THE BUSIEST AIRPORTS IN THE USA BY NUMBER OF
PASSENGERS AND AIRLINE FLIGHT OPERATIONS
Rank Airport Name 2010 Passengers
1. Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL) 75,849,375
2. Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 66,805,339
3. Los Angeles (LAX) 61,024,541
4. Dallas/Ft Worth (DFW) 55,150,689
5. Denver Stapleton (DEN) 36,086,751
6. Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) 35,481,950
7. Las Vegas McCarren (LAS) 35,195,675
8. Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) 35,170,528
9. Houston Intercontinental (IAH) 34,794,868
10. San Francisco (SFO) 34,626,668
The 10 Busiest Airports in the US by Number of Operations (2010)
Rank Airport Name 2010 Passengers
1. Chicago O'Hare (ORD) 909,535
2. Atlanta Hartsfield (ATL) 890,320
3. Dallas/Ft. Worth (DFW) 783,546
4. Los Angeles (LAX) 738,114
5. Phoenix Sky Harbor (PHX) 560,827
6. Detroit (DTW) 522,132
7. Minneapolis/St. Paul (MSP) 499,939
8. Las Vegas McCarren (LAS) 493,722
9. Denver Stapleton (DEN) 484,479
10. Saint Louis (STL) 474,161
US Aeronautical Facilities (2010)
Air Route Traffic Control Centers (ARTCC): 24
Air Traffic Control Towers: 886
Radar Approach Control Facilities: 237
Flight Service Stations (FSS): 69
Instrument Landing Facilities: 1,370
VOR/VOR-DME/VORTAC Facilities: 993
Nondirectional Beacons (NDBs): 1,199
Currently Active Certificated US Pilots (2010)
Total Pilot Certificates Held: 649,957
Student: 86,887
Recreational: 318
Private: 261,927
Commercial: 137,636
ATP: 146,989
Instrument Ratings: 315,276
US Civil Aircraft Inventory (2010)
Total Active Civil Aircraft:
233,533
General Aviation:
214,388
Air Carrier:
19,145
Single-Engine Piston:
151,640
Multi-Engine Piston:
26,900
Turboprop:
9,476
Turbojet:
14,710
Rotorcraft:
10,027
Experimental:
20,780
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