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Anyone who\u2019s flown during the last couple of years will know that airports in the USA are getting busier than ever. In 2024, TSA<\/a> screened a record 904 million passengers, 5% more than in 2023. On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, TSA had the single busiest day in its history, screening 3.1 million travelers. But which were the busiest airports in the USA?<\/p>\n

Thanks to records from aviation data experts OAG, we can now reveal that the 10 busiest airports in the USA together offered almost 432 million seats between them. A seat is defined as a single seat for sale on a flight of any length. It doesn\u2019t mean that seat was filled, but serves as a good yardstick for how busy an airport has been. Nevertheless, with the Bureau of Transport Statistics<\/a> recording an average load factor of 83.4% in 2024, the majority of those seats would have been occupied.<\/p>\n

The busiest airport in the USA in 2024 was Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson (ATL)<\/a>, with almost 63 million seats on offer across the year. In fact, Atlanta was the busiest airport in the world<\/a> in 2024, 2.5 million seats ahead of its next nearest competitor, Dubai International.<\/p>\n

Three other USA airports were amongst the top 10 busiest airports in the world in 2024, namely Dallas, Denver and Chicago. All four airports had more seats for sale in 2024 than they did in 2023, although only Dallas and Denver have exceeded their pre-pandemic (2019) capacity.<\/p>\n

Stay with us as we take a look at the busiest airports in the USA in 2024, and what you need to know about them.<\/p>\n

The busiest airports in the USA \u2013 the full list<\/h2>\n

According to the OAG data, Atlanta was the busiest airport in the USA in 2024, followed by Dallas\/Fort Worth, Denver International and Chicago O\u2019Hare. Los Angeles International came in fifth, New York\u2019s JFK in sixth and Sin City\u2019s Las Vegas Harry Reid in seventh.\u00a0<\/p>\n