), IL | 2 | 31,154 | 2 | 33,428 | 7 |
| Dallas/Ft. Worth, TX | 3 | 27,294 | 3 | 27,991 | 3 |
| Los Angeles, CA | 4 | 22,352 | 4 | 23,707 | 6 |
| Denver, CO | 6 | 16,002 | 5 | 23,350 | 46 |
| Las Vegas, NV | 12 | 13,689 | 6 | 21,466 | 57 |
| Phoenix, AZ | 8 | 14,331 | 7 | 20,564 | 43 |
| Houston (G. Bush), TX | 13 | 12,695 | 8 | 19,925 | 57 |
| Detroit, MI | 7 | 14,822 | 9 | 17,246 | 16 |
| Minneapolis/St. Paul, MN | 9 | 13,864 | 10 | 16,792 | 21 |
| Newark, NJ | 11 | 13,800 | 11 | 16,608 | 20 |
| New York (JFK), NY | 20 | 9,757 | 12 | 16,599 | 70 |
| Orlando, FL | 15 | 11,701 | 13 | 16,573 | 42 |
| Charlotte, NC | 18 | 10,358 | 14 | 16,167 | 56 |
| Seattle, WA | 16 | 11,688 | 15 | 14,912 | 28 |
| San Francisco, CA | 5 | 16,820 | 16 | 14,730 | -12 |
| Philadelphia, PA | 21 | 9,716 | 17 | 14,307 | 47 |
| Miami, FL | 14 | 12,097 | 18 | 13,399 | 11 |
| Boston, MA | 17 | 10,463 | 19 | 12,449 | 19 |
| New York (La Guardia), NY | 19 | 9,868 | 20 | 11,959 | 21 |
| Top 20 airports | 315,166 | 394,255 | 25 | ||
| All airports | 570,928 | 717,847 | 26 | ||
Note: Airports are ranked based on 2007 data. Philadelphia, PA, was not in the top 20 in 1997.
Source: U.S. Department of Transportation, Research and Innovative Technology Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, Schedule T-3 data, special tabulation, October 2008.